India's Census 2011 reported a Child Sex Ratio (0–6 years) of:

• A 940 girls per 1000 boys
• B 927 girls per 1000 boys
• C 945 girls per 1000 boys
• D 918 girls per 1000 boys ✓

Explanation

India's 2011 Census recorded a child sex ratio (0–6 years) of 918 girls per 1000 boys, the lowest since Independence, declining from 927 (2001) and 945 (1991). The overall sex ratio was 943. The alarming child sex ratio decline reflects sex-selective abortion facilitated by pre-natal sex determination. This prompted the PC-PNDT Act enforcement and the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) campaign launched in 2015.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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