As promised a quick follow up to The Indian Population Elephant Rumbles Along

Clare Herbert commented that “Trouble is, it’s hard to do so without invoking images of Chinese population control.” Images of police state enforcement of the most personal decisions are scary at least and horrifying at the extremes.

However, not everyone in India is shirking the debate.

At MerNews, Citizen Journalist Ankur recently looked in depth at how a similar policy to China’s one-child could be implemented:

To counter the drastic increase we have till now resorted to steps like providing free Family Health Planning facilities for married couples… A One Child Norm, similar to what Chinese have done, is one of the possible solutions at hand. Implementing such a policy in a country like ours is not so easy.
One child norm in India: Is it possible?

Some see a one-child policy as helping to moderate global warming but not everyone is convinced. Shloka Nath of Forbes India fears the worst of the Chinese experience may occur:

The downsides of a one-child policy could outweigh any benefit in terms of reducing carbon emissions.

He argues that:

Recent population policies in India focus on the advancement of women economically, academically and socially, as independent women are more likely to have small families. And it’s working. India has also seen its birth rate plummet over a generation. … Economist Debroy puts it well: “A one-child policy is a terrible idea. Ultimately the best form of contraceptive is development.”
Should India have a one child policy?

The governmental body "Jansankhya Sthirata Kosh" (JSK) (National Population Stabilisation Fund) is strongly against strict enforcement:

Any form of coercion is in principle wrong and militates against basic human values and violates human rights. The suggestion that coercive sterilisation is an option flows from a mindset that looks at people as targets rather than as human beings with their own rights and needs. That apart, experience of some of the Indian States clearly shows that it is possible to achieve replacement levels of fertility without compromising human rights and liberties. A comparison of the fertility decline in China and Kerala shows that Kerala achieved more than China without ever having to adopt any coercive policies.
Is sterilising people an option

Kiran Rao Batni is concerned that the South may suffer for being ahead of the rest of the nation. Recently he raised possible downsides to successes in family planning:

Given that India needs to come down to replacement level fertility, why was it not planned to stop population control in South India once it reaches replacement level fertility? What is the guarantee that the north will ever go to replacement level fertility?
The Impending South Indian Population Implosion

At least this indicates that lower fertility rates may be achievable nationwide.