Putting across concern over the "rapid growth" in the country's population, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday called for a review and reformulation of the National Population  (NPP) illegal infiltration from across the borders and preparing the National Register of Citizens (NRC) to prevent the infiltrators from acquiring citizenship rights and purchasing lands in the country.

Addressing the annual Vijaydashami meet in Nagpur, Bhagwat said, based on the “demographic changes and imbalance” that is being noticed worldwide, there is a need for a policy “applicable to all. There should be a population policy. There has been some discussion on the issue before. Based on the view of experts, the government agreed to a 2.1 children per family formula. But we feel there is a need to revisit the issue.”

He went on to say the country will need a policy that will take into account the next 50 years and strike a balance – even assessing how many people will be needed to feed the aging population after 30 years. Bhagwat referred to a resolution passed by the Sangh in 2015 demanding a population policy; and said it was in line with a resolution on population control passed in Cairo in 2005 (check) when Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister.

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