A bench of judges KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy demanded a response from the government and marked the case with similar pleas pending.
The petition filed by Dandi Swami Jeetendranand Saraswatee, Secretary General of Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti, said that every year the population is increasing but the natural resources are limited and cannot sustain the ever increasing population.
The state cannot look the other way when there is a drastic increase in unemployment and poverty, limitation of food supply, health facilities, etc., PIL added.
PIL called on the central government to come up with effective rules, regulations and guidelines to protect the basic rights of millions of Indian citizens due to the problem of overpopulation.
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He said overcrowding is one of the most important factors behind several serious issues negatively affecting the quality of life of millions of Indian citizens.
The appeal also asked the government to declare the first Sunday of every month as “Health Day” to raise awareness of overcrowding and for the distribution of birth control pills, condoms, vaccines, etc.
families, with vaccines against poliomyelitis.
“In the alternative, order the Law Commission of India to prepare a comprehensive report on population control measures within three months and submit it to the defendants (government) for consideration,” the plea adds.
The petitioner said he realized: “Fundamental human rights such as the right to live with human dignity, the right to clean air, the right to clean water, the right to health , the right to housing, the right to means of subsistence and the right to education guaranteed by the Constitution will remain elusive unless the defendants give due consideration to the proposals made by the National Commission for the Review of the Operation of the Constitution ( NCRWC) to alleviate the problem of overcrowding.”
At present, the population of India is close to 1.39 billion, or about 17.8% of the world’s population, but India has only 2% of the agricultural land and only 4% of the drinking water in the world. In the United States, 10,000 children are born every day while in India 70,000 children are born every day, according to advocacy.