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Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has expressed concern over the declining youth population in Andhra Pradesh. He said that people of South Indian states should produce more and more children. CM said that his government is planning to bring a new law to increase the youth population and population rate. Under this, only people with two or more children will be able to contest local body elections in Andhra Pradesh. On Sunday, CM Naidu said that his government is planning to make a law in this regard soon.
Chandrababu Naidu’s appeal – produce more children
Naidu said, “Families should aim to have at least two or more children. In the past, I advocated population control but now we need to increase the birth rate for the future… The state government will pass a law “It is planning to bring a law under which only people with two or more children will be able to contest local body elections.”
‘In many villages of Andhra, only the elderly are left’
CM said, signs of old age problem have started appearing in South India including Andhra. Many countries like Japan, China and some European nations are struggling with this problem, where the elderly population is high. The problem is further aggravated by the migration of young people in South India to other parts of the country or abroad. He pointed out that the fertility rate in the southern states has already fallen to 1.6, which is much lower than the national average of 2.1. He said, if it declines further, by 2047 we will see an increase in the number of elderly, which is not right. In many villages in Andhra and other parts of the country, only elderly people are left. The young population has moved to cities.
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