From 891 girls born per 1,000 boys in 2,015, the sex ratio fell to 838 girls per 1,000 boys in 2016. In Maharashtra, provisional figures showed that the sex ratio at birth for children born in 2016 stood at 899. She said the aim was to ensure that the person monitoring the PC-PNDT Act did not have any say in the implementation of the MTP Act. Jadhav has alleged that the lack of implementation of MTP Act had impacted efforts to raise the overall sex ratio at birth. Dr Anjali Sabne, who is in charge of monitoring the MTP Act in the city, refused to comment.

Source: Indian Express August 10, 2017 03:00 UTC