CHANDIGARH, Aug. 6 -- The sex ratio at birth (SRB) in half of Haryana's 22 districts has plunged to the lowest 829 and the highest 895 girls per 1,000 boys till June 2026 despite these 11 districts recording a cumulative SRB between 901 and 951 in 2025 calendar year, according to the state health department's data.

Just five districts have bucked this trend of steep fall in Haryana's mid-year SRB that has fallen by 23 points in six months as the total SRB up to June 2026 stands at 900 female births per 1,000 males. Haryana's cumulative SRB till December 2025 stood at 923 females per 1,000 male births, the highest ever annual SRB recorded for the second time after 2019.

According to the civil registration system (CRS) data (excluding del...