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Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 20: Jammu-the city of Temples- has 215 fewer girls to 1000 males. The state as a whole has only 859 girls per 1000 males. This information has been provided by the government in the Legislative council.
However, even though the figures are alarming but the minister is not worried, in fact he had termed them as satisfactory.
Addressing a function in Jammu on Sunday, health minister Sham Lal Sharma had said 'indicators are satisfactory and this trend needs to be maintained."
The government in reply to a question by Ravinder Sharma over child-sex ratio, provided figures according to which as per the 2011 Census Kargil has the highest 978 girls per 1000 males followed by Leh with 944.
The most disturbing trend is witnessed in Samba district which has only 787 girls per 1000 males as per 2011 census while in 2011 censues the figure was 798.
The minister in its reply had admitted that the trend is disturbing but interestingly had said that reason could be that families prefer son over girl and they are treated as a liability.
Intrestingly the statement of the same minister just two-day back appears very disturbing where he had expressed satisfaction over the trend. In fact a few day back the same minister in a media report-which had put figures are higher level- had not only expressed satisfaction but happiness over the figures, which were not factually correct.
The response of the minster was disturbing because he should have been in knowledge of the exact figures.
In fact the overall chid sex-ratio declined to 859 as per the Census 2011.
What is most disturbing that even in Srinagar which 967 girl as per 2001 census now has only 893 girls per 1000 males as the 2011 Census.
The declining sex ratio has raised question over the seriousness of the State in implementing the Pre-conception & Pre-natal Diagnostics Techniques (PC & PNDT) Act.
In fact the reply of the minister said the implementation of the Act is one of the steps being taken to check this trend.
Though the government has sealed 93 clinics performing ultra-sound tests but there is lot of scope for doing more as with this trend the Jammu could become another Harayana. |
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