Gupta defends 3-child limit for Lakshmi Yojana beneficiaries
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta defended the Lakshmi Yojana three-child cap for beneficiaries.
GS1GS2GS3The HinduGS2Population control/Family planning policyPublic health and women’s healthLakshmi Yojana (monthly aid scheme)
What happened
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta defended a policy that limits Lakshmi Yojana beneficiaries to a maximum of three children. Rekha Gupta said the cap is intended to protect women’s health and argued that family planning decisions should follow people’s own needs rather than external comments.
Background and earlier position
Lakshmi Yojana provides monthly aid of ₹2,500 for women aged 21 to 60. Political criticism in Delhi connected the three-child limit to remarks attributed to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat about having as many children as possible.
