Description
Female foeticide was one of the most fearful acts through sex-selective abortion in the hospital. It was developed in India by the people’s more interest in the boy child than the female child. It has reduced the girl child sex ratio in India to a great extent. It was made possible in the country because of the Ultrasound technology. It took a form of giant demon because of the gender discrimination and inequality for girls in the society. A huge reduction in the female sex ratio was noticed after the national census of 1991. Then it was declared as a worsening problem of the society after the national census of 2001. However, reduction in female population was continued till 2011. Later, this practice was banned strictly by the government in order to control the ratio of female child. In Madhya Pradesh, the ratio was 932 girls/1000 boys in 2001 however reduced to 912/1000 in 2011. It means, it still continues somewhere and may be it reduced to 900/1000 by 2021.
NGO PRAGTI believes that this is the time for the government and NGOs to come together and work extensively to save girl child.
Government approved NGO PRAGTI runs various campaigns and awareness programs to help families understand the consequences of these evil customs, and recognise that girls are not burden, but assets. They can flourish in life if given equal opportunities like boys.
True women empowerment will be achieved only if there are no incidences of female foeticide and infanticide. Today’s girls will become women of tomorrow and will nurture families. NGO PRAGTI takes every endeavour to save girl child and eradicate female foeticide and infanticide.
Women are the most important section of the society and equally participate in the life existence on the earth. However, regular decrease in the sex ratio of female in India because of the crimes against women, it has created the fear of total finish of women. So, it is very necessary to save girl child in order to maintain the ratio of women in India
In order to make this happen, they:
• Help women become financially independent and self-confident
• Enable them to think critically about their present and future
• Ensure their equal participation in family decision making
