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Punjab Sex Ratio Improves From 878 To 907

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Punjab Sex Ratio Improves From 878 To 907
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Punjab Sex Ratio Improves From 878 To 907 Punjab has seen a significant improvement in gender ratio in the past one decade, i.e., 907 girls for every 1,000 boys, up from 878 in 2009-10. Punjab was once labeled as the land of “Female Foeticide.” The 2001 Census shows alarming figures with 798 girls per 1,000 boys following which the government launched special initiatives,  that really worked well. State government took some major steps like GIS mapping of registered ultrasound centres, 1,589 in all and free treatment to the girl child in government hospitals up to age five have paid dividends, with 50,000 girls benefiting from the scheme every year really helped in improving the sex-ratio in Punjab. According to the 2001 Census, Fatehgarh Sahib had the worst gender ratio in the country of 766, which now stands at 908 live female births per 1,000 male births. District-wise, Barnala tops the chart with 938 girls, followed by Mohali at 933, Ludhiana 929, Patiala 922 and Kapurthala 921. At 870, Nawanshahr is at the bottom of the ladder. Among the worst-performing districts are Pathankot (877), Rupnagar (879), Gurdaspur (884) and Tarn Taran (887). Also Read: Punjab: 540 Security Guards Didn't Get Salary Since Last 3 Months Experts dedicate the success to strict implementation of the PCPNDT Act, 1994. “Serious efforts were made to strictly implement the PNDT Act. Now people are going to neighbouring states for sex-determination tests. There is a need for better inter-state coordination,” observed Dr Rajesh Kumar, Head, School of Public Health, PGIMER, Chandigarh. Haryana outshines Punjab with 914 female live births for every 1,000 boys. -PTC NEWS-
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