Jan 16, 2025 12:18 PM IST
The overall fertility charge in southern states is 1.73, effectively under the nationwide common of two.1.
Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu needs individuals to have extra kids, failing which one may very well be barred from contesting native physique elections.
This comes simply months after the state repealed a regulation that barred individuals with greater than two kids from contesting panchayat and municipal elections. A proposal is claimed to be within the works to implement the rule about extra children.
“We earlier had a laws that allowed individuals with no more than two kids to contest in native physique and civic physique polls. Now I say that these with fewer kids won’t be allowed to contest elections. In future, you’ll change into a sarpanch, municipal councillor or mayor solely you probably have greater than two kids, the chief minister stated in his native village on Tuesday, The Instances of India reported.
The 2-child coverage was applied effectively within the southern a part of the nation. The overall fertility charge in southern states is 1.73, effectively under the nationwide common of two.1.
Extra incentives for {couples} with extra children in Andhra Pradesh
Other than contesting native physique polls, the Chandrababu Naidu authorities can also be giving extra incentives to individuals who have extra kids.
Based on studies, a proposal is being labored on to present subsidised rice to households with extra kids in Andhra Pradesh. Based on the present coverage, a household can solely obtain as much as 25 kilograms of rice, 5 kg for every member per 30 days.
Based on Naidu, the nations which applied and incentivised household planning, like Japan and Korea, are battling an ageing inhabitants. He referred to as it a get up name for India.
“Some years down the road, India too will face ageing inhabitants considerations and we will probably be left with little or no to do at that stage,” he stated on the matter.
Naidu is of the opinion that if India goes into that scenario with the appropriate insurance policies, the nation might reap demographic dividends by 2047.
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