INDIA LOSES 3 MILLION GIRLS
IN INFANTICIDE
In an alarming trend, girl child numbers in India have
shown a sharper decline than the male children in the decade beginning 2001,
leading to a skewed child sex ratio.On the eve of the International Day of the
Girl Child, government on Tuesday said that while the decade saw an overall
drop in share of children to total population, nearly three million girls, one
million more than boys, are “missing” in 2011 compared to 2001 and there are
now 48 fewer girls per 1,000 boys than there were in 1981.“During 2001- 2011,
the share of children to total population has declined and the decline was
sharper for female children than male children in the age group 0—6 years,”
said the study “Children in India 2012- A Statistical Appraisal” conducted by
the Central Statistical Organisation.
“Though, the overall sex ratio of the country is showing
a trend of improvement, the child sex ratio is showing a declining trend, which
is a matter of concern,” the study saidAccording to the report, female child
population in the age group of 0-6 years was 78.83 million in 2001 which
declined to 75.84 million in 2011.The population of girl child was 15.88 per
cent of the total female population of 496.5 million in 2001, which declined to
12.9 per cent of total number of 586.47 million women in 2011.Similarly the
male children population has also declined from 85.01 million in 2001 to 82.95
per cent in 2011. During the period, 1991-2011, the child sex ratio declined
from 945 to 914, whereas the overall sex ratio showed an improvement from 927
to 940.“Though the child sex ratio in rural India is 919 which is 17 points
higher than that of urban India, the decline in Child Sex Ratio (0—6 years)
during 2001—2011 in rural areas is more than three times as compared to the
drop in urban India which is a matter of grave concern,” it added.
Prof. John Kurakar
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