{"id":12847,"date":"2021-06-22T10:00:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T04:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nerising.in\/?p=12847"},"modified":"2021-06-22T10:00:44","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T04:30:44","slug":"mizoram-minister-announces-cash-prize-for-having-maximum-number-of-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northeastrising.in\/test\/mizoram-minister-announces-cash-prize-for-having-maximum-number-of-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Mizoram minister announces cash prize for having maximum number of children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"LC20lb DKV0Md\"><strong>Aizawl, June 22:\u00a0<\/strong>Mizoram minister has announced a cash incentive of Rs 1 lakh to a living parent with the highest number of children in his constituency to encourage population growth among the demographically small Mizo communities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LC20lb DKV0Md\">Sports Minister <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Romawia_Royte#:~:text=in%20NEHU%2C%20Shillong.-,Career,his%20career%20shifted%20to%20Politics.\">Robert Romawia Royte<\/a> <\/span><\/span>did not mention the minimum number of children. The declaration came at a time when several Indian states are advocating a population control policy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LC20lb DKV0Md\">Royte announced that he would reward a living man or woman having the largest number of offspring within his Aizawl East-2 assembly constituency with a cash incentive of Rs 1 lakh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LC20lb DKV0Md\">The person will also get a certificate and a trophy, the minister said in a statement. Apparently, the cost of the incentive will be borne by a construction consultancy firm owned by Royte&#8217;s son.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LC20lb DKV0Md\">The minister said that the infertility rate and the decreasing growth rate of the Mizo population have become a serious concern.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LC20lb DKV0Md\"><strong>&#8220;Mizoram is far below the optimum number of people to attain development in various fields because of the gradual decline in its population. Low population is a serious issue and hurdle for small communities or tribes like Mizos to survive and progress,&#8221;<\/strong> Royte said. Mizoram is home to various Mizo tribes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LC20lb DKV0Md\">He said that some churches and influential civil society organizations like the Young Mizo Association are advocating a baby boom policy to encourage population growth for ensuring optimum size vis-a-vis the area of the state.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"https:\/\/nerising.in\/80-lakh-doses-given-on-day-1-of-new-phase-of-covid-vaccination-in-india\/\"><strong>80 lakh doses given on Day 1 of new phase of Covid vaccination in India<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<p class=\"LC20lb DKV0Md\">Mizoram&#8217;s population was 1,091,014, according to the 2011 census. The state covers an area of approximately 21,087 square kilometres.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LC20lb DKV0Md\">With only 52 persons per square kilometre, Mizoram has the second-lowest population density in the country next to Arunachal Pradesh, which has a population density of 17 persons per sq km. The national average is 382 per sq km.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aizawl, June 22:\u00a0Mizoram minister has announced a cash incentive of Rs 1 lakh to a living parent with the highest number of children in his constituency to encourage population growth among the demographically small Mizo communities. Sports Minister Robert Romawia Royte did not mention the minimum number of children. 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