Anti-natal policies- Kerala, India

Question 1

Why is the anti-natalist policy achievable in Kerala but not the rest of India?

Answer 1

The local, socialist-communist government

Question 2

What stage of the DTM is Kerala as a result of the policy?

Answer 2

Stage 4

Question 3

What is the ideological difference between Kerala’s policy and China’s policy?

Answer 3

Kerala’s policy encourages, China’s policy enforces

Question 4

How has the local government encouraged small families in Kerala? (9)

Answer 4

Improved education standards- education to everyone
Treat girls equally to boys
Provided adult literacy classes
Family education provided
Improved child healthcare with vaccine programmes
Free contraception and family advice provided
Encouraged a higher age of marriage
Only allowing maternity leave for the first 2 children
Redistributing land fairly so all families can be self-sufficient

Question 5

Advantages of the policy in Kerala?

Answer 5

More girls in university than boys
Most villages have libraries
Well attended literacy classes mean 91% of women are literate, to India’s 58%, UK’s 98%
Fertility rate fallen to 1.8, India’s 3.2, UK’s 1.7
GDP risen to $2,950 instead of India’s $460
Life expectancy risen to 71, to India’s 64
Infant mortality fallen to 12 per 1000, India’s is 65, UK’s is 7
Use of contraceptives- Kerala, 64%. India, 48%

Question 6

What decade was Kerala’s child policy introduced?

Answer 6

1960’s

Question 7

Failure of Kerala’s policies

Answer 7

Ageing population

Dependency issues- not enough young to support old