Meghalaya has a higher sex ratio of 972 women to 1000 men, which is greater than the national average of 933 women to 1000 men though it is lower than Kerala where 1058 women outnumber every count of 1000 men.
Revealing this fact at a two-day workshop on Rights of Girl Child and Future Implications of Imbalanced Sex Ratio' that began on Tuesday, chairperson of the Meghalaya State Women Commission, Susanna K Marak said an important tenet of child right is ensuring basic right to good health, nutrition, education and freedom from violence, abuse and exploitation for the child.
"The aim of the workshop is to empower voluntary organizations to address various constraints and problems faced by a girl child, to disseminate information and training to participants and support girls to become role models for generations to come," said OB Tariang, chairperson of the Meghalaya State Social Welfare Board.
The workshop is also focused on the need to empower and support adolescent girls so that they can become self-sufficient.
"A child is a divine gift to parents. A girl child requires additional protection and according to UNICEF guidelines a girl child must get equal opportunities in education, medicine, healthcare facilities and at workplace," said JA Lyngdoh, minister for social welfare.
In matrilineal Meghalaya, equal rights are accorded to men, women and children, said the minister. He, however, lamented that incidents of rape and "many forms of abuses" against girls have started increasing in the state.
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