Continuous decline in population growth rate of Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s actual fertility rate is only 1.8 and is expected to further decline to 1.2 in 2036. Moreover, the demographic transition will be higher in three districts (Rayagada, Nabarangapur and Kandhamal). It is expected to exceed two, indicating a significant regional fertility rate. Prominent teacher Professor Amitabh Kundu said here on Thursday that inequality in the demographic transition in 2036.

Speaking at the inaugural session of the Conclave Odisha Development 2023 organized by the Center de Juventud y Desarrollo Social (CYSD), Professor Kundu said that government policies and plans should be aligned to address the challenges posed by demographic change, with major emphasis on Needed Security Social. , Help.

According to experts, demographic change in Odisha began in 1992–93. The demographic growth rate in the state during the last decade (2011-2021) was below 10 percent. There has been a continuous decline in this compared to the national level. Earlier, the population of Odisha, which represented 4 percent of the total population of India, has now declined to 3.5 percent.

Since it is estimated that the state’s population aging rate will reach 17 per cent by 2036, the state has a unique opportunity to harness the potential arising from the demographic transition, said Shri Jagadanand, a leading social scientist and founder of Said. CYSD.

“This dividend can be harnessed in two ways: first, the gene dividend, which means harnessing the untapped potential of the aging female population; And second, the silver dividend, which means harnessing the wisdom and experience of older people.”