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	The '''Population Control Bill, 2019''' (or, '''Population Regulation Bill, 2019''') is a proposed bill introduced in the [[Rajya Sabha]] in July 2019 by [[Rakesh Sinha]]. The purpose of the bill is to control the population growth of India. According to the ''World Population Prospects 2019'' report by the [[United Nations]], the population of India is set to overtake that of China within a decade. The proposed bill was signed by 125 [[Member of parliament (India)\|Members of Parliament]] (MP) and is yet to become an act of law.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/can-proposed-population-regulation-bill-2019-solve-india-s-population-growth-crisis-1563197280540.html\|title=Can proposed `Population Regulation Bill, ~~2019’~~ solve ~~India’s~~ population crisis?\|last=Sharma\|first=Neetu Chandra\|date=2019-07-15\|website=Livemint\|language=en\|access-date=2020-04-27}}</ref><ref name="indiatoday">{{cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/govt-working-on-formulating-population-control-law-union-minister-sanjeev-balyan-1619713-2019-11-16\|title=Govt working on formulating population control law: Union minister Sanjeev Balyan - India News\|website=India Today\|date=2019-11-16\|author=Siraj Qureshi\|access-date=2020-12-23}}</ref>		The '''Population Control Bill, 2019''' (or, '''Population Regulation Bill, 2019''') is a proposed bill introduced in the [[Rajya Sabha]] in July 2019 by [[Rakesh Sinha]]. The purpose of the bill is to control the population growth of India. According to the ''World Population Prospects 2019'' report by the [[United Nations]], the population of India was set to overtake that of China within a decade, which has occurred. The proposed bill was signed by 125 [[Member of parliament (India)\|Members of Parliament]] (MP) and is yet to become an act of law.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/can-proposed-population-regulation-bill-2019-solve-india-s-population-growth-crisis-1563197280540.html\|title=Can proposed 'Population Regulation Bill, 2019' solve India's population crisis?\|last=Sharma\|first=Neetu Chandra\|date=2019-07-15\|website=Livemint\|language=en\|access-date=2020-04-27}}</ref><ref name="indiatoday">{{cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/govt-working-on-formulating-population-control-law-union-minister-sanjeev-balyan-1619713-2019-11-16\|title=Govt working on formulating population control law: Union minister Sanjeev Balyan - India News\|website=India Today\|date=2019-11-16\|author=Siraj Qureshi\|access-date=2020-12-23}}</ref>

	On 7 February 2020, the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha by [[Anil Desai]], a [[Shiv Sena]] MP. Desai proposed to amend the Article 47A of the Constitution of India to state<ref name="theprint">{{Cite web\|url=https://theprint.in/india/tax-sops-incentives-in-jobs-and-education-new-bill-proposes-to-promote-2-child-policy/364053/\|title=Tax sops, incentives in jobs & education: Sena MP moves bill to promote 2-child policy\|~~last~~=M\|~~first~~=Apoorva\|last2=hani\|date=2020-02-12\|website=ThePrint\|language=en-US\|access-date=2020-04-27}}</ref> -		== Summary ==
			On 7 February 2020, the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha by [[Anil Desai]], a [[Shiv Sena]] MP. Desai proposed to amend the Article 47A of the Constitution of India to state<ref name="theprint">{{Cite web\|url=https://theprint.in/india/tax-sops-incentives-in-jobs-and-education-new-bill-proposes-to-promote-2-child-policy/364053/\|title=Tax sops, incentives in jobs & education: Sena MP moves bill to promote 2-child policy\|last1=M\|first1=Apoorva\|last2=hani\|date=2020-02-12\|website=ThePrint\|language=en-US\|access-date=2020-04-27}}</ref> -

	{{~~Quote~~\|text=The State shall promote small family norms by offering incentives in taxes, employment, education etc. to its people who keep their family limited to two children and shall withdraw every concession from and deprive such incentives to those not adhering to small family norm, to keep the growing population under control.\|author=\|title=\|source=}}		{{Blockquote\|text=The State shall promote small family norms by offering incentives in taxes, employment, education etc. to its people who keep their family limited to two children and shall withdraw every concession from and deprive such incentives to those not adhering to small family norm, to keep the growing population under control.\|author=\|title=\|source=}}

	The 2020 bill proposes to introduce a two-child policy per couple and aims to incentivize its adoption through various measures such as educational benefits, taxation cuts, home loans, free healthcare, and better employment opportunities. The 2019 bill proposed by Sinha talks about introducing penalties for couples not adhering to the two-child policy such as debarment from contesting in elections and ineligibility for government jobs.<ref name="theprint"/>		The 2020 bill proposes to introduce a two-child policy per couple and aims to incentivize its adoption through various measures such as educational benefits, taxation cuts, home loans, free healthcare, and better employment opportunities. The 2019 bill proposed by Sinha talks about introducing penalties for couples not adhering to the two-child policy such as debarment from contesting in elections and ineligibility for government jobs.<ref name="theprint"/>

			In July 2022, it was reported that BJP MP [[Ravi Kishan]] was going to introduce private members' bill on [[Population control]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bjp-mp-ravi-kishan-to-introduce-population-control-bill-as-vishwa-guru-formula-101658473084244.html \| title=BJP MP Ravi Kishan to table population control bill as 'Vishwa Guru' formula \| date=22 July 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/bjp-mp-ravi-kishan-to-table-population-control-bill-in-lok-sabha-today-10941561.html \| title=BJP MP Ravi Kishan to table population control bill in Lok Sabha today \| date=22 July 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/bjp-lok-sabha-mp-ravi-kishan-private-members-bill-on-population-control-today-article-93041868 \| title=BJP Lok Sabha MP Ravi Kishan to introduce Private Members' Bill on population control today \| date=22 July 2022 }}</ref>
			In the same month [[Giriraj Singh]] supported calls for [[Population control]] laws.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/like-mouth-of-sursa-giriraj-singh-seeks-tough-population-control-law-draws-comparison-with-china-101657539246560.html \| title='Like mouth of Sursa': Giriraj Singh seeks tough population control law, draws comparison with China \| date=11 July 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/giriraj-singh-stringent-law-population-control-8022578/ \| title=Union minister Giriraj Singh makes fresh pitch for stringent population law \| date=11 July 2022 }}</ref>

			== Reception ==
			Columnist Shivanshu K. Srivastava wrote "It is urgently required that our lawmakers pass the Population Control Bill under which an upper limit to the number of children a couple can have is specified. Couples exceeding this limit must be penalised."<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Srivastava \|first=Shivanshu K. \|date=21 January 2019 \|title=Lawmakers must pass a population control bill \|work=Hindustan Times \|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/hindustan-times-lucknow/20190121/281655371262039 \|access-date=28 October 2022}}</ref>

			==See also==
			* [[Population control]]
			* [[Human overpopulation]]
			* [[Two-child policy]]

	== References ==		== References ==
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	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

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{{short description|Proposed population control bill, India}}
The '''Population Control Bill, 2019''' (or, '''Population Regulation Bill, 2019''') is a proposed bill introduced in the [[Rajya Sabha]] in July 2019 by [[Rakesh Sinha]]. The purpose of the bill is to control the population growth of India. According to the ''World Population Prospects 2019'' report by the [[United Nations]], the population of India is set to overtake that of China within a decade. The proposed bill was signed by 125 [[Member of parliament (India)|Members of Parliament]] (MP) and is yet to become an act of law.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/can-proposed-population-regulation-bill-2019-solve-india-s-population-growth-crisis-1563197280540.html|title=Can proposed `Population Regulation Bill, 2019’ solve India’s population crisis?|last=Sharma|first=Neetu Chandra|date=2019-07-15|website=Livemint|language=en|access-date=2020-04-27}}</ref><ref name="indiatoday">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/govt-working-on-formulating-population-control-law-union-minister-sanjeev-balyan-1619713-2019-11-16|title=Govt working on formulating population control law: Union minister Sanjeev Balyan - India News|website=India Today|date=2019-11-16|author=Siraj Qureshi|access-date=2020-12-23}}</ref>

On 7 February 2020, the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha by [[Anil Desai]], a [[Shiv Sena]] MP. Desai proposed to amend the Article 47A of the Constitution of India to state<ref name="theprint">{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/india/tax-sops-incentives-in-jobs-and-education-new-bill-proposes-to-promote-2-child-policy/364053/|title=Tax sops, incentives in jobs & education: Sena MP moves bill to promote 2-child policy|last=M|first=Apoorva|last2=hani|date=2020-02-12|website=ThePrint|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-27}}</ref> -

{{Quote|text=The State shall promote small family norms by offering incentives in taxes, employment, education etc. to its people who keep their family limited to two children and shall withdraw every concession from and deprive such incentives to those not adhering to small family norm, to keep the growing population under control.|author=|title=|source=}}

The 2020 bill proposes to introduce a two-child policy per couple and aims to incentivize its adoption through various measures such as educational benefits, taxation cuts, home loans, free healthcare, and better employment opportunities. The 2019 bill proposed by Sinha talks about introducing penalties for couples not adhering to the two-child policy such as debarment from contesting in elections and ineligibility for government jobs.<ref name="theprint"/>

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

{{Indian legislation}}
[[Category:Proposed laws of India]]
[[Category:Population]]

Population Control Bill, 2019 - Revision history

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