The document discusses the skewed sex ratio in Haryana, India, which has the lowest child sex ratio in the country according to the latest 2011 census. The sex ratio at birth in Haryana is just 830 females for every 1000 males. This is due to a strong preference for sons over daughters and the practice of sex-selective abortions, despite laws banning them. The declining sex ratio is projected to have serious social consequences, such as increased crime rates and depression as more men remain unmarried. While literacy rates have increased, this has paradoxically contributed to worsening sex ratios as more people now know about sex determination technology. Overall, the child sex ratio has declined dangerously nationwide and interventions to address this problem have

1. SKEWED SEX RATIO IN HARYANA
AND ITS IMPLICATIONS
Dr R.S.Dahiya
Sr Professor Surgery
PGIMS,Rohtak.
Haryana
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4. HARYANA STATE SEX RATIO
UP TO DEC 2011 UP TO DEC 2012 DI
FF
Male
Birth
Female
Birth
Total
Birth
Sex
Ratio
Male
Birth
Female
Birth
Total Birth Sex
Ratio
307411 256146 563557 833 307746 255987 563733 832 -1

5. APPEARS TO IMPROVE BUT STILL
LOWEST

6. TRENDS ARE CLEAR

9. FOUR ARE FROM HARYANA

10. NORTH IS NO WHERE EXCEPT HP

11. MANY ISSUES ARE DEBATABLE

12. SURVEY IN 2004

13. IN HARYANA
• "A woman costs Rs.30,000, a buffalo
Rs.70,000"
• Haryana's bias against girls and women
keeps its sex ratio skewed

16. • At 774 girls per 1,000 boys, Jhajjar district
in Haryana has the country's worst sex
ratio in the 0-6 age group. Two of its
villages-Behrana and Dhimana-have
incredibly low sex ratios of 378 and 444
respectively. In the same age group,
Haryana has over four lakh fewer girls
than boys-4,07,370 to be precise. The gap
was 3.31 lakh in the last census. Over all,
the state has 1.35 crore men, compared to
1.18 crore women. A difference of 17.57
lakh. In 2001, the figure was 15.83 lakh.

17. • "Don't blame us," says Chand
Ram, a Behrana octogenarian
and an ex-soldier. "Blame the
system. Even parents of MBAs or
post-graduate girls with jobs
have to give away a luxury car as
dowry.

18. • What's the point in having girls?
We don't need girls." Argues
Umed Singh, 73, a farmer, "If we
hate daughters, it's not without
reason. What do you do with
them? You send them out for
education and they only bring a
bad name to the family."

19. • Absurd logic abounds in the region to justify the
decreasing female population. In Dhimana, which
has nearly 190 households, residents refuse to
believe that foeticide is behind the skewed sex
ratio. "It's God's gift that most of the children
born in this village are boys," claims Dhimana
village sarpanch Om Parkash, 70, a bachelor.
Varinder Kumar Narula, 67, headmaster of Sunrise
High School, offers another reason: "It has to do
with diet. People eat well here and so give birth
to boys."

20. • The state officials though make a valid point.
"The ultrasound centres are the single
largest factor behind the skewed sex ratio,"
says Director General (Health Services)
Narbir Singh. "We do our best but the
problem is that most of these illegal activities
take place in unregistered ultrasound centres
that operate with small devices, making it
difficult for us to catch them. But unless
people have the will, the problem cannot be
rooted out."

21. • The will to tackle the problem
doesn't seem to be there. "In 90
per cent of the cases where a
couple is going for a second
child, they opt for a sex-detection
test," says Narinder
Popli, 43, a Jhajjar businessman.

22. • It was long believed that things would
change with literacy. The latest census
has deflated that theory as well. Jhajjar
has a literacy rate of over 80 per cent.
Mewat, with the lowest literacy rate of
56.1 per cent and considered the most
backward district in the state, has
Haryana's highest sex ratio at 906
females to 1,000 males.
------GENDER BLIND EDUCATION---------

23. • Literacy and Technology spread have
worsened matters. People are aware of
abortion as well as sex determination
options now and it has become much more
acceptable now in society," says Ranbir
Singh, consultant with Nilokheri-based
Haryana Institute of Rural Development.
"In places such as Jhajjar, land prices are
very high and people don't want their
daughters to get a share of property that
they are legally entitled to."

24. • UNMARRIED BEYOND 25 YEARS OF AGE IN NAYA BAS VILLAGE
• 1. Kailash 15. Sandeep
• 2. Neeraj 16. Parmod
• 3. Satinder 17. Ombir
• 4. Pardeep 18. Devilal
• 5. Roshan 19. Balwan
• 6. Vikas 20. Ashok
• 7. Viki 21. Sant lal
• 8. Vikram 22. Vinod
• 9. Raju 23. Sandeep
• 10. Sonu 24. Ajay
• 11. Sandeep 25. Kalander
• 12. Surender 26. Jasvir
• 13. Sanjeet 27. Parveen
• 14. Kala 28. Naveen
29. Manoj
30. Monu
31. Pardeep

25. ANOTHERVILLAGE
• 100 HOUSES
• 45 ARE THOSE WHERE ALL BOYS GOT MARRIED
• 55 ARE THOSE WHERE A TOTAL OF 85 BOYS ARE
UNMARRIED----- 35 ARE OVER AGED AND NO
CHANCE FURTHER. ----15 ARE THOSE WHOSE
WIVES HAVE LEFT THEM DUE TO ECONOMY,WINE
• & BAD BEHAVIOUR
• 35 ARE IN MARRIAGE AGE BUT NOT GETTING
MARRIED BECAUSE ELDER BROTHER IS STILL
UNMARRIED

26. DHAMAR VILLAGE
• 150 UNMARRIED FROMAGE
OF 18—35
• 70 ARE 25 AND ABOVE
• MAINLY IN JATS AND VERY
LESS IN OTHER CASTES

27. • Indicating a continuing preference
for boys in society, the child sex
ratio in India has dropped to 914
females against 1,000 males - the
lowest since Independence - in the
provisional 2011 Census report
released today.

28. GRAVE CONCERN INSPITE OF ALL
EFFORTS
• Despite laws to prevent female foeticide
and schemes to encourage families to
have girl child, the ratio has declined
from 927 females against 1,000 males in
2001 to 914, which was described as a
"matter of grave concern" by Census
Commissioner of India C Chandramauli.

29. PANJAB AND HARYANA
• Notably, Punjab and Haryana, which have
traditionally seen low sex ratio, have recorded
an increasing trend but still remained at the
bottom of the list. Haryana has 830 female
children and Punjab 846 against per 1000
male child.

30. NATIONAL LEVEL
• However, in some good news, the
overall sex ratio at the national
level has increased by 7 points
since the 2001 Census to reach
940 females per 1000 male at
Census 2011.

31. HARYANA LOWEST DISTRICTS
•Haryana's Jhajjar (774
females) and
Mahendragarh (778
females) districts have
the lowest sex ratio

32. • Notably, Punjab and Haryana,
which have traditionally seen
low sex ratio, have recorded an
increasing trend but still
remained at the bottom of
the list. Haryana has 830
female children and Punjab
846 against per 1000 male
child.

33. • The recently released 2011
census data paints a grim picture
of child sex ratio which has
worsened to 914, the lowest
since 1947. However, for the first
time, female literacy has
improved more than that of men,
slowly bridging the gap

34. • While the overall sex ratio has
improved to 940 as compared to 933
in 2001, the child (0-6 years) sex
ratio, i.e. the number of girl children
per 1,000 male children has shown
an unabated decline since 1961. It
has declined from 927 in 2001 to 914
in 2011. The latest figures are the
lowest since 1947.

35. • Punjab and Haryana continue to have the lowest
child sex ratios in the country at 846 and 830
respectively. Other states which reveal appalling
figures include Uttar Pradesh (899, down from
916), Maharashtra (883, down from 913),
Chandigarh (867, down from 845) and J&K (859). It
is noteworthy that the so-called rich states of
Maharashtra, Punjab and UT Chandigarh have
some of the lowest child sex ratios in the country.
This hints at the on-going rampant misuse of
technology in those states. Sex-selective abortions
or female foeticides are the primary cause of the
decline.

36. • The skewed sex ratio in Punjab and
Haryana could have wider and more
permanent social effects like rise in
exploitation of women, higher crime
rate, an increase in sexual diseases
and depression among youth.
Sociologists and psychologists in
Punjab and Haryana said if the sex
ratio continues to drop it will lead to
chaos in society

37. • Explaining the fallout of the
decreasing sex ratio, Dr BP Mishra,
psychologist in Dayanand Medical
College and Hospital, Ludhiana, said,
"Less number of girls in society could
cause fights among communities
over marriages. When there are a lot
of unmarried men around, it would
also lead to prostitution and
sexually transmitted diseases."

38. • Giving examples of consequences of
skewed sex ratio, Kurukshetra-based
psychiatrist Dr Rakesh Pal Sharma said,
"There is a community in Kurukshetra
where marriage is possible in 'exchange
offer' only. If any boy in this community
doesn't have sisters for an 'exchange
marriage', his wedding is almost
impossible. Such bachelor boys get into
depression."

39. • "In the absence of a job, land,
occupation and even marriage
this section will opt for crime.
Jobless youths will try to bring
brides from outside the
community and state. Such
situation may lead to human
trafficking on a large scale,"

40. • less girls means more
crime. A further sense of
insecurity in parents will
lead to more female
foeticide which will lead to
further decline in sex ratio.

43. WORKING SINCE 1983
• JANWADI SANSKRITIK MANCH
• HARYANA VIGYAN MANCH
• GYAN VIGYAN JATHA
• BHARAT GYAN VIGYAN SAMITI
• NATIONAL SEMINAR ON FEMALE FOETICIDE
• STUDY OF 6 VILLAGES REGARDING FF
• EK NAI SURUAT JATHA IN 1999
• ROUND ABOUT 700 Performances

44. TOTAL EFFECT ?????
• ALL INCLUSINE ENLIGHTENMENT MOVEMENT
• IS THE WAY
• PATCH WORK WILL NOT WORK