No. of girls per 1,000 boys between 950 and 966; overall, overall figure for state is 894; at 913, Mumbai no better Is impoverished and illiterate tribal Maharashtra more gender sensitive than upscale and educated Mumbai and Urban Maharashtra? According to latestgovernment data, the answer is yes.
Away from glitzy cities and towns, tribals areas of the state continue to maintain a healthy child sex ratio – 950 to 966 girlsper 1,000 boys. However, in Mumbai and its suburbs, the number stands at 914 and 913 respectively, with adjacent Thane registering 924.
These are the findings of child sex ratio (CSR) Census 2011, released by the Census Commissioner of India in a report titled "Missing - Mapping the adverse child sex ratio in India".
The scene in Mumbai is appalling as the ratio has declined by eight points in the past decade. As a state, Maharashtra too has attained the dubious distinction of having less than 900 girls per 1,000 boys in the age group of zero to six (894), along with Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Delhi, J&K and Gujarat.
The report says that the CSR in almost all districts of Maharashtra is now below 950, with most districts entering the range of 850-900.
Beed has emerged as the red zone by registering a drastic decline of 87 points from 894 girls per 1000 boys in 2001 to 807 in 2011. Apart from Beed, Jalgaon also enters the 'red zone' with CSR below 850. In recent years, Beed and Jalgon have hit headlines for sharp rise in female foeticide and infanticide.
However, here's a silver lining. CSR in remote eastern tribal districts of Gondiya, Gadchiroli, and Chandrapur is equal to 950 or more. Chandrapur in the east, and the cluster of Satara, Sangli and Kolhapur in the south, have seen child sex ratio heading north in last decade.
The report attributes the grim picture to discriminatory practice of gender-biased sex selection, result of a complex web of factors like "patriarchal mindsets that lead families to value sons over daughters, the need for small families, but with sons, and commercialisation and misuse of medical technology".
"The findings clearly indicate that the practice of female foeticide has increased in the last one decade, especially among educated and better-off classes," said an official, who was associated with the study.
The story of CSR does not augur well for a "resurgent India" as it continues to grapple with heavily skewed gender ratio. The child sex ratio has fallen to 918 from 927 in 2001.
The report has warned of serious socio-demographic consequences, further reinforcing the subordination of girls and women, if urgent action is not taken the arrest the trend.
Grim picture
Child sex ratio 2011 2001
Mumbai 914 922
Suburbs 913 923
Maharashtra 894 913
(The figure was 946 in 1991)
Rural Maha sliding
A distressing point of the report is that the Rural Maharashtra, which had earlier showed better gender ratio than urban pockets, has lost to the social evil and for the first time has a CSR of 890, much worse than urban CSR of 899. In 2001, CSR in rural Maharashtra was 916 compared to urban CSR of 908.
Source: http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-tribal-maharashtra-scores-high-on-child-sex-ratio-2037030
Away from glitzy cities and towns, tribals areas of the state continue to maintain a healthy child sex ratio – 950 to 966 girlsper 1,000 boys. However, in Mumbai and its suburbs, the number stands at 914 and 913 respectively, with adjacent Thane registering 924.
These are the findings of child sex ratio (CSR) Census 2011, released by the Census Commissioner of India in a report titled "Missing - Mapping the adverse child sex ratio in India".
The scene in Mumbai is appalling as the ratio has declined by eight points in the past decade. As a state, Maharashtra too has attained the dubious distinction of having less than 900 girls per 1,000 boys in the age group of zero to six (894), along with Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Delhi, J&K and Gujarat.
The report says that the CSR in almost all districts of Maharashtra is now below 950, with most districts entering the range of 850-900.
Beed has emerged as the red zone by registering a drastic decline of 87 points from 894 girls per 1000 boys in 2001 to 807 in 2011. Apart from Beed, Jalgaon also enters the 'red zone' with CSR below 850. In recent years, Beed and Jalgon have hit headlines for sharp rise in female foeticide and infanticide.
However, here's a silver lining. CSR in remote eastern tribal districts of Gondiya, Gadchiroli, and Chandrapur is equal to 950 or more. Chandrapur in the east, and the cluster of Satara, Sangli and Kolhapur in the south, have seen child sex ratio heading north in last decade.
The report attributes the grim picture to discriminatory practice of gender-biased sex selection, result of a complex web of factors like "patriarchal mindsets that lead families to value sons over daughters, the need for small families, but with sons, and commercialisation and misuse of medical technology".
"The findings clearly indicate that the practice of female foeticide has increased in the last one decade, especially among educated and better-off classes," said an official, who was associated with the study.
The story of CSR does not augur well for a "resurgent India" as it continues to grapple with heavily skewed gender ratio. The child sex ratio has fallen to 918 from 927 in 2001.
The report has warned of serious socio-demographic consequences, further reinforcing the subordination of girls and women, if urgent action is not taken the arrest the trend.
Grim picture
Child sex ratio 2011 2001
Mumbai 914 922
Suburbs 913 923
Maharashtra 894 913
(The figure was 946 in 1991)
Rural Maha sliding
A distressing point of the report is that the Rural Maharashtra, which had earlier showed better gender ratio than urban pockets, has lost to the social evil and for the first time has a CSR of 890, much worse than urban CSR of 899. In 2001, CSR in rural Maharashtra was 916 compared to urban CSR of 908.
Source: http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-tribal-maharashtra-scores-high-on-child-sex-ratio-2037030
