POPULATION CONTROL

	Population control among issues to be discussed at RSS meeting in Prayagraj: Sources The meeting will be attended by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and its general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale. published on : 10th October 2022
	Pinarayi slams Mohan Bhagwat over population control statement The RSS chief has been challenging Constitutional values, he said. published on : 7th October 2022
	‘Teen pregnancies, early marriages impediment in population control’: MoS Health Though teenage pregnancy has shown a decline in the country, over 118 districts in India still report less than 10 per cent of adolescent pregnancies. published on : 28th July 2022
	'Not contemplating any legislative measures to control population': Centre Despite the union health ministry denying the move, several states, including UP, MP, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Tripura, and Assam, are considering laws to control the population growth. published on : 19th July 2022
	Won't support any law on two-child policy, says AIMIM chief Owaisi Owaisi was reacting to a query whether he would support the Central government if it brings a law mandating two-children (for population control). published on : 14th July 2022
	‘Imbalance in population growth may lead to anarchy’: CM Yogi calls for demographic balance across communities CM said all religions, faiths, classes and sections of society should equally be integrated with the phenomenon of population stabilization. published on : 12th July 2022
	Bihar: Differences within the NDA over Modi government's plan to bring a population control law Earlier this week, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said a law on population control would not serve any purpose but insisted instead on education for girls and women. published on : 10th June 2022
	Population control law to be brought soon? Here is what Union Minister Prahlad Patel has to say Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya had recently said in Parliament that the government had successfully used awareness and health campaigns to achieve population control. published on : 1st June 2022
	Odisha doctor breaks all barriers and myths of family planning Dr Sadanand Panigrahi has conducted over 30,000 family planning operations in the state's tribal-dominated Kalahandi district. published on : 22nd May 2022
	Force not needed to control population, says Dr. Mandaviya as BJP Rajya Sabha MP seeks two-child norm The Population Regulation Bill was moved by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member Rakesh Sinha in 2019, which pitches for a mandatory two-child norm to stabilise the country’s population. published on : 2nd April 2022