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BIO Web Conf.
Volume 86, 2024
International Conference on Recent Trends in Biomedical Sciences (RTBS-2023)
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| Article Number | 01025 | |
| Number of page(s) | 8 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/20248601025 | |
| Published online | 12 January 2024 | |
Analysis of the Skewed Sex Ratio and Female Foeticide in India
1 Guru Nanak Dev University College, Patti - 143416, Punjab, India
2 Guru Nanak Dev University College, Narot Jaimal Singh - 145026, Punjab, India
3 Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara - 144411, Punjab, India
* Corresponding author: kohli.ruchi@rediffmail.com, amitmittal77@yahoo.com
The present study is aimed at drawing attention and concern of the readers towards nefarious female foeticide problem in India. Female Foeticide is the death sentence to a girl even before her birth. The objectives of the study are met by analysing the problem of female foeticide by studying skewed sex ratio and child sex ratio in India and its states. The primary causes of female foeticide are addressed along with its adverse consequences on society. Study on the status of sex ratio in countries of world lists India at 4rth rank in most skewed sex ratio. Although sex ratio has improved recently yet child sex ratio is still the worst in India. The Northern Indian states & union territories have lowest sex ratio. The rural areas with less literacy have more sex ratio than urban areas with higher literacy. Indian government has taken many initiatives to promote girl child birth and enacted a number of laws to curb female foeticide, yet the immoral female foeticide is still in practice. Present study also suggests some measures to prevent this malpractice and hence empower the Women.
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