VietNamNet Bridge - In order to reduce the sex ratio imbalance at birth, the General Department of Population will propose the Government to provide social welfare for the families that have two baby girls.

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Dr. Duong Quoc Trong, head of the General Department of Population, told an online newswire that putting the policy on giving priority to women, assisting families that have two daughters into practice is the long-time desire of the agency but it has not been implemented.

Trong said the General Department of Population would propose to the Government to consider the plan to reduce the sex ratio imbalance at birth, in which a special solution is giving financial support to the families that have only two baby girls.

Specifically, these families will be supported with cash and incentives for their daughters in studies, vocational training, employment, and developing household economy, etc.

According to an officer of the General Department of Population, in fact, a number of provinces have implemented this policy. For example, Thai Binh province presents gifts for the families having two daughters while Hoa Binh province encourages and supports women and girls, especially the girls in the families that have only daughters.

In addition to giving support for the families having only daughters, the plan also focuses on a number of measures to reduce the sex ratio imbalance, such as reducing the birth rate in areas with high birth rates, the mountainous and disadvantaged areas, strictly prohibiting sex selection...

At present, gender imbalance has appeared in many provinces in the country and it is more volatile. In 2009, Hung Yen and Hai Duong led the country on gender imbalance. In 2011, Quang Binh and Bac Ninh took the lead, with a ratio of 120 boys for every 100 girls.

According to the Ministry of Health, without active intervention, the sex ratio at birth in Vietnam will be still imbalanced, with 125 boys for every 100 girls in 2020 and it will remain until 2050.

Compiled by Le Ha