Image for representational purposes only. Gurugram’s sex ratio at birth has fallen to 862 girls per 1,000 boys in the first four months of 2026.
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Gurugram Deputy Commissioner Uttam Singh on Tuesday (May 26, 2026) ordered stricter monitoring under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PC-PNDT) Act and directed officials to intensify action against illegal sex determination tests after taking note of a sharp decline in sex ratio at birth (SRB).
Reviewing data— suggesting a fall in the SRB to 862 girls per 1,000 boys in the first four months of 2026, down from 901 in 2025— at a District-Level Standing Committee meeting, Mr. Singh directed further strengthening of the monitoring mechanism to curb female foeticide and promote gender equality.
Data also indicated a dip in the State average from 923 to 898 during the same period.
Mr. Singh directed officials to conduct special awareness campaigns in villages reporting low sex ratios. He said rallies, wall writings, poster drives, and activities under the Centre’s flagship social awareness campaign, Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, should be scaled up to ensure that the message against female foeticide reaches the public.
The DC also reviewed action under the PC-PNDT Act, the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, and the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Act.
Chief Medical Officer Lokvir Singh told the committee that 395 centres in the district are registered under the PC-PNDT Act, of which 311 had been inspected. Three FIRs were registered in 2025 and two in 2026 for violations. Registrations of three centres were cancelled due to irregularities, and five ultrasound machines were sealed. The district has 333 registered MTP centres, of which 217 have been inspected. Of the ART centres, 59 are registered and operational while 48 unregistered centres have been shut down. Under the ‘Saheli’ initiative, pregnant women with more than one daughter are linked through ASHA and anganwadi workers. Currently, 1,230 women have been connected to the network, according to a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office.
Published – May 27, 2026 06:55 am IST
