Haryana govt intensifies statewide Beti Bachao Beti Padhao drive to improve gender ratio, senior official says

Reverse tracking of 606 abortion/MTP cases was conducted across all districts between January and March 2026.

Misra stated that Haryana has made remarkable progress in protecting daughters over the past decade, but sustained vigilance and public participation remain essential to completely eliminate female foeticide.

Misra suggested that priests conducting weddings administer vows to couples encouraging them to stand against female foeticide and sex determination.

The government will conduct intensive awareness campaigns in villages and districts with low sex ratios, involving religious leaders, community organisations and local institutions to spread awareness against sex determination.

MTPs below 12 weeks declined from 47,730 in FY 2024-25 to 43,443 in FY 2025-26; MTP cases involving pregnancies beyond 12 weeks declined from 4,291 to 3,841 during this period.

During 2025-26, authorities conducted 1,240 inspections and issued 58 notices to erring centres.

Officers reported that Haryana has 1,206 registered MTP centres, of which 201 have been shut down for violations, while the remaining 1,005 centres are functioning under strict monitoring.

She instructed district administrations and police to intensify sting operations to dismantle organised networks involved in illegal sex determination.

Misra directed officers to accelerate reverse tracking of abortion cases, conduct regular inspections of medical stores involved in the illegal sale of medical termination of pregnancy kits and identify unauthorised hospitals carrying out these procedures.

Misra chaired the state task force meeting under the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao programme. She issued firm directions to officers from the health, women and child development, police, food and drugs administration and Ayush departments to strengthen enforcement, increase field inspections and tighten surveillance mechanisms to curb illegal practices related to sex determination.

Districts including Panchkula, Fatehabad, Panipat and Karnal showed significant progress in improving sex ratio in 2025.

Since October 2024, the reverse tracking mechanism has resulted in 78 FIRs against illegal operators, quacks, chemists and others involved in unlawful abortion practices.

During this period, the state has conducted over 400 inter-state raids, made thousands of arrests and cancelled registrations of nearly 300 centres found violating the law.

Haryana has registered more than 1,300 FIRs under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994, and Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act since 2014.

Sex ratio at birth rose from 838 girls per 1,000 boys in 2010 to 923 in 2025, the highest ever recorded in the state.