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In Tamil Nadu female infanticide was in practice it was practiced in large scale among the Kallar community of Madurai district. It was cruel practice of killing the newborn girl babies by various methods by giving kallipal, paddy husk, synthetic poisoning and some physical methods for various reasons. The state government introduced several schemes to curb this cruel practice, such as cradle baby scheme, girl child protection scheme practice which was for 300 years in this society came to an end.