VIZIANAGARAM: A TDP Lok Sabha member from Andhra Pradesh has pledged to dole out Rs 50,000 for every third child who turns out to be a baby girl in his constituency.
Vizianagaram MP K Appala Naidu said he will deposit the money in favour of the newborn girl child in the form of a fixed deposit, which could compound up to Rs 10 lakh by the time she is of marriagable age. “If the third child is a boy, we will give a cow and a calf. Will make a fixed deposit of Rs 50,000 if the third child is a baby girl. The Indian population has to rise,” Appala Naidu said on Sunday.
The parliamentarian said he was inspired by the calls given by CM N Chandrababu Naidu to raise the country’s population. During his visit to Delhi in March, Naidu had voiced concerns over the declining population in south India, saying its ageing population poses challenges, whereas states like UP and Bihar have a younger demography. Naidu announced on Saturday that maternity leave will be granted for all women employees irrespective of the number of children they have.
Promising to extend this offer to every woman in his constituency, Appala Naidu recalled he was encouraged by several women in politics and life, including his mother, wife, sisters and daughter. Further, he said encouraging women is also the need of the hour as they go through discrimination. According to the MP, he announced this offer during Women’s Day celebrations in his constituency.