No free diagnostic services for women with more than three children: Assam hospital (opens original article in a new tab)

A government hospital in Assam has stopped providing free diagnostic services to women with more than three children or expecting a fourth baby, as part of a broader population control policy.

• A government hospital in Assam stops free diagnostic services for women with more than three children or expecting a fourth baby.
• State Assembly Speaker Ranjeet Kumar Dass announced the decision and urged the Health Minister to implement it across all government healthcare facilities.
• The policy aligns with Assam's 2025 population and women's empowerment amendment, which reinforces a two-child norm for government jobs and benefits.