Lok Sabha Question No. 827 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-05
Subject: Female Infanticide
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Virendra  Kumar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 827 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH FEBRUARY, 2021

## FEMALE INFANTICIDE

## 827. DR. VIRENDRA KU MAR:

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

- (a) the details of cases of female infanticide during the last three years, State/UT - wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  is  formulating  any  policy to  check  the  rising  cases  of  female infanticide in the country, if so, the d etails thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to establish centres in every district of the country in order to check infanticide; and
- (d) if so, the time by which these centres are proposed to be opened and operationalised in the country, State/UT - w ise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): As per the information received from National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) the numbe of female infanticide cases registered are 37 , 31 and 36 for 2017, 2018and 2019respectively.State/UT - wise and year wise details are at annexed.
- (b) to (d): 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 cycl e continuum. The objectives  of  the  scheme  are,  to  prevent  gender  biased  sex  selective  elimination,  to survival and protection  of the  girl child and to  ensure  education  and participation o child. The key elements of the scheme include natio n- 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 |