A baby girl who is expected to be born on Monday in a village on the outskirts of Lucknow’s outskirts, is to be identified as the world’s seven billionth citizen by Plan International, an international NGO.
It said the child would be a symbol of every female child’s right to survive. It also said that the infant would also symbolise the cause of the seven lakh girls who go missing in the country.
According to Bhagyashree Dengle, Executive Director, Plan India “Globally, millions of girls are either never born because of a skewed preference for sons or die in early childhood or in reproductive years. The baby in Lucknow will mark the beginning of a movement to end injustice,” said .
