Female infanticide is the act of deliberate killing of a female child within few months of its birth by using organic or inorganic chemicals. Practice of Female infanticide involves a broad range of location –specific and socio cultural motivated causes. India is a Patriarchal and male dominant society. It means men hold primary power in the roles of political leadership, moral authority and special privilege. Men have the control of the property and hold power in the domain of the family. This Patrilineal society gives men to inherit the property and title. This Patriarchal nature of Indian society’s cultural bias prefers son and contributed to frequent cases of female infanticide. World Economic Forum (WEF) has released Gender Gap Index 2019. It shows that India has occupied 112th Position which covered 153 Economies. In 2018, India was in 108th position. India has moved downwards four places within one year. The wide gender gap in India due to Social, Religious and Historical connections. Census 2001 revealed the widening gap in the ratio of females to males that there were 933 females to that of 1000 males. Government of India has introduced many welfare scheme for women after that it has slightly improved in 2011 that there were 940 females to that of 1000 males. Female infanticide and foeticide are the main reason for this disparity. State Government and Central Government of India, Human Rights Organisations struggle against to put an end to these acts with financial incentives, education and severe punishment. But still it continues in various parts of India.