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Supreme Court rejects PIL seeking two-child policy mandatory
The apex court dismissed the petition after hearing one of the petitioner Prathviraj Chauhan, in regards to the same.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which sought making of two-child policy mandatory across the country.
The apex court dismissed the petition after hearing one of the petitioner Prathviraj Chauhan, in regards to the same.
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According to media reports, the apex court said it is a policy matter and the court cannot intervene.
The PIL was filed in the apex court on February 12, seeking direction to the Union Government to implement the 'two-child policy'.
The petition also stated that government should promote family planning and adopt all such measures to motivate the people of the country to follow two-child policy.
The two-child policy is family-size control policy, which encourages parents to limit their families to two children.
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In India, apart from national level promoting of family planning, the two-child policy is effective in certain states like Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha and Rajasthan.
In order to contain its burgeoning population, China introduced the one-child policy in 1979, as a part of its family planning policy.
According to reports, the number of births in China fell around 630,000 in 2017. The country repealed its one-child policy in 2016. (ANI)