Following various initiatives taken by the district administration, the female sex ratio at birth in Namakkal district touched 953 this year, the highest in the past 10 years.

• District Collector Shreya P. Singh recently received an award from the Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, in this regard.
• According to the 2011 census, there are 17.26 lakh people in Namakkal district, including 8.57 lakh women.
• To increase the female birth ratio in the district, the Union and State governments implemented various schemes that include reducing the infant mortality rate, the maternal mortality rate, female infanticide, and child marriage.