Here, in India, it is necessary that the problem of population growth is attacked on a war-footing. The strategy is now clear. The masses have to be motivated and not coerced to adopt family planning. And the method to motivate is to educate. So far our record on the education front has been rather disappointing. But any war against growing population is meaningless without an attack on ignorance and illiteracy. The education of women, in particular, should receive greater attention of our planners. Television can play a very useful role in this area. It can not only cultivate awareness among our rural masses but also dispel wrong notions and disseminate useful information about the family planning programme. The programmes already being telecast are lively, brief and effective. There can be introduced a greater variety in them in order to save them from monotony. Living standards of the people should be raised and health care and educational institutions should be actively involved in the family planning drive to supplement the efforts of the Government. Perhaps time has also come to propagate the one child family norm.
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