Lok Sabha Question No. 3086 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-06
Subject: Female Infancticides
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: S. Venkatesan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3086 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2021

## 'FEMALE INFANTICIDES'

## 3086 SHRI S. VANKATESAN:

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

- (a) the details of female infanticides reported during 2020-21, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the government is formulating any policy/proposes to take specific measures to check the incidence of female infanticide; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a): As per the communication received from National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the latest published data of female infanticide pertains to the year 2017-19. Details are at Annexure .
- (b)  & (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 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 also multi-sectoral intervention in selected districts

## State-wise Number of cases registered under Female Infanticide (from 2017 to 2019)

| S.No   | State/UT          |   Female Infanticide (Sec. 315) IPC |   Female Infanticide (Sec. 315 IPC) |   Female Infanticide (Sec. 315 IPC) |
|--------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|        |                   |                                2019 |                                2018 |                                2017 |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    |                                   4 |                                   2 |                                   5 |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh |                                   0 |                                   0 |                                   0 |
| 3      | Assam             |                                   0 |                                   0 |                                   0 |
| 4      | Bihar             |                                   0 |                                   0 |                                   0 |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      |                                   1 |                                   0 |                                   1 |
| 6      | Goa               |                                   0 |                                   0 |                                   0 |
| 7      | Gujarat           |                                   2 |                                   1 |                                   0 |
| 8      | Haryana           |                                   3 |                                   5 |                                   3 |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  |                                   0 |                                   0 |                                   0 |
| 10     | Jammu &Kashmir    |                                   0 |                                   0 |                                   1 |
| 11     | Jharkhand         |                                   0 |                                   0 |                                   0 |
| 12     | Karnataka         |                                   2 |                                   1 |                                   4 |
| 13     | Kerala            |                                   0 |                                   1 |                                   0 |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    |                                   5 |                                   1 |                                  14 |
| 15     | Maharashtra       |                                   6 |                                   5 |                                   2 |
| 16     | Manipur           |                                   0 |                                   0 |                                   0 |
| 17     | Meghalaya         |                                   0 |                                   0 |                                   0 |
| 18     | Mizoram           |                                   1 |                                   0 |                                   0 |
| 19     | Nagaland          |                                   0 |                                   0 |                                   0 |
| 20     | Odisha            |                                   0 |                                   0 |                                   0 |
| 21     | Punjab            |                                   1 |                                   2 |                                   0 |
| 22     | Rajasthan         |                                   4 |                                   1 |                                   3 |
| 23     | Sikkim            |                                   0 |                                   0 |                                   0 |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu        |                                   1 |                                   1 |                                   0 |
| 25     | Telangana         |                                   4 |                                   2 |                                   0 |
| 26     | Tripura           |                                   0 |                                   0 |                                   0 |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh     |                                   2 |                                   6 |                                   0 |
| 28     | Uttarakhand       |                                   0 |                                   0 |                                   0 |
| 29     | West Bengal       |                                   0 |                                   0 |                                   2 |
|        | TOTAL STATE(S)    |                                  36 |                                  28 |                                  35 |
| 30     | A&N Islands       |                                   0 |                                   0 |                                   1 |
| 31     | Chandigarh        |                                   0 |                                   0 |                                   0 |
| 32     | D&N Haveli        |                                   0 |                                   0 |                                   0 |
| 33     | Daman &Diu        |                                   0 |                                   0 |                                   0 |
| 34     | Delhi             |                                   0 |                                   3 |                                   1 |
| 35     | Lakshadweep       |                                   0 |                                   0 |                                   0 |
| 36     | Puducherry        |                                   0 |                                   0 |                                   0 |
|        | TOTAL UT(S)       |                                   0 |                                   3 |                                   2 |
|        | TOTAL ALL INDIA   |                                  36 |                                  31 |                                  37 |