(a) whether the Prime Minister has recently announced that contributors of the National Population Stabilisation fund will be entitled to income-tax rebates;
(b) if so, whether in the first meeting of the `Jumbo` the National Commission on Population also announced that non-government representatives would be associated with the management of this fund; and
(c) if so, the details regarding this new National Commission on Population alongwith its composition and functions?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (PROF. RITA VERMA)
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) Yes, Sir. At the first meeting of the National Commission on Population held on 22nd July, 2000, it was announced that non-governmental representatives will be associated with the National Population Stabilisation Fund.
(c) Resolution dated 11th May, 2000 by which the National Commission on Population was set up is annexed. The composition and functions of the Commission are given in the Resolution.
(To be published in the Gazette of India, Part I, Section I) No.A43011/17/2000Adm.-1 Government of India Planning Commission Yojana Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi, 11th May, 2000
RESOLUTION
India was the first country to recognise that population stabilisation is an essential
prerequisite for sustainable development and formulated a National Family Planning Programme
in 1952. During the next two decades, the country will have to face the challenge and utilise
the opportunity provided by the current phase of demographic transition to rapidly achieve
both population stabalisation and sustainable achievement in human development. There is an
urgent need for planners, programme implementers and the people themselves to expedite this
process by focusing on promoting synergy between demographic, educational, environmental and
developmental programmes in order to achieve this goal. To provide overall `guidance to this
national effort, the Government of India has decided to constitute a NATIONAL COMMISSION ON
POPULATION, as under, with immediate effect:-
3. The terms of reference of the Commission shall be as under :-
Chairman Prime Minister of India Vice Chairman Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission
Members
Union Minister incharge of Education : Union Minister incharge of Environment and Forests Union Minister incharee of Finance Union Minister incharge of Health and Family Welfare Union Minister jncharge of Information and Broadcasting Union Minister incharge of Rural Development Union Minister incharge of Social Justice and Empowerment Union Minister incharge of Urban Development Union Minister incharge of Women and Child Development Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Chief Ministers of All States/Union Territories Dr.(Smt.) Najma Heptulla, Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha Leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (Shri Kusha Bhau Thakre) Leader of Communist Party of India (Shri A.B. Bardhan) Leader of Indian National Congress (Smt. Sonia Gandhi, M.P.) Leader of Nationalist Congress Party (Shri Sharad Pawar, M.P.) Leader of Janata Dal (United) (Shri Sharad Yadav, M.P.) Mrs. Margaret Alva, Member of Parliament Shri Purno Sangma, Member of Parliament Smt. Shabana Azmi, Member of Parliament Shri Vinod Khanna, Member of Parliament President, Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India President, Confederation of Indian Industries President, Editors Guild of India President, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry President, Federation ofObst. & Gyna. Society of India, FOGSI President, Indian Medical Association President, Indian Newspapers Society President, Indian Nursing Council Representative, Jain T.V., (Dr. J.K. Jain) President, Medical Council of India Representative, STAR T.V. (Shri Prannoy Roy) Representative, SUN T.V. Representative, ZEE T.V. (Shri Subhash Chandra) Professor Abad Ahmed Mr. Abhay Bang, SEARCH, Gadchiroli Shri A.C. Muthiah Shri Alok Mukhopadhyay, Chairman, VHAI Shri Alyque Padamsee Dr. A. Vaidyanathan, Madras Institute of Development Studies Shri Aveek Sarkar, Telegraph Dr. Banoo Coyaji, Director, KEM Hospital, Rastapet Shri Barun Sengupta, Bartman Dr. Darshan Shankar (ISM). President. foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions. Dr. E.K. Iqbal, KSSP Smt. Ela Bhatt, SEWA, Ahmedabad Smt. Imrana Qadir, Professor, Population Studies, JNU, New Delhi Ms. JayaJaitley Ms. Jayanti Natarajan Sh. K. Gopalakrishna, President, JANANI Dr. K. Srinivasan, President, Indian Association for Study of Population Dr. Mahip Singh Shri Mammen Mathew, Malayalm Manorama Professor Mohd. Amin, Ex. V.C., Jamia Hamdard Ms. Mohsina Kidwai Shri Narayana Murthy Shri Narendra Mohan, Dainik Jagaran Dr. Neena Puri,Tresident, FPIA Mrs. Neidonud Angami, President, Naga Mothers` Association Shri N. Ravi, The Hindu Dr. N.S. Deodhar, Pune Ms. Padma Sachdeva Shri Prabhash Joshi, Jansatta Dr. Pravin Visaria, Director, IEG, Delhi Shri P.N. Tripathi, AVARD Shri Qari M.M. Majari, Urdu, Secular Qayadat Ms. Quatarlain Haider Ms. Ragni Ben Banwari, Seva Ashram,UP Dr. Rajnikant Arole, Jamkhed Project, Ahmednagar Ms. Rami Chhabra Shri Ramoji Rao, ENNADU Ms. Rani Bang, SEARCH, Gadchiroli Shri RatanTata Shri R. Srinivasan, Ex. Health Secretary Dr. Saroj Pachauri, Regional Dir., South and South East Asia Population Council Ms. Sharmila Tagore Ms. Sheema Rizvi, MLC, UP Dr. Sudarshan (Right Livelihood Awardee), Mysore Prof. Sundar Lal, Rohtak Medical College, Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine Dr. Susheela Nayyar, Gandhi Medical College, Wardha Prof. Swapna Mukhopadhyay, IEG, Institute of Social Studies Trust Smt. Thelma Narayan, International Health Network of WHO Dr. Trilochan Singh Dr. V.H. Pai Panandhikar, Centre for Policy Research Member -Secretary Smt. Krishna Singh, Planning Commission
2.In addition to the above composition, the following shall be Permanent ` Invitees to the Commission:-
Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Cabinet Secretary Secretary to the Prime Minister Secretary, Department of Elementary Education Secretary, Department of Family Welfare Secretary, Finance Secretary, Department of Health Secretary, Department of Higher and Technical Education Secretary/ Member-Secretary, Planning Commission Secretary, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment Secretary, Department of Women and Child Development Joint Secretary to the Prime Minister (Incharge of Health and Family Welfare)