New Delhi, June 8 -- Radhika Gupta, Managing Director and CEO of Edelweiss Mutual Fund, flagged India's declining fertility rate, which is now below the replacement rate, and posed a serious question for the Indian economy: "Should women work?"

In her latest social media post, Radhika was citing data from the 2024 Sample Registration System (SRS) report, which said that India's Total Fertility Rate has fallen from 2.1 to 1.9 children per woman.

Replacement rate means a country is no longer having enough children to replace its population over time.

She said that the female workforce matters much more in the current economic scenario, while highlighting that childcare and care infrastructure are the actual needs of the hour.

"India's f...