Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar | Screenshot: YouTube/LSTV
The Union Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar on Friday (23 July) apprised the Lok Sabha that the the government was not considering to bring a two-child policy in the country, reports
Indian Express.
In a written reply to a question asked by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) s Member of Parliament (MP) Uday Pratap Singh on whether the government proposes to bring a two-child policy, Pawar said, No .
Meanwhile, Pawar s written reply elaborated and said, International experience shows that any coercion or diktat to have a certain number of children is counter-productive and leads to demographic distortions like sex-selective abortions, abandonment of the female child, and even female infanticide to intense son preference.
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New Delhi: Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare today participated and expressed his views in WION and Zee Media’s ‘Population versus Planet’ Conference which is a part of its year-long campaign called ‘Mission Sustainability: Population Vs Planet’.
This e-conclave marking the campaign’s launch will host deliberations between numerous policy experts, demographic researchers & academicians on socially important themes like population stabilisation, empowering women & youth through education among various others as the world population witnesses an increase from 1 billion in the year 1800 to 7.8 billion today.
Expressing his satisfaction at the timely importance of holding the event, Dr. Harsh Vardhan said, “More people require more resources, and as the population increases, the earth’s resources deplete.The population boom has been affecting the planet and the human race in many adverse ways. People in developing countries like
In India, over 139 million women and girls now use modern methods of contraception: Report
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In 13 low-income countries, the number of modern contraceptive users has doubled since 2012 and more than 121 million unintended pregnancies, 21 million unsafe abortions, and 1,25,000 maternal deaths were prevented in the last year alone, the report said.
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NEW DELHI: Over 139 million women and girls in India now use modern methods of contraception, according to a new report released on Tuesday. The report published by FP2020, a global partnership that supports the reproductive rights of women and girls, details the progress achieved in family planning over the past eight years.
Free condoms under Ministry of Health and Family Welfareâs Mission Parivar Vikas for high-fertility districts
Free condoms under Ministry of Health and Family Welfareâs Mission Parivar Vikas for high-fertility districts
The Family Planning Kit Will Be Given To Newly-wed Couples By The ASHA With A View To Improve Inter-spousal Communication And Consensual Decision-making With Regards To Their Reproductive And Sexual Health As Well As Delay The Birth Of The First Child And Space The Second.
News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Neha Singh | Updated on: 16 Jun 2017, 09:02:01 AM
New Delhi:
The government is planning to place condom boxes at locations such as health facilities and Gram Panchayat Bhavan in rural areas. As these areas are high fertility districts.