What happened: Rashtra Sevika Samiti seeks a uniform national population policy
Rashtra Sevika Samiti (RSS’s women’s parallel) reportedly adopted a resolution warning about “population imbalance” in India. The resolution urges the Centre and states to formulate a uniform national population policy applicable to all communities, arguing that demographic shifts—especially across religious groups—require a revisit of existing population policy.
The reported resolution includes the following concrete details:
The reported resolution was passed at the organisation’s Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha held at Samalakha and led by Samiti chief V. Shantha Kumari.
The resolution argues that population is not only a statistic but shapes a nation’s future and identity. The resolution also claims that India’s overall growth rate has declined due to long-running population control efforts, while demographic shifts across religious communities have created an imbalance that warrants revisiting existing population policy. The resolution further warns that growing demographic imbalance is eroding India’s identity and posing a threat to the country’s existence.