Explain the significance of population education in light of India's status as the world's most populous nation.
Introduction
Recent UNFPA report has marked India as the most populous nation surpassing China.
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Main Body
Significance of population education includes:
⊳ To convert windows of opportunity and reap demographic dividend (65% population in working age group)
⊳ To help India enjoy comparative advantage (eg India median age - 27 years, Japan - 39 years)
⊳ To help India integrate with global value chains (semiconductor, trade etc)
⊳ To avoid the population becoming a demographic disaster
⊳ To help women development (women labour force participation rate -37%, while for men it's around 75%)
⊳ To achieve goal of Vidhaygupta and developed nation by 2047
⊳ To be able to contribute to world positively (not value provider)
⊳ To reap benefits of new age tech like AI, Quantum, Space tech
⊳ To bring self-sufficiency (Aatmanirbhar)
⊳ To help India become smart power
⊳ To being unique spirit of research and development in India (China files 12 times more patent than India, WIPO)
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Conclusion
Thus, as Dr Kalam said, education is a tool to convert adversity to prosperity and therefore need of hour is to raise education budget to 6.7 GDP.
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- Uses recent UNFPA data
- References Dr Kalam's quote on education and development
- Covers multiple dimensions of population education benefits
- Mentions demographic dividend concept
- Highlights gender disparity in labour force participation
Kanishk Aggarwal
Population and Associated Issues, Poverty and Developmental issues
Population education and demographic dividend
Significance of population education for national development
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