Declining sex ratio in Jhajjar district, Haryana: – A Geographical Study

Daughters are viewed as asset of the family of procreation and not their own natal families; have to be dowered by movable and sometimes immovable assets, grinding poverty of the households, to be kept under constant surveillance to ward off from different types of crimes committed against them, are some common identified factors regarding declining sex ratio. Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Maharashtra are those states which are most affected by the phenomena of declining sex ratio with the technology i.e. ultrasound and amniocentesis has acquired family support (Rutherford and Roy, 2003).For combating this phenomena, and ensuring survival, protection, participation and overall growth of girl child the government of India has formulated the National Population Policy (2000). The aims of the policy is to rectify the gender imbalance of population and address issues of survival, maternal health and contraception by increasing the provision and outreach of crucial services related to sanitation, safe drinking water and housing besides empowering women and enhancing their employment opportunities. The social position of the women in the state seems to be better than that in the rest of the country. Women also play a major role which is visible every public sphere whether in Government jobs or in trading activities, which allows them to participate in decision making for more than states of India.