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Among the States and Union Territories (UTs) of India, Punjab has the second worst record of Child Sex Ratio of 846 girls per 100 boys and third worst record in skewed sex ratio of 895 females per 100 males as per Census 2011. The CSR of Punjab has consistently decreased from 908 in 1981 Census […]

Maharashtra has been at the forefront of the leading initiatives against female foeticide. It was the first State in India to enact a law to protect the female foetus by enacting the Maharashtra Regulation of Use of PreNatal Diagnostic Techniques Act in 1987, much before the enactment of the Prevention of Misuse of Pre-Natal Diagnostic […]

India is infamous for female foeticide and female infanticide, the crudest forms of gender based violence. The Child Sex Ratio (CSR) defined as the number of females per 1000 males in the age group 0-6 years had come down alarmingly to 939 as per 2011 census from 961 in 2001 in undivied Andhra Pradesh indicating […]

In Odisha, the Child Sex Ratio (CSR) has been consistently falling as reflected from the census data: 1035 in 1961, 1020 in 1971, 995 in 1981, 967 in 1991, 953 in 2001 and 941 in 2011. In terms of point, the CSR fell by 54 points from 1981 i.e. period before widespread use of technology […]

  Female foeticide because of preference for boys over girls for a host of reasons is gigantic in India. According to the estimates of Asian Centre for Human Rights, during 1991 to 2011, a total of 25,49,3,480 girls went missing primarily as a result of sex selection. The child sex ratio (CSR) in India has […]

In the 2011 census, Assam recorded the 26th lowest Child Sex Ratio (CSR) of 962 girls per 1000 boys among 35 States and UTs against all India CSR of 919 girls per 1000 boys. Though Assam registered 43 points higher than the national CSR during 2011 census, the CSR has consistently been declining in the […]

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 […]