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Why is it necessary to implement PCPNDT Act in India?

  • UPSC 2015
  • 10 marks
  • Population Dynamics

India's sex ratio at birth was 913 girls per 1,000 boys in 2021 (Sample Registration System) — three decades after pre-natal sex determination was outlawed. The statute is not in doubt; its implementation is. Amartya Sen's "More Than 100 Million Women Are Missing" (1990) established that such deficits are produced by social arrangement, and he…

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  • The harm the law addresses
  • What the Act provides
  • Why enforcement is the weak link
  • What effective implementation looks like
  • Conclusion

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