Ranchi. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has passed a major
resolution on “Challenge of Imbalance in the Population Growth Rate” on
the second day of on-going Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal (ABKM) Baithak
at Ranchi on Saturday.
Challenge of Imbalance in the Population Growth Rate Steps taken to control the population of the country have
yielded adequate results during the last decade. But in this regard, the Akhil
Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal is of the opinion that the severe demographic
changes brought forth by the analysis of the religion data of Census 2011 highlights
the necessity of the review of population policy. Vast differences in growth
rates of different religious groups, infiltration and conversion resulting in
religious imbalance of the population-ratio, especially in border areas may
emerge as a threat to the unity, integrity and cultural identity of the
country.
Although Bharat was one of the early countries in the world
to announce as early as in 1952 that it will have population planning measures,
it was only in year 2000 that a comprehensive population policy was formulated
and a population commission was formed. The policy aimed at achieving a stable
but healthy population by the year 2045 by optimizing the fertility rate to the
ideal figure of 2.1 total fertility rate [TFR]. It was expected that as this
aim is in accordance with our national resources and expected future
requirements, it will be uniformly applied to all the sections of society.
However, the National Fertility and Health Survey [NFHS] of 2005-6 and the 0-6
age group population percentage data of religion in Census 2011, both indicate
that the TFR and child ratio is uneven across the religions. This is reflected
in the fact that the share of population of religions of Bharatiya origin which
was 88 percent has come down to 83.8 percent while the Muslim population which
was 9.8 percent has increased to 14.23 percent during the period 1951-2011.
In addition to that, the rate of growth of Muslim population
has been very high than national average, in the border districts of border
States of the country like Assam, West Bengal and Bihar, clearly indicating the
unabated infiltration from Bangladesh. The Report of the Upamanyu Hazarika
Commission appointed by Hon Supreme Court and several judicial pronouncements
from time to time have also corroborated these facts. It is also a fact that
the infiltrators are usurping the rights of citizens of these states and are
becoming a heavy burden on the already scant resources apart from creating
socio-cultural, political and economic tensions..
The religious imbalance of population in the North Eastern
states has assumed serious proportions. In Arunachal Pradesh, the people of
religions of Bharatiya origin were 99.21 percent in 1951. It came down to 81.3
percent in 2001 and to 67 percent in 2011. In just one decade the Christian
population of Arunachal Pradesh has grown by almost 13 percentage points.
Similarly, in the population of Manipur, this share of religions of Bharatiya
origin which was more than 80 percent in 1951 has come down to 50 percent in 2011.
These examples and pointers of unnatural growth of Christian population in many
districts of the nation indicate an organized and targeted religious conversion
activity by some vested interests.
The Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal expresses deep concern
over all these severe demographic imbalances and urges the Government to -
1.
Reformulate the National Population
Policy keeping in view availability of resources in the country, future needs
and the problem of demographic imbalance and apply the same uniformly to all.
2.
Totally curb the illegal
infiltration from across the border. Prepare a National Register of Citizens
and prevent these infiltrators from acquiring citizenship rights and purchasing
lands.
The ABKM calls upon the countrymen including all the swayamsevaks
to take the cognizance of the causes of these population changes and
considering it their national duty to create public awareness and take all
lawful steps to save the country from this demographic imbalance.
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