Deprecated (16384): The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead. - /home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line: 73
 You can disable deprecation warnings by setting `Error.errorLevel` to `E_ALL & ~E_USER_DEPRECATED` in your config/app.php. [CORE/src/Core/functions.php, line 311]
Code Context


        trigger_error($message, E_USER_DEPRECATED);

    }
$message = 'The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead. - /home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line: 73
 You can disable deprecation warnings by setting `Error.errorLevel` to `E_ALL & ~E_USER_DEPRECATED` in your config/app.php.'
$stackFrame = (int) 1
$trace = [
	(int) 0 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/ServerRequest.php',
		'line' => (int) 2421,
		'function' => 'deprecationWarning',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => 'The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead.'
		]
	],
	(int) 1 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php',
		'line' => (int) 73,
		'function' => 'offsetGet',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\ServerRequest',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => 'catslug'
		]
	],
	(int) 2 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Controller/Controller.php',
		'line' => (int) 610,
		'function' => 'printArticle',
		'class' => 'App\Controller\ArtileDetailController',
		'object' => object(App\Controller\ArtileDetailController) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => []
	],
	(int) 3 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php',
		'line' => (int) 120,
		'function' => 'invokeAction',
		'class' => 'Cake\Controller\Controller',
		'object' => object(App\Controller\ArtileDetailController) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => []
	],
	(int) 4 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php',
		'line' => (int) 94,
		'function' => '_invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(App\Controller\ArtileDetailController) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 5 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/BaseApplication.php',
		'line' => (int) 235,
		'function' => 'dispatch',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 6 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php',
		'line' => (int) 65,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\BaseApplication',
		'object' => object(App\Application) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {},
			(int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 7 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php',
		'line' => (int) 162,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 8 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php',
		'line' => (int) 65,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware',
		'object' => object(Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {},
			(int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 9 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php',
		'line' => (int) 88,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 10 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php',
		'line' => (int) 65,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware',
		'object' => object(Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {},
			(int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 11 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php',
		'line' => (int) 96,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 12 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php',
		'line' => (int) 65,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware',
		'object' => object(Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {},
			(int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 13 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php',
		'line' => (int) 51,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 14 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Server.php',
		'line' => (int) 98,
		'function' => 'run',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\MiddlewareQueue) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 15 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/webroot/index.php',
		'line' => (int) 39,
		'function' => 'run',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Server',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Server) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => []
	]
]
$frame = [
	'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php',
	'line' => (int) 73,
	'function' => 'offsetGet',
	'class' => 'Cake\Http\ServerRequest',
	'object' => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {
		trustProxy => false
		[protected] params => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] data => [[maximum depth reached]]
		[protected] query => [[maximum depth reached]]
		[protected] cookies => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] _environment => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] url => 'latest-news-updates/national-mindset-anupama-katakam-16183/print'
		[protected] base => ''
		[protected] webroot => '/'
		[protected] here => '/latest-news-updates/national-mindset-anupama-katakam-16183/print'
		[protected] trustedProxies => [[maximum depth reached]]
		[protected] _input => null
		[protected] _detectors => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] _detectorCache => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] stream => object(Zend\Diactoros\PhpInputStream) {}
		[protected] uri => object(Zend\Diactoros\Uri) {}
		[protected] session => object(Cake\Http\Session) {}
		[protected] attributes => [[maximum depth reached]]
		[protected] emulatedAttributes => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] uploadedFiles => [[maximum depth reached]]
		[protected] protocol => null
		[protected] requestTarget => null
		[private] deprecatedProperties => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
	},
	'type' => '->',
	'args' => [
		(int) 0 => 'catslug'
	]
]
deprecationWarning - CORE/src/Core/functions.php, line 311
Cake\Http\ServerRequest::offsetGet() - CORE/src/Http/ServerRequest.php, line 2421
App\Controller\ArtileDetailController::printArticle() - APP/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line 73
Cake\Controller\Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/src/Controller/Controller.php, line 610
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 120
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 94
Cake\Http\BaseApplication::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/BaseApplication.php, line 235
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php, line 162
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php, line 88
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php, line 96
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Http\Runner::run() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 51
Cake\Http\Server::run() - CORE/src/Http/Server.php, line 98

Deprecated (16384): The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead. - /home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line: 74
 You can disable deprecation warnings by setting `Error.errorLevel` to `E_ALL & ~E_USER_DEPRECATED` in your config/app.php. [CORE/src/Core/functions.php, line 311]
Code Context


        trigger_error($message, E_USER_DEPRECATED);

    }
$message = 'The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead. - /home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line: 74
 You can disable deprecation warnings by setting `Error.errorLevel` to `E_ALL & ~E_USER_DEPRECATED` in your config/app.php.'
$stackFrame = (int) 1
$trace = [
	(int) 0 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/ServerRequest.php',
		'line' => (int) 2421,
		'function' => 'deprecationWarning',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => 'The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead.'
		]
	],
	(int) 1 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php',
		'line' => (int) 74,
		'function' => 'offsetGet',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\ServerRequest',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => 'artileslug'
		]
	],
	(int) 2 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Controller/Controller.php',
		'line' => (int) 610,
		'function' => 'printArticle',
		'class' => 'App\Controller\ArtileDetailController',
		'object' => object(App\Controller\ArtileDetailController) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => []
	],
	(int) 3 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php',
		'line' => (int) 120,
		'function' => 'invokeAction',
		'class' => 'Cake\Controller\Controller',
		'object' => object(App\Controller\ArtileDetailController) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => []
	],
	(int) 4 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php',
		'line' => (int) 94,
		'function' => '_invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(App\Controller\ArtileDetailController) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 5 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/BaseApplication.php',
		'line' => (int) 235,
		'function' => 'dispatch',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 6 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php',
		'line' => (int) 65,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\BaseApplication',
		'object' => object(App\Application) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {},
			(int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 7 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php',
		'line' => (int) 162,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 8 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php',
		'line' => (int) 65,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware',
		'object' => object(Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {},
			(int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 9 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php',
		'line' => (int) 88,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 10 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php',
		'line' => (int) 65,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware',
		'object' => object(Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {},
			(int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 11 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php',
		'line' => (int) 96,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 12 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php',
		'line' => (int) 65,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware',
		'object' => object(Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {},
			(int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 13 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php',
		'line' => (int) 51,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 14 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Server.php',
		'line' => (int) 98,
		'function' => 'run',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\MiddlewareQueue) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 15 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/webroot/index.php',
		'line' => (int) 39,
		'function' => 'run',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Server',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Server) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => []
	]
]
$frame = [
	'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php',
	'line' => (int) 74,
	'function' => 'offsetGet',
	'class' => 'Cake\Http\ServerRequest',
	'object' => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {
		trustProxy => false
		[protected] params => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] data => [[maximum depth reached]]
		[protected] query => [[maximum depth reached]]
		[protected] cookies => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] _environment => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] url => 'latest-news-updates/national-mindset-anupama-katakam-16183/print'
		[protected] base => ''
		[protected] webroot => '/'
		[protected] here => '/latest-news-updates/national-mindset-anupama-katakam-16183/print'
		[protected] trustedProxies => [[maximum depth reached]]
		[protected] _input => null
		[protected] _detectors => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] _detectorCache => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] stream => object(Zend\Diactoros\PhpInputStream) {}
		[protected] uri => object(Zend\Diactoros\Uri) {}
		[protected] session => object(Cake\Http\Session) {}
		[protected] attributes => [[maximum depth reached]]
		[protected] emulatedAttributes => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] uploadedFiles => [[maximum depth reached]]
		[protected] protocol => null
		[protected] requestTarget => null
		[private] deprecatedProperties => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
	},
	'type' => '->',
	'args' => [
		(int) 0 => 'artileslug'
	]
]
deprecationWarning - CORE/src/Core/functions.php, line 311
Cake\Http\ServerRequest::offsetGet() - CORE/src/Http/ServerRequest.php, line 2421
App\Controller\ArtileDetailController::printArticle() - APP/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line 74
Cake\Controller\Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/src/Controller/Controller.php, line 610
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 120
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 94
Cake\Http\BaseApplication::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/BaseApplication.php, line 235
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php, line 162
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php, line 88
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php, line 96
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Http\Runner::run() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 51
Cake\Http\Server::run() - CORE/src/Http/Server.php, line 98

Warning (512): Unable to emit headers. Headers sent in file=/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php line=853 [CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 48]
Code Context
            if (Configure::read('debug')) {

                trigger_error($message, E_USER_WARNING);

            } else {
$response = object(Cake\Http\Response) {

	'status' => (int) 200,
	'contentType' => 'text/html',
	'headers' => [
		'Content-Type' => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
	],
	'file' => null,
	'fileRange' => [],
	'cookies' => object(Cake\Http\Cookie\CookieCollection) {},
	'cacheDirectives' => [],
	'body' => '<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
        "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
    <link rel="canonical" href="https://im4change.in/<pre class="cake-error"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67f0fafcd1448-trace').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67f0fafcd1448-trace').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none');"><b>Notice</b> (8)</a>: Undefined variable: urlPrefix [<b>APP/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp</b>, line <b>8</b>]<div id="cakeErr67f0fafcd1448-trace" class="cake-stack-trace" style="display: none;"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67f0fafcd1448-code').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67f0fafcd1448-code').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Code</a> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67f0fafcd1448-context').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67f0fafcd1448-context').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Context</a><pre id="cakeErr67f0fafcd1448-code" class="cake-code-dump" style="display: none;"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"></span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">head</span><span style="color: #007700">&gt;
</span></span></code>
<span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;link&nbsp;rel="canonical"&nbsp;href="<span style="color: #0000BB">&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">Configure</span><span style="color: #007700">::</span><span style="color: #0000BB">read</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'SITE_URL'</span><span style="color: #007700">);&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$urlPrefix</span><span style="color: #007700">;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$article_current</span><span style="color: #007700">-&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">category</span><span style="color: #007700">-&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">slug</span><span style="color: #007700">;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;</span>/<span style="color: #0000BB">&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$article_current</span><span style="color: #007700">-&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">seo_url</span><span style="color: #007700">;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;</span>.html"/&gt;
</span></code></span>
<code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">meta&nbsp;http</span><span style="color: #007700">-</span><span style="color: #0000BB">equiv</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"Content-Type"&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">content</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"text/html;&nbsp;charset=utf-8"</span><span style="color: #007700">/&gt;
</span></span></code></pre><pre id="cakeErr67f0fafcd1448-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$viewFile = &#039;/home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp&#039;
$dataForView = [
	&#039;article_current&#039; =&gt; object(App\Model\Entity\Article) {

		&#039;id&#039; =&gt; (int) 16055,
		&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;National mindset-Anupama Katakam&#039;,
		&#039;subheading&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;description&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India&amp;rsquo;s growth and development. This is in spite of laws, schemes, relentless activism and media campaigns spanning three decades in support of the girl child. According to activists and economists, a society that places a very low value on women will see increased social violence and a definite reduction in human development.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
India has two laws that prohibit sex selection &amp;ndash; the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971, and the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 2002. The MTP Act prohibits abortion except in qualified situations such as a pregnancy caused by rape or one that is a danger to the mother&amp;rsquo;s life. The PCPNDT Act, 2002, while being progressive in that it disallows sex-selective abortions, has been ineffective in nailing medical professionals who carry out illegal procedures. The Act does not criminalise the doctor under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) but lets the Medical Council of India (MCI) deal with violations of the Act and decide the recourse.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
In several cases in Maharashtra, it is the MCI that investigates a charge-sheeted doctor. It promises to conduct an inquiry but often does not. We have seen very few cases of doctors&amp;rsquo; licences being revoked for doing these abortions, says A.L. Sharada, director of Population First, a non-governmental organisation. &amp;ldquo;The medical profession protects its own. Unless punishment is by way of imprisonment, it will not be effective.&amp;rdquo;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Manisha Gupte of MASUM, another NGO, says the issue of sex selection often gets confused with abortion. &amp;ldquo;Women must have their reproductive rights, including the right to contraception and abortion. Sadly the difference between the right to abortion and the discrimination against women through sex determination is not fully understood or appreciated,&amp;rdquo; she says.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
India has from time to time attempted to tackle the issue, but the numbers prove that the country has not met with much success. For instance, there are schemes for the girl child, such as the Government of India&amp;rsquo;s Dhanalakshmi and the Madhya Pradesh government&amp;rsquo;s Ladli Lakshmi Yojana, where money is deposited for the girl child, which can be drawn when she turns 18.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&amp;ldquo;But it isn&amp;rsquo;t as simple as that,&amp;rdquo; says a mother of four girls. &amp;ldquo;The officials make us run around for all sorts of papers, pay bribes and eventually, a small percentage of the money is given.&amp;rdquo;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Activists and enlightened doctors say that there is a desperate need to sensitise the judiciary, the police and the administration on sex selection being a crime. However, unless more forceful measures are enforced, it is unlikely that the numbers will change.
&lt;/div&gt;&#039;,
		&#039;credit_writer&#039; =&gt; &#039;Frontline, Volume 29, Issue 14, 14-27 July, 2012, http://www.frontlineonnet.com/stories/20120727291403100.htm&#039;,
		&#039;article_img&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;article_img_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;status&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
		&#039;show_on_home&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
		&#039;lang&#039; =&gt; &#039;EN&#039;,
		&#039;category_id&#039; =&gt; (int) 16,
		&#039;tag_keyword&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;seo_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;national-mindset-anupama-katakam-16183&#039;,
		&#039;meta_title&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;meta_keywords&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;meta_description&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;noindex&#039; =&gt; (int) 0,
		&#039;publish_date&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {},
		&#039;most_visit_section_id&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;article_big_img&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;liveid&#039; =&gt; (int) 16183,
		&#039;created&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
		&#039;modified&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
		&#039;edate&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;tags&#039; =&gt; [
			[maximum depth reached]
		],
		&#039;category&#039; =&gt; object(App\Model\Entity\Category) {},
		&#039;[new]&#039; =&gt; false,
		&#039;[accessible]&#039; =&gt; [
			[maximum depth reached]
		],
		&#039;[dirty]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[original]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[virtual]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[hasErrors]&#039; =&gt; false,
		&#039;[errors]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[invalid]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[repository]&#039; =&gt; &#039;Articles&#039;
	
	},
	&#039;articleid&#039; =&gt; (int) 16055,
	&#039;metaTitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;LATEST NEWS UPDATES | National mindset-Anupama Katakam&#039;,
	&#039;metaKeywords&#039; =&gt; &#039;female foeticide,sex ratio&#039;,
	&#039;metaDesc&#039; =&gt; &#039;



Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India&amp;rsquo;s...&#039;,
	&#039;disp&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India&amp;rsquo;s growth and development. This is in spite of laws, schemes, relentless activism and media campaigns spanning three decades in support of the girl child. According to activists and economists, a society that places a very low value on women will see increased social violence and a definite reduction in human development.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;India has two laws that prohibit sex selection &amp;ndash; the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971, and the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 2002. The MTP Act prohibits abortion except in qualified situations such as a pregnancy caused by rape or one that is a danger to the mother&amp;rsquo;s life. The PCPNDT Act, 2002, while being progressive in that it disallows sex-selective abortions, has been ineffective in nailing medical professionals who carry out illegal procedures. The Act does not criminalise the doctor under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) but lets the Medical Council of India (MCI) deal with violations of the Act and decide the recourse.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;In several cases in Maharashtra, it is the MCI that investigates a charge-sheeted doctor. It promises to conduct an inquiry but often does not. We have seen very few cases of doctors&amp;rsquo; licences being revoked for doing these abortions, says A.L. Sharada, director of Population First, a non-governmental organisation. &amp;ldquo;The medical profession protects its own. Unless punishment is by way of imprisonment, it will not be effective.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Manisha Gupte of MASUM, another NGO, says the issue of sex selection often gets confused with abortion. &amp;ldquo;Women must have their reproductive rights, including the right to contraception and abortion. Sadly the difference between the right to abortion and the discrimination against women through sex determination is not fully understood or appreciated,&amp;rdquo; she says.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;India has from time to time attempted to tackle the issue, but the numbers prove that the country has not met with much success. For instance, there are schemes for the girl child, such as the Government of India&amp;rsquo;s Dhanalakshmi and the Madhya Pradesh government&amp;rsquo;s Ladli Lakshmi Yojana, where money is deposited for the girl child, which can be drawn when she turns 18.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;But it isn&amp;rsquo;t as simple as that,&amp;rdquo; says a mother of four girls. &amp;ldquo;The officials make us run around for all sorts of papers, pay bribes and eventually, a small percentage of the money is given.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Activists and enlightened doctors say that there is a desperate need to sensitise the judiciary, the police and the administration on sex selection being a crime. However, unless more forceful measures are enforced, it is unlikely that the numbers will change.&lt;/div&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;lang&#039; =&gt; &#039;English&#039;,
	&#039;SITE_URL&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://im4change.in/&#039;,
	&#039;site_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;im4change&#039;,
	&#039;adminprix&#039; =&gt; &#039;admin&#039;
]
$article_current = object(App\Model\Entity\Article) {

	&#039;id&#039; =&gt; (int) 16055,
	&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;National mindset-Anupama Katakam&#039;,
	&#039;subheading&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;description&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India&amp;rsquo;s growth and development. This is in spite of laws, schemes, relentless activism and media campaigns spanning three decades in support of the girl child. According to activists and economists, a society that places a very low value on women will see increased social violence and a definite reduction in human development.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
India has two laws that prohibit sex selection &amp;ndash; the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971, and the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 2002. The MTP Act prohibits abortion except in qualified situations such as a pregnancy caused by rape or one that is a danger to the mother&amp;rsquo;s life. The PCPNDT Act, 2002, while being progressive in that it disallows sex-selective abortions, has been ineffective in nailing medical professionals who carry out illegal procedures. The Act does not criminalise the doctor under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) but lets the Medical Council of India (MCI) deal with violations of the Act and decide the recourse.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
In several cases in Maharashtra, it is the MCI that investigates a charge-sheeted doctor. It promises to conduct an inquiry but often does not. We have seen very few cases of doctors&amp;rsquo; licences being revoked for doing these abortions, says A.L. Sharada, director of Population First, a non-governmental organisation. &amp;ldquo;The medical profession protects its own. Unless punishment is by way of imprisonment, it will not be effective.&amp;rdquo;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Manisha Gupte of MASUM, another NGO, says the issue of sex selection often gets confused with abortion. &amp;ldquo;Women must have their reproductive rights, including the right to contraception and abortion. Sadly the difference between the right to abortion and the discrimination against women through sex determination is not fully understood or appreciated,&amp;rdquo; she says.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
India has from time to time attempted to tackle the issue, but the numbers prove that the country has not met with much success. For instance, there are schemes for the girl child, such as the Government of India&amp;rsquo;s Dhanalakshmi and the Madhya Pradesh government&amp;rsquo;s Ladli Lakshmi Yojana, where money is deposited for the girl child, which can be drawn when she turns 18.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&amp;ldquo;But it isn&amp;rsquo;t as simple as that,&amp;rdquo; says a mother of four girls. &amp;ldquo;The officials make us run around for all sorts of papers, pay bribes and eventually, a small percentage of the money is given.&amp;rdquo;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Activists and enlightened doctors say that there is a desperate need to sensitise the judiciary, the police and the administration on sex selection being a crime. However, unless more forceful measures are enforced, it is unlikely that the numbers will change.
&lt;/div&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;credit_writer&#039; =&gt; &#039;Frontline, Volume 29, Issue 14, 14-27 July, 2012, http://www.frontlineonnet.com/stories/20120727291403100.htm&#039;,
	&#039;article_img&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;article_img_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;status&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
	&#039;show_on_home&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
	&#039;lang&#039; =&gt; &#039;EN&#039;,
	&#039;category_id&#039; =&gt; (int) 16,
	&#039;tag_keyword&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;seo_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;national-mindset-anupama-katakam-16183&#039;,
	&#039;meta_title&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;meta_keywords&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;meta_description&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;noindex&#039; =&gt; (int) 0,
	&#039;publish_date&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {},
	&#039;most_visit_section_id&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;article_big_img&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;liveid&#039; =&gt; (int) 16183,
	&#039;created&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
	&#039;modified&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
	&#039;edate&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;tags&#039; =&gt; [
		(int) 0 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 1 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}
	],
	&#039;category&#039; =&gt; object(App\Model\Entity\Category) {},
	&#039;[new]&#039; =&gt; false,
	&#039;[accessible]&#039; =&gt; [
		&#039;*&#039; =&gt; true,
		&#039;id&#039; =&gt; false
	],
	&#039;[dirty]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[original]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[virtual]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[hasErrors]&#039; =&gt; false,
	&#039;[errors]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[invalid]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[repository]&#039; =&gt; &#039;Articles&#039;

}
$articleid = (int) 16055
$metaTitle = &#039;LATEST NEWS UPDATES | National mindset-Anupama Katakam&#039;
$metaKeywords = &#039;female foeticide,sex ratio&#039;
$metaDesc = &#039;



Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India&amp;rsquo;s...&#039;
$disp = &#039;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India&amp;rsquo;s growth and development. This is in spite of laws, schemes, relentless activism and media campaigns spanning three decades in support of the girl child. According to activists and economists, a society that places a very low value on women will see increased social violence and a definite reduction in human development.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;India has two laws that prohibit sex selection &amp;ndash; the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971, and the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 2002. The MTP Act prohibits abortion except in qualified situations such as a pregnancy caused by rape or one that is a danger to the mother&amp;rsquo;s life. The PCPNDT Act, 2002, while being progressive in that it disallows sex-selective abortions, has been ineffective in nailing medical professionals who carry out illegal procedures. The Act does not criminalise the doctor under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) but lets the Medical Council of India (MCI) deal with violations of the Act and decide the recourse.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;In several cases in Maharashtra, it is the MCI that investigates a charge-sheeted doctor. It promises to conduct an inquiry but often does not. We have seen very few cases of doctors&amp;rsquo; licences being revoked for doing these abortions, says A.L. Sharada, director of Population First, a non-governmental organisation. &amp;ldquo;The medical profession protects its own. Unless punishment is by way of imprisonment, it will not be effective.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Manisha Gupte of MASUM, another NGO, says the issue of sex selection often gets confused with abortion. &amp;ldquo;Women must have their reproductive rights, including the right to contraception and abortion. Sadly the difference between the right to abortion and the discrimination against women through sex determination is not fully understood or appreciated,&amp;rdquo; she says.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;India has from time to time attempted to tackle the issue, but the numbers prove that the country has not met with much success. For instance, there are schemes for the girl child, such as the Government of India&amp;rsquo;s Dhanalakshmi and the Madhya Pradesh government&amp;rsquo;s Ladli Lakshmi Yojana, where money is deposited for the girl child, which can be drawn when she turns 18.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;But it isn&amp;rsquo;t as simple as that,&amp;rdquo; says a mother of four girls. &amp;ldquo;The officials make us run around for all sorts of papers, pay bribes and eventually, a small percentage of the money is given.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Activists and enlightened doctors say that there is a desperate need to sensitise the judiciary, the police and the administration on sex selection being a crime. However, unless more forceful measures are enforced, it is unlikely that the numbers will change.&lt;/div&gt;&#039;
$lang = &#039;English&#039;
$SITE_URL = &#039;https://im4change.in/&#039;
$site_title = &#039;im4change&#039;
$adminprix = &#039;admin&#039;</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp, line 8
Cake\View\View::_evaluate() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 1413
Cake\View\View::_render() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 1374
Cake\View\View::renderLayout() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 927
Cake\View\View::render() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 885
Cake\Controller\Controller::render() - CORE/src/Controller/Controller.php, line 791
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 126
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 94
Cake\Http\BaseApplication::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/BaseApplication.php, line 235
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php, line 162
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php, line 88
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php, line 96
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Http\Runner::run() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 51</pre></div></pre>latest-news-updates/national-mindset-anupama-katakam-16183.html"/>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>
    <link href="https://im4change.in/css/control.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
          media="all"/>
    <title>LATEST NEWS UPDATES | National mindset-Anupama Katakam | Im4change.org</title>
    <meta name="description" content="



Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India&rsquo;s..."/>
    <script src="https://im4change.in/js/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="https://im4change.in/js/jquery-migrate.min.js"></script>
    <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">

        $(document).ready(function () {
            var img = $("img")[0]; // Get my img elem
            var pic_real_width, pic_real_height;
            $("<img/>") // Make in memory copy of image to avoid css issues
                .attr("src", $(img).attr("src"))
                .load(function () {
                    pic_real_width = this.width;   // Note: $(this).width() will not
                    pic_real_height = this.height; // work for in memory images.
                });
        });
    </script>
    <style type="text/css">
        @media screen {
            div.divFooter {
                display: block;
            }
        }

        @media print {
            .printbutton {
                display: none !important;
            }
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="98%" align="center">
    <tr>
        <td class="top_bg">
            <div class="divFooter">
                <img src="https://im4change.in/images/logo1.jpg" height="59" border="0"
                     alt="Resource centre on India's rural distress" style="padding-top:14px;"/>
            </div>

        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td id="topspace">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>

    <tr id="topspace">
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td height="50" style="border-bottom:1px solid #000; padding-top:10px;" class="printbutton">
            <form><input type="button" value=" Print this page "
                         onclick="window.print();return false;"/></form>
        </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td width="100%">
            <h1 class="news_headlines" style="font-style:normal">
                <strong>National mindset-Anupama Katakam</strong></h1>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td width="100%" style="font-family:Arial, 'Segoe Script', 'Segoe UI', sans-serif, serif"><font size="3">
                <div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India&rsquo;s growth and development. This is in spite of laws, schemes, relentless activism and media campaigns spanning three decades in support of the girl child. According to activists and economists, a society that places a very low value on women will see increased social violence and a definite reduction in human development.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">India has two laws that prohibit sex selection &ndash; the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971, and the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 2002. The MTP Act prohibits abortion except in qualified situations such as a pregnancy caused by rape or one that is a danger to the mother&rsquo;s life. The PCPNDT Act, 2002, while being progressive in that it disallows sex-selective abortions, has been ineffective in nailing medical professionals who carry out illegal procedures. The Act does not criminalise the doctor under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) but lets the Medical Council of India (MCI) deal with violations of the Act and decide the recourse.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">In several cases in Maharashtra, it is the MCI that investigates a charge-sheeted doctor. It promises to conduct an inquiry but often does not. We have seen very few cases of doctors&rsquo; licences being revoked for doing these abortions, says A.L. Sharada, director of Population First, a non-governmental organisation. &ldquo;The medical profession protects its own. Unless punishment is by way of imprisonment, it will not be effective.&rdquo;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Manisha Gupte of MASUM, another NGO, says the issue of sex selection often gets confused with abortion. &ldquo;Women must have their reproductive rights, including the right to contraception and abortion. Sadly the difference between the right to abortion and the discrimination against women through sex determination is not fully understood or appreciated,&rdquo; she says.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">India has from time to time attempted to tackle the issue, but the numbers prove that the country has not met with much success. For instance, there are schemes for the girl child, such as the Government of India&rsquo;s Dhanalakshmi and the Madhya Pradesh government&rsquo;s Ladli Lakshmi Yojana, where money is deposited for the girl child, which can be drawn when she turns 18.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">&ldquo;But it isn&rsquo;t as simple as that,&rdquo; says a mother of four girls. &ldquo;The officials make us run around for all sorts of papers, pay bribes and eventually, a small percentage of the money is given.&rdquo;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Activists and enlightened doctors say that there is a desperate need to sensitise the judiciary, the police and the administration on sex selection being a crime. However, unless more forceful measures are enforced, it is unlikely that the numbers will change.</div>               </font>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td height="50" style="border-top:1px solid #000; border-bottom:1px solid #000;padding-top:10px;">
            <form><input type="button" value=" Print this page "
                         onclick="window.print();return false;"/></form>
        </td>
    </tr>
</table></body>
</html>'

}
$maxBufferLength = (int) 8192
$file = '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php'
$line = (int) 853
$message = 'Unable to emit headers. Headers sent in file=/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php line=853'
Cake\Http\ResponseEmitter::emit() - CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 48
Cake\Http\Server::emit() - CORE/src/Http/Server.php, line 141
[main] - ROOT/webroot/index.php, line 39

Warning (2): Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php:853) [CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 148]
Code Context
            $response->getStatusCode(),

            ($reasonPhrase ? ' ' . $reasonPhrase : '')

        ));
$response = object(Cake\Http\Response) {

	'status' => (int) 200,
	'contentType' => 'text/html',
	'headers' => [
		'Content-Type' => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
	],
	'file' => null,
	'fileRange' => [],
	'cookies' => object(Cake\Http\Cookie\CookieCollection) {},
	'cacheDirectives' => [],
	'body' => '<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
        "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
    <link rel="canonical" href="https://im4change.in/<pre class="cake-error"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67f0fafcd1448-trace').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67f0fafcd1448-trace').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none');"><b>Notice</b> (8)</a>: Undefined variable: urlPrefix [<b>APP/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp</b>, line <b>8</b>]<div id="cakeErr67f0fafcd1448-trace" class="cake-stack-trace" style="display: none;"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67f0fafcd1448-code').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67f0fafcd1448-code').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Code</a> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67f0fafcd1448-context').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67f0fafcd1448-context').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Context</a><pre id="cakeErr67f0fafcd1448-code" class="cake-code-dump" style="display: none;"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"></span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">head</span><span style="color: #007700">&gt;
</span></span></code>
<span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;link&nbsp;rel="canonical"&nbsp;href="<span style="color: #0000BB">&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">Configure</span><span style="color: #007700">::</span><span style="color: #0000BB">read</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'SITE_URL'</span><span style="color: #007700">);&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$urlPrefix</span><span style="color: #007700">;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$article_current</span><span style="color: #007700">-&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">category</span><span style="color: #007700">-&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">slug</span><span style="color: #007700">;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;</span>/<span style="color: #0000BB">&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$article_current</span><span style="color: #007700">-&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">seo_url</span><span style="color: #007700">;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;</span>.html"/&gt;
</span></code></span>
<code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">meta&nbsp;http</span><span style="color: #007700">-</span><span style="color: #0000BB">equiv</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"Content-Type"&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">content</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"text/html;&nbsp;charset=utf-8"</span><span style="color: #007700">/&gt;
</span></span></code></pre><pre id="cakeErr67f0fafcd1448-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$viewFile = &#039;/home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp&#039;
$dataForView = [
	&#039;article_current&#039; =&gt; object(App\Model\Entity\Article) {

		&#039;id&#039; =&gt; (int) 16055,
		&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;National mindset-Anupama Katakam&#039;,
		&#039;subheading&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;description&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India&amp;rsquo;s growth and development. This is in spite of laws, schemes, relentless activism and media campaigns spanning three decades in support of the girl child. According to activists and economists, a society that places a very low value on women will see increased social violence and a definite reduction in human development.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
India has two laws that prohibit sex selection &amp;ndash; the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971, and the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 2002. The MTP Act prohibits abortion except in qualified situations such as a pregnancy caused by rape or one that is a danger to the mother&amp;rsquo;s life. The PCPNDT Act, 2002, while being progressive in that it disallows sex-selective abortions, has been ineffective in nailing medical professionals who carry out illegal procedures. The Act does not criminalise the doctor under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) but lets the Medical Council of India (MCI) deal with violations of the Act and decide the recourse.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
In several cases in Maharashtra, it is the MCI that investigates a charge-sheeted doctor. It promises to conduct an inquiry but often does not. We have seen very few cases of doctors&amp;rsquo; licences being revoked for doing these abortions, says A.L. Sharada, director of Population First, a non-governmental organisation. &amp;ldquo;The medical profession protects its own. Unless punishment is by way of imprisonment, it will not be effective.&amp;rdquo;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Manisha Gupte of MASUM, another NGO, says the issue of sex selection often gets confused with abortion. &amp;ldquo;Women must have their reproductive rights, including the right to contraception and abortion. Sadly the difference between the right to abortion and the discrimination against women through sex determination is not fully understood or appreciated,&amp;rdquo; she says.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
India has from time to time attempted to tackle the issue, but the numbers prove that the country has not met with much success. For instance, there are schemes for the girl child, such as the Government of India&amp;rsquo;s Dhanalakshmi and the Madhya Pradesh government&amp;rsquo;s Ladli Lakshmi Yojana, where money is deposited for the girl child, which can be drawn when she turns 18.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&amp;ldquo;But it isn&amp;rsquo;t as simple as that,&amp;rdquo; says a mother of four girls. &amp;ldquo;The officials make us run around for all sorts of papers, pay bribes and eventually, a small percentage of the money is given.&amp;rdquo;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Activists and enlightened doctors say that there is a desperate need to sensitise the judiciary, the police and the administration on sex selection being a crime. However, unless more forceful measures are enforced, it is unlikely that the numbers will change.
&lt;/div&gt;&#039;,
		&#039;credit_writer&#039; =&gt; &#039;Frontline, Volume 29, Issue 14, 14-27 July, 2012, http://www.frontlineonnet.com/stories/20120727291403100.htm&#039;,
		&#039;article_img&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;article_img_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;status&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
		&#039;show_on_home&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
		&#039;lang&#039; =&gt; &#039;EN&#039;,
		&#039;category_id&#039; =&gt; (int) 16,
		&#039;tag_keyword&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;seo_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;national-mindset-anupama-katakam-16183&#039;,
		&#039;meta_title&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;meta_keywords&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;meta_description&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;noindex&#039; =&gt; (int) 0,
		&#039;publish_date&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {},
		&#039;most_visit_section_id&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;article_big_img&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;liveid&#039; =&gt; (int) 16183,
		&#039;created&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
		&#039;modified&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
		&#039;edate&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;tags&#039; =&gt; [
			[maximum depth reached]
		],
		&#039;category&#039; =&gt; object(App\Model\Entity\Category) {},
		&#039;[new]&#039; =&gt; false,
		&#039;[accessible]&#039; =&gt; [
			[maximum depth reached]
		],
		&#039;[dirty]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[original]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[virtual]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[hasErrors]&#039; =&gt; false,
		&#039;[errors]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[invalid]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[repository]&#039; =&gt; &#039;Articles&#039;
	
	},
	&#039;articleid&#039; =&gt; (int) 16055,
	&#039;metaTitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;LATEST NEWS UPDATES | National mindset-Anupama Katakam&#039;,
	&#039;metaKeywords&#039; =&gt; &#039;female foeticide,sex ratio&#039;,
	&#039;metaDesc&#039; =&gt; &#039;



Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India&amp;rsquo;s...&#039;,
	&#039;disp&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India&amp;rsquo;s growth and development. This is in spite of laws, schemes, relentless activism and media campaigns spanning three decades in support of the girl child. According to activists and economists, a society that places a very low value on women will see increased social violence and a definite reduction in human development.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;India has two laws that prohibit sex selection &amp;ndash; the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971, and the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 2002. The MTP Act prohibits abortion except in qualified situations such as a pregnancy caused by rape or one that is a danger to the mother&amp;rsquo;s life. The PCPNDT Act, 2002, while being progressive in that it disallows sex-selective abortions, has been ineffective in nailing medical professionals who carry out illegal procedures. The Act does not criminalise the doctor under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) but lets the Medical Council of India (MCI) deal with violations of the Act and decide the recourse.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;In several cases in Maharashtra, it is the MCI that investigates a charge-sheeted doctor. It promises to conduct an inquiry but often does not. We have seen very few cases of doctors&amp;rsquo; licences being revoked for doing these abortions, says A.L. Sharada, director of Population First, a non-governmental organisation. &amp;ldquo;The medical profession protects its own. Unless punishment is by way of imprisonment, it will not be effective.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Manisha Gupte of MASUM, another NGO, says the issue of sex selection often gets confused with abortion. &amp;ldquo;Women must have their reproductive rights, including the right to contraception and abortion. Sadly the difference between the right to abortion and the discrimination against women through sex determination is not fully understood or appreciated,&amp;rdquo; she says.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;India has from time to time attempted to tackle the issue, but the numbers prove that the country has not met with much success. For instance, there are schemes for the girl child, such as the Government of India&amp;rsquo;s Dhanalakshmi and the Madhya Pradesh government&amp;rsquo;s Ladli Lakshmi Yojana, where money is deposited for the girl child, which can be drawn when she turns 18.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;But it isn&amp;rsquo;t as simple as that,&amp;rdquo; says a mother of four girls. &amp;ldquo;The officials make us run around for all sorts of papers, pay bribes and eventually, a small percentage of the money is given.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Activists and enlightened doctors say that there is a desperate need to sensitise the judiciary, the police and the administration on sex selection being a crime. However, unless more forceful measures are enforced, it is unlikely that the numbers will change.&lt;/div&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;lang&#039; =&gt; &#039;English&#039;,
	&#039;SITE_URL&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://im4change.in/&#039;,
	&#039;site_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;im4change&#039;,
	&#039;adminprix&#039; =&gt; &#039;admin&#039;
]
$article_current = object(App\Model\Entity\Article) {

	&#039;id&#039; =&gt; (int) 16055,
	&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;National mindset-Anupama Katakam&#039;,
	&#039;subheading&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;description&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India&amp;rsquo;s growth and development. This is in spite of laws, schemes, relentless activism and media campaigns spanning three decades in support of the girl child. According to activists and economists, a society that places a very low value on women will see increased social violence and a definite reduction in human development.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
India has two laws that prohibit sex selection &amp;ndash; the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971, and the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 2002. The MTP Act prohibits abortion except in qualified situations such as a pregnancy caused by rape or one that is a danger to the mother&amp;rsquo;s life. The PCPNDT Act, 2002, while being progressive in that it disallows sex-selective abortions, has been ineffective in nailing medical professionals who carry out illegal procedures. The Act does not criminalise the doctor under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) but lets the Medical Council of India (MCI) deal with violations of the Act and decide the recourse.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
In several cases in Maharashtra, it is the MCI that investigates a charge-sheeted doctor. It promises to conduct an inquiry but often does not. We have seen very few cases of doctors&amp;rsquo; licences being revoked for doing these abortions, says A.L. Sharada, director of Population First, a non-governmental organisation. &amp;ldquo;The medical profession protects its own. Unless punishment is by way of imprisonment, it will not be effective.&amp;rdquo;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Manisha Gupte of MASUM, another NGO, says the issue of sex selection often gets confused with abortion. &amp;ldquo;Women must have their reproductive rights, including the right to contraception and abortion. Sadly the difference between the right to abortion and the discrimination against women through sex determination is not fully understood or appreciated,&amp;rdquo; she says.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
India has from time to time attempted to tackle the issue, but the numbers prove that the country has not met with much success. For instance, there are schemes for the girl child, such as the Government of India&amp;rsquo;s Dhanalakshmi and the Madhya Pradesh government&amp;rsquo;s Ladli Lakshmi Yojana, where money is deposited for the girl child, which can be drawn when she turns 18.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&amp;ldquo;But it isn&amp;rsquo;t as simple as that,&amp;rdquo; says a mother of four girls. &amp;ldquo;The officials make us run around for all sorts of papers, pay bribes and eventually, a small percentage of the money is given.&amp;rdquo;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Activists and enlightened doctors say that there is a desperate need to sensitise the judiciary, the police and the administration on sex selection being a crime. However, unless more forceful measures are enforced, it is unlikely that the numbers will change.
&lt;/div&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;credit_writer&#039; =&gt; &#039;Frontline, Volume 29, Issue 14, 14-27 July, 2012, http://www.frontlineonnet.com/stories/20120727291403100.htm&#039;,
	&#039;article_img&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;article_img_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;status&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
	&#039;show_on_home&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
	&#039;lang&#039; =&gt; &#039;EN&#039;,
	&#039;category_id&#039; =&gt; (int) 16,
	&#039;tag_keyword&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;seo_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;national-mindset-anupama-katakam-16183&#039;,
	&#039;meta_title&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;meta_keywords&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;meta_description&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;noindex&#039; =&gt; (int) 0,
	&#039;publish_date&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {},
	&#039;most_visit_section_id&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;article_big_img&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;liveid&#039; =&gt; (int) 16183,
	&#039;created&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
	&#039;modified&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
	&#039;edate&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;tags&#039; =&gt; [
		(int) 0 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 1 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}
	],
	&#039;category&#039; =&gt; object(App\Model\Entity\Category) {},
	&#039;[new]&#039; =&gt; false,
	&#039;[accessible]&#039; =&gt; [
		&#039;*&#039; =&gt; true,
		&#039;id&#039; =&gt; false
	],
	&#039;[dirty]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[original]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[virtual]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[hasErrors]&#039; =&gt; false,
	&#039;[errors]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[invalid]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[repository]&#039; =&gt; &#039;Articles&#039;

}
$articleid = (int) 16055
$metaTitle = &#039;LATEST NEWS UPDATES | National mindset-Anupama Katakam&#039;
$metaKeywords = &#039;female foeticide,sex ratio&#039;
$metaDesc = &#039;



Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India&amp;rsquo;s...&#039;
$disp = &#039;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India&amp;rsquo;s growth and development. This is in spite of laws, schemes, relentless activism and media campaigns spanning three decades in support of the girl child. According to activists and economists, a society that places a very low value on women will see increased social violence and a definite reduction in human development.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;India has two laws that prohibit sex selection &amp;ndash; the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971, and the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 2002. The MTP Act prohibits abortion except in qualified situations such as a pregnancy caused by rape or one that is a danger to the mother&amp;rsquo;s life. The PCPNDT Act, 2002, while being progressive in that it disallows sex-selective abortions, has been ineffective in nailing medical professionals who carry out illegal procedures. The Act does not criminalise the doctor under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) but lets the Medical Council of India (MCI) deal with violations of the Act and decide the recourse.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;In several cases in Maharashtra, it is the MCI that investigates a charge-sheeted doctor. It promises to conduct an inquiry but often does not. We have seen very few cases of doctors&amp;rsquo; licences being revoked for doing these abortions, says A.L. Sharada, director of Population First, a non-governmental organisation. &amp;ldquo;The medical profession protects its own. Unless punishment is by way of imprisonment, it will not be effective.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Manisha Gupte of MASUM, another NGO, says the issue of sex selection often gets confused with abortion. &amp;ldquo;Women must have their reproductive rights, including the right to contraception and abortion. Sadly the difference between the right to abortion and the discrimination against women through sex determination is not fully understood or appreciated,&amp;rdquo; she says.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;India has from time to time attempted to tackle the issue, but the numbers prove that the country has not met with much success. For instance, there are schemes for the girl child, such as the Government of India&amp;rsquo;s Dhanalakshmi and the Madhya Pradesh government&amp;rsquo;s Ladli Lakshmi Yojana, where money is deposited for the girl child, which can be drawn when she turns 18.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;But it isn&amp;rsquo;t as simple as that,&amp;rdquo; says a mother of four girls. &amp;ldquo;The officials make us run around for all sorts of papers, pay bribes and eventually, a small percentage of the money is given.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Activists and enlightened doctors say that there is a desperate need to sensitise the judiciary, the police and the administration on sex selection being a crime. However, unless more forceful measures are enforced, it is unlikely that the numbers will change.&lt;/div&gt;&#039;
$lang = &#039;English&#039;
$SITE_URL = &#039;https://im4change.in/&#039;
$site_title = &#039;im4change&#039;
$adminprix = &#039;admin&#039;</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp, line 8
Cake\View\View::_evaluate() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 1413
Cake\View\View::_render() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 1374
Cake\View\View::renderLayout() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 927
Cake\View\View::render() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 885
Cake\Controller\Controller::render() - CORE/src/Controller/Controller.php, line 791
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 126
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 94
Cake\Http\BaseApplication::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/BaseApplication.php, line 235
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php, line 162
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php, line 88
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php, line 96
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Http\Runner::run() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 51</pre></div></pre>latest-news-updates/national-mindset-anupama-katakam-16183.html"/>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>
    <link href="https://im4change.in/css/control.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
          media="all"/>
    <title>LATEST NEWS UPDATES | National mindset-Anupama Katakam | Im4change.org</title>
    <meta name="description" content="



Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India&rsquo;s..."/>
    <script src="https://im4change.in/js/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="https://im4change.in/js/jquery-migrate.min.js"></script>
    <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">

        $(document).ready(function () {
            var img = $("img")[0]; // Get my img elem
            var pic_real_width, pic_real_height;
            $("<img/>") // Make in memory copy of image to avoid css issues
                .attr("src", $(img).attr("src"))
                .load(function () {
                    pic_real_width = this.width;   // Note: $(this).width() will not
                    pic_real_height = this.height; // work for in memory images.
                });
        });
    </script>
    <style type="text/css">
        @media screen {
            div.divFooter {
                display: block;
            }
        }

        @media print {
            .printbutton {
                display: none !important;
            }
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="98%" align="center">
    <tr>
        <td class="top_bg">
            <div class="divFooter">
                <img src="https://im4change.in/images/logo1.jpg" height="59" border="0"
                     alt="Resource centre on India's rural distress" style="padding-top:14px;"/>
            </div>

        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td id="topspace">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>

    <tr id="topspace">
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td height="50" style="border-bottom:1px solid #000; padding-top:10px;" class="printbutton">
            <form><input type="button" value=" Print this page "
                         onclick="window.print();return false;"/></form>
        </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td width="100%">
            <h1 class="news_headlines" style="font-style:normal">
                <strong>National mindset-Anupama Katakam</strong></h1>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td width="100%" style="font-family:Arial, 'Segoe Script', 'Segoe UI', sans-serif, serif"><font size="3">
                <div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India&rsquo;s growth and development. This is in spite of laws, schemes, relentless activism and media campaigns spanning three decades in support of the girl child. According to activists and economists, a society that places a very low value on women will see increased social violence and a definite reduction in human development.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">India has two laws that prohibit sex selection &ndash; the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971, and the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 2002. The MTP Act prohibits abortion except in qualified situations such as a pregnancy caused by rape or one that is a danger to the mother&rsquo;s life. The PCPNDT Act, 2002, while being progressive in that it disallows sex-selective abortions, has been ineffective in nailing medical professionals who carry out illegal procedures. The Act does not criminalise the doctor under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) but lets the Medical Council of India (MCI) deal with violations of the Act and decide the recourse.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">In several cases in Maharashtra, it is the MCI that investigates a charge-sheeted doctor. It promises to conduct an inquiry but often does not. We have seen very few cases of doctors&rsquo; licences being revoked for doing these abortions, says A.L. Sharada, director of Population First, a non-governmental organisation. &ldquo;The medical profession protects its own. Unless punishment is by way of imprisonment, it will not be effective.&rdquo;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Manisha Gupte of MASUM, another NGO, says the issue of sex selection often gets confused with abortion. &ldquo;Women must have their reproductive rights, including the right to contraception and abortion. Sadly the difference between the right to abortion and the discrimination against women through sex determination is not fully understood or appreciated,&rdquo; she says.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">India has from time to time attempted to tackle the issue, but the numbers prove that the country has not met with much success. For instance, there are schemes for the girl child, such as the Government of India&rsquo;s Dhanalakshmi and the Madhya Pradesh government&rsquo;s Ladli Lakshmi Yojana, where money is deposited for the girl child, which can be drawn when she turns 18.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">&ldquo;But it isn&rsquo;t as simple as that,&rdquo; says a mother of four girls. &ldquo;The officials make us run around for all sorts of papers, pay bribes and eventually, a small percentage of the money is given.&rdquo;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Activists and enlightened doctors say that there is a desperate need to sensitise the judiciary, the police and the administration on sex selection being a crime. However, unless more forceful measures are enforced, it is unlikely that the numbers will change.</div>               </font>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td height="50" style="border-top:1px solid #000; border-bottom:1px solid #000;padding-top:10px;">
            <form><input type="button" value=" Print this page "
                         onclick="window.print();return false;"/></form>
        </td>
    </tr>
</table></body>
</html>'

}
$reasonPhrase = 'OK'
header - [internal], line ??
Cake\Http\ResponseEmitter::emitStatusLine() - CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 148
Cake\Http\ResponseEmitter::emit() - CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 54
Cake\Http\Server::emit() - CORE/src/Http/Server.php, line 141
[main] - ROOT/webroot/index.php, line 39

Warning (2): Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php:853) [CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 181]
Code Context
                    $value

                ), $first);

                $first = false;
$response = object(Cake\Http\Response) {

	'status' => (int) 200,
	'contentType' => 'text/html',
	'headers' => [
		'Content-Type' => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
	],
	'file' => null,
	'fileRange' => [],
	'cookies' => object(Cake\Http\Cookie\CookieCollection) {},
	'cacheDirectives' => [],
	'body' => '<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
        "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
    <link rel="canonical" href="https://im4change.in/<pre class="cake-error"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67f0fafcd1448-trace').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67f0fafcd1448-trace').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none');"><b>Notice</b> (8)</a>: Undefined variable: urlPrefix [<b>APP/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp</b>, line <b>8</b>]<div id="cakeErr67f0fafcd1448-trace" class="cake-stack-trace" style="display: none;"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67f0fafcd1448-code').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67f0fafcd1448-code').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Code</a> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67f0fafcd1448-context').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67f0fafcd1448-context').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Context</a><pre id="cakeErr67f0fafcd1448-code" class="cake-code-dump" style="display: none;"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"></span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">head</span><span style="color: #007700">&gt;
</span></span></code>
<span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;link&nbsp;rel="canonical"&nbsp;href="<span style="color: #0000BB">&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">Configure</span><span style="color: #007700">::</span><span style="color: #0000BB">read</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'SITE_URL'</span><span style="color: #007700">);&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$urlPrefix</span><span style="color: #007700">;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$article_current</span><span style="color: #007700">-&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">category</span><span style="color: #007700">-&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">slug</span><span style="color: #007700">;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;</span>/<span style="color: #0000BB">&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$article_current</span><span style="color: #007700">-&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">seo_url</span><span style="color: #007700">;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;</span>.html"/&gt;
</span></code></span>
<code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">meta&nbsp;http</span><span style="color: #007700">-</span><span style="color: #0000BB">equiv</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"Content-Type"&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">content</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"text/html;&nbsp;charset=utf-8"</span><span style="color: #007700">/&gt;
</span></span></code></pre><pre id="cakeErr67f0fafcd1448-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$viewFile = &#039;/home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp&#039;
$dataForView = [
	&#039;article_current&#039; =&gt; object(App\Model\Entity\Article) {

		&#039;id&#039; =&gt; (int) 16055,
		&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;National mindset-Anupama Katakam&#039;,
		&#039;subheading&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;description&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India&amp;rsquo;s growth and development. This is in spite of laws, schemes, relentless activism and media campaigns spanning three decades in support of the girl child. According to activists and economists, a society that places a very low value on women will see increased social violence and a definite reduction in human development.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
India has two laws that prohibit sex selection &amp;ndash; the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971, and the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 2002. The MTP Act prohibits abortion except in qualified situations such as a pregnancy caused by rape or one that is a danger to the mother&amp;rsquo;s life. The PCPNDT Act, 2002, while being progressive in that it disallows sex-selective abortions, has been ineffective in nailing medical professionals who carry out illegal procedures. The Act does not criminalise the doctor under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) but lets the Medical Council of India (MCI) deal with violations of the Act and decide the recourse.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
In several cases in Maharashtra, it is the MCI that investigates a charge-sheeted doctor. It promises to conduct an inquiry but often does not. We have seen very few cases of doctors&amp;rsquo; licences being revoked for doing these abortions, says A.L. Sharada, director of Population First, a non-governmental organisation. &amp;ldquo;The medical profession protects its own. Unless punishment is by way of imprisonment, it will not be effective.&amp;rdquo;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Manisha Gupte of MASUM, another NGO, says the issue of sex selection often gets confused with abortion. &amp;ldquo;Women must have their reproductive rights, including the right to contraception and abortion. Sadly the difference between the right to abortion and the discrimination against women through sex determination is not fully understood or appreciated,&amp;rdquo; she says.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
India has from time to time attempted to tackle the issue, but the numbers prove that the country has not met with much success. For instance, there are schemes for the girl child, such as the Government of India&amp;rsquo;s Dhanalakshmi and the Madhya Pradesh government&amp;rsquo;s Ladli Lakshmi Yojana, where money is deposited for the girl child, which can be drawn when she turns 18.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&amp;ldquo;But it isn&amp;rsquo;t as simple as that,&amp;rdquo; says a mother of four girls. &amp;ldquo;The officials make us run around for all sorts of papers, pay bribes and eventually, a small percentage of the money is given.&amp;rdquo;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Activists and enlightened doctors say that there is a desperate need to sensitise the judiciary, the police and the administration on sex selection being a crime. However, unless more forceful measures are enforced, it is unlikely that the numbers will change.
&lt;/div&gt;&#039;,
		&#039;credit_writer&#039; =&gt; &#039;Frontline, Volume 29, Issue 14, 14-27 July, 2012, http://www.frontlineonnet.com/stories/20120727291403100.htm&#039;,
		&#039;article_img&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;article_img_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;status&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
		&#039;show_on_home&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
		&#039;lang&#039; =&gt; &#039;EN&#039;,
		&#039;category_id&#039; =&gt; (int) 16,
		&#039;tag_keyword&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;seo_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;national-mindset-anupama-katakam-16183&#039;,
		&#039;meta_title&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;meta_keywords&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;meta_description&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;noindex&#039; =&gt; (int) 0,
		&#039;publish_date&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {},
		&#039;most_visit_section_id&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;article_big_img&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;liveid&#039; =&gt; (int) 16183,
		&#039;created&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
		&#039;modified&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
		&#039;edate&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;tags&#039; =&gt; [
			[maximum depth reached]
		],
		&#039;category&#039; =&gt; object(App\Model\Entity\Category) {},
		&#039;[new]&#039; =&gt; false,
		&#039;[accessible]&#039; =&gt; [
			[maximum depth reached]
		],
		&#039;[dirty]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[original]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[virtual]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[hasErrors]&#039; =&gt; false,
		&#039;[errors]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[invalid]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[repository]&#039; =&gt; &#039;Articles&#039;
	
	},
	&#039;articleid&#039; =&gt; (int) 16055,
	&#039;metaTitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;LATEST NEWS UPDATES | National mindset-Anupama Katakam&#039;,
	&#039;metaKeywords&#039; =&gt; &#039;female foeticide,sex ratio&#039;,
	&#039;metaDesc&#039; =&gt; &#039;



Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India&amp;rsquo;s...&#039;,
	&#039;disp&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India&amp;rsquo;s growth and development. This is in spite of laws, schemes, relentless activism and media campaigns spanning three decades in support of the girl child. According to activists and economists, a society that places a very low value on women will see increased social violence and a definite reduction in human development.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;India has two laws that prohibit sex selection &amp;ndash; the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971, and the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 2002. The MTP Act prohibits abortion except in qualified situations such as a pregnancy caused by rape or one that is a danger to the mother&amp;rsquo;s life. The PCPNDT Act, 2002, while being progressive in that it disallows sex-selective abortions, has been ineffective in nailing medical professionals who carry out illegal procedures. The Act does not criminalise the doctor under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) but lets the Medical Council of India (MCI) deal with violations of the Act and decide the recourse.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;In several cases in Maharashtra, it is the MCI that investigates a charge-sheeted doctor. It promises to conduct an inquiry but often does not. We have seen very few cases of doctors&amp;rsquo; licences being revoked for doing these abortions, says A.L. Sharada, director of Population First, a non-governmental organisation. &amp;ldquo;The medical profession protects its own. Unless punishment is by way of imprisonment, it will not be effective.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Manisha Gupte of MASUM, another NGO, says the issue of sex selection often gets confused with abortion. &amp;ldquo;Women must have their reproductive rights, including the right to contraception and abortion. Sadly the difference between the right to abortion and the discrimination against women through sex determination is not fully understood or appreciated,&amp;rdquo; she says.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;India has from time to time attempted to tackle the issue, but the numbers prove that the country has not met with much success. For instance, there are schemes for the girl child, such as the Government of India&amp;rsquo;s Dhanalakshmi and the Madhya Pradesh government&amp;rsquo;s Ladli Lakshmi Yojana, where money is deposited for the girl child, which can be drawn when she turns 18.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;But it isn&amp;rsquo;t as simple as that,&amp;rdquo; says a mother of four girls. &amp;ldquo;The officials make us run around for all sorts of papers, pay bribes and eventually, a small percentage of the money is given.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Activists and enlightened doctors say that there is a desperate need to sensitise the judiciary, the police and the administration on sex selection being a crime. However, unless more forceful measures are enforced, it is unlikely that the numbers will change.&lt;/div&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;lang&#039; =&gt; &#039;English&#039;,
	&#039;SITE_URL&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://im4change.in/&#039;,
	&#039;site_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;im4change&#039;,
	&#039;adminprix&#039; =&gt; &#039;admin&#039;
]
$article_current = object(App\Model\Entity\Article) {

	&#039;id&#039; =&gt; (int) 16055,
	&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;National mindset-Anupama Katakam&#039;,
	&#039;subheading&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;description&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India&amp;rsquo;s growth and development. This is in spite of laws, schemes, relentless activism and media campaigns spanning three decades in support of the girl child. According to activists and economists, a society that places a very low value on women will see increased social violence and a definite reduction in human development.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
India has two laws that prohibit sex selection &amp;ndash; the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971, and the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 2002. The MTP Act prohibits abortion except in qualified situations such as a pregnancy caused by rape or one that is a danger to the mother&amp;rsquo;s life. The PCPNDT Act, 2002, while being progressive in that it disallows sex-selective abortions, has been ineffective in nailing medical professionals who carry out illegal procedures. The Act does not criminalise the doctor under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) but lets the Medical Council of India (MCI) deal with violations of the Act and decide the recourse.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
In several cases in Maharashtra, it is the MCI that investigates a charge-sheeted doctor. It promises to conduct an inquiry but often does not. We have seen very few cases of doctors&amp;rsquo; licences being revoked for doing these abortions, says A.L. Sharada, director of Population First, a non-governmental organisation. &amp;ldquo;The medical profession protects its own. Unless punishment is by way of imprisonment, it will not be effective.&amp;rdquo;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Manisha Gupte of MASUM, another NGO, says the issue of sex selection often gets confused with abortion. &amp;ldquo;Women must have their reproductive rights, including the right to contraception and abortion. Sadly the difference between the right to abortion and the discrimination against women through sex determination is not fully understood or appreciated,&amp;rdquo; she says.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
India has from time to time attempted to tackle the issue, but the numbers prove that the country has not met with much success. For instance, there are schemes for the girl child, such as the Government of India&amp;rsquo;s Dhanalakshmi and the Madhya Pradesh government&amp;rsquo;s Ladli Lakshmi Yojana, where money is deposited for the girl child, which can be drawn when she turns 18.
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&amp;ldquo;But it isn&amp;rsquo;t as simple as that,&amp;rdquo; says a mother of four girls. &amp;ldquo;The officials make us run around for all sorts of papers, pay bribes and eventually, a small percentage of the money is given.&amp;rdquo;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;
Activists and enlightened doctors say that there is a desperate need to sensitise the judiciary, the police and the administration on sex selection being a crime. However, unless more forceful measures are enforced, it is unlikely that the numbers will change.
&lt;/div&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;credit_writer&#039; =&gt; &#039;Frontline, Volume 29, Issue 14, 14-27 July, 2012, http://www.frontlineonnet.com/stories/20120727291403100.htm&#039;,
	&#039;article_img&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;article_img_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;status&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
	&#039;show_on_home&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
	&#039;lang&#039; =&gt; &#039;EN&#039;,
	&#039;category_id&#039; =&gt; (int) 16,
	&#039;tag_keyword&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;seo_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;national-mindset-anupama-katakam-16183&#039;,
	&#039;meta_title&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;meta_keywords&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;meta_description&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;noindex&#039; =&gt; (int) 0,
	&#039;publish_date&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {},
	&#039;most_visit_section_id&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;article_big_img&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;liveid&#039; =&gt; (int) 16183,
	&#039;created&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
	&#039;modified&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
	&#039;edate&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;tags&#039; =&gt; [
		(int) 0 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 1 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}
	],
	&#039;category&#039; =&gt; object(App\Model\Entity\Category) {},
	&#039;[new]&#039; =&gt; false,
	&#039;[accessible]&#039; =&gt; [
		&#039;*&#039; =&gt; true,
		&#039;id&#039; =&gt; false
	],
	&#039;[dirty]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[original]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[virtual]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[hasErrors]&#039; =&gt; false,
	&#039;[errors]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[invalid]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[repository]&#039; =&gt; &#039;Articles&#039;

}
$articleid = (int) 16055
$metaTitle = &#039;LATEST NEWS UPDATES | National mindset-Anupama Katakam&#039;
$metaKeywords = &#039;female foeticide,sex ratio&#039;
$metaDesc = &#039;



Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India&amp;rsquo;s...&#039;
$disp = &#039;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India&amp;rsquo;s growth and development. This is in spite of laws, schemes, relentless activism and media campaigns spanning three decades in support of the girl child. According to activists and economists, a society that places a very low value on women will see increased social violence and a definite reduction in human development.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;India has two laws that prohibit sex selection &amp;ndash; the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971, and the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 2002. The MTP Act prohibits abortion except in qualified situations such as a pregnancy caused by rape or one that is a danger to the mother&amp;rsquo;s life. The PCPNDT Act, 2002, while being progressive in that it disallows sex-selective abortions, has been ineffective in nailing medical professionals who carry out illegal procedures. The Act does not criminalise the doctor under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) but lets the Medical Council of India (MCI) deal with violations of the Act and decide the recourse.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;In several cases in Maharashtra, it is the MCI that investigates a charge-sheeted doctor. It promises to conduct an inquiry but often does not. We have seen very few cases of doctors&amp;rsquo; licences being revoked for doing these abortions, says A.L. Sharada, director of Population First, a non-governmental organisation. &amp;ldquo;The medical profession protects its own. Unless punishment is by way of imprisonment, it will not be effective.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Manisha Gupte of MASUM, another NGO, says the issue of sex selection often gets confused with abortion. &amp;ldquo;Women must have their reproductive rights, including the right to contraception and abortion. Sadly the difference between the right to abortion and the discrimination against women through sex determination is not fully understood or appreciated,&amp;rdquo; she says.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;India has from time to time attempted to tackle the issue, but the numbers prove that the country has not met with much success. For instance, there are schemes for the girl child, such as the Government of India&amp;rsquo;s Dhanalakshmi and the Madhya Pradesh government&amp;rsquo;s Ladli Lakshmi Yojana, where money is deposited for the girl child, which can be drawn when she turns 18.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;But it isn&amp;rsquo;t as simple as that,&amp;rdquo; says a mother of four girls. &amp;ldquo;The officials make us run around for all sorts of papers, pay bribes and eventually, a small percentage of the money is given.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify&quot;&gt;Activists and enlightened doctors say that there is a desperate need to sensitise the judiciary, the police and the administration on sex selection being a crime. However, unless more forceful measures are enforced, it is unlikely that the numbers will change.&lt;/div&gt;&#039;
$lang = &#039;English&#039;
$SITE_URL = &#039;https://im4change.in/&#039;
$site_title = &#039;im4change&#039;
$adminprix = &#039;admin&#039;</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp, line 8
Cake\View\View::_evaluate() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 1413
Cake\View\View::_render() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 1374
Cake\View\View::renderLayout() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 927
Cake\View\View::render() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 885
Cake\Controller\Controller::render() - CORE/src/Controller/Controller.php, line 791
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 126
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 94
Cake\Http\BaseApplication::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/BaseApplication.php, line 235
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php, line 162
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php, line 88
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php, line 96
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Http\Runner::run() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 51</pre></div></pre>latest-news-updates/national-mindset-anupama-katakam-16183.html"/>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>
    <link href="https://im4change.in/css/control.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
          media="all"/>
    <title>LATEST NEWS UPDATES | National mindset-Anupama Katakam | Im4change.org</title>
    <meta name="description" content="



Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India&rsquo;s..."/>
    <script src="https://im4change.in/js/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="https://im4change.in/js/jquery-migrate.min.js"></script>
    <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">

        $(document).ready(function () {
            var img = $("img")[0]; // Get my img elem
            var pic_real_width, pic_real_height;
            $("<img/>") // Make in memory copy of image to avoid css issues
                .attr("src", $(img).attr("src"))
                .load(function () {
                    pic_real_width = this.width;   // Note: $(this).width() will not
                    pic_real_height = this.height; // work for in memory images.
                });
        });
    </script>
    <style type="text/css">
        @media screen {
            div.divFooter {
                display: block;
            }
        }

        @media print {
            .printbutton {
                display: none !important;
            }
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="98%" align="center">
    <tr>
        <td class="top_bg">
            <div class="divFooter">
                <img src="https://im4change.in/images/logo1.jpg" height="59" border="0"
                     alt="Resource centre on India's rural distress" style="padding-top:14px;"/>
            </div>

        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td id="topspace">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>

    <tr id="topspace">
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td height="50" style="border-bottom:1px solid #000; padding-top:10px;" class="printbutton">
            <form><input type="button" value=" Print this page "
                         onclick="window.print();return false;"/></form>
        </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td width="100%">
            <h1 class="news_headlines" style="font-style:normal">
                <strong>National mindset-Anupama Katakam</strong></h1>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td width="100%" style="font-family:Arial, 'Segoe Script', 'Segoe UI', sans-serif, serif"><font size="3">
                <div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India&rsquo;s growth and development. This is in spite of laws, schemes, relentless activism and media campaigns spanning three decades in support of the girl child. According to activists and economists, a society that places a very low value on women will see increased social violence and a definite reduction in human development.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">India has two laws that prohibit sex selection &ndash; the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971, and the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 2002. The MTP Act prohibits abortion except in qualified situations such as a pregnancy caused by rape or one that is a danger to the mother&rsquo;s life. The PCPNDT Act, 2002, while being progressive in that it disallows sex-selective abortions, has been ineffective in nailing medical professionals who carry out illegal procedures. The Act does not criminalise the doctor under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) but lets the Medical Council of India (MCI) deal with violations of the Act and decide the recourse.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">In several cases in Maharashtra, it is the MCI that investigates a charge-sheeted doctor. It promises to conduct an inquiry but often does not. We have seen very few cases of doctors&rsquo; licences being revoked for doing these abortions, says A.L. Sharada, director of Population First, a non-governmental organisation. &ldquo;The medical profession protects its own. Unless punishment is by way of imprisonment, it will not be effective.&rdquo;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Manisha Gupte of MASUM, another NGO, says the issue of sex selection often gets confused with abortion. &ldquo;Women must have their reproductive rights, including the right to contraception and abortion. Sadly the difference between the right to abortion and the discrimination against women through sex determination is not fully understood or appreciated,&rdquo; she says.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">India has from time to time attempted to tackle the issue, but the numbers prove that the country has not met with much success. For instance, there are schemes for the girl child, such as the Government of India&rsquo;s Dhanalakshmi and the Madhya Pradesh government&rsquo;s Ladli Lakshmi Yojana, where money is deposited for the girl child, which can be drawn when she turns 18.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">&ldquo;But it isn&rsquo;t as simple as that,&rdquo; says a mother of four girls. &ldquo;The officials make us run around for all sorts of papers, pay bribes and eventually, a small percentage of the money is given.&rdquo;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Activists and enlightened doctors say that there is a desperate need to sensitise the judiciary, the police and the administration on sex selection being a crime. However, unless more forceful measures are enforced, it is unlikely that the numbers will change.</div>               </font>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td height="50" style="border-top:1px solid #000; border-bottom:1px solid #000;padding-top:10px;">
            <form><input type="button" value=" Print this page "
                         onclick="window.print();return false;"/></form>
        </td>
    </tr>
</table></body>
</html>'

}
$cookies = []
$values = [
	(int) 0 => 'text/html; charset=UTF-8'
]
$name = 'Content-Type'
$first = true
$value = 'text/html; charset=UTF-8'
header - [internal], line ??
Cake\Http\ResponseEmitter::emitHeaders() - CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 181
Cake\Http\ResponseEmitter::emit() - CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 55
Cake\Http\Server::emit() - CORE/src/Http/Server.php, line 141
[main] - ROOT/webroot/index.php, line 39

<head>

    <link rel="canonical" href="<?php echo Configure::read('SITE_URL'); ?><?php echo $urlPrefix;?><?php echo $article_current->category->slug; ?>/<?php echo $article_current->seo_url; ?>.html"/>

    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>

$viewFile = '/home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp'
$dataForView = [
	'article_current' => object(App\Model\Entity\Article) {

		'id' => (int) 16055,
		'title' => 'National mindset-Anupama Katakam',
		'subheading' => '',
		'description' => '<div style="text-align: justify">
<br />
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India&rsquo;s growth and development. This is in spite of laws, schemes, relentless activism and media campaigns spanning three decades in support of the girl child. According to activists and economists, a society that places a very low value on women will see increased social violence and a definite reduction in human development.
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
<br />
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
India has two laws that prohibit sex selection &ndash; the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971, and the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 2002. The MTP Act prohibits abortion except in qualified situations such as a pregnancy caused by rape or one that is a danger to the mother&rsquo;s life. The PCPNDT Act, 2002, while being progressive in that it disallows sex-selective abortions, has been ineffective in nailing medical professionals who carry out illegal procedures. The Act does not criminalise the doctor under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) but lets the Medical Council of India (MCI) deal with violations of the Act and decide the recourse.
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
<br />
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
In several cases in Maharashtra, it is the MCI that investigates a charge-sheeted doctor. It promises to conduct an inquiry but often does not. We have seen very few cases of doctors&rsquo; licences being revoked for doing these abortions, says A.L. Sharada, director of Population First, a non-governmental organisation. &ldquo;The medical profession protects its own. Unless punishment is by way of imprisonment, it will not be effective.&rdquo;
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
<br />
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
Manisha Gupte of MASUM, another NGO, says the issue of sex selection often gets confused with abortion. &ldquo;Women must have their reproductive rights, including the right to contraception and abortion. Sadly the difference between the right to abortion and the discrimination against women through sex determination is not fully understood or appreciated,&rdquo; she says.
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
<br />
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
India has from time to time attempted to tackle the issue, but the numbers prove that the country has not met with much success. For instance, there are schemes for the girl child, such as the Government of India&rsquo;s Dhanalakshmi and the Madhya Pradesh government&rsquo;s Ladli Lakshmi Yojana, where money is deposited for the girl child, which can be drawn when she turns 18.
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
<br />
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
&ldquo;But it isn&rsquo;t as simple as that,&rdquo; says a mother of four girls. &ldquo;The officials make us run around for all sorts of papers, pay bribes and eventually, a small percentage of the money is given.&rdquo;
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
<br />
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
Activists and enlightened doctors say that there is a desperate need to sensitise the judiciary, the police and the administration on sex selection being a crime. However, unless more forceful measures are enforced, it is unlikely that the numbers will change.
</div>',
		'credit_writer' => 'Frontline, Volume 29, Issue 14, 14-27 July, 2012, http://www.frontlineonnet.com/stories/20120727291403100.htm',
		'article_img' => '',
		'article_img_thumb' => '',
		'status' => (int) 1,
		'show_on_home' => (int) 1,
		'lang' => 'EN',
		'category_id' => (int) 16,
		'tag_keyword' => '',
		'seo_url' => 'national-mindset-anupama-katakam-16183',
		'meta_title' => null,
		'meta_keywords' => null,
		'meta_description' => null,
		'noindex' => (int) 0,
		'publish_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {},
		'most_visit_section_id' => null,
		'article_big_img' => null,
		'liveid' => (int) 16183,
		'created' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
		'modified' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
		'edate' => '',
		'tags' => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		],
		'category' => object(App\Model\Entity\Category) {},
		'[new]' => false,
		'[accessible]' => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		],
		'[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]],
		'[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]],
		'[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]],
		'[hasErrors]' => false,
		'[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]],
		'[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]],
		'[repository]' => 'Articles'
	
	},
	'articleid' => (int) 16055,
	'metaTitle' => 'LATEST NEWS UPDATES | National mindset-Anupama Katakam',
	'metaKeywords' => 'female foeticide,sex ratio',
	'metaDesc' => '



Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India&rsquo;s...',
	'disp' => '<div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India&rsquo;s growth and development. This is in spite of laws, schemes, relentless activism and media campaigns spanning three decades in support of the girl child. According to activists and economists, a society that places a very low value on women will see increased social violence and a definite reduction in human development.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">India has two laws that prohibit sex selection &ndash; the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971, and the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 2002. The MTP Act prohibits abortion except in qualified situations such as a pregnancy caused by rape or one that is a danger to the mother&rsquo;s life. The PCPNDT Act, 2002, while being progressive in that it disallows sex-selective abortions, has been ineffective in nailing medical professionals who carry out illegal procedures. The Act does not criminalise the doctor under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) but lets the Medical Council of India (MCI) deal with violations of the Act and decide the recourse.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">In several cases in Maharashtra, it is the MCI that investigates a charge-sheeted doctor. It promises to conduct an inquiry but often does not. We have seen very few cases of doctors&rsquo; licences being revoked for doing these abortions, says A.L. Sharada, director of Population First, a non-governmental organisation. &ldquo;The medical profession protects its own. Unless punishment is by way of imprisonment, it will not be effective.&rdquo;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Manisha Gupte of MASUM, another NGO, says the issue of sex selection often gets confused with abortion. &ldquo;Women must have their reproductive rights, including the right to contraception and abortion. Sadly the difference between the right to abortion and the discrimination against women through sex determination is not fully understood or appreciated,&rdquo; she says.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">India has from time to time attempted to tackle the issue, but the numbers prove that the country has not met with much success. For instance, there are schemes for the girl child, such as the Government of India&rsquo;s Dhanalakshmi and the Madhya Pradesh government&rsquo;s Ladli Lakshmi Yojana, where money is deposited for the girl child, which can be drawn when she turns 18.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">&ldquo;But it isn&rsquo;t as simple as that,&rdquo; says a mother of four girls. &ldquo;The officials make us run around for all sorts of papers, pay bribes and eventually, a small percentage of the money is given.&rdquo;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Activists and enlightened doctors say that there is a desperate need to sensitise the judiciary, the police and the administration on sex selection being a crime. However, unless more forceful measures are enforced, it is unlikely that the numbers will change.</div>',
	'lang' => 'English',
	'SITE_URL' => 'https://im4change.in/',
	'site_title' => 'im4change',
	'adminprix' => 'admin'
]
$article_current = object(App\Model\Entity\Article) {

	'id' => (int) 16055,
	'title' => 'National mindset-Anupama Katakam',
	'subheading' => '',
	'description' => '<div style="text-align: justify">
<br />
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India&rsquo;s growth and development. This is in spite of laws, schemes, relentless activism and media campaigns spanning three decades in support of the girl child. According to activists and economists, a society that places a very low value on women will see increased social violence and a definite reduction in human development.
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
<br />
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
India has two laws that prohibit sex selection &ndash; the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971, and the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 2002. The MTP Act prohibits abortion except in qualified situations such as a pregnancy caused by rape or one that is a danger to the mother&rsquo;s life. The PCPNDT Act, 2002, while being progressive in that it disallows sex-selective abortions, has been ineffective in nailing medical professionals who carry out illegal procedures. The Act does not criminalise the doctor under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) but lets the Medical Council of India (MCI) deal with violations of the Act and decide the recourse.
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
<br />
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
In several cases in Maharashtra, it is the MCI that investigates a charge-sheeted doctor. It promises to conduct an inquiry but often does not. We have seen very few cases of doctors&rsquo; licences being revoked for doing these abortions, says A.L. Sharada, director of Population First, a non-governmental organisation. &ldquo;The medical profession protects its own. Unless punishment is by way of imprisonment, it will not be effective.&rdquo;
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
<br />
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
Manisha Gupte of MASUM, another NGO, says the issue of sex selection often gets confused with abortion. &ldquo;Women must have their reproductive rights, including the right to contraception and abortion. Sadly the difference between the right to abortion and the discrimination against women through sex determination is not fully understood or appreciated,&rdquo; she says.
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
<br />
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
India has from time to time attempted to tackle the issue, but the numbers prove that the country has not met with much success. For instance, there are schemes for the girl child, such as the Government of India&rsquo;s Dhanalakshmi and the Madhya Pradesh government&rsquo;s Ladli Lakshmi Yojana, where money is deposited for the girl child, which can be drawn when she turns 18.
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
<br />
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
&ldquo;But it isn&rsquo;t as simple as that,&rdquo; says a mother of four girls. &ldquo;The officials make us run around for all sorts of papers, pay bribes and eventually, a small percentage of the money is given.&rdquo;
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
<br />
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify">
Activists and enlightened doctors say that there is a desperate need to sensitise the judiciary, the police and the administration on sex selection being a crime. However, unless more forceful measures are enforced, it is unlikely that the numbers will change.
</div>',
	'credit_writer' => 'Frontline, Volume 29, Issue 14, 14-27 July, 2012, http://www.frontlineonnet.com/stories/20120727291403100.htm',
	'article_img' => '',
	'article_img_thumb' => '',
	'status' => (int) 1,
	'show_on_home' => (int) 1,
	'lang' => 'EN',
	'category_id' => (int) 16,
	'tag_keyword' => '',
	'seo_url' => 'national-mindset-anupama-katakam-16183',
	'meta_title' => null,
	'meta_keywords' => null,
	'meta_description' => null,
	'noindex' => (int) 0,
	'publish_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {},
	'most_visit_section_id' => null,
	'article_big_img' => null,
	'liveid' => (int) 16183,
	'created' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
	'modified' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
	'edate' => '',
	'tags' => [
		(int) 0 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 1 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}
	],
	'category' => object(App\Model\Entity\Category) {},
	'[new]' => false,
	'[accessible]' => [
		'*' => true,
		'id' => false
	],
	'[dirty]' => [],
	'[original]' => [],
	'[virtual]' => [],
	'[hasErrors]' => false,
	'[errors]' => [],
	'[invalid]' => [],
	'[repository]' => 'Articles'

}
$articleid = (int) 16055
$metaTitle = 'LATEST NEWS UPDATES | National mindset-Anupama Katakam'
$metaKeywords = 'female foeticide,sex ratio'
$metaDesc = '



Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India&rsquo;s...'
$disp = '<div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India&rsquo;s growth and development. This is in spite of laws, schemes, relentless activism and media campaigns spanning three decades in support of the girl child. According to activists and economists, a society that places a very low value on women will see increased social violence and a definite reduction in human development.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">India has two laws that prohibit sex selection &ndash; the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971, and the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 2002. The MTP Act prohibits abortion except in qualified situations such as a pregnancy caused by rape or one that is a danger to the mother&rsquo;s life. The PCPNDT Act, 2002, while being progressive in that it disallows sex-selective abortions, has been ineffective in nailing medical professionals who carry out illegal procedures. The Act does not criminalise the doctor under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) but lets the Medical Council of India (MCI) deal with violations of the Act and decide the recourse.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">In several cases in Maharashtra, it is the MCI that investigates a charge-sheeted doctor. It promises to conduct an inquiry but often does not. We have seen very few cases of doctors&rsquo; licences being revoked for doing these abortions, says A.L. Sharada, director of Population First, a non-governmental organisation. &ldquo;The medical profession protects its own. Unless punishment is by way of imprisonment, it will not be effective.&rdquo;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Manisha Gupte of MASUM, another NGO, says the issue of sex selection often gets confused with abortion. &ldquo;Women must have their reproductive rights, including the right to contraception and abortion. Sadly the difference between the right to abortion and the discrimination against women through sex determination is not fully understood or appreciated,&rdquo; she says.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">India has from time to time attempted to tackle the issue, but the numbers prove that the country has not met with much success. For instance, there are schemes for the girl child, such as the Government of India&rsquo;s Dhanalakshmi and the Madhya Pradesh government&rsquo;s Ladli Lakshmi Yojana, where money is deposited for the girl child, which can be drawn when she turns 18.</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">&ldquo;But it isn&rsquo;t as simple as that,&rdquo; says a mother of four girls. &ldquo;The officials make us run around for all sorts of papers, pay bribes and eventually, a small percentage of the money is given.&rdquo;</div><div style="text-align: justify"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify">Activists and enlightened doctors say that there is a desperate need to sensitise the judiciary, the police and the administration on sex selection being a crime. However, unless more forceful measures are enforced, it is unlikely that the numbers will change.</div>'
$lang = 'English'
$SITE_URL = 'https://im4change.in/'
$site_title = 'im4change'
$adminprix = 'admin'

include - APP/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp, line 8
Cake\View\View::_evaluate() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 1413
Cake\View\View::_render() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 1374
Cake\View\View::renderLayout() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 927
Cake\View\View::render() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 885
Cake\Controller\Controller::render() - CORE/src/Controller/Controller.php, line 791
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 126
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 94
Cake\Http\BaseApplication::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/BaseApplication.php, line 235
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php, line 162
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php, line 88
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php, line 96
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Http\Runner::run() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 51

National mindset-Anupama Katakam

Apparently, people across the country, bridging class, caste and income divides, are deliberately ensuring that girls are simply not born. The child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1,000 boys is a tragic situation and a poor reflection on India’s growth and development. This is in spite of laws, schemes, relentless activism and media campaigns spanning three decades in support of the girl child. According to activists and economists, a society that places a very low value on women will see increased social violence and a definite reduction in human development. India has two laws that prohibit sex selection – the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971, and the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 2002. The MTP Act prohibits abortion except in qualified situations such as a pregnancy caused by rape or one that is a danger to the mother’s life. The PCPNDT Act, 2002, while being progressive in that it disallows sex-selective abortions, has been ineffective in nailing medical professionals who carry out illegal procedures. The Act does not criminalise the doctor under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) but lets the Medical Council of India (MCI) deal with violations of the Act and decide the recourse. In several cases in Maharashtra, it is the MCI that investigates a charge-sheeted doctor. It promises to conduct an inquiry but often does not. We have seen very few cases of doctors’ licences being revoked for doing these abortions, says A.L. Sharada, director of Population First, a non-governmental organisation. “The medical profession protects its own. Unless punishment is by way of imprisonment, it will not be effective.” Manisha Gupte of MASUM, another NGO, says the issue of sex selection often gets confused with abortion. “Women must have their reproductive rights, including the right to contraception and abortion. Sadly the difference between the right to abortion and the discrimination against women through sex determination is not fully understood or appreciated,” she says. India has from time to time attempted to tackle the issue, but the numbers prove that the country has not met with much success. For instance, there are schemes for the girl child, such as the Government of India’s Dhanalakshmi and the Madhya Pradesh government’s Ladli Lakshmi Yojana, where money is deposited for the girl child, which can be drawn when she turns 18. “But it isn’t as simple as that,” says a mother of four girls. “The officials make us run around for all sorts of papers, pay bribes and eventually, a small percentage of the money is given.” Activists and enlightened doctors say that there is a desperate need to sensitise the judiciary, the police and the administration on sex selection being a crime. However, unless more forceful measures are enforced, it is unlikely that the numbers will change.