দুটা সন্তানৰ নীতি এতিয়া অতীত: অন্ধ্ৰপ্ৰদেশত ৩য়-৪র্থ সন্তানে মুখ্যমন্ত্ৰীৰ বিশেষ পুৰস্কাৰ
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has announced a new state policy to offer special incentives to families that have a third or fourth child, citing alarm over a rapid decline in birth rates and a growing elderly population. The move, Naidu said, is intended to protect the state’s future demographic balance and to increase the size of the working-age population.
Naidu framed the change as a reversal of earlier population-control thinking. He warned that birth rates in several South Indian states have fallen well below the national average, creating a serious risk of a future shortage of young people. To counter that trend, the state government plans to encourage larger families by providing financial assistance and other government benefits to qualifying households; officials are said to be preparing the exact scheme details.
The announcement marks a notable shift from past policies. In previous years, including during Naidu’s own earlier tenure, many states — Andhra Pradesh among them — restricted people with more than two children from contesting local panchayat and municipal elections. The chief minister acknowledged that those rules reflected a different era of policy but argued the demographic reality now demands a different approach.
The government said it will soon publish the full outline of the programme, including the amount of financial grants and the operational guidelines. The proposal has already prompted widespread public discussion and drawn mixed reactions from policymakers across the country.
Supporters view the plan as a proactive effort to shore up the workforce and avert economic and social strains from an aging population, while opponents are likely to press for clarity on eligibility, long-term costs and safeguards. For now, Andhra Pradesh’s announcement signals a policy pivot from limiting births toward actively incentivising larger families.
Original Source: https://assam.nenow.in/andhra-pradesh-population-policy/
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Publish Date: 2026-05-16 19:25:00
