Andhra Pradesh CM Announces Financial Incentives for More Children

New Delhi. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has expressed concern over the declining youth population in South Indian states and announced financial assistance as an incentive for having more children.

Speaking at a program in Srikakulam district, Naidu said, “Parents will be given an incentive of 30,000 Indian Rupees for the birth of a third child and 40,000 Indian Rupees for the birth of a fourth child.”

Chandrababu said, “Many people think having many children is a burden, but this is not true.” Southern states Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have been raising their voices in some form or another about population control and its consequences for a long time.

Chandrababu Naidu and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin have been seen consistently emphasizing the need to take initiative on this issue with special interest for the past few years.

Chief Minister Naidu has repeatedly stated in the past that it is not too late to start taking initiatives to address the issue that 'the number of youth in the southern states is gradually decreasing and the number of elderly people is increasing'.

He also mentioned that many countries like Japan and China are struggling with this problem.