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There is good news and bad news on one of the key problems that haunts India - survival of the girl child. Sex ratio at birth, that is, the number of girls born for every 1000 boys born, has inched up from 906 to 909 between 2007 and 2013. This suggests that female feticide, the monstrous practice of killing off the girl baby in the mothers&#039; womb has been somewhat checked. That&#039;s the good news.
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Experts and activists say that the slight increase in sex ratio at birth is not very significant though it is a welcome trend. They feel that laws prohibiting sex selection are not very effective.
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&amp;quot;Perhaps, in cities, there is some prevention of sex selection due to laws but there is spread of this heinous practice in rural areas and in regions where earlier it was not there,&amp;quot; argues Kirti Singh, lawyer and women&#039;s rights activist.
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&amp;quot;Sex determination services are still available for those who seek them. The change is due more to complex social changes happening including fertility decline, improvements in socio-economic circumstances, etc.&amp;quot; she said
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&amp;quot;There is a tendency to give the girl less food, or not treat her sickness with the same urgency as a boy&#039;s. There are many court cases on deaths of small girls. All this points to deep discrimination against girls,&amp;quot; Kirti Singh said.
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The good news is that Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan, which were the worst four states in terms of sex ratios both at birth and at 0-4 age group, are the only states in the country where sex ratios at both levels are improving. Clearly, social outrage backed by better regulation has had some effect. In all four states, sex ratios are still below 900 pointing to the long road ahead.
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There is good news and bad news on one of the key problems that haunts India - survival of the girl child. Sex ratio at birth, that is, the number of girls born for every 1000 boys born, has inched up from 906 to 909 between 2007 and 2013. This suggests that female feticide, the monstrous practice of killing off the girl baby in the mothers&#039; womb has been somewhat checked. That&#039;s the good news.
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Experts and activists say that the slight increase in sex ratio at birth is not very significant though it is a welcome trend. They feel that laws prohibiting sex selection are not very effective.
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There is good news and bad news on one of the key problems that haunts India - survival of the girl child. Sex ratio at birth, that is, the number of girls born for every 1000 boys born, has inched up from 906 to 909 between 2007 and 2013. This suggests that female feticide, the monstrous practice of killing off the girl baby in the mothers&#039; womb has been somewhat checked. That&#039;s the good news.
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Experts and activists say that the slight increase in sex ratio at birth is not very significant though it is a welcome trend. They feel that laws prohibiting sex selection are not very effective.
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&amp;quot;Perhaps, in cities, there is some prevention of sex selection due to laws but there is spread of this heinous practice in rural areas and in regions where earlier it was not there,&amp;quot; argues Kirti Singh, lawyer and women&#039;s rights activist.
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But the slight uptick in sex ratio at birth is negated by what happens to girls who are born and survive. Neglect, discrimination and in extreme cases even killing of very young girls is behind dipping child sex ratio.
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&amp;quot;There is a tendency to give the girl less food, or not treat her sickness with the same urgency as a boy&#039;s. There are many court cases on deaths of small girls. All this points to deep discrimination against girls,&amp;quot; Kirti Singh said.
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But in six states - Assam, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal - sex ratio both at birth and in the 0-4 age group are going down. This is worrisome because these are states which had better sex ratios and now appear to be heading the way some of the North Indian states went earlier.
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There is good news and bad news on one of the key problems that haunts India - survival of the girl child. Sex ratio at birth, that is, the number of girls born for every 1000 boys born, has inched up from 906 to 909 between 2007 and 2013. This suggests that female feticide, the monstrous practice of killing off the girl baby in the mothers&#039; womb has been somewhat checked. That&#039;s the good news.
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Experts and activists say that the slight increase in sex ratio at birth is not very significant though it is a welcome trend. They feel that laws prohibiting sex selection are not very effective.
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&amp;quot;Perhaps, in cities, there is some prevention of sex selection due to laws but there is spread of this heinous practice in rural areas and in regions where earlier it was not there,&amp;quot; argues Kirti Singh, lawyer and women&#039;s rights activist.
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&amp;quot;Sex determination services are still available for those who seek them. The change is due more to complex social changes happening including fertility decline, improvements in socio-economic circumstances, etc.&amp;quot; she said
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&amp;quot;There is a tendency to give the girl less food, or not treat her sickness with the same urgency as a boy&#039;s. There are many court cases on deaths of small girls. All this points to deep discrimination against girls,&amp;quot; Kirti Singh said.
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The increases and decreases are small at the country level but at the state level sharper trends are visible. Again, these are good and bad.
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The good news is that Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan, which were the worst four states in terms of sex ratios both at birth and at 0-4 age group, are the only states in the country where sex ratios at both levels are improving. Clearly, social outrage backed by better regulation has had some effect. In all four states, sex ratios are still below 900 pointing to the long road ahead.
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-The Times of India


There is good news and bad news on one of the key problems that haunts India - survival of the girl child. Sex ratio at birth, that is, the number of girls born for every 1000 boys...'
$disp = '<div align="justify">-The Times of India</div><p align="justify">There is good news and bad news on one of the key problems that haunts India - survival of the girl child. Sex ratio at birth, that is, the number of girls born for every 1000 boys born, has inched up from 906 to 909 between 2007 and 2013. This suggests that female feticide, the monstrous practice of killing off the girl baby in the mothers' womb has been somewhat checked. That's the good news.</p><p align="justify">The bad news is that child sex ratio, that is, the number of girls in the 0-4 year age group for every 1000 boys in the same age group has declined from 914 to 909 in the same period.</p><p align="justify">Information on sex ratios is made available by the Census office, based on their sample registration system (SRS) annual surveys over the years. The latest release was last week.</p><p align="justify">Experts and activists say that the slight increase in sex ratio at birth is not very significant though it is a welcome trend. They feel that laws prohibiting sex selection are not very effective.</p><p align="justify">&quot;Perhaps, in cities, there is some prevention of sex selection due to laws but there is spread of this heinous practice in rural areas and in regions where earlier it was not there,&quot; argues Kirti Singh, lawyer and women's rights activist.</p><p align="justify">Ravinder Kaur, professor at IIT Delhi who has studied sex ratios and related family issues also said that laws and campaigns have not contributed much in controlling sex selection.</p><p align="justify">&quot;Sex determination services are still available for those who seek them. The change is due more to complex social changes happening including fertility decline, improvements in socio-economic circumstances, etc.&quot; she said</p><p align="justify">But the slight uptick in sex ratio at birth is negated by what happens to girls who are born and survive. Neglect, discrimination and in extreme cases even killing of very young girls is behind dipping child sex ratio.</p><p align="justify">&quot;There is a tendency to give the girl less food, or not treat her sickness with the same urgency as a boy's. There are many court cases on deaths of small girls. All this points to deep discrimination against girls,&quot; Kirti Singh said.</p><p align="justify">The increases and decreases are small at the country level but at the state level sharper trends are visible. Again, these are good and bad.</p><p align="justify">The good news is that Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan, which were the worst four states in terms of sex ratios both at birth and at 0-4 age group, are the only states in the country where sex ratios at both levels are improving. Clearly, social outrage backed by better regulation has had some effect. In all four states, sex ratios are still below 900 pointing to the long road ahead.</p><p align="justify">But in six states - Assam, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal - sex ratio both at birth and in the 0-4 age group are going down. This is worrisome because these are states which had better sex ratios and now appear to be heading the way some of the North Indian states went earlier.</p><p align="justify">Apart from the six states above, sex ratio at birth has also declined in Andhra Pradesh (pre-division), Bihar, Chhattisgarh, and Himachal Pradesh. Child sex ratio has declined in Gujarat, Jammu &amp; Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh, besides the six states.</p><p align="justify">&quot;There is no common explanation for the decline in some of the eastern and southern states; again a mix of fertility shifts, rise of son preference due to spread of dowry in some of these states etc. are decisive factors,&quot; Ravinder Kaur said.</p>'
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More girls being born, but fewer surviving -Subodh Varma

-The Times of India There is good news and bad news on one of the key problems that haunts India - survival of the girl child. Sex ratio at birth, that is, the number of girls born for every 1000 boys born, has inched up from 906 to 909 between 2007 and 2013. This suggests that female feticide, the monstrous practice of killing off the girl baby in the mothers' womb has been somewhat checked. That's the good news. The bad news is that child sex ratio, that is, the number of girls in the 0-4 year age group for every 1000 boys in the same age group has declined from 914 to 909 in the same period. Information on sex ratios is made available by the Census office, based on their sample registration system (SRS) annual surveys over the years. The latest release was last week. Experts and activists say that the slight increase in sex ratio at birth is not very significant though it is a welcome trend. They feel that laws prohibiting sex selection are not very effective. "Perhaps, in cities, there is some prevention of sex selection due to laws but there is spread of this heinous practice in rural areas and in regions where earlier it was not there," argues Kirti Singh, lawyer and women's rights activist. Ravinder Kaur, professor at IIT Delhi who has studied sex ratios and related family issues also said that laws and campaigns have not contributed much in controlling sex selection. "Sex determination services are still available for those who seek them. The change is due more to complex social changes happening including fertility decline, improvements in socio-economic circumstances, etc." she said But the slight uptick in sex ratio at birth is negated by what happens to girls who are born and survive. Neglect, discrimination and in extreme cases even killing of very young girls is behind dipping child sex ratio. "There is a tendency to give the girl less food, or not treat her sickness with the same urgency as a boy's. There are many court cases on deaths of small girls. All this points to deep discrimination against girls," Kirti Singh said. The increases and decreases are small at the country level but at the state level sharper trends are visible. Again, these are good and bad. The good news is that Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan, which were the worst four states in terms of sex ratios both at birth and at 0-4 age group, are the only states in the country where sex ratios at both levels are improving. Clearly, social outrage backed by better regulation has had some effect. In all four states, sex ratios are still below 900 pointing to the long road ahead. But in six states - Assam, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal - sex ratio both at birth and in the 0-4 age group are going down. This is worrisome because these are states which had better sex ratios and now appear to be heading the way some of the North Indian states went earlier. Apart from the six states above, sex ratio at birth has also declined in Andhra Pradesh (pre-division), Bihar, Chhattisgarh, and Himachal Pradesh. Child sex ratio has declined in Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh, besides the six states. "There is no common explanation for the decline in some of the eastern and southern states; again a mix of fertility shifts, rise of son preference due to spread of dowry in some of these states etc. are decisive factors," Ravinder Kaur said.