Chandigarh: Haryana has seen significant improvement in the state's sex ratio, with the number of girls crossing 900 mark in December. “The sex ratio in Haryana has shown an upward trend as for the first time in 10 years, in December 2015, it has crossed the 900 mark with 903 girls per 1,000 boys,” said Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
Crediting the success to the state's multi-pronged strategy implemented under the 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' campaign, Khattar recalled that the Prime Minister had on earlier occasions appreciated the state's efforts to this effect, including 'Selfie with Daughter' both in the country as well as abroad. While 12 districts have recorded sex ratio above the 900 mark in December, Sirsa topped the list where the number of girls stood at 999 per 1000 boys. Panchkula has registered sex ratio of 961, Karnal 959, Fatehabad 952, Gurgaon 946, Sonepat 942, Jind 940, Rewari 931, Mewat 923, Bhiwani and Mahendragarh 912, and Hisar of 906, the CM said. Jhajjar stood lowest with 794 girls.
The CM also said tough measures were taken while implementing the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 1994, and Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971. As many as 58 and 72 FIRs were registered under the provisions of the PCPNDT and MTP Acts, respectively, from June, 2015, till date. As many as 18 cases of sale of sex selection drugs to ensure birth of male child were registered and about 50 FIRs were lodged for illegal sale of MTP kits. Apart from this, prominent personalities like ex-MLA, Indri, Karnal, who was caught red-handed while getting a sex detection test conducted, were put behind bars, he said.
