The impact of the family planning (FP) programme over the years is showing varying impacts on fertility across regions and population groups in India.

The relationship between society and nature is an old one. It might be better to say that this relationship is ancient.

The tribal population groups from 7.95 percent of the total population of India. About 67.76 million persons have been enumerated in the country (excluding Jammu & Kashmir) as members of the Scheduled Tribes (1991 census).