Bill nullifies 2-child norm for local polls

Hyderabad: The Telangana Assembly on Saturday passed a Bill to do away with the 2-child norm that disqualifies individuals with more than 2 children from contesting local body elections. PR Minister Seethakka, who moved the Telangana Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026, said the two-child norm was introduced in 1994 as a population control measure to overcome the challenges of food security, unemployment and poverty.