Artha Vijnana: Journal of The Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics

M. V. Raman

Abstract

INFORMATION on the level of knowledge and practice of contraception is essential for the effective planning, execution and extension of family planning programmes. The available data in this regard in India are patchy. They largely emanate from the demographic inquiries that have been carried out, evidently with varying degrees of statistical accuracy, in a few selected parts of the country by different organisations and agencies. The collection of data for the country as a whole is, obviously a difficult task .

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