Haryana's sex ratio improves to 917 amid crackdown on illegal abortions

Under the directions of Health and Family Welfare Minister Arti Singh Rao, the weekly meeting of the State ‘Task Force (STF) for Improving Sex Ratio in Haryana was held under the chairmanship of Director General Health Services (DGHS), Sh. Manish Bansal here today. The meeting focused on intensifying efforts to curb illegal abortions and further improve the state's sex ratio under the ‘Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao’ campaign.

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‘The meeting highlighted the recent success of government initiatives. In the preceding week (July 14 to 21, 2025) Haryana’s sex ratio improved to 917, up from 860 in the corresponding week last year. If calculated from January 1 to July 21, the state’s sex ratio registered a 2-point

improvement at 904 this year, up from 902 in the corresponding period last year.