Demography India, Vol 53, Special Issue (December, 2024)

From the Chief Editor’s Desk

Recently, your journal, Demography India, has seen several innovative changes. In this context, we are happy to present a special issue of Demography India on research papers presented during the 45th Annual Conference of IASP held at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, from 12–14 December 2024.
Demography India also constituted a committee to review all the papers submitted for publication. Thus, the full papers have been carefully edited by a committee comprising Prof. Suresh Sharma, Dr. Anil Chandran, Dr. Ajay K. Singh, Dr. Jeetendra Yadav, Dr. Gudakesh, and Dr. Emily Das. The final decision to publish the issue was taken when our review committee recommended that all the papers submitted by the presenter be published in Demography India
on merit. These papers cover a diverse range of topics related to Indian demography, including fertility decline in India, health care expenditure, malnutrition, urban sprawl and sustainable development, socio-economic impact of migration, parenthood expectancy, infertility, and biological Factors Associated with COVID-19 disease spread, women empowerment, and prevalence of spousal violence.
Most papers are based on the data from NFHS-5 (2019-21) and HMIS. Specific new indices for key variables are also computed. The data are analyzed using the chi-square test, multivariate analyses, and principal component analysis. Specifically, factor analysis was used to create composite indices for some variables. Some papers are also of interest to those working on simulation and modeling. The findings of the papers underscore the need for targeted interventions to address the unique health and nutrition challenges faced by India's population, and they are of interest to academicians and civil society organizations.
We express our sincere gratitude to IASP President Prof. Suresh Sharma, IEG, for supporting the publication of this journal. Furthermore, we extend our appreciation to all our reviewers of this special issue for their valuable insights and timely feedback on the research papers submitted for publication. We are thankful to the staff of the IEG for providing all types of support in publishing the journal.
If you have any comments on the publication of this special issue of Demography India, feel free to contact Prof. A. K. Sharma at arunk@iitk.ac.in or 4aksharma@gmail.com, or Dr. Gudakesh, Institute of Economic Growth, at gudakesh@iegindia.org. Your feedback will help us shape the journal in the future.

Arun Kumar Sharma
Chief Editor, Demography India