The Yogi Adityanath government is mulling on the new population policy in the state where those having more than two children may not be able to avail benefits of the government schemes and contest the panchayat polls. Speaking to India Today, UP health minister Jai Pratap Singh said, The population of the state has crossed 20 crore which is a matter of concern. During the last assembly session some MLAs raised this issue. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also expressed concern over the population explosion in the country during his Independence Day speech in 2019.