(a) whether the Government propose to provide incentives while making allocation of funds to the State Governments which have successfully controlled increasing population in the State;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. C.P. THAKUR)
(a) & (b) : The States which have performed better in family welfare programmes resulting into lower growth of population receive higher allocations in the budget depending on the performance particularly in respect of supply of contraceptives, compensation for sterilisation/IUD insertion and area specific programmes.
As a motivational measure, in order to enable state governments to fearlessly and effectively pursue the agenda for population stabilization, the government has decided to freeze the number of seats in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha based on the 1971 Census till 2026.
(c) : Does not arise.