The National Population (Control and Stabilization) Bill 2020: Draft Bill by Suprabh Garg

This draft bill titled ‘The National Population (Control and Stabilization) Bill 2020’ has been prepared by Suprabh Garg. He has secured second position in the 1st National Legislative Drafting Competition 2020.

The National Population (Control and Stabilization) Bill 2020

A Bill to revitalize efforts and provide for measures to control and stabilize the population of the country by implementation and promotion of two-child norm and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

Whereas Article 38 of the Indian Constitution, inter-alia, as a directive principle of state policy casts a duty upon the state to secure a social order for the promotion of the welfare of the people by minimizing the inequalities in income, and endeavour to eliminate inequalities in status, facilities, and opportunities amongst its citizens.

And whereas India is projected to become the world’s most populous country by with a gigantic projected population of 1.6 billion by 2024 surpassing China.

And whereas in India, given the limited resources ecological and economic resources at hand, it is necessary and urgent that the provision of the basic necessities of human life including affordable food, safe drinking water, decent housing, access to quality education, economic/livelihood opportunities, power/ electricity for domestic consumption, and secure living is accessible to all citizen.

And Whereas it is necessary to stabilize the population of the country for the promotion of sustainable development with more equitable distribution.

And Whereas it is necessary to ensure healthy birth spacing through measures related to augmenting the availability, accessibility, and affordability of quality reproductive health services to achieve the goal of population stabilization in the nation;

And Whereas it is necessary to provide for measures to control and stabilize the population of the country by implementation and promotion of two-child norms per eligible couple in the country by means of incentives and disincentives.

Be it enacted by Parliament in the Seventy-First Year of the Republic of India as follows—

CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

1. Short title, Extent, and Commencement
2. Application
3. Definitions

CHAPTER II

OF INCENTIVES & DISINCENTIVES

Of Benefits & Incentives

4. Incentives to Central Government Employees etc.
5. Additional incentives to Central Government employees, Public Sector employee etc.
6. Extension of incentive to the general public
7. Special Benefit to Couple Living under the Below Poverty Line

Of Revocation of Benefits & Disincentives

8. Disincentives, Revocation of Incentives, etc.
9. Bar on contesting election to Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, State Legislature, etc.
10. Bar on applying to ‘Group A’ government jobs
11. Bar on Promotion in government services
12. Bar on receiving any kind of government subsidy

CHAPTER III

OF GENERAL EXCEPTIONS

Of Multiple Birth and Adoption of Child

13. Multiple Birth out of Second Pregnancy
14. Adoption

Of Death or Disability of Child

15. Disability of the first or second child
16. Death of the child

Of married couple expecting a child at the time of commencement of this act

17. Married couple expecting a child at the time of commencement of this act

Of exceptions in cases of polyandrous or polygamous marriages

18. Effect of contravention of two-child norm in cases of polygamous marriages
19. Actions when in contravention to two-child norm in cases of polygamous marriages
20. Effect of contravention of two-child norm in cases of polyandrous marriages
21. Actions when in contravention to two-child Norm in cases of Polyandrous Marriages

CHAPTER IV

NATIONAL POPULATION FUND

22. Constitution of National Population Fund
23. Contribution to National Population Fund
24. Utilization of National Population Fund

CHAPTER V

DUTIES OF APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT

25. Duties of Appropriate Government
26. Introduction of Population Control in School Curriculum
27. Availability of Contraceptives

CHAPTER VI

MISCELLANEOUS

28. Overriding effect
29. Savings
30. Power to make rules
31. Power to remove difficulties

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