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The Malappuram Mystery?
One of the gravest problems facing Bharat is her galloping population
growth. After 1991 census the approx. population is 844 million which
showed a decadal (81-91) growth of 23.5%. It was only marginally less than
the previous decade's growth (24.66%).
However, there is only one bright star, viz. the state of Kerala where the
growth rate this decade is 13.98%. The family planners and the Govt.
patted itself at the back and through clever propaganda made the nation
believe there is no need for despair. If Kerala can do it, why not the
rest of the country.
But that is the political rap music coming out of the orchestra of a
dishonest govt. They have connivingly lied to the nation, that everything
is fine in Kerala. A closer scrutiny of Kerela figures tell something
else.
Consider the following table:
Population % Growth Density
District 1991 (1981-91) per sq km
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Kasargod 10,70,629 22.67 537
Kannur 22,44,819 16.27 737
Wayanad 6,71,195 21.15 315
Kozhikode 26,12,897 16.37 1,115
Malappuram 30,93,190 28.74 (*) 871
Palakkad 23,76,160 16.23 530
Thrissur 27,34,333 12.08 902
Ernakulum 27,97,779 10.36 1,162
Idukki 10,76,555 11.07 214
Kottayam 18,19,581 7.20 826
Alapuzha 19,90,603 6.71 1,408
Pathanamthitta 11,86,628 5.45 449
Kollam 23,98,285 10.25 963
Thiruvananthapuram 29,38,583 13.19 1,341
Total Kerala 2,90,11,237 13.98 747
Total Bharat 84,39,30,861 23.50 267 (pg.49)
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Source: "Demographic Diversity of India 1991 Census" by Ashish Bose, Pp.
207-209
Observations on factors generally believed to impact population
growth/decline follow.
(i) Density - With the exception of Idukki and Waynad, every
Kerela district is overcrowded with population densities of 2 to 5 times
of the national average. The state average itself is 3 times with hardly
any scope of further addition. So, if Keralites had not put a leash to the
population growth in their state, they would have entered a zone of
catastrophe.
(ii) Consider the following literacy rates from the same source (pp.
205,211).
Crude Literacy Rate Kerala Malappuram
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Total 78.10 76.99
Male 80.94 78.79
Female 75.37 75.22
Malappuram is as literate as the rest of Kerala. Therefore in this case,
family planning has very little to do with high literacy rate. Female
literacy in Malappuram is as high as elsewhere in Kerala. Then why this
abnormal population growth rate?
(iii) The absolute growth in Kerala during 1981-91 was 35,57,557. It
appears that advantage gained by the state as a whole has been nullified
by just one district!
(iv) The population growth rates for Pakistan and Bangladesh are similar
to Malappuram. What could be so common between these two Islamic countries
and Malappuram situated thousands of km away???? At least every Keralite
should know the answer.
Are there any hidden agendas of a certain people at work?
You bet! This is a clear case of Internal Demographic Aggression against
India.
The only people who cannot see it are those with a pseudo-secular
political persuasion!
regards,
Rajiv
