Indias population education efforts began in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Over the years population education has had its setbacks and successes where valuable lessons were learned. In 1980 the National Population Education Project was brought into existence. The aim in the initial years was to focus on students teachers and educational leaders at all levels up to the secondary level. The second cycle was on consolidating activities and expanding the network into the nonformal sector and the rest of the secondary school system.