India will have ageing population by 2031: Jairam Ramesh on population control move
The Hindu
U.P. elections is the trigger for this “ïll-informed” debate started by BJP, says Cong. leader
Ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament where the BJP MPs are expected to bring in a private members bill on population control, Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh quoting from the government documents pointed out that by 2031 India will already have an ageing population to contend with. Ravi Kishan (BJP) in the Lok Sabha and Prof. Rakesh Sinha in the Rajya Sabha are expected to move the bills. The move comes close on the heels of the on its website, inviting suggestions from the public till July 19. It says people having more than two children in Uttar Pradesh will be debarred from contesting local body polls, applying for government jobs or receiving any kind of subsidy. Mr. Ramesh said the U.P. elections is the trigger for this “ill-informed” debate started by the BJP. In a long tweet thread, he explained the futility of bringing such a law since the majority of the States have crossed the crucial tipping point when the decline in population starts. Kerala was the first one to achieve it in 1988 followed by Tamil Nadu five years later.More Related News