The PNDT Act alone not enough to curb the menace of female foeticide

A child is a gift from god. However, in India the concept seems to be little different wherein a couple is really considered to be blessed with a child if it is male, however, in case of a female child the precious gift sometime becomes a “curse”.

“Everybody blesses a newly married couple saying ‘god bless you with a son soon but no one ever says as to god bless you with a daughter like Kalpana Chawla, Indira Gandhi, Jhansi ki Rani or Kiran Bedi. I do not know, how long would it take for the people to change their mindset,” said a local resident Rajesh.

The reasons include dowry, poor economic background, deep-rooted social mindset and others. Unfortunately, of late the technology worked against the girl even before the birth in the form of female foeticide.

The Supreme Court, taking a serious view of the sex-selective discriminatory practices, directed the Centre to implement the PC and PNDT Act in all its aspects.

Now, the question arises as to what can help improve sex ratio – the PNDT Act alone or changing of mindset towards a girl child, facilities, social awareness, education, an individual’s initiative the way film actress Sushmita Sen has taken or others.

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