Are Men Safe In India

NATIONAL COALITION OF MEN  GENDER EQUALITY & SOCIAL JUSTICE

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No- 01/MRA -04/ NCM                                             Date  07/04/2013

Press Release

13 Crore Men Go Missing

NCM, National Coalition for Men, is the body that fights for
the most ignored entity in India, Men. NCM tirelessly works towards
bringing peace and dignity to men which Society has forgot in spite of
the contributions made by men to the same Society.

The present regime of “Women Empowerment” has knowingly unknowingly created an Anti Male environment and Several political leader to appease women vote bank have been singing song of Empowerment. “Empowerment” means to give official Authority or Legal power to act on behalf. The blind empowerment on one gender under assumption of fairer sex being weaker is thwarting Men to gallows. The basic assumption that women are weaker sex is a misconception which over a period of years has been widely promoted and accepted.

The Census 2011 reveals the following which Substantiates the facts that Men are a Weaker gender if at all Darwin’s Theory of “Survival of the fittest is to be believed.”

Population	Total	1,210,569,573
	Males	623,121,843
	Females	587,447,730
Sex ratio (India)	per 1000 males	943 females
Sex ratio (W Bengal)	per 1000 males	960 females

Where its clearly visible that women constitute 49% of the Indian Population , Men are 51%. This has given avenue to several feminist organization to claim that Women are a weaker gender and thus because of ill health lack of sanitation & medical facilities. The national Sex ratio is 943 Females per 1000 males which has increased from 921 females from census 2001. Bengal fairs much  better vis a vis nation there are 960 females per 1000 males.

Myth –With a malafied intention, Decline in the number of girls under the age of seven - feminist attribute eight million female foetuses may have been aborted between 2001 and 2011.  Often Example of Haryana and other sates are quoted by feminist organization with lesser sex ratios to highlight the atrocities of women. The state of Kerala has 1083 females per 1000 males and puducherry has 1046 femalee per 1000 males. Would the feminist organization claim in these states that lower male ratios are outcome of male foeticide. If the argument is to be accepted and considering these 8 crore foetus survived , The Census would have revealed 67 crore females vs 62 cr male as presently 59 crore famles vs 62 cr male. ( 8 cr added to female) than would the men’s right organization claim hold good that 5 cr male foetus have suffered foeticide. 

Truth –These claims are controversial. Scientists who study human sex ratios and demographic trends suggest that birth sex ratio between 1.08 to 1.12 can be because of

natural factors, such as the age of mother at baby's birth, age of father at baby's birth, number of babies per couple, economic stress, endocrinological factors, etc.The 2011 census birth sex ratio in India, of 917 girls to 1000 boys, is similar to 870-930 girls to 1000 boys birth sex ratios observed in Japanese, Chinese, Cuban, Filipino and Hawaiian ethnic groups in the United States between 1940 to 2005.

at birth:                                 112 male(s)/100 female

15–24 years:                        109 male(s)/ 100 female

24–64 years:                        106 male(s)/ 100 female

65 years and over:              90.8  male(s)/ 100 female

However the study reveals that although the no of male child born are 112 per 100 females gradually over a life span the no of males keep decreasing with the age. Men are more vulnerable to health hazards, illness, sanitation & medical facilities. 90% of the risky Jobs are performed by men and fear threat to death. Where Women survives such potential threats Men largely succumb to the environment. Over a life Span 21 Male are lost  per 100 Female, as per the census there are 59 hundred lakh female thus 13 crore more male are lost vis a vis females  Since independence.      

Crude Death rate per thousand population	Total	Males	Females
Total	7.2	7.7	6.7
Rural	7.7	8.3	7.2
Urban	5.6	6.2	5.3
West Bengal	6	6.5	5.6

The average Age of Men is 67 years and Women is 72 years, however the popular belief and foul cry , persistent theory of victimization of women and  Criminalization of Men are presented to represent women as a Weaker Sex. Men although framed as a physically stronger Sex surpass women in mortality rate and face decimation much earlier.6 decades have passed &  no efforts have been made to bridge this age gap in the life span between the two genders. On closer analysis it has been observed that the mortality rate increases considerably in age group of 60 years. For 60 and above male mortality rate is 50.7 vis a vis of women is 42. Thus elderly men are exposed to biggest health risks.

Weaker emotional quotient of men adds to their agony, Men Commit Suicide twice that of women. Approx 90,000 men committed suicide vis a vis a 45000 women   The Social structure and representation of men in poor light is such that men are criminalized, branded as oppressors and criminalized to such an extent that they are left with no other choice. Every 6 min a men is committing suicide in india which is twice that of a women committing suicide. Every 9 min a married men commits suicide in india. There is no safe guard towards the  cruelty and domestic violence which men undergo. Family disputes are single largest male killers . This deep apathy towards men is extricating their survival in the present social environment.

Under the assumption that Men are stronger Men are subjected to extreme mental and physical cruelty in domestic house hold. They do not have any rights in a domestic relationship however they are loaded with responsibilities of the entire family system. Unable to cope up with the expectation, the abuse of men is not only ignored ever if its expressed in general the problems are laughed out and heed no empathy.

90% of the taxpayers are Indian Men however they are still waiting for a Single men centric policy welfare scheme. National Coalition of Men voices the plight of the ignored spices and raises questions which are ignored and go unanswered. 

The question arises if the Life of men Cheap that no concern are raised on loosing a men?

Government welfare scheme are women centric and only focuses on the welfare of women do men deserve a fair share in these schemes?

The issues of Men has never been heard of nor any study has taken place to identify Men’s issues, under such circumstances are men safe?

What is Govt doing to protect the men from committing suicides?

Will government consider Men’s Ministry and Men’s Commission for identifying and addressing gender issues of Men?  

Amit Gupta

( President – National Coalition of Men)

C/O Shri D S RAO.

26/5 B , Ballygunge Circular Road.

Kolkatta

Mobile – 08420200516/09830072891