Chandigarh, July 2 -- As improving Haryana's sex ratio at birth (SRB) remains a challenge despite taking a slew of punitive measures, the health department on Tuesday decided to hold birth registration camps in areas inhabited by economically weak sections.

Sources say that there is a growing impression among the authorities that a section of the people not registering births in some districts is apparently one of the factors behind the dip in SRB of Haryana.

For instance there are seven districts in Haryana where till May SRB was recorded below 900 girls per 1,000 boys. It is in such districts where the health department is planning to focus on improving the birth registration practices.

While reviewing the progress of the special tas...