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 in the country. Launching the scheme from here would put the spotlight on the state to take urgent measures to address the dipping sex ratio,” said a government official. The overall child sex ratio of India is also one of the worst in the world.

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Haryana sets up ‘state task force’ to improve sex ratio, announces stringent measures
1 week, 1 day ago

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 …

‘Helped address gender biases’: PM Modi on Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao scheme
2 months ago

‘Helped address gender biases’: PM Modi on Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao scheme

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday marked the 10th anniversary of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao initiative, launched in 2015, in Panipat, Haryana, and said that it has played a role in addressing gender biases and creating an environment that ensures girls have access to education and opportunities. According to the data shared by the Women and Child Development ministry, …

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme: 10 years of transformative progress
2 months ago

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme: 10 years of transformative progress

Op India  

On 22nd January 2025, the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme completed its 10 years. Districts with historically low child sex ratios have reported significant improvements and awareness campaigns have instilled a deeper sense of the importance of gender equality.” Thanks to the dedicated efforts of the people and various community service organisations, #BetiBachaoBetiPadhao has achieved remarkable milestones. Together, we can …

Why did BJP adopt policy of ‘save the criminals’ instead of ‘save the daughters’: Congress on BBBP scheme
2 months ago

Why did BJP adopt policy of ‘save the criminals’ instead of ‘save the daughters’: Congress on BBBP scheme

The Hindu  

As the Centre’s flagship programme ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ — which translates to ‘Save the daughters, educate the daughters’ — completed a decade on Wednesday, the Congress asked why the BJP had adopted a policy to ‘save the criminals’ instead. “Ten years of Beti Bachao, our three questions to Modi ji — Why did the BJP adopt the policy of …

PM Modi on BBBP: Beti Bachao Beti Padhao has become people-powered initiative
2 months ago

PM Modi on BBBP: Beti Bachao Beti Padhao has become people-powered initiative

The Hindu  

Asserting that the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign had helped overcome gender biases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said districts with historically low child sex ratios had shown remarkable improvements since the campaign was launched a decade ago. — Narendra Modi January 22, 2025 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' has been instrumental in overcoming gender biases and at the same …

Haryana’s alarming decline: In 2024, sex ratio at birth drops to 910, lowest in 8 years, says report
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Haryana’s alarming decline: In 2024, sex ratio at birth drops to 910, lowest in 8 years, says report

Live Mint  

Haryana has recorded its lowest sex ratio at birth in eight years in 2024. Data from the Civil Registration System up to December 2024 showed that the ratio dipped to 910 female births per 1,000 male births in 2024, a six-point drop from 916 in 2023. ‘Dubious Distinction’ Haryana has had a dubious distinction of recording the lowest sex ratio …

Haryana sex ratio at birth in 2024 slips to 910 girls/1k boys — worst in 8 years
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Haryana sex ratio at birth in 2024 slips to 910 girls/1k boys — worst in 8 years

Hindustan Times  

Haryana recorded its lowest sex ratio at birth in eight years in 2024 and registered a six-point drop from figures a year ago, data showed on Friday — a troubling statistic that highlighted dogged social biases may be hurting the government’s mission to stop female foeticide. Experts associated with the government’s “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao” programme said that the latest …

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, 8 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 …

India has big gap in sex ratio; Female population leads in Hong Kong, Nepal
1 year, 11 months ago

India has big gap in sex ratio; Female population leads in Hong Kong, Nepal

Live Mint  

This week, the United Nations informed the world that India was now its most populous nation. Nearly 50% of India's population is below the age of 25 years, according to UNFPA India representative Andrea Wojnar. According to the UNFPA's State of World Population Report 2023, about 25% of India's population is in the age group of 0-14 years, 18% in …

Once notorious for female foeticide, Haryana now celebrates birth of girl child: Khattar
2 years ago

Once notorious for female foeticide, Haryana now celebrates birth of girl child: Khattar

Hindustan Times  

Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that women’s self help groups in the state have been linked with online marketing platforms to enable them to sell their products across the globe. Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar honoured around 500 women for their exemplary work in various fields during an International Women’s Day event. Speaking on Haryana government’s efforts …

Existing Gender Stereotypes Need to be Challenged to Ensure Equality - News18
2 years, 2 months ago

Existing Gender Stereotypes Need to be Challenged to Ensure Equality - News18

News 18  

Gender equality is imperative to ascertain inclusive socio-economic development and needs a change in the societal mindset. As per the 2011 census, the sex ratio in India stood at 940 females per 1000 males and the child sex ratio stood at 914. Therefore, the upcoming census will accurately represent the overall sex ratio and the Child Sex Ratio in our …

India’s Overall Sex Ratio Improves, But Gender Imbalance Still A Concern: Data
2 years, 4 months ago

India’s Overall Sex Ratio Improves, But Gender Imbalance Still A Concern: Data

News 18  

From just 957 females per 1,000 males in 1992-93, India’s overall sex ratio has improved to 1,020 in 2019-21, according to official figures. Sex ratio at birth for children born in the past five years, as per NFHS-5, was 929, an improvement from 919 in NFHS-4, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data shows. Child sex ratio is …

Beti Bachao: Misuse of New Reproductive Techniques is Driving Male Child Preference in India
3 years, 1 month ago

Beti Bachao: Misuse of New Reproductive Techniques is Driving Male Child Preference in India

News 18  

In January 2019, the Delhi Health Department raided a Karol Bagh hospital accused of using Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis, a form of Assisted Reproductive Technology that determines the sex of an embryo. UNPF estimates that each year, India misses nearly 4,00,000 female births because of sex selection, especially in states like Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana. That is to say, unregulated access of …

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 …

Sex ratio: Women-centric policies, programmes of Modi government show results
3 years, 3 months ago

Sex ratio: Women-centric policies, programmes of Modi government show results

Firstpost  

The positive signals emanating from the latest NFHS-5 figures and the achievements that women have made in the recent times will go a long way in encouraging participation of women in national life The latest National Family and Health Survey-5, facts sheets of which were released recently, has indicated a positive growth in the sex ratio of India. This achievement …

Sex ratio at birth in India: Recent trends and patterns
3 years, 5 months ago

Sex ratio at birth in India: Recent trends and patterns

Hindustan Times  

The sex ratio at birth in India has become more masculine in the recent decades. The instances of gender biased sex selection are obviously not recorded but the numbers of cases can be estimated indirectly based on the deviation of the observed SRB from the natural level. For the five- year period beyond the 2011 census, the study estimates gender …

India's sex ratio has widened in 8 states: National Family Health Survey also reports high level gender-based violence
4 years, 3 months ago

India's sex ratio has widened in 8 states: National Family Health Survey also reports high level gender-based violence

Firstpost  

NFHS is the government’s own data and if the figures are so high pre-pandemic, one shudders to think what it will be like post-pandemic, said Sohini Bhattacharya of Breakthrough India, a women’s rights organisation Gender gains made by India in the recent past are in danger of being reversed, data released by the latest National Family Health Survey for 2019-20 …

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, …

Drop in Haryana’s sex ratio: Experts say no need to panic
4 years, 7 months ago

Drop in Haryana’s sex ratio: Experts say no need to panic

Hindustan Times  

The sex ratio at birth of Haryana was stuck at 880 females for every 1,000 males in January 2015 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign from Panipat. HT Image Five years later, Haryana’s SRB coincidentally rose to 939 in January 2020 — the highest-ever ratio recorded in a single month after the ‘save girl child’ …

Budget 2020 | Pat for ‘Beti Padhao’ scheme comes in for flak
5 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2020 | Pat for ‘Beti Padhao’ scheme comes in for flak

The Hindu  

February 01, 2020 10:33 pm | Updated 10:35 pm IST - New Delhi Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during Budget presentation on Saturday lauded the ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ scheme, which led to an uproar in Parliament. However, the U-DISE data of 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 show that the gross enrolment ratio of girls at elementary and higher secondary levels has …

Gross Enrolment Ratio now higher for girls at all levels: Finance Minister
5 years, 1 month ago

Gross Enrolment Ratio now higher for girls at all levels: Finance Minister

India Today  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign has given tremendous results as the Gross Enrolment Ratio is now higher for girls than for boys at all levels. Presenting the Union Budget 2020-2021 in the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, "Beti Bachao Beti Padhao has given tremendous results, Gross Enrolment Ratio is …

Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao: Haryana registers 52-point increase in sex ratio in 5-year
5 years, 2 months ago

Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao: Haryana registers 52-point increase in sex ratio in 5-year

Live Mint  

For long having held the dubious distinction of having one of the highest rates of female foeticide in the country, Haryana has seen a 52-point increase in sex ratio at birth over the last five years. Two districts namely Panchkula and Ambala has attained the distinction of being 950+, an ideal sex ratio at birth as per public health experts,” …

'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' campaign launched in Udhampur district of J-K
5 years, 6 months ago

'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' campaign launched in Udhampur district of J-K

India Today  

With an aim to eliminate the menace of female foeticide in Jammu and Kashmir, 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' campaign was launched in Udhampur on Monday. 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' campaign awareness To spread awareness amongst the masses in this regard, the Udhampur administration also launched a cyclothon. "Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Andolan has brought revolution in the state. About Beti …

Now we can bring Kashmiri girls for marriage: Haryana CM Khattar
5 years, 7 months ago

Now we can bring Kashmiri girls for marriage: Haryana CM Khattar

India TV News  

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said that after abrogation of the provisions of Article 370, girls from Kashmir can now be brought for marriage. Condemning Khattar for his remarks, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said, "Haryana CM, Khattar's comment on Kashmiri women is despicable and shows what years of RSS training does to the mind of a weak, …

Modi ministers in five years – Maneka Gandhi, Minister for Woman and Child Development
5 years, 10 months ago

Modi ministers in five years – Maneka Gandhi, Minister for Woman and Child Development

Op India  

In the series on the performance of various ministers in the Modi government, let’s take a look at Maneka Gandhi, Minister for Woman and Child Development. Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Abhiyan – Alarmed at critical fall in child sex ratio in 2011 census, the government launched Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Abhiyan to increase the number of girl child. Under this …

Steady rise in Child Sex Ratio in Haryana's Jhajjar gives BJP ammo to counter criticism of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign
5 years, 11 months ago

Steady rise in Child Sex Ratio in Haryana's Jhajjar gives BJP ammo to counter criticism of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign

Firstpost  

Awareness regarding protecting and educating girl children due to Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign and legal actions against those practising female infanticide helped improve Child Sex Ratio in Haryana Editor’s Note: A network of 60 reporters set off across India to test the idea of development as it is experienced on the ground. Awareness regarding protecting and educating girl children …

OpIndia Evening Dispatch: Tuesday, 29th January 2019
6 years, 1 month ago

OpIndia Evening Dispatch: Tuesday, 29th January 2019

Op India  

In the hustle and bustle of the day, it is only natural to miss some of the biggest developments that impact the nation. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal discovers a new low, asks parents to vote for AAP if they love their children On Monday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal hit yet another political low after he sought votes for the …

Fewer girls being born in north and west India; 'rich' Haryana and Gujarat report poor child sex ratios
7 years ago

Fewer girls being born in north and west India; 'rich' Haryana and Gujarat report poor child sex ratios

Firstpost  

Fewer girls are being born in north and west India, and fewer girls are being born in richer states than poorer states, according to our analysis of the latest available national health data. Seven of nine states with sex ratio at birth – number of girls born per 1,000 boys – worse than Indian average are from the north and …

Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao: Why PM Modi picked Jhunjhunu for scheme expansion
7 years ago

Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao: Why PM Modi picked Jhunjhunu for scheme expansion

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will announce the extension of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign, currently being run in 161 districts in the country including 14 districts of Rajasthan, to the entire country from Jhunjhunu district on March 8, which happens to be the International Women’s Day. The BBBP campaign was launched by the PM on January 15, 2015, from Panipat …

What are the consequences of India’s falling sex ratio?
7 years ago

What are the consequences of India’s falling sex ratio?

The Hindu  

A recent report from the NITI Aayog said sex ratio at birth nationwide had dropped from 906 in 2012-2014 to 900 in 2013-2015. While the NITI Aayog report used data up to 2013-15, newer data from India’s Sample Registration System show the SRB fell even further in 2014-2016, from 900 to 898. The number of girls born is naturally lower …

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 …

India's meta-preference for sons led to 21 million unwanted girls, says 'pink' Economic Survey: Punjab, Haryana worst offenders
7 years, 1 month ago

India's meta-preference for sons led to 21 million unwanted girls, says 'pink' Economic Survey: Punjab, Haryana worst offenders

Firstpost  

The pink-coloured Economic Survey tabled by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Parliament on Monday recommended that India must confront its societal meta-preference for a son, observing that the adverse sex ratio of females to males has led to 63 million “missing” women. Laying special emphasis on gender development, the Survey cautioned that on several indicators, notably employment, use of reversible …

Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao led to improvement in sex ratio at birth, claims Modi govt
7 years, 5 months ago

Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao led to improvement in sex ratio at birth, claims Modi govt

India TV News  

The government today claimed that there has been an improvement in sex ratio at birth in 104 districts selected for the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao scheme, which aims at checking female infanticide and educating the girl child. “An increasing trend in Sex Ratio at Birth is visible in 104 districts, 119 districts have reported progress in registration of pregnancies in …

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' …

Down To The District: The health of 5 states going to the polls
8 years, 2 months ago

Down To The District: The health of 5 states going to the polls

Firstpost  

While healthcare has largely been a neglected issue in past Indian general elections, major parties started talking about health in their manifestos from 2004. In some states, there’s evidence it is becoming increasingly important, this 2014 Lancet report said, citing the Rajiv Aarogyasri Community Health Insurance Scheme for poor families as a major reason for a second term in 2009 …

Sex ratio improves in 18 districts of Haryana: Anil Vij
8 years, 3 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 …

India's disappearing daughters: Child sex ratios continue to plummet all over the country
8 years, 5 months ago

India's disappearing daughters: Child sex ratios continue to plummet all over the country

Firstpost  

Exactly a month ago, Dr Mitu Khurana lost a 11-year-old court battle. Now the youngsters are afraid to get into this field.” At the same time Sabu George who has spent several decades researching and fighting against this form of gender discrimination pointed out to a newspaper that the child sex ratio has dropped drastically in a state like Karnataka, …

PM’s words on girl child echo in Haryana village
8 years, 9 months ago

PM’s words on girl child echo in Haryana village

Hindustan Times  

JIND : When Sunil Jaglan was blessed with a baby girl in January 2012, he offered Rs 2,000 to the hospital nurses. “They were first uncomfortable and then said clearly that a boy carries on the family name, the ‘vansh’, the girls don’t,” he said. “The PM personally feels strongly about it.” But he thinks that Modi’s concern has not …

Haryana govt to award 3 districts for improved sex ratio
9 years ago

Haryana govt to award 3 districts for improved sex ratio

Firstpost  

The Haryana government will confer state-level award for year 2015-16 to district administrations of Narnaul, Bhiwani and Jhajjar for efforts to improve sex ratio. Chandigarh: The Haryana government will confer state-level award for year 2015-16 to district administrations of Narnaul, Bhiwani and Jhajjar for efforts to improve sex ratio. The awards would be given away by Chief Minister Manohar Lal …

Make child sex-determination must: Maneka Gandhi's idea is revolutionary, but it hasn't been thought out
9 years, 1 month ago

Make child sex-determination must: Maneka Gandhi's idea is revolutionary, but it hasn't been thought out

Firstpost  

Make child sex determination during pregnancy compulsory, that the gender of the child be registered right from that moment and the birth be tracked, said Union Woman and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi suggested while she was attending the All India Regional Editors Conference in Jaipur on Monday. Union Woman and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi suggested that child sex …

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 …

Sex ratio improving in Khap land of Haryana
9 years, 7 months ago

Sex ratio improving in Khap land of Haryana

Hindustan Times  

Call it the impact of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi or result of strict action by the Haryana health department officials against the doctors involved in pre-natal sex determination tests, sex-ratio is improving in the khap lands of Haryana. Though the improvement in gender ratio is slow, the medical officers are of the view …

Parineeti not Haryana ambassador for 'Beti Bachao': Minister | IndiaTV News
9 years, 8 months ago

Parineeti not Haryana ambassador for 'Beti Bachao': Minister | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Gurgaon: Haryana has not appointed Bollywood star Parineeti Chopra as the brand ambassador for the 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' campaign in the state, Social Justice, Empowerment and Women and Child Development Minister Kavita Jain said on Tuesday. She said the Haryana government has not made any payment to Chopra for the purpose, and Chopra expressed her wish to work for …

#SelfieWithDaughter: Can India Save 23 Million Girls?
9 years, 8 months ago

#SelfieWithDaughter: Can India Save 23 Million Girls?

India TV News  

India's child sex-ratio is now the worst in 70 years, possibly the worst ever. Demographers attribute improvements in the overall sex ratio to rising female life expectancy; women in India now outlive men, as lifestyles and diseases take a greater toll on men. India overturns the natural balance But the scenario for the future is grim because India's declining child …

PM Modi concerned over declining sex ratio- India TV News – India TV
9 years, 8 months ago

PM Modi concerned over declining sex ratio- India TV News – India TV

India TV News  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today voiced concern over the declining sex ratio in 100 districts of the country, with situation being “more serious” in Haryana, and pitched for a campaign to save girls through the social media. He talked about the recently-launched three social security schemes and three developmental schemes, including ‘housing for all' by 2022, as well …

The curious case of missing girls of Maharashtra, Gujarat I India TV News
9 years, 9 months ago

The curious case of missing girls of Maharashtra, Gujarat I India TV News

India TV News  

Sex ratio improves in India, not in Maharashtra, Gujarat Maharashtra's overall sex ratio declined from 920 to 919 over a decade although the all-India ratio improved from 933 to 943, according to census 2011. “The availability of genetic clinics in urban areas and awareness of literate people about usage of sex determination techniques could also be attributed to declining child …

The curious case of missing girls of Maharashtra, Gujarat I India TV News
9 years, 9 months ago

The curious case of missing girls of Maharashtra, Gujarat I India TV News

India TV News  

There is a shortfall of 73% and 55% in inspections of sonography centres in the western states of Gujarat and Maharashtra, two of India's richest. The child sex-ratio in the states are among the lowest in India, especially in backward districts, such as Beed in Maharashtra's Marathwada region and Surat district in Gujarat. “The joint secretary, health and family welfare …

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