BIMARU States: Need a Rethinking

Abstract

Need periodically review our population policies objectives, processes, achievements and relevance to keep pace with changing perspectives and discourse on population issues at the national and state level. Now focused on the eight Empowered Action Group (EAG) states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand where reach the unserved, underserved areas, vulnerable and marginalized populations. Since mid 80 Asish Bose, "BIMARU" are still prevailed in the lower section of demographic transition. What the matter persist in this area, why special policy on EAG states are not much effective. This says that the time is come to rethinking the problem of EAG states.