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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Bhutan to give cash incentives to families for more babies

Kathmandu: The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is worried ​about its declining population ​and has announced cash incentives to families to produce more ​children.

Nestled between China and India in the eastern Himalayas, Bhutan, a country of fewer than 800,000 people, is offering families monthly incentives of 10,000 ngultrums (about $105) for every third ‌and subsequent ⁠children born ⁠on or after June 4, 2026 until the child reaches three, the government said ​in a statement on Thursday.

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