Child Sex Ratio

Bihar is the only state where the sex ratio at birth has fallen each year since 2020, dropping from 964 to 891 even as political parties woo women voters

Five Haryana districts - Charkhi Dadri, Faridabad, Gurugram, Rewari, and Rohtak - reported sex ratio below 900

NFHS 2019-2021 indicates that India has made significant strides in the last five years - in 2015-16, the sex ratio was just 991

"SRB has improved by 16 points from 918 (2014-15) to 934 (2019-20). Out of 640 districts covered under BBBP, 422 districts have shown improvement in SRB from 2014-15 to 2018-2019," it said

The Beti Bachao Beti Padhao movement has made a lasting impression on people, Irani said

The state has defied general belief that adverse sex ratio gets accentuated in urban areas, where access to sex tests and abortions is easier

Normal gender ratio at birth is 102-106 boys per 100 girls, equal to 943-980 girls per 1,000 boys

The sex ratio at birth as per the Asian Centre for Human Rights was 861 in 2011-2012 & 867 during 2012-2013