Population is not a burden, it's our greatest asset: CM Chandrababu Naidu
Participating in the first Amaravati Summit on World Population Day held behind the State Secretariat on Friday, he underscored the need to increase the fertility rate to avoid scarcity of human resources. He said a robust policy on population growth will be introduced soon.
On the occasion, he launched a survey designed on the concept 'Population management starts with every family. Your opinion is our policy guide'.
Emphasising that India's ability to compete with developed nations is largely dependent on its population, he said, 'Once, population was seen as a major problem. Before 2004, as the CM, I incentivized family planning. We even brought a law disqualifying those with more than two children from contesting local body elections. But today, there's a need to amend the law to allow those with more than two children to contest the polls. A nation is not just about its land, towns or borders, it is about its people.'
Explaining the significance of Population Day, Naidu said, 'Today, 1.8 billion people globally are aged between 10 and 24. Earlier, countries with large population were looked down upon. Now, even developed nations are compelled to look to populous countries. Population is not a burden, it is our greatest asset,' he observed.
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