Synopsis The question of population has occupied the attention of statesmen and philosophers since ancient times. But only recently that attempts have been made to investigate systematically the causes of population change and the specific ways in which population dynamics influence human welfare. As the population of India has already crossed the alarming position, sharp measures to check this must be adopted. Because population growth has direct implications on quality of life, habitat, ecology and environment and natural resources. The present book categorically portrays the whole picture of population challenge and its impact on rural development. Major topics given elaborate treatment herein are: Population and the Economy, Macro Economics of Population, the Condition of the People; Food, Population and rural Development; Fertility and Population Explosion; Mortality, Disease and Malnutrition; Migration and Urbanisation; Population Projections; Family Planning and Fertility; National Population Policy' and Beyond; Approaches to Gender Planning in Developing Countries; Methodology of Gender Planning Training etc.