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NFHS 2019-2021 indicates that India has made significant strides in the last five years - in 2015-16, the sex ratio was just 991
"SRB has improved by 16 points from 918 (2014-15) to 934 (2019-20). Out of 640 districts covered under BBBP, 422 districts have shown improvement in SRB from 2014-15 to 2018-2019," it said
The Beti Bachao Beti Padhao movement has made a lasting impression on people, Irani said
The state has defied general belief that adverse sex ratio gets accentuated in urban areas, where access to sex tests and abortions is easier
Normal gender ratio at birth is 102-106 boys per 100 girls, equal to 943-980 girls per 1,000 boys
The sex ratio at birth as per the Asian Centre for Human Rights was 861 in 2011-2012 & 867 during 2012-2013