Chandrababu Naidu urges people to have more children, promises law to combat ageing crisis
The Andhra Pradesh chief minister claimed that the fertility rate in South India had dropped to 1.6, which is below the national average of 2.1.
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday urged people living in South Indian states to have more children to combat an ageing crisis, reported The Times of India.
The Telugu Desam Party leader also announced plans for a legislation to incentivise people in his state to have larger families.
“The state government is thinking of bringing a law that would make only those with more than two children eligible to contest local body elections,” Naidu said.
The chief minister pointed out that Andhra Pradesh had previously enacted legislation preventing individuals with more than two children from contesting local elections. He said that his policy stance on the matter had changed.
“We have repealed that law [on August 7], and we are now considering reversing it...Government may provide more benefits to families with more children,” he was quoted as saying by The Times of India.
“At that time, the thinking was to preserve scarce natural resources, and the belief was that a growing population would hinder development,” he said. “We succeeded in reducing population growth, but that has now brought new challenges.”
“Though we have a demographic advantage until 2047, signs of ageing problem are starting to appear in South India, including Andhra,” Naidu added. “Many countries like Japan, China, and some European nations are...
