India’s declining Child Sex Ratio is setting off alarm bells. But Scheduled Tribes (STs) are far ahead of the rest of the country when it comes the(CSR) & Sex Ratio. Factly analyses the numbers and takeaways.
Whatever be one’s stance on #SelfieWith Daughter, there is no denying the fact that a Child Sex Ratio (CSR) of 918 is abysmal – and it’s time to get our act together. While the overall numbers paint a rather hopeless picture (considering the ratio has actually declined steadily over the years), there is an outlier – and a rather heartening one. The CSR for India’s) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), at 940, is significantly higher than the national average. In fact, the CSR for SCs and STs, belying the national trend, has even seen an upward swing in the past few decades.
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