'Only those who have more than two children will be able to contest elections':- Chandrababu Naidu


Andhra Pradesh:- Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu has advocated having more than two children. In fact, at present only the elderly are left in the villages of many districts of the state and the fertility rate is continuously falling in many states of the south. Because of this, he has announced that now we need to increase the birth rate for the future.
Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu has said that the growth rate in the state should increase. Everyone should think about this and families should aim to have at least two or more children. In fact, according to the Center's Youth in India-2022 report, 25 crore youth in our country are between 15 and 25 years old. It will fall further in the next 15 years.
Earlier I advocated population control - Naidu
He further said that, although in the past, I advocated population control, but now we need to increase the birth rate for the future. CN Naidu said that the state government is planning to bring a law under which only people with two or more children will be able to contest local body elections. Let us tell you that while the average fertility rate in the country is 2.1 (this is not a matter of concern), in the southern states this figure has fallen to 1.6 (this is a matter of concern).
Young population declining in India - Report
According to the Center's Youth in India-2022 report, by 2036, only 34.55 crore population of the country will be young, which is more than 47 percent right now. According to this, currently 25 crore youth in the country are between 15 and 25 years. But in the next 15 years it will fall even faster.
More than 12 percent will be elderly in the next 12 years
According to the India Aging Report 2023 of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in the year 2011, the average age of the young population in India was 24 years, which has now become 29 years. By 2036, the elderly population in India will be 12.5%, by 2050 it will be 19.4% and by the end of the century it will reach 36%.
What is the fertility rate in India?
According to the National Family Health Survey (NFH-5), every woman in India gives birth to two or more children on an average. However, many of these children die before or by the age of 18. Some women are unable to bear children.