INDIA NIQIDAY VE Tv APP MAGAZINE News idkews Analysis / Is two-child policy a realistic goal in India? Is two-child policy a realistic goal in India? India had its family planning policy in place before the first Lok Sabha was sworn in. Still, the government's goal is anything but achieved, Assam has now decided to roll out its 2017 policy to bar people from government jobs if they have more than two children. Here's the story of two-child policy in India ADVERTISEMENT Prabhash K Dutta ¥ i October 23, DATED: October 23, 2019 13:53 IS Story in a ‘Audio Assam government has decided to roll out its 2017 policy that disqualifies a person having more than two children for government jobs. HIGHLIGHTSAssam has rolled out its two-child policy passed by assembly in 2017 ‘Assam policy disqualifies people with more than two kids for government jobs India was arnong the first countries to launch a family planning programme in 1951 ebate on two-child policy is back in India courtesy the Bharatiya Janata Party D government of Assam which has decided to implement a law passed two years ago. Under the two-child policy, no person having more than two children would be eligible for government jobs in Assam from January 2021. The law, Population and Women Empowerment Policy of Assam, was passed by the ‘Assam Assembly in September 2017. Besides putting a two-child norm for government employment on new job seekers, the policy also calls for strict adherence by the existing government staff. The story of population control through family planning is a curious case in India, which holds the distinction of being the first among the developing countries to officially launch a family planning programme as early as 1951. The first Lok Sabha had not yet been constituted. India elected its 17th Lok Sabha earlier this year. Story in Family planning centre to family expansion centre Auto The policy to control expansion of population in 1951 was revolutionary in idea particularly when seen in the background of Mahatma Gandhi's disapproval of such a government-backed campaign. Gandhi opposed the idea of contraception to control family size, He supported the idea of abstinence to control population growth. The focus, however, was on convincing people to limit the size of their family. But in the backdrop of almost no modern healthcare facilities in small towns and villages, the family planning centres practically functioned as the family expansion centres with people approaching the health workers for assistance in child birth. > TU ALEU RUPEES FIVE LAR) FOR ITS CONSTRUCTION . OPENING CEREMONY PERFORMED y EXCELLENOY