Haryana, notorious for foeticide and female infanticide, is showing a healthy regard for the girl child. Sex ratio at birth in the state in 2017 registered remarkable improvement – the best in 16 years – with 914 girls against 1000 boys. However, the last three years witnessed a steady rise in sex ratio at birth, with the numbers increasing from 876 in 2015 to 900 in 2016. It’s heartening to know that the worst districts in Haryana in terms of sex ratio – Mohindergarh, Rewari, Sonipat and Jhajjar – have bounced back, and how! Traditionally, the eastern, north-eastern and southern states of India have fared much better than northern and central states in preserving the girl child.

Source: dna January 15, 2018 02:26 UTC