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By Aarti Dhar
NEW DELHI, JAN. 5. Punjab has emerged as the country's most developed but least gender-sensitive State. Women here continue to be subordinated, suppressed and discriminated against in everyday life, according to a new report on "Gender Profile -- Punjab'' brought out by the National Commission for Women (NCW). According to the report, the sex ratio in Punjab (874 females per 1000 males) is declining and more so the sex ratio for the 0-6 years age group (793) against the all-India averages of 933 and 927 respectively. Female infanticide, which was earlier the norm, has been replaced by female foeticide. The demographic scenario of Punjab is characterised by declining birth and death rates, low fertility rates, high age at marriage and a higher female life expectancy. However, it is significant to note that the mortality rate among female children is higher than among male children, indicating neglect as a possible cause for this. The NCW report further says that the decline in sex ratio, when considered along with other factors such as declining birth and death rates and a higher female life expectancy at birth alludes to a deep-rooted malaise which afflicts the Punjabi society and which requires more than mere legal action to eliminate. Hence, the need is to go in for a holistic approach, which generates awareness, rather than mere literacy, the report suggests. This is evident from the fact that Punjab has done well on the literacy front and both male and female literacy have improved. Further, it has been seen that the districts doing well in overall and female literacy rank quite low in the matter of sex ratio, while the districts which are at the bottom of the literacy ladder are relatively higher on the sex ratio front, according to the report.
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