Introduction :
It is a Federation of 35 N.G.Os with 4000 individual members working against the menace of : -
The Deputy Commissioner Mrs. Bhawna Garg I.A.S. is the ex-officio chief Patron of the Society. Sh. Krishan Kumar I.A.S. was the founder Chief Patron of the Society. It is registered under Societies Registration Act(XXI-1860 of 2005). Registration No. is DIC/651 of 2005 dated sep,23rd 2005.
- FEMALE FOETICIDE.
- DRUG ADDICTION.
District Statistics :
Census Figures (Child Sex Ratio (0-6)Years). :-
Year India Punjab Nawanshahr 1991 945 875 900 2001 927 793 808
Let us have a glance at the No. of children born in the District Nawanshahr during the last 6 years :-
Urban
Rural
Overall Child Sex Ratio (0-1) Yr.
Year Male Female Child Sex Ratio (0-1) Yr. Male Female Child Sex Ratio (0-1) Yr. 2001 1681 1206 717 4543 3355 738 732 2002 1826 1372 751 4365 3370 772 765 2003 2049 1642 801 3780 3109 822 815 2004 2174 1784 820 2677 2073 774 795 2005 2265 1767 780 4712 3922 832 832 2006 1251 1100 879 5042 4607 913 907 The above figures are based on the registration of birth & death data available with the Registrar,Birth & Death.
Keeping in view the alarming situation , the then Deputy Commissioner, Sh. Krishan Kumar, proactively evolved the UPKAR Coordination Society involving all the responsible and sensitive citizens of the district..