2 Dec | GS1 | New data from the Civil Registration System of the Registrar General of India shows a fall in sex ratio at birth from 898 girls to 1,000 boys in 2013, to 887 in 2014. Throw light on the reasons for a poor sex ratio of India. Also list out how the government should work towards its improvement.

GS1 (Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India)

New data from the Civil Registration System of the Registrar General of India shows a fall in sex ratio at birth from 898 girls to 1,000 boys in 2013, to 887 in 2014. Throw light on the reasons for a poor sex ratio of India. Also list out how the government should work towards its improvement.

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Previous year Question (2014)

Why do some of the most prosperous regions of India have an adverse sex ratio for women? Give your arguments.