Chandigarh, Dec. 3 -- The Haryana health department has directed civil surgeons to step up raids in cases of illegal Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) and Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PNDT) violations.

Mission director, National Health Mission RS Dhillon who on Tuesday presided over a meeting of the special task force constituted to monitor sex ratio in the state said that the sex ratio of girls in the state has reached 915.

Dhillon directed the civil surgeons, nodal officers, and police officers of districts lagging behind in sex ratio to keep a close watch on illegal MTP and PNDT cases. He called for strict action against the guilty.

He said that while filing FIRs, all aspects should be taken into consider...