KOCHI: Advocating a two-child norm, a panel has suggested that Rs 50,000 should be paid to women from the BPL category, who marry after the age of 19 and have their first child only after attaining 20 years.The Catholic Church has, however, rejected the proposal, saying such a recommendation was a violation of human rights.Justice V R Krishna Iyer Commission on Rights and Welfare of Women and Child, submitted its report to Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy yesterday.The government shall through local government bodies or prescribed agencies provide the cash incentive to the women, Justice T V Ramakrishnan, Vice chairman of the commission, said.The document says "within the scope of a lawful wedlock, solemnised after the date of commencement of this Code, each unit of husband and wife shall limit its children to two for entitlement to the advantages the state grants to the members of a family."Adoption of family planning and birth control as secular policy is necessary to check unhealthy, uneconomic and abnormal increase in population and for sustaining harmony and happiness among all communities, the commission, appointed by the government, said.It is the right of a couple to decide how many children they need, not the state's, Kerala Catholic Bishop's Council spokesperson father Stephen Althara said.Syro Malabar church spokesperson Father Paul Thelekat said the suggestions were against the future of young people who are the country's greatest assets. The state and religion have no right to decide how many children a couple want, he said.The commission has also recommended additional facilities and advantages to whose who conform to the family norm set out under the Kerala Women's Code Bill 2011.A similar sum would be granted on the birth of second child if a spacing of three years after birth of the first kid is proved by a certificate from a gazetted officer of the Revenue department or a medical officer of the Health department or a village panchayat president or the MLA, the commission recommended.The commission has also suggested that if there is a consistent violation by people on the two child norm, then government can make it a penal act and impose a fine of Rs 10,000 or Upton three months imprisonment.The bill also recommends establishment of a Health Insurance Plan which covers all couples with their children who are below the poverty line, if one of the spouse has undergone sterilisation. A personal accident insurance cover for the spouse would be provided if any injury is sustained during sterilisation.The commission has also recommended that facilities for safe abortion should be made available free and through hospitals, health care centres, government and private.It has also stated that no person or institution shall use religion, sect, caste, cult or other ulterior inducements for bearing more children than permitted.The girl child should be protected from incest by close relatives and the children should not be driven to begging and the parents also should not cause them to beg.Constitution of Kerala State Commission for Children has also been mooted by the panel.Justice Ramakrishnan said it was up to the government to decide the course of action. "We have only given various recommendations. We want an open discussion on this," he said.