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Surabhi SrivastavaAIR 56· 2023

Question Q8GS1GS1

The pace of demographic transition varies across different states of India making population growth a double-edged sword. Comment.

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Introduction

World population prospect report 2022 suggests that India has overtaken china to be the most populous nation - 1.4 billion population

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Main Body

Further, inter-demography is as follows -

[Shows demographic data with TFR and age groups: 16-64 yrs, 67%, 16-64 yrs, 25%/13 yrs]

Yet this demography varies across the state -

The double-edged sword - as seen in phenomenal edging sword phenomenon -

Young people - Urban populace - Millenial

Positives -

1Economic - beat at the labour force participation - along rate can come from - UP, Bihar
2[Startup coming up in caster]
3Booming idea of population growth can help people agricultural innovation
4Can create more opportunities in the region of migration [e.g. Bangalore as IT hub]

The negative effects -

1Migration - has led to visual of development of slums, sexual harassment, land sell movement [e.g. Kawadign movement]
2Feminization of agriculture in region as up, Bihar
3Cultural anxiety in destination states
4Political anxiety as 15th FC calculates population% for disbursed
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Diagram

Map of India showing demographic variations across states with annotations for urban population, migrant distribution, and age structure diagrams

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  • Use of current World Population Prospect Report 2022 data
  • Comprehensive understanding of positive and negative effects
  • References specific examples (Bangalore, UP, Bihar)
  • Mentions 15th Finance Commission impact
  • Acknowledges both economic and social dimensions
  • Good geographical context with state-specific examples

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Surabhi Srivastava

AIR 562023

Subject & Paper

GS1GS1

Topic

Role of Women and Women's Organization, Population and Associated Issues

Demographic transition and population growth

Variations across Indian states

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