With the stark difference in the sex ratio in India, the government of Gujarat has decided to take a unique step to solve the problem.
The Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani announced on Thursday that girls born on March 8 will be called as "nanhi pari" by the government. This move comes after a Sample Registration System report revealed that the sex ratio in Gujarat is 848 per 1000 men in 2016.
Rupani had visited a civil hospital in Ahmedabad on the occasion of the International Women's Day and presented silver coins and other gifts to newborn girls.??"The chief minister also announced that all girl children born on March 8 will be greeted as 'nanhi pari' (little angel) by the state government," a press release said.
"The chief minister interacted with mothers and their newborn girls at Ahmedabad civil hospital and gifted them 5-gram silver coins, roses, clothes and 'Mamata kits'. He urged their mothers to take care of their health and get them educated well," the release said.