Two-child Norm

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a batch of pleas, including one seeking steps for enforcing a two-child norm to control the rising population, saying it is for the government to look at the issue.

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday said he would not support any law if the Centre brings in a two-child norm/policy in the country.

A deputy sarpanch from Latur district in Maharashtra was disqualified from holding his post on Monday by the district collector for violating the two-child norm after he won the gram panchayat election in 2017, an official said.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the Assam government will gradually implement a two-child policy for availing benefits under specific schemes funded by the state.

The Supreme Court has allowed a plea to make the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare a party to a plea that has sought certain steps, including two-child norm, to control the country's growing population.

Hitting out at RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat over his proposal to make the two-child norm in India mandatory, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has alleged that the NDA government failed to even address the unemployment problem in the last five years.

The Delhi High Court Tuesday refused to entertain a which sought implementation of certain steps, including two-child norm, to control the country's rising population on the ground that it was the root cause of rise in crimes, pollution and dearth of resources and jobs.

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking direction to political parties not to give tickets to those who have more than two children.

A plea was filed in the Supreme Court on Friday seeking a direction that political parties should comply with the ''two-child norm'' and not field candidates having more than two children.

A demand for revising the National Population Policy 2000 and introducing a new policy with a two-child norm was made today in the Lok Sabha, with a member expressing concern over an impending "demographic catastrophe".

A demand for revising the National Population Policy 2000 and introducing a new policy with a two-child norm was made today in the Lok Sabha, with a member expressing concern over an impending "demographic catastrophe".

Giriraj Singh, the union minister known for shooting his mouth off, now suggests that if India does not enforce a two-child rule for all religions, "our daughters have to be kept behind veils".

At a district in Uttar Pradesh racked by communal violence last year, a "khap panchayat" has ordered 40 villages to follow the two-child limit for good health and prosperity.

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a batch of pleas, including one seeking steps for enforcing a two-child norm to control the rising population, saying it is for the government to look at the issue.

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday said he would not support any law if the Centre brings in a two-child norm/policy in the country.

A deputy sarpanch from Latur district in Maharashtra was disqualified from holding his post on Monday by the district collector for violating the two-child norm after he won the gram panchayat election in 2017, an official said.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the Assam government will gradually implement a two-child policy for availing benefits under specific schemes funded by the state.

The Supreme Court has allowed a plea to make the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare a party to a plea that has sought certain steps, including two-child norm, to control the country's growing population.

Hitting out at RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat over his proposal to make the two-child norm in India mandatory, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has alleged that the NDA government failed to even address the unemployment problem in the last five years.

The Delhi High Court Tuesday refused to entertain a which sought implementation of certain steps, including two-child norm, to control the country's rising population on the ground that it was the root cause of rise in crimes, pollution and dearth of resources and jobs.

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking direction to political parties not to give tickets to those who have more than two children.

A plea was filed in the Supreme Court on Friday seeking a direction that political parties should comply with the ''two-child norm'' and not field candidates having more than two children.

A demand for revising the National Population Policy 2000 and introducing a new policy with a two-child norm was made today in the Lok Sabha, with a member expressing concern over an impending "demographic catastrophe".

A demand for revising the National Population Policy 2000 and introducing a new policy with a two-child norm was made today in the Lok Sabha, with a member expressing concern over an impending "demographic catastrophe".

Giriraj Singh, the union minister known for shooting his mouth off, now suggests that if India does not enforce a two-child rule for all religions, "our daughters have to be kept behind veils".

At a district in Uttar Pradesh racked by communal violence last year, a "khap panchayat" has ordered 40 villages to follow the two-child limit for good health and prosperity.