Gender ratio worsens in 5 Haryana districts

Deepender Deswal

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Tribune News Service

Hisar, December 19

Sirsa and Bhiwani are among the five districts in the state that witnessed a negative growth in the child sex ratio in the last one year. However, the state on the whole saw a 10 point increase (910 to 920 girls per 1,000 boys) with a positive growth in 15 districts. Yamunanagar showed no change from the previous year figures.

According to official sources, the civil registration system data showed that Sirsa, Bhiwani, Kaithal, Karnal and Sonepat districts recorded a decline in the gender ratio at birth over a year till October 2019 as compared to the corresponding period in 2017-18.

Sirsa lost the maximum points (34) and came down to 904 girls per 1,000 boys. Its ratio was 938:1,000 in October 2018. Bhiwani too witnessed a decline as the ratio slipped to 894 girls per 1,000 boys – a slide of 20 points in one year.

Kaithal, Karnal and Sonepat districts too have recorded a slide by 17, 11 and 6 points, respectively.

However, there is something to be upbeat about too as several districts, including Jhajjar and Mahendragarh, which had earned notoriety of having the worst child sex ratio not only in Haryana but in the country a few years ago, have improved the gender ratio.

Leading the points tally, Panchkula improved by 53 points, putting the ratio to 970 girls per 1,000 boys. Ambala (951 girls) comes second while Jhajjar district showed a remarkable increase of 46 points with 908:1,000 ratio. Panipat, Fatehabad, Mahendragarh districts

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