Lok Sabha Question No. 3863 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-11
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. 3863

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2023

## DECLINE IN CHILD SEX RATIO

## 3863.  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 the 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)to (e): Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme was launched on 22nd January, 2015 as a tri-ministerial effort of the Ministry of Women & Child Development, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to address the issue of decline in CSR in country along with related issues of empowerment of girls and women over a life cycle continuum basis. In the 15th finance commission period the scheme is being implemented  as  a  component  of  the  Sambal sub  scheme  of  Mission  Shakti.  The scheme, which was earlier operational in 405 districts, has now been expanded to cover all  the  districts  of  the  country  through  multi-sectoral  interventions. Ministry  of  Skill Development and  Entrepreneurship  and  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  have  also  been added as partner ministries with a view to undertake a special drive and awareness programme for promoting skilling among girls

Child Sex Ratio is measured through Census by Registrar General of India which is a decadal process. (The last census was conducted in the year 2011). Hence, an intermediary target i.e. Sex Ratio at Birth has 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 15 points at National level from 918 (2014-15) to 933 (2022- 23;Provisional) has been observed. State/UT wise SRB of 2014-15 and 2022-23 is at Annexure.

Government has been making consistent efforts under Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme at all levels to generate awareness to stop sex selection at birth and encourage positive action to support education, growth, development and rights of the girl child. An operational manual has been developed by the Ministry containing Activity calendar for the  guidance  of  the  State  Governments/  UTs.  Convergent  efforts  are  made  in collaboration  with  other  Ministries  and  stakeholders  for  the  implementation  of the Scheme at National, State and District level. Ministry has written to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and to the concerned State Governments to take effective steps to address the issue of declining Sex Ratio at Birth.

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Annexure

Statement referred to in reply to Part (a) to (e)  of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  3863  for  11.08.2023  regarding  Decline  in  Child  Sex  Ratio  raised  by SHRINIHAL CHAND:

| State/ UT wise Sex Ratio at Birth for the period of April-March, 2014-15 and 2022-23   | State/ UT wise Sex Ratio at Birth for the period of April-March, 2014-15 and 2022-23   | State/ UT wise Sex Ratio at Birth for the period of April-March, 2014-15 and 2022-23   | State/ UT wise Sex Ratio at Birth for the period of April-March, 2014-15 and 2022-23   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                | States/ UTs                                                                            | 2014-15                                                                                | 2022-23*                                                                               |
|                                                                                        | All India                                                                              | 918                                                                                    | 933                                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                      | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                              | 967                                                                                    | 962                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                                         | 921                                                                                    | 945                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                      | 916                                                                                    | 932                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                      | Assam                                                                                  | 920                                                                                    | 951                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                      | Bihar                                                                                  | 936                                                                                    | 895                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                      | Chandigarh                                                                             | 874                                                                                    | 902                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                      | Chhattisgarh                                                                           | 930                                                                                    | 958                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                      | Delhi                                                                                  | 901                                                                                    | 916                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                      | Goa                                                                                    | 939                                                                                    | 956                                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                     | Gujarat                                                                                | 901                                                                                    | 928                                                                                    |
| 11                                                                                     | Haryana                                                                                | 876                                                                                    | 918                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                                                       | 897                                                                                    | 932                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                     | Jammu And Kashmir                                                                      | 936                                                                                    | 950                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                     | Jharkhand                                                                              | 920                                                                                    | 934                                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                     | Karnataka                                                                              | 945                                                                                    | 945                                                                                    |
| 16                                                                                     | Kerala                                                                                 | 959                                                                                    | 965                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                     | Ladakh                                                                                 | NA                                                                                     | 1023                                                                                   |
| 18                                                                                     | Lakshadweep                                                                            | 1000                                                                                   | 954                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                     | Madhya Pradesh                                                                         | 926                                                                                    | 932                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                     | Maharashtra                                                                            | 920                                                                                    | 932                                                                                    |
| 21                                                                                     | Manipur                                                                                | 933                                                                                    | 948                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                     | Meghalaya                                                                              | 938                                                                                    | 965                                                                                    |

| 23                                                                                                                           | Mizoram                                                                                                                      | 971                                                                                                                          | 934                                                                                                                          |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 24                                                                                                                           | Nagaland                                                                                                                     | 948                                                                                                                          | 916                                                                                                                          |
| 25                                                                                                                           | Odisha                                                                                                                       | 948                                                                                                                          | 936                                                                                                                          |
| 26                                                                                                                           | Puducherry                                                                                                                   | 916                                                                                                                          | 947                                                                                                                          |
| 27                                                                                                                           | Punjab                                                                                                                       | 892                                                                                                                          | 927                                                                                                                          |
| 28                                                                                                                           | Rajasthan                                                                                                                    | 929                                                                                                                          | 946                                                                                                                          |
| 29                                                                                                                           | Sikkim                                                                                                                       | 957                                                                                                                          | 966                                                                                                                          |
| 30                                                                                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                   | 917                                                                                                                          | 947                                                                                                                          |
| 31                                                                                                                           | Telangana                                                                                                                    | 925                                                                                                                          | 937                                                                                                                          |
| 32                                                                                                                           | Dadra And Nagar Haveli                                                                                                       | 939                                                                                                                          | 914                                                                                                                          |
| 32                                                                                                                           | Daman And Diu                                                                                                                | 894                                                                                                                          | 914                                                                                                                          |
| 33                                                                                                                           | Tripura                                                                                                                      | 958                                                                                                                          | 949                                                                                                                          |
| 34                                                                                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                  | 885                                                                                                                          | 936                                                                                                                          |
| 35                                                                                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                | 903                                                                                                                          | 932                                                                                                                          |
| 36                                                                                                                           | West Bengal                                                                                                                  | 942                                                                                                                          | 944                                                                                                                          |
| Note : As per the HMIS data received from MoH&FW. Figures are statistically rounded off * As per Provisional data of 2022-23 | Note : As per the HMIS data received from MoH&FW. Figures are statistically rounded off * As per Provisional data of 2022-23 | Note : As per the HMIS data received from MoH&FW. Figures are statistically rounded off * As per Provisional data of 2022-23 | Note : As per the HMIS data received from MoH&FW. Figures are statistically rounded off * As per Provisional data of 2022-23 |

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