Current Affairs - State - Discussion

Telangana has removed the two-child norm for candidates contesting local body elections through the passage of the Telangana Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026, in the State Assembly. The decision was justified by Panchayat Raj Minister Anasuya Seethakka, who highlighted that the rural Total Fertility Rate stands at 1.7, indicating a declining population growth trend. Retaining the earlier rule, she argued, could negatively impact the state’s future demographic dividend. In the same legislative session, the Assembly also approved renaming Jaintirumalapoor as Jayanna Tirumalapur and passed two amendment Bills related to public services.