Tag: Female Infanticide

A total of 5,04,444 girls from 0-10 years altogether went missing during 2001 – 2011 in Rajasthan as per 2011 census report. Rajasthan recorded 6th lowest Child Sex Ratio (CSR) among 35 States and Union Territories (UTs) of India with the State CSR of 888 against national CSR average of 919. Rajasthan had a healthy […]

Among the States and Union Territories (UTs) of India, Delhi has the 4th worst record of Child Sex Ratio (CSR) as per 2011 census. The CSR of Delhi declined sharply by 47 points from 915 in 1991 census to 868 during 2001 census. It showed marginal recovery by 3 points to 871 during 2011 census […]

About 13,48,481 girls went missing in Uttar Pradesh during 2001 to 2011 as per 2011 census. Uttar Pradesh recorded the 10th lowest Child Sex Ratio (CSR) of 902 girls per 1000 boys in the age group of 0-6 years among 35 States and Union Territories (UTs) against all India CSR of 919 during 2011 census. […]

India is infamous for female foeticide. It has been witnessing consistent fall in the child sex ratio (CSR): from 976 in 1961 to 964 in 1971 to 962 in 1981 to 945 in 1991 to 927 in 2001 and 919 in 2011. Before the invention of technology for sex determination, India’s CSR was 976 in […]

India is infamous for female foeticide. It has been witnessing consistent fall in the child sex ratio (CSR): from 976 in 1961 to 964 in 1971 to 962 in 1981 to 945 in 1991 to 927 in 2001 and 919 in 2011. Before the invention of technology for sex determination, India’s CSR was 976 in […]

As per census from 1981 to 2011, India’s only Muslim majority State Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) had recorded the highest decline in the Child Sex Ratio (CSR) by 102 points followed by tiny Dadra & Nagar Haveli (69 points), Haryana (68 points), Rajasthan (66 points), Himachal Pradesh (62 points) and Punjab (62 points), among others. […]

  India is fighting a losing battle against sex selection because of son preference, dowry, neglect of girl child, higher mortality at younger age, female infanticide, female foeticide etc. According to the estimates of Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR), during 1991 to 2011 a total of 250 million girls or 12.5 million girls per […]

Bihar has the 16th lowest Child Sex Ratio (CSR) i.e. number of girls per thousand boys in the age group 0–6 years among 35 States and UTs of India. From 1971 to 2011, Bihar recorded 31 points falls in the CSR. In the 1971 census, the CSR in Bihar was recorded as 964 and it […]

  Indian society is infamous for son preference and discrimination against the girl child leading to female foeticide and female infanticide. According to the Government of India, “Some of the reasons for neglect of girl child and low child sex ratio are son preference and the belief that it is only the son who can […]

Entire India has been affected by declining child sex ratio (CSR) i.e. the number of girls per 1,000 boys in the age group of 0-6 years. The declining CSR in Goa is a consequence of the use of diagnostic technology for sex determination and abortion and other extremely harmful social practices including legal sanction for […]