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1. Sanitha Libin

3. Female Foeticide in India is the
abortion of a female foetus outside of
legal methods. The frequency of
female foeticide in India is assumed to
be an estimation derived from its high
birth sex ratio, that is the ratio of boys
to girls at birth.

5. Causes of female foeticide
Obsession of son.
Fear of dowry.
Girls are considered as financial obligations.
Determination of sex of a child before birth.

6. Legislation
IN 2004, THE GOVT. OF INDIA PASSED THE
PRE-CONCEPTIONAL AND PRE-NATAL
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES (REGULATION
AND PREVENTION OF MISUSE) “PCPNDT”
ACT.

7. •In 2001 the ratio was 107.1:100;
•Govt. of India passed the PCPNDT Act to decrease
the female foeticide rate but Surprisingly ratio was
increased by 2011 108.8:100
•The Public Health Foundation of India, in its 2010
report, claimed a lack of awareness about the
PCPNDT Act in parts of India, inactive role of the
appropriate authorities, role of some clinics and
medical practitioners in disregarding the law.

8. •The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India has
targeted education and media advertisements to reach
clinics and medical professionals to increase awareness.
•The govt. is also supporting implementation of
programs and initiatives that seek to reduce gender
discrimination, including media campaign to address the
underlying social causes of sex selection.

9. •The Indian Medical Association has undertaken efforts to
prevent prenatal sex selection by giving its members the
Beti Bachao (save the daughter) badges during its
meetings and conferences.
•In its communication campaigns, it is clearing up public
misconceptions by emphasizing that sex determination is
illegal, but abortion is legal for certain medical conditions
in India.

10. •The recent policy initiatives in India adopted by
many states attempt to address that the assumed
economic disadvantage of girls by offering
support to girls and their parents. These policies
offer conditional cash transfer and scholarships
only available for girls, for each stage of their
life right from birth, completion of childhood
immunizaton, schooling from grade 1 to grade
12, and marriage at the age of 21.

11. Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Scheme
The Govt. of India has launched the BETI BACHAO,
BETI PADHAO Scheme recently on 22nd January, 2015,
mainly aiming at generating awareness and improving
efficiency of delivery of welfare services for women. The
govt. proposed Rs. 150 crores to be spent by the Ministry
of Home Affairs on this scheme to increase the safety of
women in large cities.

13. The Pre-Natal Diagnostic Test Act (PNDT Act) Of
1994
This act was enacted in the year 1994 in all of the states
in India , but it came into force in the year 1996.
Through this act the use of pre-natal diagnostic
techniques is prohibited and regulated.
PNDT Act was amended in 2003 with its aim to ban the
use of sex-selection techniques for sex-selective
abortions.
More than 21,600 centers conducting pre-natal diagnostic
procedure have been registered

14. Consequences of female foeticide
•Decrease in female population.
•Adverse effect on women’s health mentally, emotionally
and physically.
•Women are abused and sexually exploited.
•Leads in women trafficking.
•Women are kidnapped , bought and sold for marriage.
•Suicide rates in women will increase.

16. Responsibility of the society
People should step up with the help of education and
should be able to overcome the age-old traditional taboos
which depict women as a burden.
People should stand against illegal practices towards
women like Dowry, Rape.
Women should stop considering themselves to be the
inferior group of the society and should learn to stand
up for themselves, thus uplifting their standards.