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What are the causes and solutions for the low female sex-ratio in the DEMARU States of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal and Gujarat?

  • UPSC 2017
  • 10 marks
  • Population Dynamics

Ashish Bose coined BIMARU for Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh — poor states of high fertility and mortality — and later DEMARU, "daughter-eliminating male-aspiring rage for ultrasound", for prosperous districts practising sex selection. The states named here are DEMARU, not BIMARU, and that distinction is the starting point: they are among India's richest…

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