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Gender inequality in India refers to health, education, economic and political inequalities between men and women in India. Gender inequalities and its social causes impact India’s sex ratio, women’s health over their lifetimes, their educational attainment and economic conditions. Reasons for Gender Inequalities are: Patriarchal society, Preference of Male children, Discrimination against girls, Dowry, Marriage laws and Discrimination against Men. Gender inequalities interlock with other forms of social inequality, notably caste, ethnicity and religion. Removal of discrimination in the treatment of the girl child within the family and outside and projection of a positive image of the girl child will be actively fostered. There will be special emphasis on the needs of the girl chid and earmarking of substantial investments in the areas of relating to food and nutrition, health and education. This paper inquires deeply into the reasons for inequalities that are still existing even in the digital society.