Page 2 - Sex Ratio

Preference for sons persists in India as total fertility rate declines

India's total fertility rate (TFR), the number of children expected to be born per woman during her entire span of reproductive period, has reduced from 2.3 in 2016 to 2.2 in 2017

Sex ratio at birth dips in 17 of 21 states, Guj records 53-pt fall: NITI

According to the report, improvement in SRB was witnessed in Punjab, which registered a rise of 19 points, followed by Uttar Pradesh (10 points) and Bihar (9 points)

Sex-ratio in urban areas worse than rural areas: Survey

Overall sex-ratio for the country is 991, while in rural India it was 1009 and in urban areas 956

Need to improve sex ratio in 161 districts: Rajendra Phadke

Phadke said that the party had proposed to introduce active tracker machines at private and government hospitals

Sex ratio increases from 933 in 2001 to 943 in 2011: Govt

The number of registered female births has increased to 1,06,36,276 in 2013 from 94,63,528 in 2012.