New Delhi, Oct.23(HS): The Bharatiya Janata Party government of Assam has taken a big step towards population control. The Sarbananda Sonowal government of Assam has decided that from January 1, 2021, those people who have more than two children will not get a government job. This decision has been taken at an important meeting of the Assam cabinet.
According to a release from the Public Relations Department of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, people who have more than two children, after 1 January 2021, they will not be considered eligible for government jobs.
In September 2017, the Assam Legislative Assembly passed the Population and Women Empowerment Policy. Under this policy, only those applicants of government job who have two children will be eligible for the job, besides the existing government employees also had to strictly follow the policy of two children.