Ahmedabad: Diwali is celebrated as a lamp festival, life and lakshmi of the pujan – the day where the family prayed to the goddess of wealth to bless them with the wealth of the material and spiritual world.
Part of the doctor and generous in the state has taken this celebration stepping forward.
They celebrate newborn girls as ‘Lakshmi’, because they are often called in Gujarati.
While some hospitals release C-section or consulting fees from the family’s first daughter, some generous provide monetary soup to encourage parents – often come from lower economic strata than the community – to maintain girls in the district who struggle with sex ratios Leaning.
In the 2011 census, Gujarat has a sex ratio of 919 girls per 1,000 boys while the children’s sex ratio (0-6 years) is even lower in 890.
In the district like Mehsana, it is worrying about 842.
Thus, the steps of Dr Tejas Prajapati, A gynecologist based in Mehsana, to let go of the cost of C-section for Chuval 42 Prajapati 42 – one of the communities that struggles with a bad sex ratio – works as a booster for new parents to save something for girls.
“Our initiative has completed a decade and the impact is satisfactory – Medical Costs of Rs 40,000 are released by our parents as save to fund the girl’s education,” he said.
“Over the past few years, I also promote mass marriages, where couples get preferences in the initiative (from free Obgyn procedures) as a wedding gift.” Likewise, a pediatric surgeon based in Dr.
Jayul Kamdar released the OPD fee from the couple’s first daughter.
“We started the initiative over the past few years to promote a healthy sex ratio in the community,” he said.
While some city-based hospitals gift silver coins to parents of a newborn girl, some like philanthropic Mohan Patel celebrated the opportunity with a small gift.
“We began the initiative of Gifting Rs 1,000 to parents in 2008 – so far we have won 11,610 parents.
Over the past few years, we provide RS 5,000 to girls born on August 1 – Mohanbhai’s birth date,” said an administrator In private hospitals in Uttarsanda in Anand.
Patel is a former Mumbai Sheriff.
“In 2021 so far, we have given the number to 1,610 parents.” In Nadiad, Dr.
Mitesh Shah, an anesthetist, Rs 100 gift to parents of girls.
“Of course, the amount is small and not meant to be seen as ‘prize,’ it is rather a signal to ensure that new mothers and children get nutrition in the initial phase.
My main job is with a charity hospital where parents come from lower strata From the community, “he said.
Dr.
Mahadev Lohana, who was previously associated with Sudaj Samaj Sindhu in Ahmedabad, was used to release accusations against normal delivery or C-section.
“The initiative has begun when we observed that the majority expects parents to pray for a baby boy because girls are often seen as financial burdens.
We want to change the image and celebrate Lakshmi – the carrying of luck,” said Dr.
Lohana, who recently said Shifted to Kutch and wanted to continue training at his new workplace.