Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Sunday said that the State Government would honour panchayats for achieving better sex ratio.Also, the Government would stop giving grant to such panchayats where the ratio of the girls were found to be declining in near future, and they would not be given any financial aid in the name of development.
Addressing a public meeting at Dadasiba in Jaswan Pragpur constituency, Chief Minister said that the decline in female sex ratio was an issue of grave concern especially in areas adjoining to Punjab. This indicates that there is an increase in sex-selective abortions and misuse of pre-natal diagnostic techniques in these areas.
“Action would be taken against those who were found to indulge in such illegal practice of aborting the girl child,” he said, adding that it was wrong to differentiate between boys and girls in the present era where women were excelling in every field and were held in highest esteem. Virbhadra Singh said that we should spread the message of protecting the girl child for ensuring a balanced society.
“I am keenly watching the trend of the declining female sex ratio” he said, adding, that he was well aware that some people were going to nearby clinics outside the State to abort the girl child, which was inexcusable.
Speaking about the setting up of the Central University Campus in Kangra, he said that it was the BJP which was creating hurdles and spreading rumours about its establishment.
“No doubt the Central Univ rsity will have its main campus at Dharamsala but surely the people of Dehra won’t be bereft of its benefits”, he said. Singh also said that the affiliated full fledge colleges would be opened at Dehra.
The Chief Minister announced police post for Dadasiba and announced to start three more trades in ITI from next academic session. He also announced opening of Government college at Dadasiba, besides sub-tehsil status at Dadasiba.
Earlier, the Chief Minister performed foundation stone laying ceremony of the sub-divisional police officer’s residence—cum—office at Dehra at the cost of `86 lakh and also laid the foundation stone of community health centre to be constructed at the cost of `1.5 crore.