Chandrababu Naidu Announces Cash Incentives For Third And Fourth Child

Pivoting further from advocating family planning at one point, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has announced that his government will give incentives of Rs 30,000 to families on the birth of a third child and Rs 40,000 for the fourth. The decision has sparked criticism from other parties, which have linked it to the Centre's push for increasing seats in the Lok Sabha and questioned why a policy for family planning at the national level is not being implemented. Speaking at an event at Narsannapeta in Srikakulam district on Saturday, Naidu said, "I have thought about this many times. In the past, I worked towards family planning. But today, once again, children are our wealth, and a need has arisen for all of us to work for their sake."