After much talk and discussion, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has finally unveiled the population bill, with an aim to incentivise population control in Uttar Pradesh. 

The news has come on the occasion of World Population Day itself.

Yogi Adityanath presented this new policy on population control for 2021-30 in the hopes that following it through might help the government in bringing the population growth to 2.1 per cent by 2026 and to 1.9 by 2030.

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The policy strictly covers measures and incentives that will include contraceptive measures being promoted, a proper and safe system for abortion being put into place along with maintaining safe and improved health facilities across UP.

The government also plans on setting up certain ‘health clubs’ to create awareness for population stabilization and also to keep track on the infants, adolescents and older people. 

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The new policy shall all oversee that attention to bring down the maternal and child mortality rate to the minimum level through proper nutrition is also being made. 

As far as incentives are concerned, parents with two or fewer children will be rewarded with facilities like two additional increments in government jobs, promotions, exemption in government housing schemes and also increased employer contribution in PF.

विश्व जनसंख्या दिवस के अवसर पर... https://t.co/8JRLgrOUSu

— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) July 11, 2021

#UttarPradesh: #YogiAdityanath unveils new Population Control Bill.

'Aim to bring population growth to 2.1%.' pic.twitter.com/T8YoyKbRjl

— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) July 11, 2021

Exemptions on water, electricity, house tax, home loan, and other such facilities might also be considered for parents who decided to keep their children count to a minimum. 

In fact, benefits for being a single child include free education till graduation level and preference in government jobs. 

The draft bill that has been released today also goes on to clarify, “(a) The personal law governing A allows polygamy. A has three wives B, C and D. A and B, A and C, and A and D shall be counted as three distinct married couples so far as the status of B, C and D is concerned but as far as the status of A is concerned, it shall be counted as one married couple for the purpose of calculation of a cumulative number of children. For example, A has one child from B, two children from C and one child from D, the total number of children of A shall be four. (b) The personal law governing B allows polyandry. B has two husbands A and C. B and A shall be counted as one married couple. B and C shall be counted as another married couple."

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Unveiling the state's new population policy, Yogi Adityanath said, “Increasing population can be a hurdle in way of development. Every community has been taken care of in Population Policy 2021-2030.”

He further said that population control is directly connected with awareness among masses and poverty.

This is how the internet is reacting to the news of this new population control bill -

#YogiAdityanath population control bill pass kare,kisi ki mat sune ur deceision in favor of this bill is final
No salah,no queries, no politics, no bargaining, pass it pass it pass it

— Arun Kumar (@ArunAbhiShubham) July 11, 2021

Almost every state in India has lesser than 2.1 Hindu TFR.
So bring it on, 'The Population Control Bill'.
Only strict stringent laws please.@myogiadityanath @narendramodi

— Aყαɳ (@ajv_IND) July 11, 2021

I support You totally. Why are u guys talking about the past ki kiske kitne bhai bhen hai zara present m dekho apne desh ki population aur future bhi aap hi log ho toh atleast think about your country once before saying anything. I support Population Control Bill.

— ShwetaRawat (@ShwetaR90649986) July 11, 2021

Their factory will be locked: UP population bill 2021 #YogiAdityanath

India's population is growing disproportionatly when compared to its resources, resulting in more poverty and misert. The need of the hour is a #PopulationControlBill #जनसंख्या_नियंत्रण_कानून need of hour pic.twitter.com/SuWuVIbZuZ

— Amit Yadav (@RaoAmitRSS) July 11, 2021

Their factory will be locked: UP population bill 2021 #YogiAdityanath

India's population is growing disproportionatly when compared to its resources, resulting in more poverty and misert. The need of the hour is a #PopulationControlBill #जनसंख्या_नियंत्रण_कानून need of hour pic.twitter.com/SuWuVIbZuZ

— Amit Yadav (@RaoAmitRSS) July 11, 2021

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