FEMALE FOETICIDE: WHY HARYANA HAS LOWER SEX RATIO?

ABSTRACT

Female foeticide cases have been increasing from a decade in many states of India. Advanced medical technologies, increasing number of crimes against women, problem of security of women, financial burden on parents of daughters are some of the reasons responsible for female foeticide. But the problem become worse when the balance of sex ratio get disturbed as nature has made both sexes equally important for the survival of civilization. In Haryana, the sex ratio is lowest as compared to neighboring states except Punjab. What are the serious reasons behind declining sex ratio in Haryana and what steps should be taken and by whom, have been briefed in this paper.

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