National Commission of Women (NCW) chairperson Girija Vyas on Saturday asked the state government to submit a report on the finding of 14 foetuses near Bapunagar in Ahmedabad. Vyas was in Gujarat to meet officials from the Women and Child Welfare Department. Vyas said,The commission is also concerned about low rate of conviction in cases registered under the PC-PNDT (Pre-Conceived and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Technique) Act. She further said,In Gujarat,around 68 cases were registered over the last few years but there has been conviction in only one case while 14 are pending. Vyas also said that there was a need to create awareness about saving the girl child as the current sex ratio is quite skewed. She said there is not a single state where the number of girls is higher than that of boys. The sex ratio in Gujarat stands at 1000:878,Himachal Pradesh 1000:820 and Chhatisgarh 1000:845 against the all India Ratio of 1000:927. Vyas asked the state government to have more programs such as Save the Girlchild. We have asked the state governments to launch more awareness programmes regarding women empowerment and implement the laws effectively, said Vyas. Meanwhile,the police are still waiting for the FSL report in the case. According to police,the FSL is conducting a DNA test of the foetuses and the final report is expected to take some more time.
