Population and Associative Issues

 National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)’s ‘Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India’ report for 2015 there were 1,336,623 suicides across the country that year.

Maharashtra topped (16,970) followed by Tamilnadu (15,777), exception being to UP (Most populous) on 11th list. as per the report 1/3 suicides are committed by young adult under age 30 and another 1/3 in 30-40 age group. 

* World population day on 11th July. Every year 83 million more people gets added to population & Even assuming that fertility levels will continue to decline, the global population is expected to reach 8.6 billion in 2030, 9.8 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion in 2100. 
As per UN ‘The World Population Prospects 2019 report from Dept of population of UN social affairs india will surpass china in 2027. However as per Eco survey 2018-19 india's fertility rate will decline drastically.

* Sample Registration system (SRS provide data of death n birth) pointed that fertility rate is declining .it was ration of 2.3 in 2016 n 2.2 in 2017 close to replacement rate of 2.1.

It also indicate that people want less children but son meta preference is high.

* As per 2011 census, intra state migration is higher than inter state migration n it could be reason of people choosing place close to their home. Delhi has 40% people who are born out of state n Mumbai less than 30% , Bengaluru little over 17% n Pune over 10%.

* 2011 Census data on Migrants – According to 2011 census UP & Bihar account for highest number of migrants in the country with 20.9 million people  which 37% of Inter-State migration. If combined UP, Bihar, RJ & MP total 50% migrants.

UP is highest number of Out migrants and MH have highest in migrants. Between 1991 – 2001 accounts 55% migration and 33% in 2001 – 2011. Work and business being common factor for migration among men and marriage is for women.

* UN's International organisation for Migration report "Global migration report 2020" mentions Indian as largest migrant in the world with 17.5 mn people and highest remittance with $78.6 bn in the world.

- US largest migrant n remittance sending countries followed by UAE n Saudi Arabia.

- more than half of the migrants live in Europe or north America.

- Largest migrants are from India followed by Mexico n China.

- Largest remittance receiving country is India followed by China n mexico.

Reason - 

1. Internal conflict n civil wars.

2. Syria has largest displaced people due to internal wars.

3. Economic reason

4. Climate change N weather disaster.

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