Lok Sabha Question No. 1727 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-11
Subject: Child Sex Ratio
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Chandeshwar Prasad

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1727 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2022

## CHILD SEX RATIO

## 1727. SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD

Will the MINISTRY 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 Bihar;
- (c) whether  the  number  of  females  have  increased  as  a  result  of  the  'Beti  Bachao,  Beti Padhao, campaign; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  and  (b):  As  per  the  National  Factsheet  of  NFHS-5  (2019-21),  the  sex  ratio  of  the  total population (Number of females per 1000 males) for the country was estimated as 1020, which has  increased  from  991  as  per  NFHS-4  (2015-16).  The  State  and  UT-wise  child  sex  ratio (population age 0-6 years) including Bihar, as per NFHS-5 is given at Annexure-I .

(c)  and  (d): ' Beti  Bachao  Beti  Padhao'  (BBBP)  Scheme  of  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child Development,  launched  on  22 nd January,  2015,  aims  to  address  Child  Sex  Ratio  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 selection, 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. Intermediary target i.e. Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) has been set as a monitoring parameter for the progress of the Scheme. As per the latest available NFHS-5(2019-21) Factsheets, the SRB at National level has improved from 919 in NFHS-4 to 929 in NFHS-5. The State and UT-wise Sex Ratio at Birth as per NFHS-4 and NFHS-5 is given at Annexure-II.

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| State and UT-wise Child Sex Ratio (Number of females per 1000 males)   | State and UT-wise Child Sex Ratio (Number of females per 1000 males)   | State and UT-wise Child Sex Ratio (Number of females per 1000 males)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SL. No.                                                                | State/ Union Territory                                                 | Child Sex Ratio (population age 0-6 years)                             |
| 1                                                                      | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                                               | NA                                                                     |
| 2                                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                         | 925                                                                    |
| 3                                                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                                                      | 959                                                                    |
| 4                                                                      | Assam                                                                  | 970                                                                    |
| 5                                                                      | Bihar                                                                  | 916                                                                    |
| 6                                                                      | Chandigarh                                                             | NA                                                                     |
| 7                                                                      | Chhattisgarh                                                           | 947                                                                    |
| 8                                                                      | Dadra &Nagar Haveli And Daman &Diu                                     | NA                                                                     |
| 9                                                                      | Goa                                                                    | 774                                                                    |
| 10                                                                     | Gujarat                                                                | 937                                                                    |
| 11                                                                     | Haryana                                                                | 868                                                                    |
| 12                                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                                       | 882                                                                    |
| 13                                                                     | Jammu &Kashmir                                                         | 946                                                                    |
| 14                                                                     | Jharkhand                                                              | 909                                                                    |
| 15                                                                     | Karnataka                                                              | 953                                                                    |
| 16                                                                     | Kerala                                                                 | 967                                                                    |
| 17                                                                     | Ladakh                                                                 | NA                                                                     |
| 18                                                                     | Lakshadweep                                                            | NA                                                                     |
| 19                                                                     | Madhya Pradesh                                                         | 940                                                                    |
| 20                                                                     | Maharashtra                                                            | 920                                                                    |
| 21                                                                     | Manipur                                                                | 955                                                                    |
| 22                                                                     | Meghalaya                                                              | 982                                                                    |
| 23                                                                     | Mizoram                                                                | 1007                                                                   |
| 24                                                                     | Nagaland                                                               | 949                                                                    |
| 25                                                                     | NCT Of Delhi                                                           | 912                                                                    |
| 26                                                                     | Odisha                                                                 | 922                                                                    |
| 27                                                                     | Pudduchery                                                             | NA                                                                     |
| 28                                                                     | Punjab                                                                 | 896                                                                    |
| 29                                                                     | Rajasthan                                                              | 894                                                                    |
| 30                                                                     | Sikkim                                                                 | 962                                                                    |
| 31                                                                     | Tamil Nadu                                                             | 888                                                                    |
| 32                                                                     | Telangana                                                              | 917                                                                    |
| 33                                                                     | Tripura                                                                | 972                                                                    |
| 34                                                                     | Uttar Pradesh                                                          | 933                                                                    |
| 35                                                                     | Uttrakhand                                                             | 918                                                                    |
| 36                                                                     | West Bengal                                                            | 992                                                                    |

Source: NFHS-5 (2019-21) State reports

Note: NA- Reports are not available for UTs except NCT of Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir

| Sex Ratio at birth for children born in the last five years (Number of females per 1,000 males), by India and States/UTs, NFHS-4 and NFHS-5   | Sex Ratio at birth for children born in the last five years (Number of females per 1,000 males), by India and States/UTs, NFHS-4 and NFHS-5   | Sex Ratio at birth for children born in the last five years (Number of females per 1,000 males), by India and States/UTs, NFHS-4 and NFHS-5   | Sex Ratio at birth for children born in the last five years (Number of females per 1,000 males), by India and States/UTs, NFHS-4 and NFHS-5   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SL. No.                                                                                                                                       | State/ Union Territory                                                                                                                        | Sex Ratio at birth                                                                                                                            | Sex Ratio at birth                                                                                                                            |
| 1                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                               | NFHS-4                                                                                                                                        | NFHS-5                                                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                               | 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                                                                                                                                             | Dadra &Nagar Haveli And Daman &Diu                                                                                                            | 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                                                                                                                                        | 1,047                                                                                                                                         | 951                                                                                                                                           |
| 18                                                                                                                                            | Ladakh                                                                                                                                        | 823                                                                                                                                           | 1,125                                                                                                                                         |
| 19                                                                                                                                            | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                   | 905                                                                                                                                           | 1,051                                                                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                | 927                                                                                                                                           | 956                                                                                                                                           |
| 21                                                                                                                                            | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                   | 924                                                                                                                                           | 913                                                                                                                                           |
| 22                                                                                                                                            | Manipur                                                                                                                                       | 962                                                                                                                                           | 967                                                                                                                                           |
| 23                                                                                                                                            | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                     | 1,009                                                                                                                                         | 989                                                                                                                                           |
| 24                                                                                                                                            | Mizoram                                                                                                                                       | 949                                                                                                                                           | 969                                                                                                                                           |
| 25                                                                                                                                            | Nagaland                                                                                                                                      | 953                                                                                                                                           | 945                                                                                                                                           |
| 26                                                                                                                                            | NCT of Delhi                                                                                                                                  | 812                                                                                                                                           | 923                                                                                                                                           |
| 27                                                                                                                                            | Odisha                                                                                                                                        | 932                                                                                                                                           | 894                                                                                                                                           |
| 28                                                                                                                                            | Pudduchery                                                                                                                                    | 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                                                                                                                                           | 1,028                                                                                                                                         |
| 35                                                                                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                 | 903                                                                                                                                           | 941                                                                                                                                           |
| 36                                                                                                                                            | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                   | 888                                                                                                                                           | 984                                                                                                                                           |
| 37                                                                                                                                            | West Bengal                                                                                                                                   | 960                                                                                                                                           | 973                                                                                                                                           |

Source: National and State/UTs factsheets, NFHS-5 (2019-21)