Petition praying for urgent need to curb Female Foeticide.

PARLIAMENT OF INDIA
RAJYA SABHA SECRETARIAT
COMMITTEE ON PETITIONS

Petition praying for urgent need to curb Female Foeticide.
The Committee on Petitions of the Rajya Sabha, under the Chairmanship of Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Member, Rajya Sabha, is considering a petition praying for urgent need to curb female foeticide. The petitioners have pointed out that despite Governament's efforts to check this unethical practice of female foeticide, the same is still being followed clandestinely in our society leading to widening of gap in the male/female sex ratio in the society. According to the petitioners, the menace of female foeticide is giving rise to several other social problems too like shortage of brides, increase in sex-related crimes etc. The petition calls for a curb on this unethical practice of female foeticide in the larger interest of the society.

2. The petition is available on the Rajya Sabha's website (www.rajyasabha.nic.in) under the link: Committees -> Standing Committees -> Committee on Petitions -» Petitions with the Committee.
3. The Committee has decided to undertake consultations with a wide cross-section of the society and invites written memoranda thereon. Those desirous of submitting memoranda to the Committee may send two copies
(each in English and Hindi) thereof to Shri Rakesh Naithani, Joint Director, Rajya Sabha Secretariat, Parliament House Annexe, New Delhi-110001,
(Tel: 011-23035433 (0), 23794328 (Telefax) and E-mail: rsc2pet@sansad.nic.in) within 15 days of publication of this Release.
4. Comments/suggestions etc. submitted to the Committee would form part of its record and would be treated as confidential. Any violation in this regard may attract breach of privilege of the Committee.
5. Those who are willing to appear before the Committee besides submitting written comments/suggestions may indicate so. However, the Committee's decision in this regard shall be final.