Lok Sabha Question No. 3432 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Child Sex Ratio
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Rattan Lal Kataria, Sumedhanand Saraswati, Ranjeeta Koli, Sunil Kumar Singh, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Balak Nath

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3432

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th  DECEMBER, 2021

## CHILD SEX RATIO

## 3432.   SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:

SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR:

SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

SHRI BALAK NATH:

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

- (a) whether as per the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) data, the country has 1,020 females for every 1,000 males;
- (b) if so, the details of child sex ratio thereof, State/UT-wise including Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Maharashtra;
- (c) whether the number of females has increased as a result of the 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, campaign launched by the Government in 2015 in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a) As per the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (2019-21), the sex ratio of the population (females per 1000 males) for the country was estimated as 1020.
- (b)  The  data  on  child  sex  ratio,  as  available  in  the  State  reports  of  NFHS-5  is  placed  at Annexure-I.
- (c)  Beti  Bachao  Beti  Padhao  (BBBP)  Scheme  aims  to  address  declining  Child  Sex  Ratio (CSR) and related issues of empowerment of girls and women over a life cycle continuum. The primary objectives of the scheme are to prevent gender biased sex selective elimination, to ensure survival and protection of the girl child and to ensure education and participation of the  girl  child.  The  key  elements  of  the  scheme  include  nation-wide  media  and  advocacy campaign and multi-sectoral interventions in some districts. Intermediary target i.e. Sex Ratio at Birth has been set as a monitoring parameter for the progress of the scheme.
- (d) State-wise Sex Ratio at Birth as per NFHS - 5 and NFHS - 4 is placed at Annexure - II.

SEX RATIO (FEMALES PER 1000 MALES) FOR THE POPULATION AGE 0-6 YEARS, NFHS-5, 2019-21

| State/UT         |   Child Sex Ratio (age 0-6 years) |
|------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   |                               925 |
| Assam            |                               970 |
| Bihar            |                               916 |
| Goa              |                               774 |
| Gujarat          |                               937 |
| Himachal Pradesh |                               882 |
| Karnataka        |                               953 |
| Kerala           |                               967 |
| Maharashtra      |                               920 |
| Manipur          |                               955 |
| Meghalaya        |                               982 |
| Mizoram          |                              1007 |
| Nagaland         |                               949 |
| Sikkim           |                               962 |
| Telangana        |                               917 |
| Tripura          |                               972 |
| West Bengal      |                               992 |
| Jammu &Kashmir   |                               946 |

Note : The data on child sex ratio is only available in the State report of 18 States, which were covered in Phase-I of NFHS-5. No such report is available for UTs. Also,  similar  reports  for  States  covered  in  Phase-II  of  NFHS-5  is  yet  to  be published.

Source: http://rchiips.org/nfhs/index.shtml

Annexure - II SEX RATIO AT BIRTH FOR CHILDREN BORN IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, INDIA AND BY STATES/UTS, NFHS-4 & NFHS-5

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs               | Sex ratio at birth for children born in the last five years (female per 1,000 male)   | Sex ratio at birth for children born in the last five years (female per 1,000 male)   |
|-----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States/UTs               | NFHS-4 (2015-16)                                                                      | NFHS-5 (2019-21)                                                                      |
| 1         | INDIA                    | 919                                                                                   | 929                                                                                   |
| 2         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 859                                                                                   | 914                                                                                   |
| 3         | Andhra Pradesh           | 914                                                                                   | 934                                                                                   |
| 4         | Arunachal Pradesh        | 926                                                                                   | 979                                                                                   |
| 5         | Assam                    | 929                                                                                   | 964                                                                                   |
| 6         | Bihar                    | 934                                                                                   | 908                                                                                   |
| 7         | Chandigarh               | 981                                                                                   | 838                                                                                   |
| 8         | Chhattisgarh             | 977                                                                                   | 960                                                                                   |
| 9         | DNH&DD                   | 983                                                                                   | 817                                                                                   |
| 10        | Goa                      | 966                                                                                   | 838                                                                                   |
| 11        | Gujarat                  | 906                                                                                   | 955                                                                                   |
| 12        | Haryana                  | 836                                                                                   | 893                                                                                   |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh         | 937                                                                                   | 875                                                                                   |
| 14        | Jammu &Kashmir           | 923                                                                                   | 976                                                                                   |
| 15        | Jharkhand                | 919                                                                                   | 899                                                                                   |
| 16        | Karnataka                | 910                                                                                   | 978                                                                                   |
| 17        | Kerala                   | 1047                                                                                  | 951                                                                                   |
| 18        | Ladakh                   | 823                                                                                   | 1125                                                                                  |
| 19        | Lakshadweep              | 905                                                                                   | 1051                                                                                  |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh           | 927                                                                                   | 956                                                                                   |
| 21        | Maharashtra              | 924                                                                                   | 913                                                                                   |
| 22        | Manipur                  | 962                                                                                   | 967                                                                                   |
| 23        | Meghalaya                | 1009                                                                                  | 989                                                                                   |
| 24        | Mizoram                  | 949                                                                                   | 969                                                                                   |
| 25        | Nagaland                 | 953                                                                                   | 945                                                                                   |
| 26        | NCT of Delhi             | 812                                                                                   | 923                                                                                   |
| 27        | Odisha                   | 932                                                                                   | 894                                                                                   |
| 28        | Puducherry               | 843                                                                                   | 959                                                                                   |
| 29        | Punjab                   | 860                                                                                   | 904                                                                                   |
| 30        | Rajasthan                | 887                                                                                   | 891                                                                                   |
| 31        | Sikkim                   | 809                                                                                   | 969                                                                                   |
| 32        | Tamil Nadu               | 954                                                                                   | 878                                                                                   |
| 33        | Telangana                | 872                                                                                   | 894                                                                                   |
| 34        | Tripura                  | 969                                                                                   | 1028                                                                                  |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh            | 903                                                                                   | 941                                                                                   |
| 36        | Uttarakhand              | 888                                                                                   | 984                                                                                   |

Source: http://rchiips.org/nfhs/index.shtml