Should India have a One Child Policy?

Hello friends,

Today our topic is regarding one child policy; as we know our neighbouring country China is currently facing with the problem lower birth rate it was due to implementation of one child policy in the year 1980. This policy was ended in the year 2013 because if there are no plenty of young star the economic growth will be affected. They are the back bones for country to lead sectors like defence, medical, agricultural. Every one is saying that India is second highest populated country, hence we have to follow the one child policy. As per above conclusion we have to face the problem like china in future. So it is better to implement two child policy. So that we can overcome all these problems. Every family should have two child because one child can't get assistance when needed.

Hello Everyone,

My name is Sagar Gupta, Let's start discussing today's topic "Implementation of One Child Policy in India".

I think this question arises because of the overpopulation problem that India is facing right now which is hindering the employment level, health issues, population and whatnot.

But Implementation of this policy is myopic it might help with the problems that I said earlier but in the long run we might create issues like what's happening in China, where more than 50 percent of their population is old which might lead to lower workforce participation and decrease the growth rate of any country.

So, we should go slow and rather than having drastic policies like this we take step by step like first strengthening our ongoing campaigns like "Bache do hi ache".

Thankyou.

Yes. I totally agree with the thing that India should have a one-child policy. The higher population is the root cause of many issues. Unemployment, stress and the list goes on.

People are forgetting humanity as everyone is in a hurry. Talking about it we can consider a hurry for catching a bus or train. Even local transports are not sufficient for so many people and then they have to hand in train doors and then they have to lose their lives.

The next thing is we almost always say about others that no one here is disciplined. But following discipline is really hard again because of overcrowded-ness everywhere which is happening because of the huge population.

So I think India should have this policy but while applying this policy it should also generate awareness about this thing.

In my opinion, rather than a one child policy what we need at the moment is awareness about family planning. Since, instead of applying this policy on the entire population we need to instill this knowledge into people's minds that their decisions of family planning should primarily depend on their income, their livelihood and any other factor that exists in their lives which is going to affect the upbringing of a child. I raise this statement since in India there are numerous such families which do not have a decent yearly income to support their well-being and a healthy upbringing even for a single child and yet they end up having more than two children. So this entire process should happen gradually and hopefully with time people will understand the gravity of the situation.

No. I would prefer that India can follow a policy to have 2-3 children but not more than that. I can't say this rule of thumb can be across all segments of society viz. , rich, middle class and poorer sections uniformly. All depends on the affordability of parents to provide quality education and life to their children. In turn, the risks in having one child are many, like social, health, financial, education, employment related issues. What if the single child is handicapped or goes astray when grows old? We have also experience gender related issues in our country. Today, the expectations and lifestyles of new generation are changing very fast, to the detriment of the parents. Such gaps are very difficult to manage and families get ruined. I can go on and on.

There are many aspects of this topic! India needs a single child policy. India is suffering from a lot of severe crises and a loss in agriculture. Economical. Educational. Health sectors and so on. There are many reasons for it and population growth is the main one.

The lesser population will tend to the proper utilization of resources and will balance the growth and consumption of the country but on the other side, the one-child policy is quite negotiable because of various factors. Gender equality is something that would be highly affected. In India, a boy child is always given a priority and if we will adopt a one-child policy it would definitely lead to abortions and gender imbalances. This thought would also need to be taken into consideration.

Absolutely. Yes. It is reaching 140cr.

Now we will overtake China in a decade or so. Forest land is decreasing because of human habitation. Animal, and birds population is decreasing. India has the most polluted cities in the world. Inflation, unemployment, high crime rate, less import, the standard of living decreasing, rivers polluted, water woes, high rate of land & flats, temperature rise, overcrowded public transportation, congestion, dipping health and average human life expectancy age, corruption, very slow dip in poverty level, immigration, are some of the bad side effects of overpopulation. India can't be a developed country until it brings down a population to under 1 billion. Anything over that is a burden to the country.

Population control is a big concern for a country like India which is stifled under the rapidly expanding number of people. But I don't think implementing a one child policy will be the exact solution to this complication. Sachin Tendulkar was the sixth child of his parents. Imagine that if we had a one child policy, India would have lost her God of cricket. So each and every human resource in this Earth is precious. Neither of us are destined to deliberately hold their breathe. Rising population can be dealt with the sustainable use of resources. I strongly believe in the strength of our earth. Rather than colonising the space, we should take effort to make this planet hospitable to many more species that can flourish endlessly.

Yes. For the time being, this policy can be adopted. It has been predicted that India will overtake China by 2050 in terms of population. One child policy is needed mainly when the nation is unable to meet the consumption, employment needs of its people. India is facing the same problem. Currently, youths constitute a major part of population. This is the reason that for the time being this policy can be adopted. Though Indian economy is growing very fast but still unemployment is prevalent. But there can be a hurdle for implementation of this policy- the mindsets of people. The decision of having kids completely depends on the family itself. So it will be a kind of interference by government which might not be welcomed.

Hello everyone.

First of all, thanks for giving me this opportunity.

So the given topic is very interesting (should India have a one-child policy?).

In my opinion, India shouldnot apply this policy because in future the child will not have any siblings and relatives then they feel lonely but if we look at the other side, India should have a one-child policy because poor parents have one child then they will Able to give good education to their child and but poor parents have more than one child then they will not Able to give good education.

Because of this India should have one-child policy.

"If we look at it from one side then it is right but if we look at it from the other side then it is also wrong".

Thanks.