Uttarakhand has lowest child sex ratio at birth in India: Niti Aayog data

According to the Niti Aayog's SDG data, Uttarakhand's child sex ratio is 840 as compared to the national average of 899. Chhattisgarh has emerged as the best performer in this category where the male-to-female ratio at birth stands at 958 - much above the national average.

NEW DELHI: Uttarakhand is the worst-performing state in the country in terms of child sex ratio at birth, according to the Niti Aayog`s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index 2020-21 released recently. As per the Niti Aayog SDG data, the hill state's child sex ratio is 840 as compared to the national average of 899. Chhattisgarh has emerged as the best performer in this category where the male-to-female ratio at birth stands at 958 - much above the national average. Kerala is placed second with a sex ratio of 957, as per the NITI Aayog data. States like Punjab and Haryana have also made significant progress in this category. While Haryana recorded birth of 843 females per 1000 males, the number has reached 890 in Punjab.