FAMILY PLANNING: INDIA'S ACHILLES' HEEL?(Brief Article)

From: Journal of Asian and African Studies | Date: November 1, 2000| Author: CHADNEY, JAMES G. | Copyright information

University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, U.S.A.

Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 22 (1987) pp. 217-230

Before the advent of Indira Gandhi as the prime minister of India, the central government made little systematic effort at family planning. It provided financial aid to the states which mainly responsible for developing health and family planning services. It was at Indira Gandhi's initiative that a department of family planning was established at t...

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