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What Are The Benefits and Advantages of Ebooks
“Save the Girl Child” is a social initiative in India to fight against the practice of female
foeticide.
Our present Prime Minister has requested every section of the society to give whole hearted
support to the “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao“ abhiyan (initiative). ‘Beth Bachao’ means ‘save
girl child’ and ‘Beth Padhao’ means ‘educate the girl child.’
There is a girl abandoned, killed – either before or
after birth, or abused every minute in India.
Millions of girls are abandoned every day – as
mothers do not want them, cannot afford them or are
forced to do so.
Discrimination:
Discrimination against girls in India has been
going on since ages now. Even today, there
are several sections of the Indian society
where the girl child is treated as a burden.
While several privileges are given to the boys;
girls are often restricted to the confines of
house and given very little or no opportunities
to learn and grow in life. It is a matter of great
shame that cases of female infanticide are
still reported. As per the figures of 2011
census, there are just 918 girls in India for 1000
boys.
Causes of female foeticide
Various scholars have suggested different possible causes for the
problem of female fortitude.
The girl child is not only unsafe inside her mother’s womb.
Even after her birth, she has to face various hardships
because of gender inequality. We must save the girl child
after her birth as well.