UP Population Control Bill: Draft of Population Control Bill ready in UP, more than 2 children will not get government job, will not be able to contest elections

The State Law Commission has prepared the draft of UP Population (Control, Stabilization and Welfare) Bill-2021. In this, there is a proposal to ban from applying in government jobs to contesting elections in local bodies if there are more than two children. There is also mention of not giving benefits of government schemes. The commission has uploaded the draft on its website http://upslc.upsdc.gov.in/. Public opinion has been sought by July 19.

The Law Commission has presented this draft at a time when the Yogi government is going to issue a new population policy after two days. CM Yogi Adityanath has especially emphasized on adopting community centric awareness program in this. However, the commission says that it is preparing the draft of the law on its own. Due to limited resources and high population in UP, it is necessary to take these steps.

If limited to only two children, parents who are in government jobs will be given many facilities including increment, promotion. If the law is implemented, then within a year, all government officials-employees and elected representatives of local bodies will have to give an affidavit that they will not violate this policy. It is proposed to cancel the election if the rule is broken. There is also a proposal to stop promotion and dismissal of government employees.

Less than two children, more facilities

Those parents who limit the family to only two children, who are in government service and undergo voluntary sterilization, will be given many facilities like two additional increments, promotion, exemption in government housing schemes, increase in employer contribution in PF. It is also proposed to provide water, electricity, house tax, home loan exemption and other facilities to couples with two children who are not in government jobs.

At the same time, the children of parents who have done voluntary vasectomy on one child will be given priority in free treatment, education, insurance, educational institutions and government jobs for 20 years. It is suggested to give four additional increments to the couple having government jobs. If the couple is below poverty line and undergoes voluntary sterilization only after one child, then it is also recommended to give a lump sum of Rs.80 thousand for their son and Rs.1 lakh for daughter.

Violation results harsh repercussions

If the law is implemented, within a year, all government officials-employees, elected representatives of local bodies will have to give an affidavit that they will not violate it. They have only two children at the time of the enactment of the law and if they produce a third child after giving the affidavit, it is proposed to cancel the election of the representative and not to contest the election.

There is a recommendation to stop promotion and even dismissal of government employees. However, if there is a pregnancy at the time the Act is in force or there are twins at the time of second pregnancy, then such cases will not come under the purview of the law. If someone’s first, second or both children are disabled, then he too will not be denied the facilities on the third child. The adoption of a third child will also not be barred.

Special provisions on polygamy

The commission has made special provisions in the draft for couples who have more than one marriage under religious or personal law. If a person performs more than one marriage and has more than two children from all the wives, then he will also be deprived of the facilities. However, every wife will be able to take advantage of the facilities. On the other hand, if a woman marries more than one and has more than two children from different husbands, she will also not get the facilities.

Justice N Mittal, chairman of the State Law Commission, says that population policy does come, but there is no law to stop it. In the policy, you can give grants and incentives but cannot impose penalties or restrictions, so the commission has prepared a draft of the law. After finalizing the suggestions, we will submit it to the state government.

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