Safai Saathis or waste pickers are the backbone of traditional wa

The traditional theory of demographic transition developed by Professor F.W. Notestein and his colleagues has occupied the center stage in the demographic literature for quite a long time. This theory was developed on the basis of the demographic experience of the developed world.

By the end of 1970-71, about 19% of the total number of couples in the reproductive age-group, estimated to be I