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Sex Ratio Improves But Women Participation In Workforce Remains low
The sex ratio in India is expected to improve from 943 in 2011 to 952 by the year 2036 as per the data of the Women and Men in India report of 2022 released on March 16, 2023.
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Sex Ratio Goes Down, So Do The Fertility Rates In India
Though low fertility level is of some good to our country but the skewed sex ratio is definitely not.
I Want All Daughters To Smile, Be Happy & Be Given The Right To Live
This week my 11-year-old daughter won two medals in sports and was, obviously, elated and excited. She was motivated and wanted to win more medals, do a lot more in life. I and my husband were happy to see her happy and wished that she stays happy and motivated, always. The very next day I […]
Is Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Only A Publicity Gimmick?
Virendra Kumar, Union Minister of State for Women and Child Development, while responding to a question on Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme told the Lok Sabha recently that the government had allocated Rs 648 crore for the programme in the last five years, of which Rs 364.66 crore was spent on advertising and Rs 159.18 crore was […]
Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu Shows Marked Improvement In Sex Ratio
Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan, once infamous for being the district with the lowest sex ratio, is now being hailed as a model. The sex ratio at birth (SRB) has touched an impressive 955 girls per 1,000 boys. In 2011,  Jhunjhunu had the lowest sex ratio of 837 girls per 1,000 boys among 33 districts of Rajasthan. Seven years on, the district has […]
Agra Division Paints Railway Stations Pink to Promote Better Sex Ratio
Stressing on the need to have a better sex-ratio, the Agra division of North Central Railway (NCR) has started painting its railway stations  pink. Stations painted pink Agra division has already painted Biwai, Mandawar Mahwa Road, Kherli and Nadbai stations pink. Getting more stations in the colour scheme is also in the pipeline. The railway is also […]
Maharashtra Faces a Decline in Sex-Ratio, Beefs up Efforts to Save Girls
Maharashtra state health minister Deepak Sawant said in a written reply before the assembly that there has been a decline in sex–ratio in the state. The number of girls was 930 per 1,000 boys in 2015 to 899 girls per 1,000 boys in 2016. According to the state health department report this year, the sex ratio […]
CM Adityanath Launches “Mukhbir Yojana” to Curb Female Foeticide
In a bid to improve the adverse sex ratio of Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has launched a scheme titled the ‘Mukhbir Yojana’ or the informer scheme to curb the menace of female foeticide. It also aims to improve the sex ratio of the state. The scheme involves providing incentives of up to Rs […]
Punjab Gears Up To Improve Its Sex Ratio
The Punjab Government seems to be finally working towards elevating the status of the girl child. According to a report, the government has formulated a comprehensive policy to improve the sex-ratio of the state. It aims to achieve this by ensuring proper implementation of the ban on pre-diagnostic tests. Health minister Brahm Mohindra expressed concern over the bleak sex-ratio […]
Punjab Scores Low On Sex-Ratio, Beti Bachao Scheme Implementation
Punjab has been termed as the “worst performing state” in terms of child sex-ratio. Not just that, it has also failed miserably in the effective implementation of the “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao” scheme, meant to elevate the status of the girl child by providing families with appropriate incentives.
