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Various surveys that have been conducted during the past few years have revealed that sex ratio across the country is dwindling.
Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report 2020 released by Registrar General of India (RGI) last month had revealed that in 2020 ten states in India recorded a decline in the ratio, a possible indicator of pre-natal sex determination and sex-selective abortions.
In 1994, Parliament had enacted a law banning prenatal sex determination to curb the selective abortion of female foetuses, driven by a cultural preference for boys.
Consequences of a falling sex ratio are well documented, there is a need to alleviate and bring to an end to the fear of violence which as per a study is a cause for female foeticide.
Even in 2022, the women who give birth to daughters face domestic violence which makes them complicit in getting rid of the girl child. Society needs to change its mindset and treat the male and female neonates equally. This mentality is dangerous and can have far reaching consequences.
In order to empower women, the government has launched various schemes like Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme (BBBPS).
This scheme is aimed at addressing declining Child Sex Ratio (CSR), calculated on decadal basis by Registrar General of India through Census, and related issues of empowerment of girls and women over a life cycle continuum, have paid dividends.
The key elements of the BBBPS revolve around media and advocacy campaign and multi-sectoral intervention in selected districts. In Jammu and Kashmir, all districts fall under aspirational districts identified by NITI Aayog for intervention under BBBP Scheme.
The skewed sex ratio is man-made through selective sex determination with the aim of getting rid of the girl child, early death due to neglect and infanticide.
But there is no reason why things cannot be set right and the achievement of the BBBP scheme has shown it.
While selective achievements are important, they cannot always be a sign of overall progress. The administration needs to continue with efforts in achieving better results and there should be no room for complacency. |
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