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Upward trend in sex ratio in Haryana; 903 girls per 1,000 boys

Chandigarh, Jan 16 (UNI) Sex ratio in Haryana has shown an upward trend as for the first time in 10 years, as ratio at birth for December, 2015, has crossed the 900 mark with 903 girls per 1,000 boys.
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who was addressing a press conference here today, credited the success of the ambitious programme to State’s multi-pronged strategy implemented under the ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ campaign. While 12 districts have recorded sex ratio above the 900 mark in December, 2015, district Sirsa tops the list with sex ratio of 999 girls per 1,000 boys.
Referring to the statistics of other districts for the same period, he said district Panchkula has registered sex ratio of 961, Karnal 959, Fatehabad 952, Gurgaon 946, Sonepat 942, Jind 940, Rewari 931, Mewat 923, Bhiwani and Mahendragarh 912 and Hisar of 906.
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