opposition party deputy private The member who sought to impose two children rule with penal provisions for The Federal Minister of Health, copied from Mandavia, told Rajya Sabha on Friday that instead of using “force (Jubran) ” government King successfully Awareness and health campaigns were used to achieve population monitoring.
BJP MP Rakesh Sinha has introduced the Population Regulation Bill in Rajya Sabha in July 2019. Withdrawal of the bill on Friday, following the intervention of Mandaviya.
Mandaviya’s narrative of influence of family cross planning software various Indications, including reduction in Total Fertility Rate (TFR) – Mean Number of children per woman – to 2.0 in national level. Statistics are cited from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-V and census data among others to demonstrate that rate of population growth It was constantly decreasing.
“When we talk about the NFHS and we look at the census, we can see success We have achieved. In 1971 the annual exponential mean growth was 2.20; 2.14 in 1991; 1.97 in 2001; and 1.64 in 2011. That shows population growth has declined and was declining. The rate of growth It was seen between the sixties and the eighties down Significantly. that it good sign. The total fertility rate decreased to 2.0 in NFHS-V,” he said.
Mandaviya also Highlighted drop in teenage birth rate Adolescent marriage is 6.8 per cent and 23.3 per cent, respectively. “this means that government Policy on population control without using forceor make it compulsory, and through awareness we work… I ask him (Sinha), we try work Towards achieving your goals so that all groups and communities get the best development opportunities. I ask you to withdraw the bill.”
Sinha expressed the withdrawal of his bill confidence We’ll be able to control our population rising above caste, religion, language and region”, on the account of Your earnest efforts government in This connection. Our (government efforts in in a constitutional manner. We do not want to repeat the emergency.
Sinha said while he didn’t use Hindu or Muslim in his bill, one should Do not hesitate to use “The facts” while discussing a issue. He said, “The use of the words Hindu, Islamic, Christian, and Parsi does not render them unconstitutional.” “Between 1901 and 2011, Hindus population she has reduced 13.8 percent, while Muslims population by 9.8 percent. This is the fact. I do not want to comment on Whether this increase good or badBut you can’t get away from the facts,” he said.
BJP members KJ Alphons, Vijay Pal Singh Tomar and Harshvardhan Singh Dungarpur, who Speaking before Mandaviya, he supported the bill where they questioned the alleged population growth rate of In particular community.
Representative Jeram Ramesh, who opposes the bill, said the country has reached the level of replacement fertility. “After two years, generations and population will remain stable or begin to decline. Rakesh Sinha Bill is based on on Totally flawed assumption. Except for the most unfortunate period of India emergency family layout based on democratic means,” he said.
House of Representatives Ramesh said also Needs to be discussed how Not punishing the southern and western states success Stories in family Planning. The issue It has political implications in The light of else possible round of He said demarcation.
TMC MP Johar Sarkar, who also Opponent of the bill, education said of girls and women It was the time-tested ‘magic pill’ help in population monitoring. he is also advised against Publication of the state force. Never enable bureaucracy with vague Likely to be misused a lot more said Sircar, a retired IAS officer.
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Source: Minister of Health says No to BJP MP bill on population Control: awareness, no force
