Terengganu Wants Mums To Give Birth To More Than 12 Babies. They'll Get A Reward Too
"We want a mother to deliver more than 12 babies," said Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Razif Abd Rahman.
By Samantha Khor — 01 Sep 2015, 05:54 PM
In a bid to increase the state's population and achieve a developed state status, the state government of Terengganu is planning to implement certain measures to encourage its people to have large families
To encourage couples in the state to increase the size of their families, Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman said that the state government will reward those who have more children.
"For example, we want a mother to deliver more than 12 children," he said.
"This is because we have a relatively low population of 1.1 million. So, we are encouraging the people in the state to increase the number of their family members and we will reward them," he explained.
thestar.com.myAhmad Razif added that the Family Development Foundation (Yayasan Pembangunan Keluarga) has been engaged to determine what kind of reward will be given as well as to provide counselling services to couples who have problems conceiving
"Undeniably, there are those experiencing problems but are ashamed to speak out. So, we create this alternative to help them solve the problems," he said.
Furthermore, the state government has also implemented - and expanding - a second honeymoon programme to boost population expansion pursuits
The Second Honeymoon Programme introduced five years ago by the Terengganu Family Development Foundation (YPKT) and has succeeded in saving 752 marriages that were on the brink of break-up.
Modules for the programme included dancing, heart-to-heart talks on the couple’s likes and dislikes, swimming sessions as well as learning tips on how to sustain a successful marriage.