The population of Andhra Pradesh is declining. From now on, focus on population growth, special policy for that, draft policy announced in the Legislative Assembly before the people.
. AP CM Chandrababu Naidu
RAJA PENTAPATI
AP.BUREAU CHIEF
MARCH 5 BHARAT NEWS
(Five-Star Rating News service by Google)
AMARAVATI: The coalition government has started measures to control population growth in Andhra Pradesh. The youth population has fallen due to the impact of the population control policies introduced in the past. In the context of the increasing number of elderly people, the government has brought the need for population growth to the fore.
To this extent, the Chief Minister of the state, Chandrababu Naidu, announced the Population Management Policy in the Legislative Assembly today.
Keeping these circumstances in mind, the Andhra Pradesh government is preparing a draft of the Population Management Policy. In this, the policy is being formulated with the suggestions of experts and the opinions of intellectuals.
Andhra Pradesh faces declining population growth due to low fertility rates, prompting government shifts toward incentives. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has highlighted this as a crisis threatening the state’s workforce and economy.
Population Decline Trends andhra Pradesh’s fertility rate has fallen to around 1.6-1.7, below the replacement level of 2.1, compared to India’s national average of 2.1.
This stems from past family planning drives, including a two-child norm for elections that Naidu himself introduced earlier but now seeks to reverse, as villages see youth migration leaving elderly behind.
By 2047, the average age could rise to 40, mirroring aging crises in Japan and China.
Strategies for Growth naidu advocates larger families via policy changes like amending election disqualifications for those with over two children and boosting rice rations for bigger households (e.g., over 50 kg for 10 members).
Other proposals include extended maternity leave for any number of children, incentives inspired by global models, and health initiatives like better maternal nutrition and normal deliveries under the 2026 Population Management Policy.
The focus ties the population to economic goals, like raising per capita income to ₹58 lakh by 2047.
The Government Stance the TDP-led government views the population as India’s “strongest economic asset” and plans legislation to encourage births while scrapping old controls.
Naidu frames it as a societal duty, urging two or more children per family to sustain the demographic dividend until 2047.A new policy is in works, emphasizing maternal health and screenings to support growth.
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