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Punjab may have taken immense pride in its "Save Girl Child" campaigns. But the rece, Techniques Act become operational in 1996 and was amended and stronger PCPNDT, Save the Girl Chill, 18, Save the Girl Chi., worst, reports prove that the state, which has the dubious distinction of having one of the, couples who get sex-specific tests done abroad, abort the female foetus in this land, nearly every fifth household reportedly commits female foeticide. Out of five lakh "mi, daughters in India, one lakh are estimated to be from Punjab. While health surveys rau, strong bias against the girl child, in Haryana more women than men have a son fixation, Both the people and the government have not been fighting enough against the ga, imbalance otherwise rooted in centuries- old gender prejudices. The Pre-Natal Diagn, 2002 that prevents the use of pre-conception diagnostic techniques and also, 82, Scanned with CamScanner
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The position incentive approach offering cash, hertisements of sex selection came into force. f, ontinue to flourish. Perhaps, what is needed besides iron-clad10 implementation of the, ithout compassion or guilt in connivance with medical fraternity and mobile clinics that, nd other benefits to girl child too is in place. The, vawanshahar Model of Checking Female, hrough stringent implementation of the law, oupled with strong-even if unconventional-, Still, female foetuses are done away with,, herished, celebrated and prized as much as sons, examples like Bijlipur village with a, proves that much can be achieved, बेटीवाओ, weticide, बचाओ, बेटी पढ़ाओ, ureaucratic ways., ieting laws is a mass movement focussing on the positive image of girls. Till daughters are, inshine sex ratio of 1800 to 1000 in favour of females will remain an exception and not a, orm., Word, obsession : preoccupation; craze; fixation, abominable : hateful, terrible, dwindled:, Power declined; gone down, bias : prejudice, unconventional unusual; not routine,, bureaucratic: official, foetuses : unborn girls, done away with : destroyed, in connivance, with : with the help of; with the support of, iron:clad, strict: rigid., UExercise-Time, Tick (/) the correct answer:, may have taken immense pride in its 'Save Girl Child' campaigns., Ø (b) Haryana, 1., (a) Punjab, (c) Gujarat, crazed couples have found more ways to beat the law., (c) both (a) & (b), 2., Actually,, (a) son, E (b) daughter, more women than men have a son fixation., (b) Haryana, 3., In, E (c) M.P., (a) Punjab, child., 4., Health Surveys reveal a strong bias against the, (b) girl, (c) both (a) & (b), (a) boy, become operational in 1996, The Pre- Nalal Diagnastics Teeniqu, act., 3. Fill in the blanks:, 1., 2., Punjab may have taken _immengepride in its 'Save Girl Child' campaigns., 3., The obsession for a male child leads to the abominable practice of killing the daughter., 83, Scanned with CamScanner
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In Haryana more w, C. Match the following:, 4., than men have a son fixation., 1., abominable, image 4, а., 2., gender, b., movement 5, 3., diagnostic, practice 1, imbalance 2, с., 4., positive, d., 5., techniques 3, mass, е., D. Answer the following questions:, 1., What is the main cause of female foeticide?, 2., What does 'missing daughters' mean here?, What is the main cause of gender imbalance?, What positive incentive is given to save the girl child?, Why is village Bijlipur an exception?, Which state has the worst sex ratio in the country?, 3., 4., 5., 6., 7., How can awareness about the positive image of a girl child be created?, Grammar in Use, Change the following sentences into in direct speech :, Mrs. Sonia Gandhi said, "It is shameful that children are being deprived of th, 1., rights of good food and education.", 99, 2., He said, "What can we do to put an end to this vile custom?", 3., She said, "Destroying females is a hoary tradition.", 4., She said, "There can be no better example of the triumph of a girl child againstall, 5., She said, "Whether to keep her maiden name or not is purely a woman's own chon, В., Use these words in your own sentences;, Skill, Excellence, yoursel!, Do, Scanned with CamScanner
