Synopsis This book entitled Population and Development in Uttar Prdesh is an outcome of the National Seminar on the above theme organized jointly b y the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, the State Institute of Health and Family Welfare, Lucknow and the Population Council, India in Lucknow during 4-6 December 1994 to discuss the problems in the state in the context of development. The present volume is an excellent collection of 36selected papers by eminent scholars and researchers organized in six sections viz., Population and Development-I, Population and Development-II, Nuptiality and Fertility Dynamics, PopulationPolicies and Programmes, Mortality and Health Situation and Population Growth-Enviornment and Migration. This book throws light on the ling persisting population and development related problems of the State of Uttar Pradesh and offers an insight to the scholars and policy makers to come out with practical solutions to the problems of the state suited to the cultural ethos of the people. This is axtremely useful book for researchers and programme managers interested in understanding the population problems for the overall development of Uttar Pradesh.