Chandigarh, Nov. 5 -- Haryana additional chief secretary (ACS-health) Sudhir Rajpal has directed officers of the Special Task Force (STF) to make "reverse" tracking of abortion cases more effective so that strict action can be taken against those involved in illegal abortions.

The reverse tracking system is used to monitor women undergoing medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) illegally.

Expressing satisfaction over the "improvement in sex ratio at birth"--913 as of October 31, 2025, compared to 905 during the same period last year--the ACS (health) encouraged officers to make further progress in this direction.

"Collective efforts are needed to further improve the state's sex ratio," Rajpal said while presiding over a meeting of the ...