India on Saturday reported a net decrease of 87,359 active coronavirus cases to take its tally to 610,443. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 0.82% (one in 122 ). The country is sixteenth among the countries most affected by active cases. On Friday, itRead More →
First conducted in 1992-1993, the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) is a national report on demography and health. The results of the NFHS-5, published in November 2021, give positive data on many aspects. The most important highlight is the improvement in the sex ratio – 1,020 women to 1,000 men.Read More →
Deputy of the Bharatiya Janata party Kirodi Lal Meena Friday stressed the need for a population control bill during the current winter session of parliament, saying the population explosion was the root cause of poverty, disease, malnutrition and of pollution. “The demand for food products was increasing due to theRead More →
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 →
Based on data from Phase 2 of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) -5 released on Wednesday which showed India’s total fertility rate fell for the first time, the Ministry of Health is considering a district approach to address the problem of population control, especially in states where TFR hasRead More →
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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 →
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 →
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: 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 →
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 →
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 →
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh): Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP) Chairman Mahant Narendra Giri has urged the Center to introduce a population control bill, just like the Yogi-led UP government, to maintain religious, social balance and structural in the country. The Akhara Parishad has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UnionRead 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 →
Population experts say introducing population control measures similar to the one being drafted in Uttar Pradesh, as previously mooted by BJP officials in the city, makes no sense in Bengaluru. The policy denies social benefits and government jobs to those with more than two children. A city’s population is determinedRead 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 →
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 →
The government of Uttar Pradesh population control bill – the UP Population (Control, Stabilization and Welfare) Bill, 2021 – has recently become the latest salvo Indian political leaders have fired in their bid to manage a “population explosion” which they say is hampering the development of the ‘India. In hisRead 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 →
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 →
The issue of population control has become a hot topic of debate after the most populous state of Uttar Pradesh released a population control bill. The BJP said Assam has already passed a resolution in the assembly on the matter and introduced measures discouraging people from having more than twoRead 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 →
At a time when population control measures in places like Uttar Pradesh and Lakshadweep are widely debated, a diocese in Kerala is offering services like monthly assistance, educational facilities and medical care to families with five children or more. Concerns about dwindling population have prompted the Eparchy of Pala inRead More →
BJP MP for Fatikroy constituency in Tripura, Sudhangshu Das, on Friday called for strict enactment of laws regarding population control and cow protection. The ruling BJP lawmaker said he would raise the issue of population control and cow protection in the next session of the state assembly in the nationalRead 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 →
The RSS-supported Muslim body Muslim Rashtriya Manch has started to raise awareness about the Population Control Bill in Uttar Pradesh, the first draft of which was released by the State Law Commission of Uttar Pradesh. ‘UP for public comment. He will also soon reflect on how he can play aRead More →
Uttar Pradesh has done remarkably well in improving demographic parameters and population control over the past decades, said DK Ojha, deputy chief executive (Stats Uttar Pradesh has done remarkably well in improving demographic parameters and population control over the past decades, said DK Ojha, Deputy Director General (Statistics) of theRead More →
In recent times, the discourse around coercive population policies has gained momentum in the country. These laws prevent people from receiving government grants and other benefits or running for political office if they have more than two children. While the central government disavows coercion and does not impose a two-childRead More →
NEW DELHI: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) said on Friday that any population control measures should be considered bearing in mind that Hindu rule remains intact in the country. Speaking to the media, VHP General Secretary Milind Parande also said that if there is only one child in a family,Read More →
Amid pressure for a policy of population control by some Bharatiya Janata Party-led states, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday alleged that the BJP’s motive for raising the issue was political and aimed at targeting a “particular community”. The former Union minister said the population debate was “completely misplaced” andRead More →
The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) said on Friday that any population control measures should be considered bearing in mind that Hindu rule remains intact in the country. Speaking to the media, VHP General Secretary Milind Parande also said that if there is only one child in aRead More →
The past two weeks have seen a sudden surge of political interest in population control in two BJP-ruled states, Assam and UP, which has sparked speculation about the motives. What differentiates the two main ministers is that one has just started his term while the other is at the endRead 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 →
After the BJP governments in Assam and Uttar Pradesh announced their intention to implement a population control policy, Rajasthan Health and Health Minister Raghu Sharma on Wednesday extended his support for legal measures to control population growth. “Population growth is a matter of great concern. It is high time forRead 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 →
Jharkhand Congress Leader and State Finance Minister Rameshwar Oraon said population control was needed but it would be better for the Center to develop a policy on the issue. Voters from the Jharkhand-led Mukti Morcha (JMM) alliance ruling Jharkhand have backed a central policy on population control amid demands forRead 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 family welfare program in the country is voluntary. But it’s not just Uttar Pradesh and Assam that are proposing population control legislation. Other states like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Telangana have introduced similar laws in a bid to curb population growth. But can coercive policies likeRead More →
BJP MPs will introduce private member’s bills on population control and uniform civil code in the upcoming monsoon session of parliament, according to information from the secretariats of the two chambers. The proposed legislations on population control and the uniform civil code, issues that usually trigger heated controversy in theRead 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 →
By PTI LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Law Commission is looking into the possibility of having a state enactment for population control. When asked if the panel was checking the viability of a population control law in the state, the Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Law Commission, Justice (retired) Aditya NathRead 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 →