Overview

• Haryana’s sex ratio climbed to 906 girls per 1,000 boys by June 23, up from 902 in the same period last year.
• Additional Chief Secretary Sudhir Rajpal chargesheeted the SMO in Bhiwani and former Charkhi Dadri CMO Dr Rajvinder Malik for non-performance and cancelled an AYUSH doctor’s registration in Sonipat with an FIR filed against him.
• Task force raids on MTP kit vendors this week led to the sealing of a shop, two FIRs and a reduction in wholesalers from 32 to three over six weeks.
• Officials intensified inspections of ultrasound and abortion centres and ordered reverse tracking for any woman arriving with bleeding to detect MTP pill use.
• The campaign’s urban phase now involves resident welfare associations and increased monitoring of SAHELIs assigned to pregnant women to ensure accountability.