SJM plans campaign to raise awareness that ‘India’s population a boon, not burden’
Expressing concern that the “one child norm” being adopted by many families in the country might soon turn India into an “older nation” such as Japan or China, Swadeshi Jagran Manch has passed a resolution stating that India’s population is “not a burden but a boon for the country” and decided to soon launch a public campaign to raise awareness in this regard. The move comes as the Manch concluded its three-day national meet in Lucknow.
The Manch also passed the resolution on making India “a prosperous nation by 2047” by creating public awareness on eight points in the coming years.
“Two resolutions were passed during the meet… one was on how population is not a burden but a boon for us and to launch a public campaign to spread awareness. There is a trend of one child norm… which would soon make India also a nation of elderly such as Japan or China and the issues that they are facing right now. Thus, the resolution was passed to spread awareness about the same and also on total fertility rate,” SJM, told The Indian Express.
As over 300 office-bearers from 45 prants across the country participated in the meeting, Dubey informed that the second resolution was regarding eight points of expectation from Mach and the society on how to make India a prosperous country by 2047 and launch campaign with the co-idological organizations in the coming years in this direction.
These eight points included “India with complete employment”, maintaining that narrative that jobs are only means of employment needs to be “re-established” and instead it is only through enterprise that 37 crore youth can participate in the nation building.
Another was “Young dynamic population” maintaining that for a prosperous India, country’s population should be young and dynamic for which there will be a need for joint family, physical nutrition, healthy mind and heart and also need to correct the fertility rate of India.
Thirdly, it was discussed that in order to make India prosperous, its economy would have to be “world’s top economy”. Other points included the need to develop “Impenetrable security system” by becoming self-reliant in the field of indigenous armament, manufacturing and weapons. Becoming a “leader in science and technology” discussing need for both the government and society to make joint efforts in this direction.
Also, “Environment Friendly India”, promoting India as “Strong spokesperson of Universal Brotherhood”, “pioneer in High values of life”, which can set example for rest of the world.
Sources informed that apart from volunteers of SJM, representatives of 6 other affiliate organisations also participated in the meet and took resolve to participate in the public awareness campaign for the two resolutions passed during the meet.
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