Consequences of Over-population in India

Overpopulation is one of the hazards & serious problem, which creates a great obstacle in the way of national development. It has direct effect upon the society and development of nation. The overpopulation creates or results into some problem which can be stated as

The consequences of overpopulation are as follows :
1) Pressure on food, clothing & housing : A country with fast growing population has to face a serious problem of scarcity of necessary food, minimum clothing & proper housing facilities, which are basic needs of human life. Thus, it affects the life style and results slum areas, starvation etc.

2) Unemployment : The overpopulation aggravates the unemployment & disguised unemployment problem. The vacancy rate is negligible as compared to wants of employment, which ultimately results into low income groups and large families depending upon single earning person (earner).

3) Standard of living : The overpopulation creates or give rise to large families with low income reducing the standard of persons living therein. The slum areas, starvation and frequently epidemics are the results affecting health and standard of persons within such nation.

4) Decrease of forest area : The basic made of the growing population is of residence and shelter. To construct houses and place of shelter, man is greatly cutting and reducing forest to make a place to live.

5) Environmental pollution : Over populated passion creates a large affect on the environment by exhausting a large proportion of waste. On the other hand reducing forest which results the growth of pollution.

6) Education : The low income of large family dose not afford to provide education to their children. Which results into creating a problem of illiteracy and again none awareness among the class.

7) Energy crisis : Population explosion accompanied with rapid industrialization and urbanization has led to greater demand for already deficient energy (fuel wood, fossil fuel and electricity).

8) Hygienic condition : More people in a small area breed unhygienic condition which has ill effects on human health.

9) Eco-degradation : Overpopulation leads to eco-degradation by increasing air, water, soil and noise pollution, unhygienic condition, deforestation leading to flood and soil erosion. So rapid human population growth is creating increased pressure on the infrastructure, economy, environment, availability of primary health care and nutrition.

With the Reference of Book:
INDIAN ECONOMICS - Dr. S. R. Myneni.
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