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Rajasthan Cabinet Removes 2-Child Norm For Local Body Polls After 3 Decades
In a significant policy shift, the Rajasthan Cabinet on Wednesday approved the removal of the decades-old two-child norm for contesting Panchayati Raj and urban local body elections, ending a restriction that had been in place for nearly 30 years.
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Telangana Legislative Assembly Scraps 2-Child Policy For Local Polls
The Telangana Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026, has been unanimously passed by the state legislative assembly, officially abolishing the three-decade-old "two-child norm" for candidates contesting local body elections.
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Vietnam Scraps Two-Child Limit As Birth Rate Declines
Vietnam's communist government has scrapped its long-standing policy of limiting families to two children, state media said Wednesday, as the country battles to reverse a declining birth rate.
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Supreme Court Rejects Pleas On 2-Child Norm For Controlling Population
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a batch of pleas, including one seeking steps for enforcing a two-child norm to control the rising population, saying it is for the government to look at the issue.
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Won't Support Any Law On 2-Child Policy, Says Asaduddin Owaisi
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday said he would not support any law if the Centre brings in a two-child norm/policy in the country.
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Opinion: The Many Grave Dangers Of Adityanath's Two-Child Policy
Opposition parties and leaders would do well to study the Bill and to resist the trap of communalisation. The Bill is an outright attack on the poor. It should be opposed and resisted on secular grounds.
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Opinion: The Obvious Intent Of The Two-Child Policy
Is the two-child policy catapulted by these two into the public discourse a sign of autonomy inside the Hindutva camp, even some sort of indirect challenge to Modi?
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UP Population Bill Draft Says No Government Jobs, Subsidy If More Than 2 Children
According to a draft of the proposed population control bill, anyone violating two-child policy in UP will be barred from contesting local bodies polls, from applying for or getting promotion in government jobs, and receiving any kind of subsidy.
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Assam Chief Minister To Meet Muslim Intellectuals For Talks On 2-Child Policy
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will interact with intellectuals from the Assamese Muslim community tomorrow on the need for a two-child policy.
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Only 2-Child Policy Can Remove Poverty Among Assam Muslims: Himanta Biswa Sarma
A good family planning culture, including a 2-child policy, is the only way poverty can be eliminated from among Assam's Muslims, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said today amid concerns that the minority community may be targeted.
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Rajasthan Cabinet Removes 2-Child Norm For Local Body Polls After 3 Decades
In a significant policy shift, the Rajasthan Cabinet on Wednesday approved the removal of the decades-old two-child norm for contesting Panchayati Raj and urban local body elections, ending a restriction that had been in place for nearly 30 years.
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Telangana Legislative Assembly Scraps 2-Child Policy For Local Polls
The Telangana Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026, has been unanimously passed by the state legislative assembly, officially abolishing the three-decade-old "two-child norm" for candidates contesting local body elections.
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Vietnam Scraps Two-Child Limit As Birth Rate Declines
Vietnam's communist government has scrapped its long-standing policy of limiting families to two children, state media said Wednesday, as the country battles to reverse a declining birth rate.
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Supreme Court Rejects Pleas On 2-Child Norm For Controlling Population
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a batch of pleas, including one seeking steps for enforcing a two-child norm to control the rising population, saying it is for the government to look at the issue.
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Won't Support Any Law On 2-Child Policy, Says Asaduddin Owaisi
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday said he would not support any law if the Centre brings in a two-child norm/policy in the country.
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Opinion: The Many Grave Dangers Of Adityanath's Two-Child Policy
Opposition parties and leaders would do well to study the Bill and to resist the trap of communalisation. The Bill is an outright attack on the poor. It should be opposed and resisted on secular grounds.
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Opinion: The Obvious Intent Of The Two-Child Policy
Is the two-child policy catapulted by these two into the public discourse a sign of autonomy inside the Hindutva camp, even some sort of indirect challenge to Modi?
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UP Population Bill Draft Says No Government Jobs, Subsidy If More Than 2 Children
According to a draft of the proposed population control bill, anyone violating two-child policy in UP will be barred from contesting local bodies polls, from applying for or getting promotion in government jobs, and receiving any kind of subsidy.
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Assam Chief Minister To Meet Muslim Intellectuals For Talks On 2-Child Policy
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will interact with intellectuals from the Assamese Muslim community tomorrow on the need for a two-child policy.
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Only 2-Child Policy Can Remove Poverty Among Assam Muslims: Himanta Biswa Sarma
A good family planning culture, including a 2-child policy, is the only way poverty can be eliminated from among Assam's Muslims, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said today amid concerns that the minority community may be targeted.
