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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2012; 22(02): 131-132
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.101113
Special Issue - PC-PNDT

Social aspects of the declining girl ratios

Varsha Deshpande
Lekha Ladli, Zunka Bhakari Kendra, ST Stand, Satara, Maharashtra, India
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Abstract

This article is a brief overview of the problems faced by Indian women since decades of social intolerance that has led to the gulf in the male: female sex ratio in our country.

Keywords

Girl child - sex ratio - PNDT - rules - dowry


Publication History

Article published online:
30 July 2021

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