Improved sex ratio in Chandigarh
POSTED June 4, 2009 - 13:38 | POSTED BY Pankhuri Kapoor
Last edited by Harpreet Bhagrath on June 4, 2009 - 16:24
The child sex ratio in the age groups of 0-6 years was 845 girls per 1000 thousand boys according to the 2001 analysis. In the latest survey, this rate has increased and now there are 882 girls per 1000 boys.
The current survey indicated the diminishing female feticides in the region and the findings give out a motivating message to the other cities of India, where a girl child is considered a burden.
“The two-pronged strategy has been able to achieve this objective. One is implementation of the PC PNDT Act and the other is striking awareness in the age group which comprises future parents,” says Dr Manjit Singh Bains, Director of Health and Family Welfare.
The various schemes launched by the Government of India to help aid female children of poor families may also have been a positive influence.
The survey and the findings
The study was conducted on 5,100 houses having a population of 20,542. This included 4,004 children in the age group of 0-6 years.
The survey found 1044 females against 1,000 males in the 0-1 year age group, 957 in the 1-3 years age group, and 855 in 3-6 years age group.
Laurels for the slums
The slum regions have outdone the urban areas when it comes to the improved sex ratio. The proportion was found to be 901:1000 in these areas, in comparison to 847:1000 in urban and 853:1000 in rural regions.
“The findings had been deduced from more than one survey, and the slums had walked away with the ‘sex ratio honours’,” says Dr Kavita Talwar, the district family welfare officer.
The slum areas covered in the study were Colony No. 5, Sarangpur village, Bapu Dham Colony, Sector 40, SBS Colony, Mauli Complex and Vikas Nagar.
