The state has witnessed a sharp decline of girls compared to
boys in the 0-6 age group in the past 10 years. In 2001 there were 961 girls
for 1000 boys, which reduced to 939 in 2011.
The rate of decline is equally sharp in both rural and urban
areas. In Hyderabad too the CSR fell from 943 to 914 girls per 1000 boys, which
happens to be the lowest in the state.
In some districts of the state, the CSR is very low, up to
850(for 1000 boys), which is much lower than the national ratio of 912 girls
for every 1000 boys.
With technology making inroads into rural areas, CSR has
dropped in all the Telangana districts, Ananthapur and Kadapa among others.
Several organizations have launched a campaign across the
state to maintain gender equilibrium.
Sandeep Chanchra, director of Action Aid India, an
anti-poverty agency said, “A huge campaign will be launched across the state to
check the declining ratio both in villages and cities from Independence Day
till Gandhi Jayanthi.”
According to the agency, the campaign will cover 500
panchayats in 10 districts.
“Unless, we bring about a change in our attitude towards
women and the girl child, it will be very difficult to arrest the imbalance in
the child sex ratio,” added the director.
