An attitude dares to nobody cares!
Love me; I’m waiting for your touch, where are you, how u can leave me alone.... I want u.... did my birth brought you grief? Face of the child reflects these messages just born four days prior to in well reputed hospital. What was she searching....no doubt; her eyes evidently showed she was endlessly searching for mother’s love and affection. Her brown big eyes never stopped from search in the midst of doctors, nurses and others. She can hear mother’s of others overjoyed, caressing at the birth of the child.
As per the phone call received by the ChildLine, I set out swiftly along with Bosco ChildLine to meet paediatrician on furnished information towards abandoned girl child by mother from renowned hospital. No sooner she realized that child delivered by her was girl, she abscond the place. I was told by the doctor mother was hailing from poor background family.
a few doctors whispered Mother should be blamed for this act...how mother can do this to innocent girl.
ChildLine did not wait for his complete talk and began to advise him not to hold mother alone responsible as she may be deliberated by her husband and his family. As the conversation was going on I began to wonder, in big cities like Bangalore are there still gender discrimination happening? From the cradle to grave, females are under the clutches of numerous evils acts as discriminations, oppressions, violence, within the family, at the work places and in the society. An attitude dares to nobody cares! Women are always blamed for giving birth to girl considered unwanted gender as they give economic burden to the family. It is hard to believe that there is persistent of sex discrimination taking place in Bangalore so called cosmopolitan and metropolitan city. even though there is vast growth in city there is ignorance of child rights brought out by uncrc to the world and India ratified it in the year 1992, which clearly stated in the article2- non discrimination, article 6- ensures child survival and development and article 18- states parental responsibilities for raising the child and the state shall support them in this. But in the minds of society, still cling to stubborn attitude....is it because they still want to enjoy the status which they continue to enjoy.....or they believe they are supreme in power and women are born to be confined to kitchen.
Government of India has taken several measures through various bills and schemes like
Girl child protection schemes (GCPS)
Bhagyalakshmi Scheme (Government of Karnataka)
Scheme and is being implemented with the help of LIC. Government of Karnataka deposits Rs.10, 000/- for the birth of girl child. This scheme is admissible to BPL families having upto 3 children. The quantum of scholarship is provided.
Kanya Jagriti Jyoti Scheme (Government of Punjab) - This is similar to Bhagyalakshmi scheme
Balri Rakshak Yojana (Government of Punjab)
Dhan Lakshmi (Government of India) –implemented in Sirhind Block of Fatehgarh Sahib District by Government of India.
Majoni ( Government of Assam)
Ladli Laxmi Scheme (Government of Madhya Pradesh)
In spite of these schemes implemented by government of India prolong to face importunate gender discrimination in various delicate forms. Gender discrimination takes place at all age group in various forms.
Why? Still question bombard in every one’s mind...are these schemes not accessible to the people who are in need or are they unaware and uneducated to comprehend advantage and support provided by government to the family when they have girl child.
What we can do...government, NGO’s and community should work together for family wellbeing and girl children empowerment.
How...governments and ngo’s should reach to communities, slum areas to impart and elucidate about the new schemes availability and easy accessibility. Empowerment of SHG groups. Launch door to door campaign.
Utilize media to provide vast publicity on the schemes. Instigate a information booth in every locality so that poor people can visit this booth to apply for this scheme. Set up a monitor committee for the implementation and reaching this schemes to the needy person.
The abandoned child was taken to CWC subsequently accommodated to shishu greha.
When I visited shishu gruha and shishu mandir on other day, Government homes for children below 6 years. To my astonishment, I realised that there is greater demand for girl children for adoption among working class people...this is great news...don’t you feel...yes lets join hands to protect rights of girl children in India.
-----------------Maria,
ChildLine Bangalore
Love me; I’m waiting for your touch, where are you, how u can leave me alone.... I want u.... did my birth brought you grief? Face of the child reflects these messages just born four days prior to in well reputed hospital. What was she searching....no doubt; her eyes evidently showed she was endlessly searching for mother’s love and affection. Her brown big eyes never stopped from search in the midst of doctors, nurses and others. She can hear mother’s of others overjoyed, caressing at the birth of the child.
As per the phone call received by the ChildLine, I set out swiftly along with Bosco ChildLine to meet paediatrician on furnished information towards abandoned girl child by mother from renowned hospital. No sooner she realized that child delivered by her was girl, she abscond the place. I was told by the doctor mother was hailing from poor background family.
a few doctors whispered Mother should be blamed for this act...how mother can do this to innocent girl.
ChildLine did not wait for his complete talk and began to advise him not to hold mother alone responsible as she may be deliberated by her husband and his family. As the conversation was going on I began to wonder, in big cities like Bangalore are there still gender discrimination happening? From the cradle to grave, females are under the clutches of numerous evils acts as discriminations, oppressions, violence, within the family, at the work places and in the society. An attitude dares to nobody cares! Women are always blamed for giving birth to girl considered unwanted gender as they give economic burden to the family. It is hard to believe that there is persistent of sex discrimination taking place in Bangalore so called cosmopolitan and metropolitan city. even though there is vast growth in city there is ignorance of child rights brought out by uncrc to the world and India ratified it in the year 1992, which clearly stated in the article2- non discrimination, article 6- ensures child survival and development and article 18- states parental responsibilities for raising the child and the state shall support them in this. But in the minds of society, still cling to stubborn attitude....is it because they still want to enjoy the status which they continue to enjoy.....or they believe they are supreme in power and women are born to be confined to kitchen.
Government of India has taken several measures through various bills and schemes like
Girl child protection schemes (GCPS)
Bhagyalakshmi Scheme (Government of Karnataka)
Scheme and is being implemented with the help of LIC. Government of Karnataka deposits Rs.10, 000/- for the birth of girl child. This scheme is admissible to BPL families having upto 3 children. The quantum of scholarship is provided.
Kanya Jagriti Jyoti Scheme (Government of Punjab) - This is similar to Bhagyalakshmi scheme
Balri Rakshak Yojana (Government of Punjab)
Dhan Lakshmi (Government of India) –implemented in Sirhind Block of Fatehgarh Sahib District by Government of India.
Majoni ( Government of Assam)
Ladli Laxmi Scheme (Government of Madhya Pradesh)
In spite of these schemes implemented by government of India prolong to face importunate gender discrimination in various delicate forms. Gender discrimination takes place at all age group in various forms.
Why? Still question bombard in every one’s mind...are these schemes not accessible to the people who are in need or are they unaware and uneducated to comprehend advantage and support provided by government to the family when they have girl child.
What we can do...government, NGO’s and community should work together for family wellbeing and girl children empowerment.
How...governments and ngo’s should reach to communities, slum areas to impart and elucidate about the new schemes availability and easy accessibility. Empowerment of SHG groups. Launch door to door campaign.
Utilize media to provide vast publicity on the schemes. Instigate a information booth in every locality so that poor people can visit this booth to apply for this scheme. Set up a monitor committee for the implementation and reaching this schemes to the needy person.
The abandoned child was taken to CWC subsequently accommodated to shishu greha.
When I visited shishu gruha and shishu mandir on other day, Government homes for children below 6 years. To my astonishment, I realised that there is greater demand for girl children for adoption among working class people...this is great news...don’t you feel...yes lets join hands to protect rights of girl children in India.
-----------------Maria,
ChildLine Bangalore
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