With an increase of 416 points, the Dibang Valley district in Arunachal Pradesh has seen the highest improvement under the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao programme, followed by Lakshadweep, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh), Kadapa (Karnataka) and Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir), according to officials of the Ministry of Women and Child Development. In 2015-16, the SRB of Dibang Valley was 761 points, and it rose to 1,176 points in 2016-17. In Lakshadweep, there was a 122-point increase, from 832 to 955 points, while Hamirpur recorded an increase of 94 points, from 849 to 943 points. "If we draw a vertical line across the map of India, states on the left side have low sex ratio," said Srivastava, adding that despite the slow progress, things are looking up. "In Rajasthan, of the 14 districts, 10 showed improvement, while in Punjab, which had the worst sex ratio after Haryana, 14 of the 20 districts showed an increase," said Chalai.

Source: dna October 07, 2017 02:21 UTC