India urges Parsis to reproduce

September 27, 2013 17:10

The Parsi community, or Zoroastrians as they are known outside India, has been dwindling to such an extent that the government said it will spend $1.6 million over the next four years in an attempt to reverse the decline.

Minority Affairs Minister K Rahman Khan said the government will offer free or highly subsidized fertility treatment for Parsi couples who want to have a child. Young Parsis will also be offered counseling sessions to encourage them to marry early. Read

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