Himachal Prades🎐h Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday said parents of a single girl child will be given an incentive of Rs 2 lakh as part of the government's efforts to eradicate female𓃲 foeticide in the state.
Sukhꦐu said the incentive under the Indira Gandhi Balika Suraksha Yojna will be increased to Rs 2 lakh from the existing Rs 35,000, according to a statement issued here.
The chief minister was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the inauguration of a two-day capacity building workshop on Pre-Conc✃eption and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994, organised by th𓄧e Directorate of Health Safety and Regulation.
Sukhu said that Rs 2 lakh would now be given to the parenཧts who adopt family planning after the birth of one girl child, and Rs 1 lakh to those who decide not to have another child after two girls.
The chief minister said as per Sample Registration System data 2018-20, the sex ratio in Himachal Pradesh is 950, which෴ is the third best in the country. He added that his government is also considering giving incentives to girls marrying after the age of ꦫ21 years.
"Today, girls were participating enthusiastically in every field👍 and bringing laurels to the nation and the state as well. They are emerging leaders in every field and marching forward with confidence," Sukh💧u was quoted as saying in the statement.
The state government i🅺s focusing on large-scale reforms and modern technologies are being incorpor😼ated in the health sector, and block-level institutions are being strengthened, Sukhu said.
Six speciali♕st doctors each have been posted in 36 assembly constituencies, while appointments in the remaining 32 segments will be made 𒊎soon, he said.
Sukh⛦u further said the government is working with full dedication to improve the 𒉰health sector in the state. The government has linked Aadhaar data of around 40 lakh people of the state with health cards, he added.
-With PTI Input
