population control

The proposed draft of the Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilization and Welfare) Bill, 2021 was presented to the public.

The SP leader blamed Dalit and tribals for population explosion in UP and called proposal of population control law an act against Muslims.

UP Law Commission said Population growth causing other issues related to hospitals, foodgrains, houses, or employment

Himanta Biswa Sarma pointed out that families of the tea gardeners, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes will be exempted from the policy.

HImanta Biswa Sarma urged the Muslim community to adopt 'decent family planning policy' to deal with poverty and other social problems

UP Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh on Wednesday said, "the population control policy of different states is being studied and the best from them is being pulled out for our state which is most populous in India."

This diktat issued by Congress' Kamal Nath led government in Madhya Pradesh was seen as a stark reminder of the horrors of Indira Gandhi-led Emergency by many.

Congress' Kamal Nath-led Madhya Pradesh government has now issued orders to the health staff to bring one man for sterilisation or they stand to lose their jobs.

The Shiv Sena MP has introduced a Constitutional Amendment Bill to introduce a new provision - Article 47A into Part IV of the Constitution of India to incentivise people who keep their family limited to two children and seeks to withdraw every concession from people who fail to adhere to the small family norm. 

The officials and experts will brainstorm over recommendations such as treating population stabilisation and family planning as a national priority and ensuring inter-governmental convergence and multisectoral participation.