Concerned over condition of a girl child in the society, Haryana government today said it was planning a welfare scheme to empower them so that they are not taken as burden on their parents.
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar expressed concerns over skewed sex ratio in Haryana and termed female foeticide as "social curse" which he said could only be wiped out if a woman protests against it, as her husband had to accept her decision.
The sex ratio in Haryana is 837 in below six years of age.
The Chief Minister said sensing the "condition" of a girl child in the society, the state government was preparing a welfare scheme for them under which care would be taken to protect them from malnutrition, making proper arrangements for their education and employment, so that parents do not face any problem in getting their daughter married.
"The scheme is in pipeline," Khattar said today while launching 'Betiyan Hain Anmol, Inhe Bachao Dil se' campaign under which infant girls suffering from congenital heart disease would get a free heart surgery facility at a private hospital here.
The campaign would run jointly by Heart Care Foundation of India and Medanta-The Medicity.
Khattar further added though presently 'Ladli' scheme was going on but it was not sufficient as the feeling that a girl child was a burden on parents still persists and it could not be wiped out.
He said Prime Minister Narender Modi was also concerned about the imbalance in the sex ratio and given a slogan - 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao'.
