Lucknow . The Yogi Adityanath government of Uttar Pradesh will unveil its new policy on population control for 2021-30 on the occasion of World Population Day on July 11.
The Chief Minister has called for a community centric approach to population control so that better facilities are provided to the people and proper development of the state takes place.
“Poverty and illiteracy are major factors of population expansion. There is also a lack of population awareness in some communities and therefore we need community-centred awareness efforts,” he said in a statement.
According to a government spokesperson, the state’s total fertility rate currently stands at 2.7 per cent while ideally it should be below 2.1 per cent.
Barring Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, most of the states have achieved this feat.
The spokesperson said that the policy will follow a five-pronged approach to population control and it also focuses on improving health.
The proposed policy aims to increase access to contraceptive measures issued under the family planning program and to provide a fair system for safe abortion.
“On the other hand, efforts will be made to stabilize the population by providing solutions to impotence and infertility and by reducing infant and maternal mortality through better healthcare facilities,” the spokesperson said.
Another section of the policy will focus on comprehensive arrangements for the care of the elderly, while also focusing on better management of education, health and nutrition for adolescents between the ages of 11 and 19.
The policy will look at various strategies and work towards convergence of existing schemes to streamline population control efforts and health improvement.
Health clubs will be set up in schools and digital tracking will be done for newborns, adolescents and the elderly.
“While finalizing the new policy, efforts will be made to maintain demographic balance in all communities, ensure easy availability of advanced health facilities and reduce maternal and child mortality through proper nutrition,” the spokesperson said.
Meanwhile, Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Health, Amit Mohan Prasad said that the population policy of the state is being prepared after studying several reports including National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-04.
Meanwhile, the chairman of the UP Law Commission, Justice A.N. Mittal is also preparing a draft law for the government to help curb the state’s growing population. “The draft law will be prepared in the next two months and the report will be submitted to the state government,” Justice Mittal said.
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