Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the Assam government will gradually implement a two-child policy for availing benefits under specific schemes funded by the state.
The proposed population control policy will, however, not be applicable in all the schemes in Assam immediately as many of the benefits are offered by the central government, Sarma said at a press conference.
‘There are some schemes for which we cannot impose the two-child policy, like availing free admission in schools and colleges, or houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana.
‘But, in case of some schemes, say if a housing scheme is launched by the state government, the two-child norm can be introduced. Slowly in later stages, the population norm will come in every state government scheme,’ he added.
The chief minister also criticised the opposition for targeting the size of his parents’ family.
Sarma belongs to a family of five brothers.
‘There is no point in talking about what our parents did or other people did in the 1970s. The opposition is saying these strange things and pushing us back to 70s,’ he added.
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