Demographic shifts pose complex challenges, say experts at SIDAR’s seminar
Experts at a seminar organized by SIDAR in Visakhapatnam discussed India's complex demographic challenges, including declining fertility, an aging population, regional disparities, and youth unemployment. They emphasized the urgent need for forward-looking policies to harness the demographic dividend and address rising life expectancy.
Why it matters
These demographic shifts have profound socio-economic and political implications for India's future, requiring urgent policy interventions to ensure sustainable development and societal well-being across various sectors.
Declining fertility rates, an ageing population, regional disparities, and youth unemployment pose significant challenges to India’s demographic transition, experts noted at a seminar on Wednesday.
Organised by the Society for Integrated Development and Research (SIDAR), the panel discussion on “Emerging Demographic Dimensions in India – Concerns and Way Forward” was hosted at Dr. Lankapalli Bullayya College.
Delivering the opening remarks, former Vice-Chancellor of Acharya Nagarjuna University Prof. V. Balamohandas highlighted the urgent need for forward-looking policies to effectively harness the demographic dividend while addressing rising life expectancy.
Former Vice-Chancellor of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences Dr. P. Shyam Prasad examined regional variations in fertility trends, while former Professor of Economics at Andhra University Prof. G. Ramachandrudu detailed the socio-economic and political implications of these ongoing demographic shifts.
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