Friday, 13 July 2012

Female Percentage Increased In Ahmednagar District

Female Percentage Increased In Ahmednagar District


Ahmednagar,11 July,
                Female percentage in Ahmednagar dist.is increased due to the consistent and coordinated  efforts of Snehalaya  and govt. agencies.  In the last year June 2011, the percentage of female birth is found 813 per 1000 males.  This year in the official  survey of April-May- and June 2012 the number of female birth has found increased up to 850 against 1000 boys .This statistics is officially announced  by Mr.Ashok Pawade, Dy.CEO of Ahmednagar Zillah Parishad on 11 July 2012.
Snehankur Adoption Centre  had organized a Felicitation ceremony on today at Snehankur Centre . NGO has respectfully invited  those  all who have played the conscious roles in converting conventional efforts in to an encouraging  success story.
            Dr.Ravindra Niturkar (Dist. Civil Surgeon ) ,  Mrs. Vaishali Shinde (Dy.Police chief),  Dr.Priti Deshpande, well known social worker  and many others were present as chief guest to celebrate this success on  the occasion. Dr.Niturkar  said that , mainly the  }Stree Bhrun Hatya Mukta Gaon Abhiyan~ (People's Movement to make a village free from  female feticide  " by Snehalaya -Snehankur , the strict implementation of PNDT Act ,the schemes by Gram panchayats like depositing 2000 rupees on the name of  female immediately  after her birth, the Get together program of pregnant women at village level etc.  have proved as  very effective measures in changing trend . Only govt. agencies can not face the complex social challenge of female  feticide .But it needs the active involvement of NGOs and society to fight the social evil of female foeticide. Snehalaya and Snehankur volunteers have reached to grass roots with positive messages. This movement is  working 24 x 7 and also saves the underweight and premature girl childrens  who were the victims of social customs. These efforts needs no money but a strong will power for social change," Dr.Niturkar said.

        4 Children get their Mummy & Papa…..
 On this occasion,  4 children  were given in adoption to families by Snehankur Adoption centre .Out of these 4 kids, 3 were the girl child. They are the survivors as their  lives were  saved after the  attempts of foeticide. They were underweight and premature when saved by 'Team Snehankur'.  Mr. Ajay Wable conclude the function by giving a pledge to all to save girl child & to work hard  for achieving  the goal  of equal  male and female ratio  till end of  2015 in Ahmednagar dist. 20 volunteers  who has contributed in this mission were also honored at occasion.

Present  statistics of  females per 1000 males….

Present available statistics of Ahmednagar dist. shows that the female percentage is worse  in economically progressed areas than from the economically  back word areas of the district.
Rahata  tehsil is famous due to international pilgrim centre of Shirdi. The female ratio in Shirdi-Rahata area is just 758 . Sangamner is the tehsil of state revenue minister Balasaheb Thorat where the percentage is  752. Shrigonde is the tehsil represented by  Dist. Guardian minister Mr.Babanrao  Pachpute of NCP.  Here  the percentage is  804. In shevgaon-820, Rahuri-814, Karjat-922, Jamkhed-903, Pathardi-909, Jamkhed-903, Shrirampur-912.
Akole is the tribal, socially-economically-educationally  backward  tehsil of Ahmednagar district. Here the female ratio is 952, found much better than well of other tehsils.
              Snehankur has decided to concentrate more  on Shrigonde, Rahata, Rahuri, Sangamner and Shevgaon tehsils in next 2 years, informed Kundan Pathare,  Asst.coordinator of Snehankur Adoption Center.  He urge every citizen to step forward  to stop female foeticide &  help in empowering the girl child in every possible way.  The action must begin at home, in our families, in our communities, he added.

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