THE population issue has been a predominant political and electoral subject of speculation for decades. With one of the oldest family planning programmes in the world, India has always been guided by the philosophy of development being the best contraceptive. Inspired by the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action, the National Population Policy (NPP 2000) was adopted by the Government of India in 2000 and focused on a rights-based approach, empowering women to determine the size of their families and calling for addressing the social determinants of health. Several states have, ever since, released state. . .
