Couples should have three children to prevent population decline, says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
Bhagwat’s comment came at a time when chief ministers from southern states have raised concern about the ageing population in their states.
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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday expressed concern about India’s falling fertility rate and urged couples to have at least three children to prevent population decline, The Indian Express reported.
“According to population science, when the population growth is below 2.1 [total fertility rate], a society perishes on its own,” Bhagwat said at an event in Nagpur. “Nobody destroys it. It no longer exists anywhere in the world. Therefore, it should not come below 2.1 at any cost.”
The “total fertility rate” refers to the average number of children a woman from a country will give birth to throughout her reproductive years. A total fertility rate of 2.1 children per woman ensures that a country’s population remains stable, under broad circumstances.
Bhagwat added: “As per the population policy of 1998 or 2002, I don’t exactly remember, it was said that the population growth rate should not go below 2.1. Now a human is not born in the 0.1 fraction… So, it should be a minimum of three.”
He added that that family is counted as a vital unit that makes up society. “The culture and values are inherited and passed from one generation to another, thus preserving the core systems and values that are timeless and relevant not just to Indians...
