A burning problem in the present day world is population explosion. Every nation is facing many problems because of growing population. To keep this problem under control family planning is to be adopted.

India is one the countries where population is increasing alarmingly. Because of this , poverty has increased. Unemployment is the order of the day. It is no exaggeration to say that population growth is the root cause of all evils. The only solution to all this is keeping the country’s population under control. Only then the nation prospers.

Prior to independence not much thought was given to family planning. People though that children were god given gift and man had no right to deny what god gave him. Large families were considered to be strong in all respects. But slowly this notion changed. As time passed the needs of people increased. Parents found it difficult to provide what their children wanted. They began to realize the need for a small family. Thus the concept of family planning gained ground.

The government began educating people in this regard. A large scale campaign is conducted advocating family planning. Family planning can be undertaken in two different ways. There are natural methods and artificial ones too. Young couples should practice either of these. It is not easy to practice natural ways of family planning have to be followed.

Several ways of family planning are available to people. They can use contraceptive devices like the loop and the condom. Oral tablets are also available. There are several other methods suggested by doctors. People can select any of these methods with the doctor’s advice. The government is conducting special medical camps to educate people in this regard.

People should be prepared to limit the number of children to one or two. Sterilization methods have to be adopted. Men can undergo vasectomy and women, tubectomy. Those who undergo these are given incentives. Employees are also doing their best to propagatie the need for family planning.

Family planning is the need of the hour. In India population is bursting at the seams. We are experiencing the social and economic evils associated with it. It is high time all of us realized the importance of a small family. The nation’s progress depends on the success of this programme.