Overview

• At the RSS centenary events in New Delhi, Mohan Bhagwat urged every Indian family to have three children.
• He argued that the 2.1 replacement-rate target effectively translates to three births, citing doctors who he said recommend timely marriage and three children for parental and child health.
• Bhagwat framed demographic change as a security issue, linking it to religious conversion and illegal migration, and urged employers to hire Indian citizens, including Muslims, rather than undocumented migrants.
• He said population should be controlled yet adequate, recommending three children but warning against larger family sizes that strain resources.
• The remarks align with recent government attention to demography after Modi announced a high-powered mission, while no national three-child policy has been enacted.