Explained: How slowdown in population growth could impact India's future

India’s population is set to fall as its total fertility rate (TFR) or the average number of children born to a woman over her lifetime has dropped below the replacement level for the first time and is now 2. This was revealed in the National Family Health Survey data for 2019-21. Times of India spoke to Dr Suresh Sharma, Head, Population Research Centre, Institute of Economic Growth to know what that means for India, a few decades down the line.