Population Control in India

The world today, is always changing. Every second, children are born and the elderly pass away. This is the cycle of life on Earth. There is a direct relationship between the Earth and the inhibitors that inhabit this planet. Over the years humans have been trying to develop planet Earth. Policies regarding our skies, rainforests, and water have been drawn up so that the human population will not become extinct in the near future. Over-population, famine and drought in Earth are on the rise. An excellent example of a third-world country with the serious concern for its population increase is India. Earlier this year, February 26th 2002, the Indian Minster for Health and Family Welfare C.P. Thakur explained the government's policy of a two-child maximum population control policy. Thakur stated later that this would ensure stability in India. The entire population of the world is about six billion people and India has a staggering population just over one billion. The policy seeks to deny ration cards to families exceeding the two-child norm it prescribes. The policy also demands that families with more than two children will be punished by denial of bank loans, enrollment in government housing systems and the parents lose the right to contest in municipal elections. …