NEETZoologyReproductive Health
What is considered the most important step to address the problem of rapid population growth?
Options
- AIncreasing the marriageable age
- BMotivating smaller families by using various contraceptive methods
- CProviding incentives for large families
- DReducing the number of healthcare facilities
Correct answer
B. Motivating smaller families by using various contraceptive methods
Step-by-step solution
The most important step to overcome this problem is to motivate smaller families by using various contraceptive methods . You might have seen advertisements in the media as well as posters/bills, etc., showing a happy couple with two children with a slogan Hum Do Hamare Do (we two, our two). Many couples, mostly the young, urban, working ones have even adopted an ‘one child norm’. Statutory raising of marriageable age of the female to 18 years and that of males to 21 years, and incentives given to couples with smal