A REVIEW OF GENDER DISCRIMINATION, DECLINING SEX RATIO AND GOVERNMENT’S INITIATIVES TO PROMOTE SEX RATIO

ABSTRACT

Female gender discrimination because of a social inclination for males is a typical worldwide issue, especially in Asian countries. Therefore, India is no special country in the perspective of gender discrimination in fact it, is a developing country facing this problem. Most of the studies have concluded that gender discrimination showing as expanded female mortality, female infanticide, and sex-particular early termination has gotten worse lately. The sex proportion pattern in India demonstrates a developing awkwardness, with gauges from the 2011 registration showing around 7,000,000 less girls than anticipated in the 0-to-6 age group. Moreover, the regions where violence identified with dowry is most elevated, adult and child sex ratios are the most slanted. This evil is established in Hindu culture and propagated by sayings, such as, ‘bringing up a little girl resembles watering a neighbor’s plant’ and ‘a child spells rewards, a little girl cost’. In other words it can be pointed out that sex discrimination in India is a great issue for debate among the scholars and intellectuals. Now, in the perspective of sex ratio, the census of 2001, indicated the 933 females per 1000 males in the whole country, whereas it increased to 943 females per 1000 males in India. However, here it is a slight improvement, but in the coming years a decline may be seen in sex ratio of India. The present research paper makes a review of gender discrimination, declining sex ratio and government’s initiatives in Indian scenario.

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