Lok Sabha Question No. 1086 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Decline in Child Sex Ratio
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1086

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2021

## DECLINE IN CHILD SEX RATIO

## 1086. SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

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

- (a) whether  decline  in  child  sex  ratio  has  been  recorded  in  some  States/Union Territories during the past years, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has conducted any survey in the areas/districts where decline  in  child  sex  ratio  has  been  recorded,  if  so,  the  details  and  findings thereof;
- (c) the  status  of  child  sex  ratio  after  introduction  of  'Beti  Bachao-Beti  Padhao' scheme and the effective steps taken for improvement in this ratio;
- (d) whether the Government has issued necessary guidelines to States which have not shown any improvement in the said ratio; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a)   Yes,  Sir.  As  per  the  census  2011,  the  Child  Sex  Ratio  (CSR)  in  comparison  of census 2001 has declined in 21 States/UTs. A statement regarding CSR for years 2001 and 2011 is annexed at Annexure-I.

(b)  No, Sir. The Census 2011 was itself a survey of the Government of India conducted through the Registrar General of India in every ten years to ascertain the factual status and obtaining data related to CSR.

(c)    Child  Sex  Ratio  (Census  by  Registrar  General  of  India)  is  a  decadal  process. Hence, an intermediary targets i.e. Sex Ratio at Birth  have been set as a monitoring parameter  for  the  progress  of  Scheme.  As  per  the  latest  available  report  of  Health Management Information System (HMIS) of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,  an improving trend of 19 points at National level from 918 (2014-15) to 937 (2020- 21) has been observed. The State/UT wise SRB of 2014-15 and 2020-21 is at Annexure-II .

(d) & (e)  BBBP scheme is being implemented as per schematic norms only. Consistent efforts are made under BBBP at all levels to generate awareness about the rights of girl child  through  community  engagement,  stop  sex  selection  at  birth  and  encourage positive action to support their education growth and development. Convergent efforts are made in collaboration with other Ministries and stakeholders.  The implementation of the Scheme is monitored by the task force under BBBP at District, State and National level.

## Annexure - I

Statement referred to in reply to Part (a)  of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1086 for 03.12.2021 regarding Decline in Child Sex Ratio raised by SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

## State/UT-wise statement for Child Sex Ratio (CSR) in India (2001-2011).

| S.N.   | State/UT             |   CSR (Census 2001 ) |   CSR (Census 2011) |
|--------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|        | INDIA                |                  927 |                 918 |
| 1      | A & N ISLANDS        |                  957 |                 968 |
| 2      | ANDHRA PRADESH       |                  961 |                 939 |
| 3      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    |                  964 |                 972 |
| 4      | ASSAM                |                  965 |                 962 |
| 5      | BIHAR                |                  942 |                 935 |
| 6      | CHANDIGARH           |                  845 |                 880 |
| 7      | CHHATTISGARH         |                  975 |                 969 |
| 8      | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI |                  979 |                 926 |
| 9      | DAMAN & DIU          |                  926 |                 904 |
| 10     | GOA                  |                  938 |                 942 |
| 11     | GUJARAT              |                  883 |                 890 |
| 12     | HARYANA              |                  819 |                 834 |
| 13     | HIMACHAL PRADESH     |                  896 |                 909 |
| 14     | JAMMU & KASHMIR      |                  941 |                 862 |
| 15     | JHARKHAND            |                  965 |                 948 |
| 16     | KARNATAKA            |                  946 |                 948 |
| 17     | KERALA               |                  960 |                 964 |
| 18     | LAKSHADWEEP          |                  959 |                 911 |
| 19     | MADHYA PRADESH       |                  932 |                 918 |
| 20     | MAHARASHTRA          |                  913 |                 894 |
| 21     | MANIPUR              |                  957 |                 930 |
| 22     | MEGHALAYA            |                  973 |                 970 |
| 23     | MIZORAM              |                  964 |                 970 |
| 24     | NAGALAND             |                  964 |                 943 |
| 25     | NCT OF DELHI         |                  868 |                 871 |
| 26     | ODISHA               |                  953 |                 941 |
| 27     | PUDUCHERRY           |                  967 |                 967 |
| 28     | PUNJAB               |                  798 |                 846 |
| 29     | RAJASTHAN            |                  909 |                 888 |
| 30     | SIKKIM               |                  963 |                 957 |
| 31     | TAMIL NADU           |                  942 |                 943 |
| 32     | TRIPURA              |                  966 |                 957 |
| 33     | UTTAR PRADESH        |                  916 |                 902 |
| 34     | UTTARAKHAND          |                  908 |                 890 |
| 35     | WEST BENGAL          |                  960 |                 956 |

Source: Census of India 2011.

## Annexure-II

Statement referred to in reply to Part (c)  of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1086 for 03.12.2021 regarding Decline in Child Sex Ratio raised by SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

| State/ UT wise Sex Ratio at Birth for the period of April-March, 2014-15 and 2020- 21   | State/ UT wise Sex Ratio at Birth for the period of April-March, 2014-15 and 2020- 21   | State/ UT wise Sex Ratio at Birth for the period of April-March, 2014-15 and 2020- 21   | State/ UT wise Sex Ratio at Birth for the period of April-March, 2014-15 and 2020- 21   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                 | States/ UTs                                                                             | 2014-15                                                                                 | 2020-21                                                                                 |
|                                                                                         | All India                                                                               | 918                                                                                     | 937                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                               | 967                                                                                     | 961                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                          | 921                                                                                     | 952                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                       | 916                                                                                     | 933                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                       | Assam                                                                                   | 920                                                                                     | 944                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                       | Bihar                                                                                   | 936                                                                                     | 915                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                       | Chandigarh                                                                              | 874                                                                                     | 941                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                       | Chhattisgarh                                                                            | 930                                                                                     | 961                                                                                     |
| 8                                                                                       | Delhi                                                                                   | 901                                                                                     | 927                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                       | Goa                                                                                     | 939                                                                                     | 949                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                      | Gujarat                                                                                 | 901                                                                                     | 918                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                      | Haryana                                                                                 | 876                                                                                     | 927                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                                                        | 897                                                                                     | 944                                                                                     |
| 13                                                                                      | Jammu And Kashmir                                                                       | 936                                                                                     | 933                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                      | Jharkhand                                                                               | 920                                                                                     | 935                                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                      | Karnataka                                                                               | 945                                                                                     | 949                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                      | Kerala                                                                                  | 959                                                                                     | 958                                                                                     |
| 17                                                                                      | Ladakh                                                                                  | NA                                                                                      | 973                                                                                     |
| 18                                                                                      | Lakshadweep                                                                             | 1000                                                                                    | 948                                                                                     |
| 19                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                          | 926                                                                                     | 939                                                                                     |
| 20                                                                                      | Maharashtra                                                                             | 920                                                                                     | 940                                                                                     |
| 21                                                                                      | Manipur                                                                                 | 933                                                                                     | 954                                                                                     |
| 22                                                                                      | Meghalaya                                                                               | 938                                                                                     | 943                                                                                     |
| 23                                                                                      | Mizoram                                                                                 | 971                                                                                     | 962                                                                                     |
| 24                                                                                      | Nagaland                                                                                | 948                                                                                     | 897                                                                                     |

| 25                                                                                      | Odisha                                                                                  | 948                                                                                     | 936                                                                                     |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 26                                                                                      | Puducherry                                                                              | 916                                                                                     | 985                                                                                     |
| 27                                                                                      | Punjab                                                                                  | 892                                                                                     | 926                                                                                     |
| 28                                                                                      | Rajasthan                                                                               | 929                                                                                     | 946                                                                                     |
| 29                                                                                      | Sikkim                                                                                  | 957                                                                                     | 929                                                                                     |
| 30                                                                                      | Tamil Nadu                                                                              | 917                                                                                     | 948                                                                                     |
| 31                                                                                      | Telangana                                                                               | 925                                                                                     | 933                                                                                     |
| 32                                                                                      | Dadra And Nagar Haveli                                                                  | 939                                                                                     | 883                                                                                     |
| 32                                                                                      | Daman And Diu                                                                           | 894                                                                                     | 883                                                                                     |
| 33                                                                                      | Tripura                                                                                 | 958                                                                                     | 944                                                                                     |
| 34                                                                                      | Uttarakhand                                                                             | 885                                                                                     | 940                                                                                     |
| 35                                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                           | 903                                                                                     | 932                                                                                     |
| 36                                                                                      | West Bengal                                                                             | 942                                                                                     | 949                                                                                     |
| Note : As per the HMIS data received from MoH&FW. Figures are statistically rounded off | Note : As per the HMIS data received from MoH&FW. Figures are statistically rounded off | Note : As per the HMIS data received from MoH&FW. Figures are statistically rounded off | Note : As per the HMIS data received from MoH&FW. Figures are statistically rounded off |

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