Getting married in UP? Get ready to get Condoms as 'shagun'

New Delhi : Uttar Pradesh government is all set to distribute condoms as 'shagun' to the newly wed couples in the state. The move comes as an initiative to promote family planning in the state.

According to media reports, these condoms will be distributed by Asha workers as 'shagun' which is actually in a form of a kit promoting family planning message and compiring condoms and oral contraceptive pills among other things.

The kit will also have a letter from health department telling more about family planning and age gap between kids. The move will be rolled out under Mission Parivar Vikas, the scheme would be launched on World Population Day, July 11.

"The aim is to prepare newly wed couples about responsibilities of married life," said Avneesh Saxena, project manager, Mission Parivar Vikas.

It will be interesting to see how people in Uttar Pradesh will react to it when the state finds talking about sex as taboo.