What are the main reasons behind India's skewed male/ female ratio issue?
. The sex ratio in India is skewed with the number of males exceeding the number of females. It has always remained unfavourable to females. The main reasons behind this are :
(i) Unequal and biased social treatment towards females.
(ii) Discrimination against girl child.
(iii) Low literacy rates specially among girls and lack of social awareness.
(iv) Evil effects of child marriage and large number of deaths during child birth.
(v) Insufficient attention to and care of girls after birth, during adolescent period and during
motherhood.
(vi) Poverty of the people tends to preference for male child as they become bread earners and ignore girl child as they are considered as burden.
(i) Unequal and biased social treatment towards females.
(ii) Discrimination against girl child.
(iii) Low literacy rates specially among girls and lack of social awareness.
(iv) Evil effects of child marriage and large number of deaths during child birth.
(v) Insufficient attention to and care of girls after birth, during adolescent period and during
motherhood.
(vi) Poverty of the people tends to preference for male child as they become bread earners and ignore girl child as they are considered as burden.