Summary:
Mohali, July 11Panchayats of Teur, Tangori and Chhat villages were honoured on Tuesday by Punjab Health Minister Brahm Mohindra for keeping the population under check at a state-level function, organised to mark World Population Day. “The panchayats and residents of these three villages deserve commendation as they effectively checked the rise in population, which is the need of the hour,” said Brahm Mohindra. At the time of the independence, our population was just 36 crore,” said the minister. “With a population of nearly 125 crore, we are second in the world. The minister added that the implementation of the family planning programme, particularly among lower strata of society, was needed..