Girl education in India

Friday, September 23, 2005
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In a move aimed at curbing both population
growth and preference for male children, the
government of India has announced free and
reduced cost education for girls.
The new program will offer free education at high
school level to all girls of single child families.
Those with two girls and no other children may
receive discounts of up to 50%. As a
continuation of India's policy of promoting
education, the program includes provisions for
fellowships of US$ 45 per month for those
undertaking post-graduate studies.
India
faces
problems
with the
balance
of the
sexes in
the
country;
some
areas
have a
ratio of
80 girls
to every
100 boys
due to
selective abortions. Boys are more highly prized
in Indian society and as a result, many couples
will have additional children after a girl in an
effort to produce a boy. In cases where the
family already has one or two female children
the likelihood of a female foetus being aborted
is significantly higher.
Indian law already prohibits tests to determine
the sex of an unborn child for this very reason;
however, it is routine during medical
examinations of the mother for the doctor to
disclose the sex of the child.
Sources
Wikipedia has articles about
India
Education in India
Demographics of India.
Jyotsna Singh. " Free school for one-girl
families " — BBC News Online , September
22, 2005
"India offers free education for girls, to curb
sex-selection abortion " — Catholic World
News , September 22, 2005
Government of India. "GOVERNMENT
ANNOUNCE MAJOR INCENTIVES FOR
EDUCATION OF SINGLE GIRL CHILD "
— Press Information Bureau , September 22,
2005
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