Declining child sex ratio is one of the main reasons behind the rising crime graph against women across the country.
The decline in child sex ratio has created a gap between the number of girls and boys; according to the report (censes) about 70 lakh girls are less than in number than boys, said PN Singh MP Dhanbad.
“Crimes against women can be controlled once the sex ratio improves” he added.
Singh was addressing to an awareness rally organised by Plan India, in association with European Commission at Deputy Commissioner Office in Dhanbad. MP flagged off an awareness van in a bid to create awareness about girl’s right and to empower them.
Our motto to draw people’s attention towards the girl’s right and to empower them, said Kumar Sambhav, Creative Head of ‘Swar’. Spreading awareness and disseminating information on ‘girl empowerment’, this Rath will move in various parts of the district, he said.
“Plan India, in association with European Commission, has initiated a project, Girl’s Aspiration for Rights and Values (GARV), to combat this discrimination through intensive grassroots-level advocacy”, added Sambhav.
The motto of this ‘Rath’ (awareness drive) is to Equip, Enable and Empower the girls; this Rath will move at several panchyats of the district in next four days, he said.
Beside others, Dhanbad AC Satendra Kumar and DDC Ganesh Kumar were also present on the eve.