Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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Increasing Female Literacy & Declining Sex Ratio
In a micro-study of Kolkata, the Census Report
observes, “ Out of 141 municipal wards, the
percentage of child population has declined in
134 wards since 1991. More importantly, the
child sex ratio has declined sharply, from a
high of 1011 females per 1000 male children
in 1951 to abysmal 923 in 2001. This is the
lowest child sex ratio for Kolkata in the last 50
years. A major cause for the decline is ‘sex
selective foeticide’”.
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Advertisement of SD test is Banned
Any institution or agency whose
advertisement or displayed promotional
poster or television serial is suggestive of
any inviting gestures involving/supporting
sex determination.
MASUM, Pune made a complain to the
Maharashtra State Women’s Commission
against Balaji Telefilms because its top rated
television serial’s episode telecast during
February 2002 showed a young couple
checking the sex of their unborn baby.
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The PNDT Rules tighten the Screws
All bodies under PNDT Act namely Genetic
Counselling Centre, Genetic Laboratories or
Genetic Clinic cannot function unless
registered. They have to maintain records and
send a complete report in respect of all pre-
conception or pregnancy related procedures/
techniques/ tests by 5th of the following month
to the appropriate authorities. Vigilance
Committees- Raids
Record of the clinics, sonography machines,
public education thro’ mass media, training
programme, poster- campaign by the state.
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Government Initiatives
Cradle baby scheme
PCPNDT Cell by the Central Government
Sting operations and raids
Media publicity
Registration of scan centers & action against
unregistered prenatal diagnostic centers
Constitution of State and District level
Appropriate Authorities
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Action Plan-Preventive
Changing the mindset of doctors,
anganvadi workers, mid-wives, Village
health workers, Gram sevikas, SHGs, PRIs
who say ”All intelligent people get
ultrasound done.”
Proactive role of FOGSY, MCI, IMA
Strict conviction of doctors caught for
blatant violation of PCPNDT Act, 2002.
Stringent punishment to traffickers of girls
and women from Karnataka to Gujarat,
Bengal to Punjab, Orissa-Assam-Bihar-
Jharkhand to Haryana and U.P.
Public education in local languages thro’
community radios, T.V., posters
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Action Plan-Promotive
Lessons with positive portrayal of girl
children in curriculum at primary,
secondary, high school, college and
university levels
Publicity of best practices-Khothran in
Navashehar, Fiscal bonds to parents with
only girls given by Patels of Kheda District
Implementation of women’s right to
property
Assured schooling, healthcare, employment
and legal equality to daughters
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Incentivise Girl Child Parenthood-
Gold Card Citizens
Tamper-proof identity card should
be issued to each parent of a girl
child, carrying the necessary data.
The possession of such a card must
give the parents of the girl child
every economic advantage that the
government can bestow.
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Advantages for ‘Girl Child Gold Card’ holders
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Economic Incentives for parents of Girls
Extra sugar and kerosene rations must be given for a
year to a family having a ration card, on the birth of a
girl child.
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