According to the country's fifteenth census 2011, the sex ratio in India is only 914 females per 1000 males. According to this census, there are still some villages in Haryana and Punjab where girls were not born and killed in even in the womb. Which was described as 'National Shame' by the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Another social truth revealed by 'Sample Registration System Survey' report, which depicted the reasons behind the reduction in the child sex ratio in India between 2011 to 2021?
There are so many reasons behind the reduction in the child sex ratio in India.
1. One of the main reasons behind this menace is the preference of society for the male child instead of a girl.
2. sons will look after parents in old age.
3. Exorbitant dowry demand.
4. Men are the bread earners and sons can perform the last rites and look after the parents etc.
Ray of light in
the dark
Despite this
mindset about the birth of the girl child, currently some districts of India
have become an example in which the birth of a girl is not only celebrated in
the family but social feast is also organized.
A village in
Rajsamand district of Rajasthan
In order to
control the declining sex ratio, it is also necessary to name this village in
Rajsamand district of Rajasthan where
there is a tradition of planting 111 trees on the birth of
a girl child. In fact, in 2006, the village sarpanch Shyam
Sundar Paliwal has carried on the tradition of planting 111 saplings
at the birth of every girl child after the death of her daughter. Not only
this, on the birth of any daughter, FD of 21 thousand
rupees is also provided in a bank in the village here and this assistance
amount is given to her family at the time of marriage of the the daughter.
A village in
Velgaon located in Maharashtra witnessed a revolutionary change in the society
in 2005 under the campaign 'Project Tejaswini' organized
by the United Nations-funded financial institution IFAD (International Fund for
Agriculture Development) and the Indian government. Pledged to provide economic
and social support to more women. This initiative has definitely brought about
a positive change in the economic status and mindset of the people on the birth
of a girl child. In such a situation, a woman from the village who became a mother
for the first time says that "I
have given birth to a girl, not only me but my family is very happy, they have
never harassed me for this, of my baby girl." The whole society was
welcomed by singing and playing plates, it had never happened during the birth
of a girl.
Nilokheri
District of Sonkara Village, Karnal
According to a
Times of India (TOI) news, in Nilokheri district of Sonkara village of Karnal,
where the ratio of girls is not more than 580 girls per 1000 boys, due to minimum sex ratio, the number of girls is
currently increasing. Not only this, Gurvinder Singh, a resident of the area,
organized a Mahabhoja for all the villagers on the birth of his grand daughter, saying that – “of course this step will change the
thinking of the entire village in which the daughter is born biased.” The
deputy commissioner of the area described this type of event as a new
initiative and thinking for the whole society.
Chhapar Village
of Haryana
A positive
attitude was also seen by the Sarpanch
of Chhapar village of Haryana. After the birth of a girl child a ceremony was
organized and not only sweets were distributed in the entire village on the
birth of the girl, but this step also showed an unexpected change towards the
women in the society there. Explain that at one time this village in the North
Indian states was infamous for crime with women.
In order to
bring about a positive change in the declining sex ratio, the village panchayat
of Sangareddy district of Haridaspur, Karnataka has started a new initiative to
encourage gender equality under which not only they decorated the Panchayat
Building with lights on the new baby girl's birth but also invited the family
and the entire village there. By giving a check to such parents also assured to
give financial help for the education of the girl child in future. The move was
taken in view of the observed decrease in the sex ratio in the 2011
census. Panchayat sarpanch says about this “Surely such an effort will
strengthen girls' honor as well as women empowerment in the society. Also, the
Panchayat will provide 5 installments of Rs 1000
each to the girl's parents. Of course this effort will be exemplary for
the society."
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Female feticide
rate higher in India, Even the ever-evolving science techniques are responsible
for this.
If compared to
other countries, the rate of female feticide in India is the highest, behind
which there is frustrated social thinking about the birth of a daughter. On the
other hand, the advancement and discovery of science such as Ultrasound and
Sonography. Which can be considered one of the main reasons for the declining
Sex Ratio. Because of which, it is already known that there is a girl in the
womb and she is killed there. Despite the strict observance of all the laws
related to female feticide, the number of girls is decreasing day by day in
India.
Today Indian
women have become an inspiration not only in their own country but all over the
world. In such a situation, it is a disheartening situation to consider them as
a burden on the family and even before opening the eyes in the world. Giving
them a chance to grow is our duty and the fundamental right of the girl child
to be killed in the womb.
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