Chandigarh, June 4 -- Taking strict action, four nursing homes in Palwal where illegal abortions were being carried out by quacks were raided and sealed by a team of Haryana's Health Department.

The information regarding the nursing homes was received during a weekly meeting of the State Task Force (STF) for improving the sex ratio in Haryana. The meeting was held here on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Sudhir Rajpal.

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. During the meeting, the Additional Chief Secretary directed officials to intensify enforcement against illegal ...