Female infanticide was a deeply rooted social evil in many parts of India. Various social reformers and administrative efforts were made to curb this practice. Jhalawar, under its ruler Jhala Zalim Singh II, took a pioneering step in enacting laws against female infanticide.
The first princely state to legally abolish female infanticide was -
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