State proposes to make purchase of sex determination kits over the Internet a punishable offence
State proposes to make purchase of sex determination kits over the Internet a punishable offence The BJP-led Himachal Pradesh government is considering making the online sale of sex determination kits punishable in the state.
"Procuring sex determination diagnostic and pregnancy termination kits from various Internet sites is illegal and we are considering initiating a process to make it a punishable offence," said Health Minister Rajeev Bindal, in a statement to reporters in Shimla.
He said the provisional Census for 2011 showed that the child sex ratio (0-6 years) in the state has improved from 896 in 2001 to 906 in 2011. "The state health department adopted an aggressive approach to tackle the declining child sex ratio by monitoring ultra-sound machines, evolving reliable information system and effective awareness campaigns," the minister added.
The population of Himachal Pradesh is 6,856,509, of which 3,473,892 are males and 3,382,617 females.
