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In the light of the paradigmatic shift in the way population is

understood in the post-Cairo era, it is necessary to integrate new areas of concern. Some of which include family life, gender equity, adolescent reproductive health, sustainable development.

In this context it is pertinent to mention that In July 1993, the government of India set up a committee under the Chairmanship of Dr.Swaminathan to review the National Family Welfare Programme and draft a new national population policy. The Swaminathan Committee submitted a draft Population Policy in May 1994, four months before the ICPD in Cairo. The report contained far-reaching recommendations, amongst them one important recommendation beingshifting the programme emphasis from achieving national demographic targets to helping couples achieve their reproductive goals. Many of the recommendations were consistent with the ICPD plan of action.

India is seriously implementing a major paradigm shift in its family welfare programme. This choice represents a shift from the aim of achieving purely demographic goals to the adoption of comprehensive national development plan which incorporates the goals of the Cairo and Beijing international

conferences on

population,

women and

development. The ICPD has helped in accelerating this process. As the

first step, the method-specific family planning target approach has been.