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Jammu, Mar 14: The Jammu and Kashmir government today expressed concern over the trend of declining sex ratio in the state and said several steps are being taken to arrest the fall.
The government has decided to dedicate 2013 as the year of "Save the Girl Child".
Minister for Health, Shabir Ahmed, said during a discussion in the Assembly here that more steps will be taken to reverse the trend.
"Several steps were taken to reverse the trend of declining sex ratio and department of health has dedicated the year 2013 to Save the Girl Child," Ahmed said during a discussion on demand of grants of Health department.
Performance based awards have been introduced in the Health department to encourage the doctors and para-medicos, he told the Assembly.
Sex ratio in the state is 883 for each 1000 male, which is below national average of 940 as per census 2011. In 2001, the sex ratio of female was 900 per 1000 males.
Khan said to upgrade healthcare facilities, especially in the inaccessible areas, the government would establish 400 new health sub-centres besides 11 mobile medical units in the state during next financial year.
Health infrastructure development in the state was top priority of the government, he said.
"A massive hospital construction developmental programme has been taken up at a total cost of Rs 1,419 crore across the state against which Rs 777 crore have been spent so far under Centre and state plans and the balance amount of Rs 648 crore is required for completion of on going projects which is being managed under the flagship programme NRHM and state plan," he said. |
