The Population Foundation of India (PFI) is a national level non-governmental, not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting effective formulation and implementation of gender sensitive population and development policies, strategies and programs. Population Foundation of India (formerly known as Family Planning Foundation) was established in l970 by a dedicated group of industrialists and population activists led by people like Mr. JRD Tata and Dr. Bharat Ram.

The Genesis/ Who, When, Why and How?

The Population Foundation of India (formerly the Family Planning Foundation) was established in 1970 by a group of enlightened, socially committed and philanthropically inclined industrialists led by Mr JRD Tata and Dr Bharat Ram. It was in response to meet a pressing need for an independent body to respond to the challenge of population.

Vision of the Founding Fathers:

It was the belief of the Foundation’s founding fathers that a movement of social development, such as family planning, should not remain the concern of only the Government. The idea was to supplement and complement the efforts of the government for family planning and also galvanise voluntary action through meaningful support activities.

The Foundation has, therefore, always worked in close cooperation and coordination with official agencies and programmes. In its independent role, it has tried to guide and influence the national population policy and to serve as a catalytic agent to promote programmes at different levels directed towards the ultimate goal of population stabilisation. The Foundation’s activities in the words of the late Mr JRD Tata, have been focused on “advancing the cause of human welfare through family planning”.