Sex-Ratio in India

As per the Census, 2011 the child sex ratio has shown decline from 927 females per thousand males in 2001 to 918 females per thousand males in 2011. The State/UT-wise details are given below:

Child Sex Ratio as per Census (1971-2011)
S. No.	States/UTs	2011
	India	918
1	Jammu & Kashmir	862
2	Himachal Pradesh	909
3	Punjab	846
4	Chandigarh	880
5	Uttaranchal	890
6	Haryana	834
7	Delhi	871
8	Rajasthan	888
9	Uttar Pradesh	902
10	Bihar	935
11	Sikkim	957
12	Arunachal Pradesh	972
13	Nagaland	943
14	Manipur	936
15	Mizoram	970
16	Tripura	957
17	Meghalaya	970
18	Assam	962
19	West Bengal	956
20	Jharkhand	948
21	Orissa	941
22	Chhattisgarh	969
23	Madhya Pradesh	918
24	Gujarat	890
25	Daman & Diu	904
26	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	926
27	Maharashtra	894
28	Andhra Pradesh	939
29	Karnataka	948
30	Goa	942
31	Lakshadweep	911
32	Kerala	964
33	Tamil Nadu	943
34	Pondicherry	967
35	A & Nicobar Islands	968

 Source :     Census of India

The Government has enacted the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994, for prohibition of sex selection before or after conception and for prevention of misuse of pre-conception and pre-natal diagnostic techniques for sex determination. The Act provides penalties and punishment for the violations of the provisions of the Act and Rules made thereunder. Main penalties are as follows:-

(i) for doctors/owner of clinics:

• Up to 3 years of imprisonment with fine up to Rs. 10,000 for the first offence.
• Up to 5 years of imprisonment with fine up to Rs. 50,000 for subsequent offence.
• Suspension of registration with the Medical Council if charges are framed by the court and till the case is disposed of,  removal of the name for 5 years from the medical register in the case of first offence and permanent removal  in case of subsequent offence.

(ii) for husband/family member or any other person abetting sex selection:

• Up to 3 years of imprisonment with a fine up to Rs. 50,000 for the first offence.
• Up to 5 years of imprisonment with fine up to Rs. 1 lakh for subsequent offence.

(iii) for any advertisement regarding sex selection:

• Up to 3 years of imprisonment and up to Rs. 10,000 fine.

As per information received from National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), 45 cases of female foeticide have been reported in 2015 as compared to 50 cases reported in 2014, showing a declining of 10%.

As per information received from the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme has been launched by Prime Minister on 22 January, 2015 now covering 161 selected districts with low child sex ratio, to address the issue of declining child sex ratio and related issues of women empowerment over a life-cycle continuum. It is a tri-ministerial effort of Ministries of Women and Child Development, Health and Family Welfare and Human Resource Development. This initiative of Government aims to address the issue of declining child sex ratio through a mass media campaign across the country and focused multi sectoral intervention in the identified districts.