Kalisetti Appalanaidu is a member of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). The TDP MP is currently all over the headlines after he shared a serious update on the matter of incentives for families. For the uninitiated, Kalisetti Appalanaidu is an Indian politician who is an MP from the Vizianagaram Lok Sabha constituency.
Who is Kalisetti Appalanaidu? Meet TDP MP who promises to offer a cow and Rs. 50,000 to women giving birth to a third child
The politician turned heads when he released a statement about incentives being offered to women who give birth to a third child. As per the official statement of Andhra Pradesh’s Information and Public Relations Department, Vizianagaram MP, Kalisetti Appalanaidu has announced that he will pay Rs. 50,000 from his own salary to the woman who will give birth to a third child.
If the third child is a boy, then a cow will be gifted to the mother and her family, and if it’s a girl, then Rs. 50,000 will be paid. The politician made this statement while he was addressing a meeting at the Rajiv Sports compound in his constituency. In his words:
“If a woman gives birth to a third child who is a girl, Rs 50,000 will be paid to her from my salary, and if that child is a boy, a cow will be handed over to her.”
Kalisetti Appalanaidu’s announcement has raised a lot of eyebrows across the country. While some people support his bold move, there are also many who are not impressed with his offer. The step has been taken with the purpose of encouraging people to population growth. Kalisetti Appalanaidu has given this statement against the backdrop of Andhra Pradesh CM, Chandrababu Naidu.
Why does Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Chandrababu Naidu wants people to have more children? Here’s the reason
Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu is one of the biggest political leaders in the country, and his vision is getting forwarded and extended by Kalisetti Appalanaidu. For the uninitiated, Chandrababu Naidu recently announced that candidates for local body elections should have more than two children. AP’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is around 1.7, which is way too less than the normal rate of 2.1. The CM is concerned with and focused on correcting the state’s demographic.
The call to encourage people to have more kids will also adjust the number of seats per state based on population. Apart from announcing incentives for giving birth to a third child, CM Chandrababu Naidu made a ground-breaking announcement on Women’s Day. The politician shared that even if a woman government employees have five or six kids, they will be given maternity leave of around six months. Not only this, but some additional benefits will also be given to those women by the Andhra Pradesh government.
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