India, Jan. 25 -- However, it may take at least two years to push any legislation.

NEW DELHI: The Centre has began the ground work to enact a law to check population explosion in the country subsequent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech last year in which underlined the need to address the grave issue. However, it may take at least two years to be able to push any legislation.

Sources, aware of the development, said there is a feeling within the government that any legislation to check population growth must be based on the facts and data of the latest Census, which is going to take place in 2021.

Since the report of the Census would be available only in 2022, the government would not be able to go for any legis...