In a bid to improve the skewed sex ratio and check female foeticide in the State, Haryana Government has announced to give a reward of Rs1.50 lakh to the village which would be successfully in the regard. This award would be given to one village in each district in the State.
A sum of Rs36.50 lakh has been earmarked for the purpose during the current financial year, said Haryana Principal Secretary, Health, RR Jowel on Thursday at a meeting of the State Supervisory Board.
Jowel said that for this award, villages with a population of 5000 or more would be considered. The award winning villages would be judged on the basis of data of January to December 2015 collected by Auxiliary Nurse Midwife. The award money would be utilised for the empowerment of the girls of the village who would rank in the merit list.
He said that the award money would be deposited in the account of Civil Surgeon of the district by March 2016.
Those who would provide information about incidents of female foeticide would also get a reward of Rs one lakh and their identity would not be disclosed, said he while adding that all ultrasound machines, their manufacturers, suppliers, shopkeepers and those undertaking repair as well as technicians would be registered.
Haryana, where the child sex ratio (CSR) has been dismally low was chosen by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch the nationwide BBBP earlier this year, which is implemented in 12 districts of the state.
Haryana has the lowest child sex ratio of 834 compared to the national average of 919 (according to census of India 2011). However, the latest data with the Health Department claimed that the child sex ratio (0-6 years) has reached to 875 per 1000.