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POPULATION EXPLOSION

AND CONTROL
AND SUBSEQUENT EFFECTS ON THE ECONOMY
PRESENTED BY-
RHYTM BHATTACHARJEE,118EC0234
ASHUTOSH DAS,118EC0235
ANKIT CHETAN DEDHIA, 118EC0236
MOYYA DEEPIKA, 118EC0237
PRITHWIRAJ DEY, 118EC0238
NIRANJANA HARIHARAN, 118EC0239
WHAT IS POPULATION EXPLOSION?
Population explosion refers to a
sudden and rapid rise in the
number of individuals registered
under the census of a nation.
Population explosion is more
prominently seen in under
developed and developing
countries.
Population explosion in India has
been a major cause of a recessive
economy.

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POPULATION EXPLOSION
 Population explosion is not just a
national problem but a global
complication.
 In 1900, the world population was
1.6 billion. The present world
population is 7.53 billion.
 Indian population was 361 million
according to the census of 1951.
The Indian population in 2017 was
1.34 billion.
 The world population is growing at
1.2% per annum.

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EFFECTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF
POPULATION EXPLOSION
 PROBLEM OF INVESTMENT  PROBLEM OF CAPITAL
REQUIREMENT: With a FORMATION: High birth rate
constantly growing population, and low expectancy of life
larger national investments are increases the economically
needed to improve the per dependent population in the
capita income nation.
EFFECTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF
POPULATION EXPLOSION
 FOOD AND RESOURCES:  UNEMPLOYMENT: With a larger
Shortage of food and resources labour force, creation of jobs
encourages import over export becomes difficult as the capital
and reduces productivity of the assets of an economy are
working force, causing low per limited.
capita income and poverty.
EFFECTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF
POPULATION EXPLOSION
 LOW STANDARD OF LIVING:  DISPARITY OF PURCHASING
With a growing population, POWER: As prices rise, only the
bare necessities of life become rich can afford to purchase and
unaffordable for the general purchasing power in the
population due to rapid economy shifts to the creamy
increase in prices. layer.

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