Political rhetoric on population control must be based on empirical numbers obtained by scientific methods The Editorial Board | Posted on 29.11.21, 03:35 India’s burgeoning population has long been a thorn in the side of its progress. The recent findings of the National Family Health Survey-5 are therefore a breathRead More →
India’s most populous state plans to implement a population control policy that will be dangerous for its most vulnerable citizens, writes Kanav Narayan Sahgal. On July 19, the Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission published a draft of its Population (Control, Stabilization and Welfare) Bill, 2021. It was only days beforeRead More →
The state government will provide a population control law “at the right time,” Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday. The government unveiled a policy in July aimed at stabilizing the population in Uttar Pradesh and reducing maternal and child deaths within a specified time frame, with AdityanathRead More →
The state government will bring in a population control law “at the right time”, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday. The government had unveiled a policy in July aimed at stabilizing the population in Uttar Pradesh and reducing maternal and child deaths within a specified timeframe, withRead More →
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said everything was done at the right time. (To file) Lucknow: The state government will bring in a law for population control “at the right time”, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said today. The government had unveiled a policy in July aimed atRead More →
The state government will bring in a population control law “at the right time”, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday. The government had unveiled a policy in July aimed at stabilizing the population in Uttar Pradesh and reducing maternal and child deaths within a specified timeframe, withRead More →
Dr Y Udaya ChandarOn July 11, 2021, World Population Day, Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, unveiled his bill for UP, “UP Population (Control, Stabilization, and Welfare) Act 2021”. The purpose of the law is to discourage and prevent UP people from having more than two children. TheRead More →
HYDERABAD: Telangana would have a population control law similar to that of the UP if the BJP comes to power in 2023, the party’s head of state Bandi Sanjay Kumar said on Tuesday. Speaking at a public rally in Sangareddy district as part of ‘Praja Sangrama Padayatra’, he said, “AsRead More →
HYDERABAD: BJP state chairman Bandi Sanjay Kumar said on Tuesday that the party would introduce legislation to control the population in the state after it takes office in 2023. Addressing a huge public meeting in Sangareddy on the 11th day of his Praja Sangram Yatra, Sanjay said the BJP governmentRead More →
Sangareddy: Chairman and Telangana State BJP MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar said on Tuesday that the party would bring a population control law to the state if it comes to power after the 2023 elections in the state. Assembly. Addressing a public meeting in Sangareddy on the 11th day of PrajaRead More →
Telangana BJP chairman and MP for Karimnagar, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, has said that if the party is elected to power, it will implement the population control law in the state. Bandi Sanjay Kumar said he will continue padayatra until there is a change of government in Telangana (Picture: Ashish Pandey)Read More →
Sanjica Kumar and Vedica Nigam, students at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow, India critically examine the Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilization and Welfare) Bill 2021 ) and make suggestions for its improvement… introduction On July 7, 2021, the Law Commission of Uttar Pradesh, a state in northernRead More →
“Soon a law on the welfare of Dalits” Amritsar: Months before the Assembly elections, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has announced that a law will soon be enacted to ensure budgetary expenditure for the welfare of Dalits in proportion to their population. The CM also pledged to protect the state againstRead More →
Assam government agrees to request to postpone discussion on population control among Muslims Guwahati: Assam’s government on Friday accepted a request from the opposition Congress to postpone a discussion on population control within the Muslim community, although President Biswajit Daimary allowed it. As Congress was about to stage a walkoutRead More →
Assam’s government on Friday accepted a request from the opposition Congress to postpone a discussion on population control within the Muslim community, although President Biswajit Daimary allowed it. As Congress was about to stage a walkout as its demand was not met, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pijush Hazarika said the governmentRead More →
Patna: After Bharatiya Janata Partry (BJP) leaders tried to counter their ally Nitish Kumar’s demand for a caste-based census exercise in 2021, by demanding a population control law in the state, the Bihar’s chief minister on Tuesday categorically ruled out any need for a population control law. “There is noRead More →
Image source: PTI (FILE). Asaduddin Owaisi criticizes the government’s population control bill. Ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi blamed the Uttar Pradesh government for the colossal mishandling of the COVID-19 crisis and sneered. opposed to the recently introduced Uttar Pradesh Population Control Bill. AddressingRead More →
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has given instructions to form a high-level population control committee. Dhami’s order came days after the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) suggested that a population control policy be introduced in Uttarakhand along the lines of those in place in Uttar Pradesh and India. Neighboring Assam.Read More →
A motion of attention to this effect was proposed by MP Vijay Kumar Khemka. Patna: To the embarrassment of the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar, a ruling BJP MP on Wednesday raised in the assembly the demand to introduce population control legislation, taking a position contrary to that of theRead More →
Agartal: Amid the ongoing debate over the Population Control Bill in Uttar Pradesh and the Livestock Protection Bill in neighboring Assam, Tripura BJP MLA Sudhangshu Das is set to propose a resolution of a Member requesting the introduction of similar bills during the session of the Legislative Assembly. Talk withRead More →
After Assam, there are growing clamors in Tripura to pass the Population Control Act and Cow Protection Act. BJP MP Fatikroy Sudhangshu Das will present a private member’s bill to the state assembly on these issues. The next session of the assembly will probably be held in September-October this yearRead More →
Madhya Pradesh is India’s sixth most populous state according to the 2011 census (File) Bhopal: The Uttar Pradesh government’s controversial proposal for population control has drawn attention in Madhya Pradesh, with ruling BJP members demanding a similar law in their state. Some of those calling for such measures lashed outRead More →
INDORE: Advocating population control measures to spur growth in the country, Rajya Sabha Congressman Vivek Tankha said on Saturday that genuine efforts will only be sustained if they are not designed to garner money votes and winning elections. “The intention must be sincere not just to win the election, otherwiseRead More →
Through PTI PATNA: Lok Janshakti party leader Chirag Paswan on Thursday voiced his disapproval of legislative measures to control population growth, departing from the stance taken by the BJP, his preferred alliance partner. The embattled LJP leader, who was stuck within his own party following a political coup staged byRead More →
Chirag Paswan disapproves of the population control bill. (TO FILE) Patna: Lok Janshakti party leader Chirag Paswan on Thursday expressed his disapproval of taking legislative measures to control population growth, deviating from the position taken by the BJP. The embattled LJP leader, who was stuck within his own party followingRead More →
GANDHINAGAR: The BJP-led government of Gujarat plans to introduce a population control law ahead of the 2022 parliamentary elections, along the lines of that proposed by the government of Uttar Pradesh. Nitin Patel, Deputy Chief Minister and Government Spokesperson, said on Tuesday: “The Government of Gujarat will first study newRead More →
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader CT Ravi on Tuesday called for a population control policy in Karnataka on the model of two other states ruled by his party, Assam and Uttar Pradesh, even then that differences on the issue were surfacing between the ruling National Democratic Party. Alliance (NDA) partnersRead More →
Population dynamics can pose both challenges and opportunities to development efforts depending on the resource availability ratio Human population control is the practice of artificially altering the growth rate of a human population that has been implemented by limiting the population’s birth rate, usually by government mandate. Factors such asRead More →
The bills will follow similar measures introduced in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh and Assam. (File) Several BJP members are gearing up to push for a nationwide population control law through private member’s bills during the parliamentary monsoon session that begins next week. Sources say the bills, which follow similar measures introducedRead More →
Striking at those who criticize the Yogi Adityanath government’s moves to stabilize the population in Uttar Pradesh, Union Minority Affairs Minister Abbas Naqvi said on Sunday that people doing politics or giving community color to such efforts were “enemies” of the state and the country. . While addressing the newlyRead More →
New Delhi: With the assam and Uttar Pradesh working on a population control policy, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has resumed advocating for a uniform population control policy in the country. Speaking to ThePrint, Surendra Jain, Joint Secretary General of VHP, said the Center should pass a national law toRead More →
Lucknow: The chairman of the Uttar Pradesh law commission spoke on Sunday about keeping the state’s population under control and refraining from exploiting government resources. Aditya Nath Mittal spoke to ANI and said that the state government does not want to send the message that it is against any particularRead More →