Chandigarh, Feb. 18 -- Five Haryana districts registered sex ratio of less than 900 females per 1,000 males at birth in 2023 despite that state's sex ratio at birth (SRB) being 916 at present, said additional chief secretary (ACS, health) G Anupama while addressing a state-level stakeholder meeting on Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) on Saturday.

The sex ratio at birth is a comparison of the number of girls born vis-a-vis boys in a certain year. It helps authorities tackle the imbalance caused by the rampant gender-biased sex selection practices.

The five districts having less than 900 females per 1,000 males at birth are Rohtak at 883, Mahendergarh at 887, Sonepat at 894, Charkhi Dadri and Rewari at 897.

Anupama said more than 52,000 gi...