A Billion of Indians-A gigantic problem or a sea of opportunities

This is probably one of the most burning question what we face today. Shall we consider our population as a burden or a resource. After our independence we even did not have sufficient food to feed ourselves. Hence the massive population what we had at that time was considered as a menace. This led to a nationwide movement by the politicians indicating us to have a bit of self-restraint and breed fewer children. Earlier they were in view of only two children. Subsequently the number has come down to one. Now I am waiting for the day when we will be advised to not to have any child and I can think of some caption as well.
"Bacchhe mat paida karo tum ek bhee,
parosiyon ke bacche papa kahein gey tumhey hee"
Leaving jokes apart, shall we see the billion of Indians as a grave problem or shall we see it as the best blessing we have?
If one considers a country its biggest resource can be the manpower (female reader do excuse me!!) it has got. However this manpower does not simply adds up in sheer number to constitute the population. Rather, it is the number of people who are capable of working and constitute to the country's output. So, putting it as a direct equation more be the number of people the more is the Person Year Output(PYO) we will have. More be the PYO more will be the Gross Domestic Product(GDP). More is the GDP the stronger and mightier economy we will be. However, thinking it from another aspect if there are more people without contributing much to the country's output then they will be over head to the country. This is so because such people will ideally be consuming resources for their sustenance.
So it all depends on what outlook we have towards the situation. If we start observing it at a curse we are doomed for life whereas if we look it as a boon, soon we will be on the moon. If the government of India ensures that every individual is able to direct his talent in the proper direction then it can be an unprecedented growth.
Hence to say it nicely and very precisely
" Taken positively it is two billion hands * in the times of need
Else it is a billion of hungry mouth to feed "
* - Conditions apply- Under the assumption that Thakur is an imaginary character.