New Uttarakhand Govt Survey Says 62 Girls Born in 133 Villages

The news of no girls born for three months in Uttarakhand made headlines, but a new survey says 62 girls were born.

Contradicting its own Health Department data which stated that only boys were born in 133 villages of Uttarkashi district in three months, a fresh survey by the Uttarakhand government on Tuesday, 30 July, said 62 girls were born in these villages during the period.

A report based on the survey conducted by the state Women Empowerment and Child Development Department said that 222 children were born in past three months at 158 Anganwadi Kendras run in 133 villages spread over six blocks.

Out of these 160 were boys and 62 girls, the report said.