The State notorious for its skewed gender ratio Haryana has finally overcome this and touched the mark of 950 women for every 1000 men. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar speaking to the media on Friday had said that the gender ratio at birth for the month of March this year is 950 girls to 1000 boys. The CM also said that this was the first time the state beat the skewed ratio.
During March, the district wise data for gender ratio in Kaithal, Rohtak, Jhajjar, Gurugram, Bhiwani, Jind, Fatehabad, Panchkula, Rewari, Ambala, Mewat, Sonepat and Faridabad was at 864, 863, 893, 893, 893, 896, 898, 912, 913, 921, 926, 939 and 947 respectively. Also, Karnal, Hisar, Yamunanagar, Sirsa, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Palwal, and Narnaul registered a ratio of 953, 972, 974, 976, 980, 993, 1,217 and 1,279.
The CM speaking about this development said that after the launch of ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ Yojna by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the state took up the challenge of overcoming the skewed gender ratio. The state government launched a massive campaign that implemented Pre-Conception and
Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 1994 and Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971 and also sensitisation-cum awareness campaigns promoting the girl child.
The official release said that over 430 FIRs were launched after the implementation of these acts in the state. Of these more than 80 cases were of raids in UP, Rajasthan, Punjab and Delhi by the Haryana State government.
