Kerala, India

Question 1

What is our case study for non-birth control population policy?

Answer 1

Kerala in India.

Question 2

Where is Kerala?

Answer 2

Far south of India.

Question 3

Why is this a non-birth control policy?

Answer 3

Social changes played a major part in the plans, as well as contraception.

Question 4

How long has Kerala’s education policy been in existence?

Answer 4

56 years.

Question 5

What year did Kerala’s policy start?

Answer 5

1960.

Question 6

What programme would improve child health?

Answer 6

Vaccination programme.

Question 7

How much land was everyone allowed?

Answer 7

8ha.

Question 8

What do most villages have?

Answer 8

Free libraries.

Reading and writing programmes.

Question 9

Why did people need to not have so many children?

Answer 9

Decrease in death rate.

Question 10

What is the difference between Kerala’s life expectancy and the UK’s?

Answer 10

8 years.

Question 11

What stage of the demographic transition model is Kerala in?

Answer 11

Stage 4.

Question 12

What did the policy improve?

Answer 12

Education standards.

Question 13

The policy made sure that girls…

Answer 13

And boys were treated equally.

Question 14

To help adults what did the policy provide?

Answer 14

Adult literacy classes.

Question 15

The policy educated couples what?

Answer 15

The benefits of smaller families.

Question 16

What was there a reduction in because of the policy?

Answer 16

Infant mortality, people no longer need to have so many children.

Question 17

How was child care improved?

Answer 17

Through vaccination programmes.

Question 18

Encouraged a higher age of what?

Answer 18

Marriage.

Question 19

Allowing maternity leave for what?

Answer 19

Only first 2 births.

Question 20

What was provided for those who has smaller families?

Answer 20

Extra retirement benefits.

Question 21

Name another programme which was brought in because of the policy?

Answer 21

Land reform programme.

Question 22

The land reform programme meant what?

Answer 22

Everyone can be self-sufficient.

Question 23

What programme helps with education?

Answer 23

The Right to Literacy Programme.

Question 24

What does The Right to Literacy Programme do?

Answer 24

Organises reading and writing classes in villages , no matter how remote.