Kerela - Birth Control Programme

Question 1

What has Kerela focused on?

Answer 1

• Health Care and Education.

Question 2

What is Kerela’s success story a result of?

Answer 2

• Political decisions to invest in education and women’s health.
• Economics. Kerela relies less on farming and more on service industries than other Indian states, especially tourism.

Question 3

What do all villages in Kerela now have access to?

Answer 3

• A school and a modern health clinic within 2.5km

Question 4

Introduce Kerela

Answer 4

• Kerela has a population of 32 million and is one of India’s most densley populated states.

Question 5

What is the population policy in Kerela?

Answer 5

• It has focused on social changes to create a society that encourages smaller families

Question 6

Has Kerela’s policy worked?

Answer 6

• Yes, as there has been a dramatic decrease in it’s birth rate due to reducing infant mortality so people no longer need to have so many children

Question 7

What has Kerela’s policy involved?

Answer 7

• Improving education standards and treating girls as equal with boys
• Providing adult literacy classes in towns and villages
• Educating people to understand the benefits of smaller families