Public Servants Take Pledge on Eliminating Gender Biased Sex-Selection and Violence Against Women
Ministry of Women and Child Development 09-August, 2012
The Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt. Krishna Tirath along with the Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Sh. Ghulam Nabi Azad and the public servants from the Ministries of Women and Child Development and Health and Family Welfare took a pledge to
eliminate gender biased sex-selection and violence against women in all forms, here today.
Speaking at the occasion, Smt. Tirath said that sex selective abortion of female foetus is one of the main reasons for declining child sex ratio in the country. The sex ratio which was 927 in 2001 has fallen to 914 in 2011. She said that violence against women has increased, which is a cause of serious concern. This pledge is an initiative of the Ministry in the direction of eliminating gender-biased sex selection and violence against women in all forms. She further stated that 9th August, a day commemorated in the history of India as Quit India Movement, has been selected to symbolize the collective resolve of the Public Servants of India to make the social evil of sex selective abortion to ‘Quit India’. The Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Sh. Ghulam Nabi Azad also stated that he has written to the hospitals and health care centres to take the pledge. He said that the issues of child malnutrition and sex biased abortions are national issues and need to be addressed by all.
The Ministry of Women and Child Development has written to all States and Union Territories and all Ministries and Departments of the Government of India to take this pledge today. In his letter, Sh. Prem Narain, Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development, has stated that the Public Servants have a significant role in arresting the decline in child sex ratio at all tiers of public governance, be it in prevention, advocacy, or in implementing the laws of the land that prohibit sex selective abortion. It is therefore important that the public servants are formally made aware of their role in lending a hand in this social cause.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 09-August, 2012
Pledge on Eliminating Gender Biased Sex Selection and Violence Against Women Administered
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Ministry of Women and Child Development are both fighting the social evil of gender biased sex selection and violence against women.
To reflect the resolve of the two Ministries with the issue and to do their utmost to preserve, protect and nurture the girl child, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Smt. Krishna Tirath, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Women and Child Development administered a common pledge to all officers of both Ministries in New Delhi today.
The pledge was as follows:
“Recognising that the Constitution of India guarantees the rights and freedoms of men and women equally without any barrier, bias, or discrimination and the same are threatened by the illegal and damaging practice of gender biased sex selection;
WE, the public servants of India, hereby take a solemn pledge today that we shall act in all possible ways individually and collectively to ELIMINATE gender biased sex selection that threatens the birth and survival of the girl child;
AND ENSURE that girls are born, loved and nurtured and grow up to become empowered citizens of our country.
JAI HIND.”
”भारत का संविधान महिलाओं और पुरूषों को बिना किसी भेदभाव, बाधा व दुराग्रह के, बराबर की आजादी तथा अधिकार देने की गारन्टी देता है तथा इसे लिंग भेदभाव पर आधारित लिंग चयन करने की गैर कानूनी तथा नुकसान दायक पद्धति की चुनौती को ध्यान मे रखते हुए;
हम भारत के लोक सेवक, इसके द्वारा व्यक्तिगत एवं सामूहिक तौर पर सभी संभव तरीक़ों से लिंग भेदभाव आधारित चयन को जो कि बालिकाओं के जन्म तथा जीवन के लिए चुनौती बनी हुई है को समाप्त करने की आज शपथ लेते हैं;
और यह सुनिश्चित करते हैं कि बालिकाओं का जन्म हो, उन्हें प्यार मिले एवं उनका पालन पोषण हो तथा वे अपने देश की सशक्त नागरिक बनें।
जयहिंन्द”
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