FiO/No. 4/1(192002-VS(CRS-WS) Hi YINHZN GQVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRY @F HoME AFFI Alrs Md HENSRH #?RHirT OFFIC… — LIST OF AMENDING ACTS

FiO/No. 4/1(192002-VS(CRS-WS) Hi YINHZN GQVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRY @F HoME AFFI Alrs Md HENSRH #?RHirT OFFICE @P THIL REGiSTRi GENERAL; 'INDIA " V.S. Division; West Biock -I,R.K Puram; New Deihi + 10066 TTT TTpuT REGGENLIND Tele-fax 26100678 E-maii 'rgsrs ndb.vsnk:net.in fvia dated the 'March |2 2003 CIRCULAR No. 2/2003. Sub: Monitoring Sex Ratio at Birth Action to be taken The 2001 Census results have indicated: that the sex ratio of:children in the age ' group: 0-6' year8 have: deteriorated over ihe last degade: Apart: from the deterioration in the areas where it Was unifavorable:to:the femalesy more and:more areas have showni seX ratlos Ihat &re Unfavorable to females: Tho 'malor reasoh for this detelbraiion Is' the sobio-Glltural - preferenad: foj ine iiala ahlld; whiak has corltributed 'to 'female foeticide. The uge of moderti: eqp pphents: fer pre-nale: determinalionvappears to have also contribyted to 'this: process: Theiban Oh' Use' SHch; efuipments for carrying out female footjcides should: have & positjve Inpaot on the situation: The country cannot wait for the next census "due 'orlylin" 2044 to krioWthe impact' of the measures takon to arrest the deterjoration"ln tehale sex ratio. It is necossary to continuously monitor the sex ratio of the _ children born oti a continuous This monilloring has to take place at national; state, dlistriqk;' and regular bagi and sub-distiict levels s0 that the areas that require action: can;be ridentitied: The %ly _ source for getting cotinuous informatjon 0n sex ratio of children born is the Civil Registration System that provides for compulsory registration of all biiths and deathsr' Though the registration may not be 100 per cent and thore'could be igender bias in reporting the births for registration, the sex ratio based on