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CSR declined from
945 in 1991 to 927 in 2001 to 914 in 2011
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Immediately
government acted by putting in place a supervisory board for PNDT
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Rate of decline
in CSR seen in both urban and rural areas
·
This depsite
legal provisions, incetives and media campaigns
Faulty policy
·
State policy ahs
been focused on regulating access to technology that enables sex selection
·
It is based onr
ationale that lack of access will lead to reduced demand for determination of
sex
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However this has
led to curtailment of right of women to safe and elgal abortion under
termination of pregnancy act 1975
Government steps
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Announced a
national girl child day in 2009
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Beti bachao
campaign
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Incetives to BPL
families for incentivising birth of girl child
Way ahead
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The reason for
prevalence of sex selective abortions in India against girld child are
o Cultural attitude
o Patriarchal prejudice
o Socioeconomic pressures
o Misuse of technology
o Lack of old age social security
o Inheritance laws
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There is a need
for a holistic policy to address each of these problems
·
China adopted policies to
o Promote gender equality
o Increase female workforce
o Ensure old age security
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Each out to
primary decision makers and decision supporters through targeted media campaigns
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