Haryana sets up ‘state task force’ to improve sex ratio, announces stringent measures
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Haryana sets up ‘state task force’ to improve sex ratio, announces stringent measures

Hindustan Times  

In a bid to further tighten noose on those surreptitiously involved in gender determination and female foeticide, Haryana’s health department on Tuesday set up a 12- member “State Task Force” to intensify surveillance and enforcement under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act. To promote the value of the girl child, the women and child development department will launch a campaign from April 4, featuring awareness vans and cinema screenings of educational films across Haryana. The government has also decided to appoint five women sarpanches, preferably with all-girl children, as brand ambassadors for “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao” to drive community engagement in the campaign. “The officers present in the meeting stressed that the strict enforcement of the PNDT Act, combined with incentives and awareness campaigns, will be crucial in changing societal attitudes toward the girl child,” said an official adding that multi-departmental approach will be at the root of dealing with the challenge of improving the sex ratio of Haryana.

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Five Haryana districts have less than 900 females per 1,000 males
1 year, 1 month ago

Five Haryana districts have less than 900 females per 1,000 males

Hindustan Times  

Five Haryana districts registered sex ratio of less than 900 females per 1,000 males at birth in 2023 despite that state’s sex ratio at birth being 916 at present, said additional chief secretary G Anupama while addressing a state-level stakeholder meeting on Beti Bachao Beti Padhao on Saturday. The five districts having less than 900 females per 1,000 males at …

Another setback: Hard-fought gains on sex ratio front at risk in Haryana
1 year, 2 months ago

Another setback: Hard-fought gains on sex ratio front at risk in Haryana

Hindustan Times  

With Haryana recording 916 female births per 1,000 males in 2023 and registering a dip in the sex ratio at birth over 2022, health minister Anil Vij on Wednesday said the flagship ‘save the girl child’ programme has been suffering setbacks due to availability of illegal gender detection facilities in the neighbouring states. According to health minister Anil Vij, due …

Why Haryana government's efforts to improve sex ratio failed to bear fruit
1 year, 7 months ago

Why Haryana government's efforts to improve sex ratio failed to bear fruit

India Today  

The mid-year civil registration system data pertaining to the Sex Ratio at Birth in eight Haryana districts has come as a big blow to the state's flagship program to stop female infanticide. India Today's investigation has revealed how illegal sex determination tests were being conducted under the nose of the authorities, besides the smuggling of MTP kits in connivance with …

Save girl child fight of Haryana suffers eight points dip in sex ratio at birth
3 years, 2 months ago

Save girl child fight of Haryana suffers eight points dip in sex ratio at birth

Hindustan Times  

The Haryana government’s flagship programme to stop female foeticide has registered an eight-point dip in sex ration at birth in 2021, according to official data. 914 female births per 1,000 males were recorded in 2021 against 922 in 2020 It is for the first time that the SRB, a critical indicator of gender equality, has dropped by eight points after …

Haryana’s efforts at saving girl child firmly on track
4 years, 4 months ago

Haryana’s efforts at saving girl child firmly on track

Hindustan Times  

Haryana’s flagship “save the girl child” programme appears to be firmly on track despite a temporary setback when the sex ratio at birth dipped to 914 in July, raising worry that touts offering gender detection services had become active again. As per the latest data of the ‘Beti Bachao, Beto Padhao’ programme, which chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar himself monitors, …

Uttarakhand’s declining sex ratio exposes gaps in govt drive
6 years, 7 months ago

Uttarakhand’s declining sex ratio exposes gaps in govt drive

Hindustan Times  

Uttarakhand’s declining female sex ratio shows that the state government’s measures to stem female infanticide have not been effective. In 2013-14, tracking devices were installed in ultrasound machines placed at government hospitals to curb sex determination before birth. We have the feedback, now we will go and do the needful.” In all, 169 ultrasound machines are operational in Dehradun district …

Sex ratio at birth dips in 17 of 21 large states, Gujarat records 53 points fall
7 years, 1 month ago

Sex ratio at birth dips in 17 of 21 large states, Gujarat records 53 points fall

India TV News  

The sex ratio at birth saw a decline in 17 out of 21 large states of the country, with Gujarat recording an alarming dip of 53 points, a report released by the Niti Aayog stated and stressed on the need to check sex-selective abortion. According to the report, among the 17 states which recorded substantial drop of 10 points or …

Sex ratio at birth declines in 17 of 21 large states, Gujarat records 53-point fall, reveals Niti Aayog report
7 years, 1 month ago

Sex ratio at birth declines in 17 of 21 large states, Gujarat records 53-point fall, reveals Niti Aayog report

Firstpost  

The sex ratio at birth saw a decline in 17 out of 21 large states of the country, with Gujarat recording an alarming dip of 53 points, a report released by the Niti Aayog stated and stressed on the need to check sex-selective abortion New Delhi: The sex ratio at birth saw a decline in 17 out of 21 large …

Sex ratio in Haryana touches 950 mark for first time: Manohar Khattar
7 years, 11 months ago

Sex ratio in Haryana touches 950 mark for first time: Manohar Khattar

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: For the first time in the history of Haryana, the sex ratio in the state has touched the 950 mark. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Friday that the sex ratio at birth stood at 950 girls to 1,000 boys in March this year. Khattar said that the state had, after the launch of 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' …

Sex ratio improves in 18 districts of Haryana: Anil Vij
8 years, 2 months ago

Sex ratio improves in 18 districts of Haryana: Anil Vij

Live Mint  

Chandigarh: Haryana health minister Anil Vij on Friday claimed there has been a considerable improvement in the sex ratio in 18 districts of the state due to the awareness and intensive inspection campaigns being run under the Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao programme. Sex ratio in 12 districts has crossed the 900-mark and in six districts is between 875 and 900 girls …

Sex ratio in Haryana improves, crosses 900 mark after a decade
9 years, 2 months ago

Sex ratio in Haryana improves, crosses 900 mark after a decade

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: Infamous for skewed sex ratio, Haryana has seen improvement in it with the number of girls crossing 900 mark for December month, a development which has happened for the first time in 10 years. "The sex ratio in Haryana has shown an upward trend as for the first time in 10 years, in December 2015, it has crossed the …

To fix child sex ratio, govt to launch Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme
10 years, 3 months ago

To fix child sex ratio, govt to launch Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, a key scheme announced by his government to address the dipping child sex ratio and empower India’s girl child, from Haryana’s Panipat district on January 22. Modi’s decision to choose Haryana is significant as at 832 girls per 1,000 boys, the state has one of the lowest child sex ratio …

Government to focus on 100 districts to improve child sex ratio
10 years, 4 months ago

Government to focus on 100 districts to improve child sex ratio

India TV News  

Chandigarh: Government has selected 100 districts across the country where various measures will be taken to improve the child sex ratio, Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi said here today. Inaugurating the first Regional Consultation of District Collectors/Deputy Commissioners on the District Action Plan of ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme' here, she said the government has chosen …

Monitoring mechanism to check misuse of ultrasound for sex determination
13 years, 11 months ago

Monitoring mechanism to check misuse of ultrasound for sex determination

The Hindu  

Concerned over the skewed sex ratio, particularly child sex ratio, in the country, Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has recommended setting up of State Inspection and Monitoring Committees to facilitate inspection of ultrasound machines especially in districts which have heavy concentration of ultrasound clinics or Imaging centres. States were also advised to work in coordination to regulate activities of …

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