India should not ignore religion-based population imbalances, says RSS

Calls for comprehensive population policy applicable equally to all communities

Patralekha Chatterjee | Stabilising population by coercion can never work

There has been a continuous fertility decline among most states in India over the years

Earlier, the Union Minister had backed Baba Ramdev's statement to bring a law whereby third-borns should be bereft of voting rights.

Chinese leaders want couples to have more babies, but local officials resist.

Singh made the demand during the Zero Hour and stated that countries like China have taken steps to check population growth.

Policy makers and experts have been hailing it as a ‘role model’ for other states, attributing its achievement to high literacy rate.

Research by the Health Effects Institute showed that air pollution caused more than 4.2 million deaths worldwide in 2015.

The number of newborns in 2016 was the highest since 2000 with 45 per cent being second children.

The study said the country would need to spend about Rs 15,800 crore, if not more, during 2013-2020.