Ahmedabad: Diwali Celebrated as a festival of lights, life and Lakshmi Puja – the day where families pray to the goddess of wealth to bestow them with the material and spiritual prosperity of the world. A section of doctors and philanthropists in the state have taken the festival a step further. They celebrate the newborn girl child as ‘Lakshmi’, as she is often referred to in Gujarati.
While some hospitals waive the C-section or consultation fee for the first girl child in the family, some offer monetary rebates to encourage philanthropic parents – often coming from lower economic strata of society – to rear girls in the district. – To nourish. skewed sex ratio.
In the 2011 census, Gujarat The sex ratio was 919 girls per 1,000 boys while the child sex ratio (0-6 years) was even lower at 890. In districts like Mehsana, it was a worrying 842. Thus, Dr. Tejas PrajapatiA Mehsana-based gynecologist, in order to waive off C-section fees for her Prajapati Chuwal 42 Samaj – one of the communities battling with poor sex ratios – has made a move for new parents to save something for the girl child. Acted as a booster.
“Our initiative has completed a decade and its impact is fulfilling – the medical fee of Rs 40,000 waived by us is committed as savings by the parents to fund the girl’s education,” he says. Huh.
“For the past few years, I’ve also promoted mass marriages, where couples get priority in the initiative (free obgin process) as a wedding gift.”
Similarly, Dr. Jayul Kamdar, a pediatric surgeon based in Memnagar, also gave exemption. OPD Fee for the first girl child of the couple. “We have started initiatives over the years to promote a healthy sex ratio in the society,” he says.
While some city hospitals gift silver coins to the parents of a newborn girl, others like philanthropist Mohan Patel celebrate the occasion with a small reward. “We started the initiative to give Rs 1,000 to parents in 2008 – so far we have reached 11,610 parents. For the past few years, we have been gifting Rs 5,000 to girls born on August 1 – Mohanbhai’s date of birth,” said an administrator at a private hospital in Uttarsanda in Anand. Patel is a former sheriff of Mumbai. “In 2021 So far, we have given the amount to 1,610 parents.” In Nadiad, anesthetist Dr. Mitesh Shah presented a gift of Rs 100 to the parents of the girls. “Of course, the amount is small and should not be seen as a ‘reward’, but a gesture to ensure that the new The mother and the child get nourishment at an early stage. My primary job is with a charitable hospital where the parents come from the lower strata of the society,” he says.
Dr. Mahadev Lohana, which was earlier associated with Sindhu Seva Samaj in Ahmedabad, waived charges for normal or C-section deliveries. “The initiative started when we saw that most expecting parents would pray for a child as girls were often seen as a financial burden. We wanted to change that image and celebrate Lakshmi – the bearer of good fortune,” says Dr Lohana, who recently shifted to Kutch and wants to continue practicing at her new workplace.
While some hospitals waive the C-section or consultation fee for the first girl child in the family, some offer monetary rebates to encourage philanthropic parents – often coming from lower economic strata of society – to rear girls in the district. – To nourish. skewed sex ratio.
In the 2011 census, Gujarat The sex ratio was 919 girls per 1,000 boys while the child sex ratio (0-6 years) was even lower at 890. In districts like Mehsana, it was a worrying 842. Thus, Dr. Tejas PrajapatiA Mehsana-based gynecologist, in order to waive off C-section fees for her Prajapati Chuwal 42 Samaj – one of the communities battling with poor sex ratios – has made a move for new parents to save something for the girl child. Acted as a booster.
“Our initiative has completed a decade and its impact is fulfilling – the medical fee of Rs 40,000 waived by us is committed as savings by the parents to fund the girl’s education,” he says. Huh.
“For the past few years, I’ve also promoted mass marriages, where couples get priority in the initiative (free obgin process) as a wedding gift.”
Similarly, Dr. Jayul Kamdar, a pediatric surgeon based in Memnagar, also gave exemption. OPD Fee for the first girl child of the couple. “We have started initiatives over the years to promote a healthy sex ratio in the society,” he says.
While some city hospitals gift silver coins to the parents of a newborn girl, others like philanthropist Mohan Patel celebrate the occasion with a small reward. “We started the initiative to give Rs 1,000 to parents in 2008 – so far we have reached 11,610 parents. For the past few years, we have been gifting Rs 5,000 to girls born on August 1 – Mohanbhai’s date of birth,” said an administrator at a private hospital in Uttarsanda in Anand. Patel is a former sheriff of Mumbai. “In 2021 So far, we have given the amount to 1,610 parents.” In Nadiad, anesthetist Dr. Mitesh Shah presented a gift of Rs 100 to the parents of the girls. “Of course, the amount is small and should not be seen as a ‘reward’, but a gesture to ensure that the new The mother and the child get nourishment at an early stage. My primary job is with a charitable hospital where the parents come from the lower strata of the society,” he says.
Dr. Mahadev Lohana, which was earlier associated with Sindhu Seva Samaj in Ahmedabad, waived charges for normal or C-section deliveries. “The initiative started when we saw that most expecting parents would pray for a child as girls were often seen as a financial burden. We wanted to change that image and celebrate Lakshmi – the bearer of good fortune,” says Dr Lohana, who recently shifted to Kutch and wants to continue practicing at her new workplace.
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