Infosys Co-Founder NR Narayana Murthy mentioned that Indians did not pay attention to population control since the Emergency period.
He made this remark while addressing a Convocation ceremony of the Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology in Prayagraj as the Chief Guest on Sunday, 18th August 2024.
He is worried that uncontrolled population growth is a great hindrance to India's growth. This will lead to insufficient per capita availability of land and healthcare facilities.
I think that the late Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, was a great visionary regarding population issues and other developmental programs. She tried to saddle the unchecked population growth by implementing Birth Control programs. But, people didn't heed her advice and tagged her as a dictator.
Here is the link to a report on Narayan Murthy's address at the convocation ceremony.
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