"The results show that if we invest and design good programmes in health, results will follow," health secretary C K Mishra said.Haryana projected a commendable change in its sex ratio at birth. While 762 females were born per 1,000 males in Haryana during NFHS 3 (2005-06), the ratio improved to 836 females per 1,000 males in the survey in 2014-15. But the sex ratio at birth improved marginally nationally with 919 females born against 1,000 males during the fourth phase of the survey. Overall, the level declined by 1.2 children per woman from NFHS 1 to NFHS 4. The institutional deliveries witnessed a dramatic growth of 40 percentage points from 38.7% in NFHS 3 to 78.9% in NFHS 4.

Source: Times of India February 28, 2017 19:30 UTC