Gurugram inches closer to leadership position in sex ratio

GURUGRAM: From a position of laggard, Gurugram is now slowly inching towards a

leadership position. In the latest sex ratio figures collated for

last six months, Gurugram has jumped 15 positions among the 22 districts to reach the sixth position.

With this, the data from the district has again improved to 900 females to 1,000 males. After showing a steady improvement during the course of the year, the figures again showed a dip in the month of July with 886 females to 1,000 males.

Even though Gurugram is the richest district in Haryana, for long it has been a laggard in having a fair sex ratio figures. Even the backward regions of Nuh in most of the surveys outclassed its wealthiest neighbour.

Despite strong measures taken by the government, there are many parents who frequent abortion clinics. Not only private clinics but shockingly, the

law enforcement agency a few weeks ago arrested a government lady doctor who was willing to abort a girl child for a fee of Rs 10,000.

Not only in Gurugram but most of the parents are frequenting clinics in parts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan for carrying out the abortion of the female child. There have also been certain occasions where the parents have even dumped their girl child on the city streets.

“Gurugram is a classic example to highlight that more than education and wealth it is a mindset that matters. There are certain incidents that are being reported from the city where the girl child is being aborted in the clinics. Another reason for low sex ratio is a large scale of migrations that are taking place from the city,” said a senior official from Women and Child Ministry of the Haryana government.

With an objective to reduce the female infanticide, the government has roped in the services of thousands of Anganwadi workers to register the pregnant women in the district. Steps are also being taken for the registration of pregnant women in the district through digital means. There have also been monetary rewards that have been provided for reporting the crimes of abortion to the law enforcement officials.