Force not wanted to regulate inhabitants, says Dr. Mandaviya as BJP Rajya Sabha MP seeks two-child norm

By Express News Service

NEW DELHI: Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya Friday stated the federal government couldn’t drive or make it obligatory for folks to observe the two-child norm to regulate the inhabitants within the nation.

He was replying within the Rajya Sabha on a dialogue on a Private Member’s Bill to control the inhabitants.

The minister stated the easiest way is to create consciousness among the many basic inhabitants about household planning.

The Population Regulation Bill was moved by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member Rakesh Sinha in 2019, which pitches for a compulsory two-child norm to stabilise the nation’s inhabitants. 

“We cannot force or make it compulsory for people to follow the two-child norm,” he stated, including that it’s higher to coach folks to take measures on having a small household and requested Sinha to take again the invoice.

He stated the nation got here out with a National Population Policy in 1952, and there have been prior to now slogans like “hum do hamare do.” 

He stated a number of household planning campaigns had been launched on this regard.

Apart from the federal government, the ASHA staff and lots of NGOs are additionally creating consciousness amongst folks about taking household planning measures.

He stated the mass media campaigns have been profitable on this regard and that’s why the federal government’s initiatives had been in a position to stablise inhabitants.

The minister additionally quoted the findings of the National Family Health Survey-5, which revealed that India’s complete fertility price declined from 2.2 to 2.0. At the identical time, the Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (CPR) has elevated from 54 p.c to 67 p.c.

The Bill seeks to stabilise the nation’s burgeoning inhabitants for efficient distribution and administration of sources.

It additionally advocated disqualification of individuals violating the two-child norm from being chosen as an MP, MLA, or a member of anyone of the native self-government underneath the proposed Act.