Telangana Set To Abolish 2-Child Policy
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana Set To Abolish 2-Child Policy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state government is all set to abolish the two-child policy that bars individuals with more than two children from contesting gram panchayat elections. This move comes nearly two decades after the policy was implemented in undivided Andhra Pradesh in 1994 for both urban and rural local body elections. According to official sources, the Congress government led by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has decided to amend the Telangana Panchayat Raj Act, 2018 to remove provisions that disqualify candidates with more than two children from contesting in panchayat elections. Sources say the decision to abolish the two-child rule reflects changing socio-economic conditions and population dynamics, with the state’s total fertility rate on the decline.

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India Today  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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