Today Uttar Pradesh Government has announced new Population Policy 2021-2030 on the occasion of World Population Day. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a program at Lucknow released a booklet on this occasion. He said, all groups society have to be included with population control programme. He said this policy will bring wellness and happiness in people’s life.
The draft law list that have been put on public domain and the government has sought suggestions from people on policy draft .The recommendations of policy will be effective after one year of gazette notification. The government is to give incentives and disincentives for the promotion of the two-child norm in the state.
Meanwhile, with announcement of population policy the activities on Population Stabilization Fortnight started from today to encourage family planning in the state.