Win second honeymoon for not having a child

In the US people are amazed and are supporting the Duggar couple for their 17th child. But in india a “Honeymoon Package” is introduced in an attempt to control birth rates.

If you are married within two years and don’t have a baby you can win a second a honeymoon from the government of Satara district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

Couples delaying the birth of their first child by two years would get a honeymoon package worth 5,000 rupees (61 pounds) and around 7,500 rupees (91 pounds) if they can hold off for three years, it said.

“The money is sufficient for a couple to enjoy a second honeymoon for two or three days at a favorite destination,” district health officer V.H. Mohite was quoted as saying by the newspaper.

Satara has a population of about 3 million. A recent survey found that the district registered about 25,000 marriages every year and 87 percent of the newly weds had a child in the first year of marriage.

Authorities hope that if 20 percent of couples take up the offer, the birth of more than 4,000 babies could be delayed every year.

India, with 1.1 billion people, is the world’s second most populous nation. But with an annual population growth rate of 1.7 percent, it is expected to overtake China by 2025.

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