The number of girls being born per year in comparison to boys is improving in Maharashtra over the past few years, with marked change being noticed in Hingoli, Solapur and Akola, a senior health official said here on Tuesday.

Quoting figures of 2018-19 and 2019-20 from the Union government's Health Management Information System, Akola District Health Officer Dr Suresh Asole said Hingoli had shown an increase of 47 girls being born per year, while this figure was 35 in Solapur and 32 in Akola.