PERSONAL LAW
The Population Control Bill, 1996 by Bachi Singh Rawat, M.P.
A Bill to provide for measures to control population in the country and for matters connected
therewith.
Main Provisions:
4. After section 8A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the following shall be inserted, namely: -
"8B. (I) A person shall be disqualified if he procreates more than two living children.
5. Any person who is in Government service, if violates the provisions of Section 3, he shall not be given any further increment or promotion during his service.
6. Any person who is running his own company, firm, society or corporation, if violates the provisions of section 3, then -
(a) he shall not be allowed to avail of any loan or facility of any kind from any Government company or financial institution;
(b) he shall not be entitled to undertake any contract with any financial institution, Government company or the Central Government; and
(c) he shall not be entitled to have facilities of drawing ration from public distribution system and cooking gas from a Government company.
7. (1) Any person who procreates only one child and gives an undertaking that he shall not procreate another child, he shall be -
(a) given preference in Government services;
(b) Provided with a house by the Central
Government at subsidised cost.
(2) Any person, who has been given benefit under sub-section (1), if procreates another child, the benefits given to him shall be withdrawn immediately.
The Compulsory Maintenance and Care of Spouse, Children and Old Parents Bill, 1997 by Saroj Khaparde
A Bill to provide for compulsory maintenance of spouse, minor and physically handicapped children, old parents and for the payment of monthly maintenance allowance and debar from succession in case of refusal to take care of old parents and for matters connected therewith.
Main Clause
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires.
(d) "spouse" includes a woman who has been divorced by her husband or who has obtained divorce from her husband, and has not remarried or any woman who has been living with the person as his wife in the same household or separately.
3. Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, no person shall neglect or refuse to maintain his spouse, minor children, child who has though attained majority but is physically or mentally handicapped or his old father or mother unable to maintain himself or herself, as the case may be.
