Female infanticide
- Female infanticide is the intentional killing of baby girls due to the preference for male babies and from the low value associated with the birth of females.
Causes
- Cultural beliefs and social norms
- Economic utility
- Ideological Preference for Boys Practice of dowry
- Economic opportunities available to women are very few
- Instances of sexual harassment and associated law & order problems Decline in moral and ethical standards
- Socio-cultural utility
The factor of female de-selection
- India’s patrilineal and patriarchal
- Many sons constitute additional status to families
- Religious functions
- Religion and traditions tremendously affect the gender ratio in our Country
- Belief in the philosophy like rebirth
- Availability of latest technology facilitating sex identification and abortion, failure in stringent application of PCPNDT act
- Discrimination in child care and nutrition
- Absence of women in decision making circles
Government initiatives.
- The Female Infanticide Prevention Act, 1870
- Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act,
- Cradle baby scheme 1992 by Tamil Nadu Government
- Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) 2005
- Rajiv Gandhi National Creche Scheme 2013
- One Stop Center scheme 2015
- Sukanya Samriddhi Account 2015
- BetiBachao, BetiPadhao 2015
- Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan 2016
- Balika Samriddhi Yojana and Dhanalakshmi Scheme