POPULATION FOUNDATION OF INDIA

The Population Foundation of India (PFI), formerly known as Family Planning Foundation, was established by 1970 by a dedicated group of industrialists and population activists led by the late Mr JRD Tata. He guided it as the founder Chairman until his death in 1993, when Dr Bharat Ram, noted industrialist and a founding member of the foundation, became the Chairman of the Governing Board. After Dr Bharat Ram s demise in 2007, Mr Hari Shankar SInghania took over as the Chairman. , The foundation has been in the forefront of non-governmental efforts at population stabilization, establishing a balance between resources, environment and population. , Social development, including population stabilization in India, should not, and cannot, remain the sole concern of the Government. It ought to be supported and supplemented by private voluntary enterprises. In this regard, the foundation works in close co-operation and coordination with official agencies and programmes, both at the Centre and the states. , In its independent role, it has tried to guide and influence the National Population Policy and serve as a catalytic agent to promote programmes at different levels directed towards the ultimate goal of population stabilization. , The foundation supports innovative research and social action to further the cause of population stabilization. It provides a forum for the pooling of experinecs and sharing of professional expertise to strengthen and enlarge the operational base of Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) programmes in India.