Orientation program on “Daughters are precious”
Regional College for Education Research and Technology, Sitapura organised a awareness program on the topic “Daughters are precious”
Dr. Bijayalaxmi Panda, Regional Advocacy officer, Action Against Hunger/Fight Hunger Foundation, Jaipur were the speaker of the event.
She discussed the following topics:-
· Why we discriminate against Girls?
· Why we don’t want a girl child?
· Safety of Girls
· Religious reasons
· Sons for old age support
· Family name related issue
She explained that Root Cause of Sex determination are Poverty
· Lack of Education
· Low status of women and girls in a male dominated society
· The culture of son preference
· Monitoring of foetus sex determination
· Obsession for Son.
· Fear of dowry by many poor class families.
· Girls are considered as financial obligation by many parents.
· Advancement in technology, nowadays parent determines the sex of a child before birth.
· Some of the doctors do this heinous act to fulfill their money desire.
Dr. Bijayalaxmi Panda share information about The Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994.
She also discussed about
· 104 & 108 helpline for complaints
· IMPACT software
· Active tracker on Sonography machines
· GPS on new machines
· PBI
· Mukhbir network and then Decoy operations
· Separate courts for hearing such cases in all districts
· Beti Bachao Prakoshtha and “Daughters are Precious” campaign
· Regular inspections by Appropriate Authorities at State/ District/ Sub Division
· Workshops, Seminars etc for awareness in community.
Overall the event was very mush informative. The students asked lot of question about the topic and enhance their knowledge.
Orientation program on “Daughters are precious”
Regional College for Education Research and Technology, Sitapura organised a awareness program on the topic “Daughters are precious”
Dr. Bijayalaxmi Panda, Regional Advocacy officer, Action Against Hunger/Fight Hunger Foundation, Jaipur were the speaker of the event.
She discussed the following topics:-
· Why we discriminate against Girls?
· Why we don’t want a girl child?
· Safety of Girls
· Religious reasons
· Sons for old age support
· Family name related issue
She explained that Root Cause of Sex determination are Poverty
· Lack of Education
· Low status of women and girls in a male dominated society
· The culture of son preference
· Monitoring of foetus sex determination
· Obsession for Son.
· Fear of dowry by many poor class families.
· Girls are considered as financial obligation by many parents.
· Advancement in technology, nowadays parent determines the sex of a child before birth.
· Some of the doctors do this heinous act to fulfill their money desire.
Dr. Bijayalaxmi Panda share information about The Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994.
She also discussed about
· 104 & 108 helpline for complaints
· IMPACT software
· Active tracker on Sonography machines
· GPS on new machines
· PBI
· Mukhbir network and then Decoy operations
· Separate courts for hearing such cases in all districts
· Beti Bachao Prakoshtha and “Daughters are Precious” campaign
· Regular inspections by Appropriate Authorities at State/ District/ Sub Division
· Workshops, Seminars etc for awareness in community.
Overall the event was very mush informative. The students asked lot of question about the topic and enhance their knowledge.
