Across Asia: India
China Daily | Updated: 2008-03-05 07:34
Families paid to have girls
The Indian government yesterday announced a scheme to pay poor families to give birth to and bring up girls in an attempt to stop families aborting female foetuses.
Families in seven states are set to benefit from cash payments amounting to 15,500 rupees ($400) to keep and bring up their female children.
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