The Congress government in Telangana is reportedly considering a proposal to do away with the restriction that bars persons having more than two children from contesting local body polls. This comes weeks after the Andhra Pradesh government, led by TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu, scrapped its two-child policy rule for local body elections. Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's government in Telangana is …
The Andhra Pradesh cabinet, headed by chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, on Wednesday decided to do away with the two-child norm, which makes persons having more than two children ineligible to contest the elections to the rural and urban local bodies in the state. The decision to revoke the two-child norm was taken in view changing socio-economic necessities and balance …
Incentives and penalties form an integral component of the measures to control population growth, announced by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday. In a draft Uttar Pradesh Population Bill, 2021, the Government aims to incentivise one-child families and reward those with two children with perks in government schemes, rebates in taxes and loans, and cash awards if family …
