The child sex ratio has dropped to a new low, 914 girls per 1,000 boys from 927 in 2001, and activists in the area say this is because states have been dragging their feet on the implementation of the Preconception and Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques Act.
Sabu George, who in 2000 filed the PIL that led to a ban on sex determination tests, said the regulation mechanism is weak and more cases need