Alternative Birth Control (Kerala, India) Flashcards
1
Q
When
A
1952
2
Q
What is it
A
A family planning programme
3
Q
Included
A
Contraception and social changes
4
Q
Government at the time
A
Social/communist
5
Q
Decreased birth rate
A
Most dramatic in India
6
Q
Population
A
32 million
3.2% of entire Indian population
819 people per km2
7
Q
Growth rate
A
India’s lowest
8
Q
GDP
A
Low compared to other richer countries
9
Q
Policy included (9)
A
- Improving education standards for children and adult literacy
- Educating people on the benefits of smaller families
- Reducing IMR
- Improving health w/ vaccination programmes
- Providing free contraception and advice
- Encouraging higher marriage age
- Allowing maternity leave for only first two kids
- Providing retirement benefits for parents of fewer children
- Following a land reform programme
10
Q
Education policy since
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1960s
11
Q
University
A
More girls go than boys
12
Q
To improve literacy
A
Most villages have free libraries
13
Q
Land distribution
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Redistributed so that no one was landless and no families had over 8ha
