Demographic Imbalance and Causes of Decline Sex Ratio in Haryana Nisha*, Raj Lekh**, Mahak Ms.*** * Research Scholar, Dept. of Economics, M.D.U, Rohtak ** Lecturer in, Commerce, Aarohi Model School, Hasanpur Bilonda, Mewat *** Research Scholar, Department of Economics, M.D.U., Rohtak Online published on 28 July, 2016. Abstract Sex ratio indicates the social and balanced development of the society. But the alarming rate of female foeticide is a cause of grave concern, as the number of girls born is declining drastically in several sections of our society. In Haryana this is the worst child sex ratio of 877 girls on 1000 boys in census 2011. This decline sex ratio indicated the growing preference for a male child comparative to girls. The selection is done through either sex selective abortions or female infanticides. The UN had last year issued a warning that the falling child sex ratios had reached emergency proportions in the country and urgent steps are needed to reverse the situation. The paper examine the changes in growth composition of population from 1901 to 2011 in Haryana and examine the district wise sex ratio in levels of demographic development from 2000 to 2011 and causes of declining sex ratio in Haryana. If we saw the recent figures of sex ratio after the Beti Bacho, Beti Padhao Campaign Haryana child sex ratio cross the 900 marks for the first time in 10 years in Dec, 2015. This reveals that sustained efforts of government policies and programmes help to remove these disparities and create the balance in sex ratio in Haryana. Top |