Principal Desk

India’s population has catapulted to an alarming figure of 1.34 billion, an increase of more than 181 million during 2001-2011 according to provisional data released to the media in the recent past. The shocking rise in population to a new height may create ripples in the Indian economy unless it is properly exploited. In any economic activity, the factors of production employed to a greater extent are men, machines, materials, money, along with the requisite technology.
However, the stress is laid hither-to more on materialistic capital and less on human resource capital. Therefore, it is right time to think seriously of making use of human capital optimally along with the available meager natural resources so as to build robust future Indian economy. In addition to this, approximately 50% of the population is women-folk which is almost ignored in the context of nation building activities. The use of women-folk, if any, is just minimal that too in the select fields. Hence, it is necessary to consider the women-folk on par with their counter parts as important resources. Let the weaker be confined to kitchen as is found in Japan – the latest trend of house-hubbies. The rise in population to a greater magnitude may mar the economy, in case the policy makers in the august houses do not initiate appropriate policies to convert such adverse situation in to an opportunity.