The State Population and Development
Commission (SPDC) will be the apex body that will oversee,
guide, and review the implementation of the Population
Policy. It will give policy directions, bring about
multisectoral coordination, and ensure that the implementation
of the policy is focused to meet the state’s development
and socio-economic goals. This commission will be presided
over by the Chief Minister and will have the following
members:
Ministers
in-charge of departments of Medical, Health and
Family Welfare, Education, Women and Child Welfare,
Rural Development, Finance, Planning, Youth Welfare,
Labour, Agriculture, Cooperatives, Industries, and
Social Welfare
Leaders
of the opposition in the Vidhan Sabha and Vidhan
Parishad
State
presidents of recognized national and state political
parties
Deputy
chairpersons of the State Planning Commission and
20-Point Programme Review Committee
Mayors
of all municipal corporations
One Zilla
Panchayat Chairman from each division
Chief
Secretary to Government of UP
Additional
Chief Secretary and Agriculture Production Commissioner,
Government of UP
Ten non-official
members representing NGOs, cooperatives, the corporate
sector, the trade unions, women’s organizations,
and the private medical community, with at least
one representing each of the five geographical regions
of the state
Experts
in the areas of health, communication, demography
and programme management
Principal
Secretary, Department of Medical, Health and Family
Welfare as Member Secretary
The Commission will meet at least twice
a year and may co-opt other officers as members depending
on need.
