Question

In India, the population policy was announced in which of the following year?

• A. 1971
• B. 1976
• C. 1978
• D. 1981

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

1976

The population is a burden for progressive country like India. The random increase in the population has lead to several problems like poverty, illiteracy, unemployment etc. National Population Policy for the first time was announced in 1976 in India. Its salient features are as follows:

1. To raise the age of marriage for girls to 18 years and for boys to 21 years.

2. To take special measures to raise the level of female education in all States;

3. Raising the monetary incentive to persons undergoing sterilisation according to the number of children in the family; and

4. Additional incentives to government employees undergoing sterilisation, having upto two children. Hence option B is correct.