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wider development policy, it can never achieve the objective of population stabilisation within a reasonable time frame."

"The link between social and human development and demographic trends is obvious and too stark to ignore," he said, urging the states with high population growth to "study and learn from the experience" of states like Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, which have higher scores in the human development index.

Admitting that the absence of social security compels families to have more children, the prime minister emphasised the need for an effective old age care system with a focused drive to reduce infant mortality.

"Empowerment of women and a holistic approach to reproductive and child care will enable this to happen and I would want greater attention to be paid to this aspect," he said.

"In addition to giving focused attention to the welfare of girl child and women, there has to be a concerted campaign to improve the health and educational status of the entire population in general," Manmohan Singh said.

"We have to pursue a more balanced policy of regional development so that adequate employment opportunities are made available in the more populated regions of the country," he said.

The prime minister said the major challenge of population management would be the empowerment of people to transform "liabilities" into "assets."

"A literate, gainfully employed and socially, culturally and economically productive person is a national asset," he said.

The prime minister asked the commission to suggest practical policy options for the government, the private sector, educational institutions and other civil society organisations.

(IANS)

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