Lok Sabha Question No. 1670 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-27
Subject: Female Foeticide
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1670 TO BE ANSWERED ON  27 TH JULY, 2018

## FEMALE FOETICIDE

## 1670. SHRIMATI PRATYUSHA RAJESHWARI SINGH:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the cases of female foeticide have ncreased in the country, if so, the details thereof indicating the said incidences reported during each of the last three years and the curren State/UTwise particularly in Odisha; and
- (b) the corrective steps taken/being taken by the Govern ment t p event female foeticide across the country particularly in Odisha?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a) As per information received from National Crime Records Bureau, a total of 107 cas foeticide were registered in the year 2014, 97 cases of foeticide registered in year 201 cases of foeticide registered in year 2016 respectively. No case of female foeticide is reported in the State of Odisha. Detailed information is at Annexure.
- (b)  In view of the declining Child Sex Ratio and Sex Ratio at Birth, the Government of besides  enactment  of  the  Pre - conception  and  Pre - natal  Diagnostic  Techn iques  (Prohibition  of Sex  Selection)  Act,  1994  and  Rules  has  adopted  a  multi - pronged  strategy  for  effective implementation  of  PC&PNDT  Act  and  Rules  and  for  awareness  generation  and  advocacy measures to build a positive environment for the girl child throug h  gen er sensitive policies, provisions and legislation. Besides carrying out regular inspections through NIMCs in v States/UTs,  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare  renders  financial  support  and  techn guidance  under  National  Health  Mission  for  ef fective  implementation  of  the  Act/Rules, implementation/compliance  of  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court's  directions  in  various  judgments, capacity building programmes of Appropriate Authorities and Nodal Officers implementing Act in States/UTs.

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## Annexure

State/UT - wise cases Registered under Foeticide for Crimes against Children during 2014 - 2016

| SL   | State/UT          | 2014      | 2015      | 2016      |
|------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| SL   | State/UT          | Foeticide | Foeticide | Foeticide |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 0         | 0         | 1         |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 3    | Assam             | 0         | 0         | 1         |
| 4    | Bihar             | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | 5         | 11        | 18        |
| 6    | Goa               | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 0         | 1         | 0         |
| 8    | Haryana           | 6         | 14        | 4         |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | 4         | 1         | 0         |
| 10   | Jammu & Kashmir   | 0         | 0         | 2         |
| 11   | Jharkhand         | 1         | 1         | 0         |
| 12   | Karnataka         | 0         | 1         | 2         |
| 13   | Kerala            | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    | 30        | 17        | 19        |
| 15   | Maharashtra       | 7         | 11        | 7         |
| 16   | Manipur           | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 17   | Meghalaya         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 18   | Mizoram           | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 19   | Nagaland          | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 20   | Odisha            | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 21   | Punjab            | 10        | 10        | 4         |
| 22   | Rajasthan         | 24        | 13        | 21        |
| 23   | Sikkim            | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 25   | Telangana         | 2         | 2         | 0         |
| 26   | Tripura           | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     | 11        | 12        | 52        |
| 28   | Uttarakhand       | 1         | 0         | 4         |
| 29   | West Bengal       | 0         | 0         | 0         |
|      | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 101       | 94        | 135       |
| 30   | A & N Islands     | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 31   | Chandigarh        | 1         | 0         | 1         |
| 32   | D&N Haveli        | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 33   | Daman & Diu       | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 34   | Delhi UT          | 5         | 3         | 8         |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 36   | Puducherry        | 0         | 0         | 0         |
|      | TOTAL UT(S)       | 6         | 3         | 9         |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 107       | 97        | 144       |

Source: Crime in India