HT Correspondent
NAGAON, Jan 29: A review meeting of the District Advisory Committee on Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 (PCPNDT) was held on Monday at the office chamber of the additional chief medical & health officer (FW), Nagaon. The meeting was chaired by Dr Arupjyoti Mahanta, joint director, District Health Services, Nagaon.
Dr Mahanta gave a brief insight regarding the purpose of the meeting, explaining that one of the primary purposes of the Act is to prevent sex selection by expecting families and preventing female feticide among other objectives. The DEMO Uday Ch Deka gave a brief on the current status of the implementation of the Act with regards to Nagaon and Hojai. He added that currently, the application process to open any new ultra sonography centres has been made via online application and that the District Health Department team is constantly monitoring and inspecting for any flouting of PC&PNDT Act 1994 norms by the diagnostics centers.
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Additional CM&HO (FW), Nagaon, Dr Kabita Barua, CM&HO (CD), Nagaon, Dr DC Roy, district immunisation officer, Dr Mukut Chandra Deka, District Information and Public Relations Officer of Nagaon, Ankita Gogoi, representatives from District Social Welfare Department, NGO, and other concerned officials from the District Health Department were also present in the meeting, an official release stated here.
