Lok Sabha Question No. 99 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-15
Subject: Decline in Child Sex Ratio
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 99

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2017

## DECLINE IN CHILD SEX RATIO

99. SHRI RAJU SHETTY:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is a decline in the Child Sex Ratio (CSR) in the tribal areas and slums of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka or any other States/UTs of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the corrective efforts being made by the Government in this regard;
- (c) the  funds  allocated  under  the  schemes  being  run  for  the  welfare  of  the  tribal  women during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to prevent malnutrition in tribal women?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a)      As per the Census 2011, the Child Sex Ratio (CSR) (0-6 years) among Scheduled tribes has declined in all State/UTs, except Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Mizoram and Odisha.  Tribal  area  wise  information  on  CSR  is  not  available.  However  State-  wise details of Schedule Tribe CSR is at Annexure I.
- (b) To address the issue of declining Child Sex Ratio (CSR), in age group of 0-6 years, Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (BBBP) programme has been launched by Ministry of Women and Child  Development.  The  Scheme  is  intended  to  improve  Child  Sex  Ratio  across  the country  with  the  focussed  intervention  &  Multi-Sectoral  Advocacy  outreach  in  gender critical districts including tribal areas.
- (c) The  major  policies  of  the  Ministry  of Tribal Affairs aim  to ensure  the overall development of both Scheduled Tribe men and women. However, within the Scheduled Tribes,  women  often  suffer  from  a  greater  disadvantage.  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs therefore, while trying to ensure that women benefit equally from general schemes also has  some  special  schemes  meant  for  the  benefit  of  ST  women  and  girls  are  given at Annexure II
- (d) Malnutrition  is  complex,  multi-dimensional  and  inter-generational  in  nature,  needing convergence  of  interventions,  coordination  and  concerted  action  from  various  sectors. The  Government  has  accorded  high  priority  to  the  issue  of  malnutrition  and  is implementing  several  schemes  and  programs  like  Anganwadi  Services  under  the Umbrella Integrated Child Development Services Scheme, Scheme for Adolescent Girls and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojna as direct targeted interventions to address the problem of malnutrition in children and women including tribal women in the country. Recently,  National  Nutrition  Mission  has  been  set  up  to  act  as  an  apex  body  for monitoring and guiding the nutrition related issues of various government schemes.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 99 for 15.12.2017 regarding Beti Bachao Beti Padhao.

## States/UTs wise Child Sex Ratio

| S.N.   | State/UTs                            | ST- Child Sex Ratio   | ST- Child Sex Ratio   |
|--------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| S.N.   | State/UTs                            | Census 2001           | Census 2011           |
| 1      | Andaman &Nicobar                     | 956                   | 955                   |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh (including Telangana) | 972                   | 931                   |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 976                   | 977                   |
| 4      | Assam                                | 962                   | 957                   |
| 5      | Bihar                                | 975                   | 969                   |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh                         | 998                   | 992                   |
| 7      | Dadar &Nagar Havelli                 | 1009                  | 977                   |
| 8      | Daman and Diu                        | 983                   | 925                   |
| 9      | Goa                                  | 915                   | 969                   |
| 10     | Gujarat                              | 966                   | 953                   |
| 11     | Himachal Pradesh                     | 955                   | 930                   |
| 12     | Jammu &Kashmir                       | 979                   | 912                   |
| 13     | Jharkhand                            | 979                   | 976                   |
| 14     | Karnataka                            | 961                   | 964                   |
| 15     | Kerala                               | 974                   | 949                   |
| 16     | Madhya Pradesh                       | 979                   | 952                   |
| 17     | Maharashtra                          | 965                   | 955                   |
| 18     | Manipur                              | 959                   | 920                   |
| 19     | Meghalaya                            | 974                   | 973                   |
| 20     | Mizoram                              | 966                   | 971                   |
| 21     | Nagaland                             | 969                   | 942                   |
| 22     | Odisha                               | 979                   | 980                   |
| 23     | Rajasthan                            | 950                   | 921                   |
| 24     | Sikkim                               | 964                   | 961                   |
| 25     | Tamil Nadu                           | 945                   | 918                   |
| 26     | Tripura                              | 981                   | 957                   |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh                        | 973                   | 944                   |
| 28     | Uttarakhand                          | 955                   | 929                   |
| 29     | Lakshadweep                          | 957                   | 907                   |
| 30     | West Bengal                          | 981                   | 974                   |

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 99 for 15.12.2017 regarding Beti Bachao Beti Padhao.

The funds allocated under the schemes being dealt in this Ministry of Tribal Affairs for the welfare of the tribal women during the last three years and the current years are as under:

The  National  Scheduled  Tribes  Finance  and  Development  Corporation  (NSTDFC) under the administrative control of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, has been formulating a scheme exclusively for Tribal Women titled 'Adivasi Mahila Sashaktikaran Yojana (AMSY). Under  this  scheme,  Scheduled  Tribes  women  can  undertake  any  income  generation activity,  Loan  upto  90%  for  scheme  costing  up  Rs.1.00  lakh  is  provided  at  a  highly concessional rate of interest of 4% p.a.  The details of funds disbursed under AMSY during last three years and current year upto 30.11.2017 is given below:

| Financial Year            |   Disbursement |
|---------------------------|----------------|
| 2014-15                   |          23.66 |
| 2015-16                   |           2.08 |
| 2016-17                   |          23.34 |
| 2017-18 (Upto 30.11.2017) |           0.12 |

In addition during 2015-16 and 2016-17 NSTFDC disbursed through streeNidhi Credit Cooperative Federation Ltd. Rs.100 crore to cover 42168 women beneficiaries.

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