Government to set up panel to tackle 'challenges' of population growth

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NEW DELHI: The government will set up a ". high-powered committee. " to examine the "challenges arising from fast..

The committee will be mandated to make recommendations to address these challenges comprehensively in relation to the goal of 'Viksit Bharat', finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her Interim Budget speech..

The current numbers, how the changes are happening over a period of time, the committee will have a mandate to have an extensive consideration of those challenges and opportunities and come out with a specific set of recommendations," Ajay Seth, secretary, department of economic affairs, told a post-Budget press conference...

Sources said there could be far-reaching recommendations to address the challenges arising out of demographic changes, urbanisation and other rapid changes in society..

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