India: Kerala churches reward big families

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-15219950

Several Christian parishes in the Indian state of Kerala have begun offering incentives to couples who produce more children, officials say.

One church of the Syro-Malabar denomination in Kerala's Wayanad district has offered 10,000 rupees ($200) for a couple's fifth child.

The move comes after a report submitted to Kerala's chief minister proposed imposing a strict two-child policy.

But church groups have aired concerns about dwindling numbers of Christians.