Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on July 11 launched the State’s population policy for 2021-2030.
The new policy aims at
- decreasing the total fertility rate from 2.7 to 2.1 by 2026 and 1.7 by 2030,
- increase modern contraceptive prevalence rate from 31.7% to 45% by 2026 and 52% by 2030,
- increase male methods of contraception use from 10.8% to 15.1% by 2026 and 16.4% by 2030,
- decrease maternal mortality rate from 197 to 150 to 98, and infant mortality rate from 43 to 32 to 22, and under 5 infant mortality rate from 47 to 35 to 25.
The draft of the policy also said the State would attempt to maintain a balance of population among the various communities.
The draft bill states that people having more than two children in the state will be debarred from contesting local bodies polls, applying for government jobs or receiving any kind of subsidy
