Pune: The ratio of children’s sex in the country of rural areas Pune daughters under six years per 1,000 boys have surged 70 points from 871 on the 2011 census to 941 in 2022, the latest Pune Zilla Parishad report shows.
According to the 2011 census, the child sex ratio for Pune District for the age group 0-6 was 883.
It was 871 in rural areas and 892 in urban areas.
The child’s sex ratio is calculated as the number of girls per 1,000 boys in the age group of 0-6 years.
According to the global trend, the normal child sex ratio must be above 950.
“At present, we have 941 girls for every 1,000 boys in the country’s countryside.
We have calculated the gender ratio by conducting a child census under the age of six years below The year of Pune Zilla Parishad’s health check program.
The improved sex ratio is the collective result of consecutive administration in Pune District for the past ten years.
I praise Pune people to bring this social change, “said CEO Aayahush Prasad.
Activists say there is a long way to maintain a ratio and increasingly increasing it is a climbing task.
The ZP big filtering program includes children in every household, including those in temporary shelters and in orphanages.
Every child in rural areas Pune undergo health screening and their data has been submitted to the software.
As many as 3.28 lakh children under six years were identified and from them, 3.11 lakh had underwent screening on January 31, 2022.
These include children in Anganwadis, private playing schools, and at school.
The rest cannot be traced when they migrate in the Covid Times.
Guided by health experts, Pune Zilla Parishad authorities put the village in three categories.
Green for those who have 949 or more children’s sex ratios, orange to ratio in the range of 912 to 948, and red for those who have a ratio below 912.
“A total of 575 villages were in the red zone, 111 villages in the orange zone and 686 The village is in the green zone.
Among Talukas, Daund and Haveli are in the red zone.
Ambegaon, Shirur, Khed and Maval are in the orange zone.
Mulshi, Velhar, Indapur, and Junnar are in the green zone, “Prasad said.
ZP plans to further increase the child’s sex ratio and eradicate female feticide with maternal and family counseling through Asha workers.
“Digital birth certificates in 30 days of birth and efforts to issue aadhaar cards within four days of birth are also effective steps taken in the district.
The police department has taken proactive steps to effectively implement PCPNDT actions, 1994.
We will soon Involved, Patil Police to collect social intelligence about illegal activities in this matter, “added Prasad.
At 941, the u-6 girl sex ratio rose in the rural pune
