· The scale of disqualifications in Panchayats where the two-child norm is applicable, is noted to be huge.
· Panchayat representatives hailing from socially disadvantaged groups (SC, ST and OBC, mainly women) who are negatively impacted by the two child norm are noted to be disproportionately higher in number.
· Enforcement of the two-child norm on Panchayat representatives has been identified as a factor leading to increased discrimination against the girl child and worsening the already declining child sex-ratio in India.
· It is claimed
that there are direct linkages between negative outcomes for women and the two-child
norm including forced abortions, desertions and disowning of the third child, etc.
· This norm has created
complexities and confusions. As for example, in some cases whether twins should be considered as two children or as a single unit, is left
to the subjective interpretation of the state.