To improve sex ratio, Lalit Jain will write letters to newborn girls’ parents

Shimla | Tuesday | 19th June, 2018

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He said Dhagera block has a child sex ratio of 1021 girl per 1000 boys while Sangrah block has a child sex ratio of 930 girls per 1000 boys. With the collective efforts, we hope to improve the child sex ratio across the district in the future,” he added He said some areas of district already have good child sex ratio while there are some areas where special attention needs to be given to improve it. SHIMLA: In an initiative to celebrate the birth of girl child and improve child sex ratio, Sirmaur deputy commissioner Lalit Jain has decided to send a letter (scroll) to every family where a girl is born in the district.The scroll duly signed by the deputy commissioner would express happiness on the birth of the child and would be delivered by the local panchayat members to the newborn’s family along with a sapling. He said already all the sub-divisional magistrates have been directed to keep close watch on the ultrasound clinics in their respective areas to check illegal sex determinations.“We already have constituted a task force under sub-divisional magistrates..