Sex determination informers to be rewarded

Chhattisgarh government to reward the person with Rs 25,000

PTI | June 22, 2012



In a bid to check female foeticide in the state, the Chhattisgarh government has decided to reward those who provide information about sonography centres conducting pre-natal sex determination tests.

The state Health and Family Welfare department has geared up to check such illegal tests and have decided to reward the persons providing information about unregistered and illegally running sonography centres with Rs 25,000, official sources said here on Friday.

State health services director Kamalpreet Singh held a meeting of all nodal officers on June 18 and directed them to facilitate strict implementation of the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994.

He said the sonography centres would be regularly inspected.

Any person having knowledge about sonography centres indulging in malpractices could inform the concerned district collector or the chief medical and health officer, and the informant would be assured anonymity, Singh said.

State health officials have been directed to regularly inspect the registered sonography centres and take strict action against the unregistered ones.

In case a sonography centre is found unregistered, its sonography machines would be seized and a case would be lodged against it in court, he said.

Special attention would be provided to districts where there is a marked difference in the male-female sex ratio of children up to six years, Singh said.

Under the PCPNDT Act, there is a provision for six-month imprisonment and a fine of Rs 50,000 for sex determination test.

Comments

 

Other News

Who checks the books?

I read about the news about the Coimbatore library over coffee this morning. On the face of it, the headline was about a political ‘war’ between the DMK and TVK. But what stayed with me was something much more important than the blame game behind what had transpired. A writer walking through

Development paradox: Falling poverty miracle and an inequality problem

India’s reduction in poverty over the past decade is a development achievement of considerable significance. The World Bank’s April 2026 ‘India Development Update’ estimates that the share of Indians living below the international extreme-poverty line of $3.00 per person per day i

In Arunachal, a river we call mother

In Arunachal Pradesh, the Siang is not just a river. For many of us, especially the Adi people, it is part of our family. Our grandparents fished in it. Children learned to swim in it. Our farms drink from it. When someone says a huge dam will be built on it, we do not hear the word "project".

A new retelling of the Mahabharata delves into key moments

In a time when every decision carries consequences and questions of ambition, power, loyalty, identity and moral choice continue to shape our lives, Dr. Arun Krishnan’s new book, ‘Mahakshana’ (Penguin India) offers a strikingly relevant retelling of the Mahabharata.  

Cabinet approves viability gap funding to develop grid-scale energy storage systems

The Union Cabinet, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, has approved the Viability Gap Funding (VGF) Scheme for Development of Grid-Scale Energy Storage Systems, with a total financial support of Rs.14,500 crore for the period FY 2026-27 to FY 2030-31. The scheme aims to support the development o

Cabinet creates a pathway to absorb Agniveers in Defence Forces

An objective assessment in terms of organisational requirements and operational efficiency has brought out the outstanding performance of Agniveers in terms of skills, motivation levels, physical fitness and technological prowess. As envisaged earlier, based on merit, 25% of Agniveers will be offered reg

Upcoming Conferences



-->

Archives

Current Issue

Opinion

Facebook Twitter Google Plus Linkedin Subscribe Newsletter

Twitter