Poonam Muttreja

Founder of several #NGOs focusing on women's health, leadership, rights, & livelihood:activist at heart-policy, advocacy strategist in mind. Tweet/ RTs personal

[The Tribune @thetribunechd]

Falling fertility rate can’t be tackled through financial incentives alone. India needs to strengthen childcare system, reproductive & maternal healthcare, workplace flexibility & more male participation in childcar, writes @seemasachdeva15 in #SpectrumTribune
@Letst@Letstransform @SrinivasGoli1
https://t.co/oRDkRigHze

[The Tribune @thetribunechd]

As Andhra Pradesh announces a questionable incentive to go in for larger families, a debate rages worldwide on the likely impact of the falling fertility rate, writes @seemasachdeva15 in #SpectrumTheTribune https://t.co/S8jOAknKxI

[barkha dutt @BDUTT]

As Audio Tape Reveals Giribala Son had a Drug Addiction, not Twisha "Giribala had no business doing press conference" says Ex CJI of Madras HC & @YashoAzad @LetsTransform & Twisha's Cousin Naina weigh in calling for Giribala's Bail to be cancelled. In full https://t.co/5cM4yyT2Zw

[IndiaToday @IndiaToday]

If thought is to be encapsulated, how can it be expressed—Twisha is gone, but her story lives on in those who have endured, those who have survived, and those seen around us.

Watch as the panelists weigh in with their perspectives.

#TTP @PreetiChoudhry @Letstransform @Tara_Deshpande @cashewcutlet, Lalitha Kumaramangalam (Former Chairperson, NCW)

[IndiaToday @IndiaToday]

"Our families are often our biggest danger. Our mental attitudes have not yet changed, and we rarely hold the system accountable—it remains mostly in words. But where do we put it into action?"- Lalitha Kumaramangalam (Former Chairperson, NCW)

Sex ratios are a strong indicator that India not only has son preference but also daughter aversion. Why do we eliminate daughters even before they are born or after birth, and then continue to kill them later through dowry, family discord, and violence?- @Letstransform

#TTP #DowryDeath @PreetiChoudhry

[Zee Business @ZeeBusiness]

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नायडू सरकार.. 'हम दो- हमारे चार'

नायडू का प्लान अबकी बार, बच्चे चार !

जनसंख्या बढ़ाने के लिए 'कैश ऑफर'

चंद्रबाबू की जनसंख्या प्रोत्साहन योजना

आंध्र के CM चंद्रबाबू का बड़ा ऐलान

बच्चो��� पर कैश ऑफर..नायडू की स्��ीम पर दंगल

देखिए Population Foundation of India की Executive Director Poonam Muttreja और University of Delhi के Department of Sociology के Assistant Prof Dr. Devi Dayal Gautam से ज़ी बिज़नेस की खास बातचीत

#ChandrababuNaidu #AndhraPradesh #PopulationPolicy #Political @Letstransform @ddgautam @iam_deepaky

[Population Foundation of India @PopFoundIndia]

Poonam Muttreja, Executive Director @PopFoundIndia discusses the Andhra Pradesh govt's incentives to have more children on @ndtv.

[NDTV @ndtv]

Population Push: Chandrababu Naidu Incentivises Bigger Families In Andhra Pradesh

On the panel with @AnushaSoni23: @Rachnareddy4bjp, Deepak Reddy Gunapati, @Letstransform

[The Logical Indian @LogicalIndians]

#Exclusive: Poonam Muttreja, Executive Director of the Population Foundation of India (PFI), has spent over three decades at the intersection of population, public health, and gender. She advocates shifting from population control to rights-based, informed choice for women across India.

👉🏼 Policies Built Without People
Muttreja argues programs fail by assuming women's full autonomy, ignoring family dynamics, social norms, and economic dependence. 'A program may assume a woman can decide when to seek care or use contraception,' she says, 'but those decisions are shaped by family dynamics, social norms, and economic dependence.' PFI's goal is to 'bring public into public health,' ensuring communities shape services.

👉🏼 Stories, Research, and Ground-Level Action
PFI works across policy, societal, and individual levels, anchored by research. Its transmedia show 'Main Kuch Bhi Kar Sakti Hoon' reached millions, showing storytelling shifts gender norms where policies cannot. Muttreja distinguishes agency (ability to choose) from empowerment (ability to act). PFI's motto: 'Desh badlega jab mard badlega.'

👉🏼 The Work That Remains
Despite challenges, Muttreja stays hopeful: 'Even in difficult environments, we can speak, challenge, and engage.'

👉🏼 The Logical Indian's Perspective
Muttreja's work reminds us real public health is not measured in numbers alone, but in whether women have genuine control over their lives. Policies ignoring communities fail.

Do India's public health policies reflect community realities?

#PublicHealth #GenderEquality #WomensRights #nonprofitorganization #PoonamMuttreja

[Zee Business @ZeeBusiness]

#CoverStory |

आज से देश में जनगणना की शुरुआत

दो चरणों में हो रही है जनगणना

पहली बार पूर्ण डिजिटल जनगणना

पहली डिजिटल जनगणना आज से शुरू

देखिए Population Foundation of India की Executive Director Poonam Muttreja और University of Delhi में Department of Sociology के Assistant Prof. Dr. Devi Dayal Gautam से ज़ी बिज़नेस एंकर Deepak Dobhal की खास बातचीत

#DigitalCensus #IndiaCensus #DigitalIndia #Governance #PopulationData @Letstransform @ddgautam @AnchorDeepak_

[Population Foundation of India @PopFoundIndia]

Is India really overpopulated or have we been told the wrong story?
@Letstransform, Executive Director @PopFoundIndia of India talks to @Broacha_Cyrus about family planning, women's empowerment, social norms and more

📺Watch https://t.co/snGDFPpHc1

[Population Foundation of India @PopFoundIndia]

Is India really overpopulated or have we been told the wrong story?
@Letstransform, Executive Director @PopFoundIndia joins @Broacha_Cyrus to unpack one of the biggest myths in Indian public discourse: that “too many people” are the root of all problems
🔊https://t.co/NekykkIjXq

[The Hindu @the_hindu]

In this episode of the In focus podcast with @zubeda_h, @Letstransform decodes the recent Supreme Court judgement on menstrual health and hygiene becoming a fundamental right and explains why this matters for gender equity.
https://t.co/GM6LshSZ03

[IndiaToday @IndiaToday]

Father kills daughter over Panchayat Election

The problem in India is that women have very low status. I understand that population control was necessary at a time when poverty was at unprecedented levels and malnutrition was a huge issue. However, malnutrition continues to be a problem in Maharashtra even today...: @Tara_Deshpande

We need to put solutions in place, along with strict behavioural and social norms that absolutely cannot violate young girls or women: @Letstransform

#5Live @Sonal_MK

[IndiaToday @IndiaToday]

Father kills daughter over Panchayat Election

If we look at this through the lens of hunger for power, it is important to recognise how policy itself shapes that hunger. When eligibility to contest elections is linked to a two-child norm, political ambition becomes entangled with family size: @Letstransform

#5Live @Sonal_MK

[IndiaToday @IndiaToday]

#Budget2026 | Dr Poonam Muttreja and Dr Sujatha Rao criticise the latest Union Budget's allocations for the health sector.

Both experts call for a significant shift in political priorities to address India's catastrophic health challenges and ensure basic healthcare for all citizens.

#UnionBudget2026 #5Live | @Sonal_MK @Letstransform

[IndiaToday @IndiaToday]

#Budget2026 | Dr Poonam Muttreja, Executive Director of Population Foundation of India, says 'a 6% increase in the national health budget will probably offset the inflation' but argues that health and women's reproductive rights are not being prioritized. She describes the marginal increases as 'tokenism' and points to a 40% underutilization of funds as a sign of poor governance.

#UnionBudget2026 #5Live | @Sonal_MK @Letstransform

[Viju Cherian @vijucherian]

A Budget that fails to strengthen women’s health systems will ultimately undermine both #genderequality and India’s broader development ambitions. Poonam Muttreja (@Letstransform) reminds us that #ViksitBharat needs more than numbers
https://t.co/8E6tWA4A3B

[Citizen-Centred Health System for India @CitizenhealthIN]

The panel emphasised moving beyond consultation to real citizen agency, through rights, local platforms, and partnerships that make accountability work on ground.

w/ Poonam Muttreja, Mira Chatterjee, @prashanthns, Amarjeet Sinha & Manoj Jhalani

▶️ Watch: https://t.co/1jIEyarrg1

[Citizen-Centred Health System for India @CitizenhealthIN]

The Lancet Commission on a Citizen-Centred Health System for India’s landmark report📑is now live: https://t.co/3nZ34hUcKA

It outlines 6 key reform actions toward a publicly-financed, publicly-provided, citizen-centred health system.

📺live launch: https://t.co/1jIEyarrg1