Dr. M. L. Jain Director (RCH)

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Dr. M. L. Jain Director (RCH)

• The Role of NGO in PCPNDT Act, 1994 Save the
  Girl Child Campaign

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Efforts by Government on Addressing declining
sex-ratio

• Constitution of State Supervisory Board under the
  chairmanship of Honble Health Minister
• Secretary, Family Welfare Mission Director
  (NRHM) as Chairman of Multi Member State
  Appropriate Authority.
• Members of State Advisory committee appointed.
  Meetings are regularly held.
• Director, Family Welfare as State Nodal Officer
  (PCPNDT).
• State PCPDNT Cell established.

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Efforts by Government on Addressing declining
sex-ratio

• District collector as District Appropriate
  Authority.
• CMHO as District Nodal Officer (PCPNDT).
• CMHO Dy.CMHO as sub-divisional Appropriate
  Authority.
• Regular meetings organized at district sub
  divisional level advisory committee.

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Efforts by Government on Addressing declining
sex-ratio

• District PCPDNT Cell established.
• Regular IEC Campaign --T.V., Radio, F.M., News
  Paper, Hoardings, etc.
• Regular State, District Sub-Divisional level
  Workshops organized --Govt. of Rajasthan, I.M.A.
  Rajasthan Branch, Jaipur.
• Target for inspection fixed for Zonal Directors
  Appropriate Authority.

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Efforts by Government on Addressing declining
sex-ratio

• Committee under the Chairmanship of Zonal
  Directors CMHO constituted including NGO/MNGO.
• Regular checking of registered centres.

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Efforts by Government on Addressing declining
sex-ratio

• District PCPNDT Coordinators trained for online
  submission of Form F.
• State Level Legal Consultation Workshop on
  PCPNDT Act, 1994 Save the Girl Child organized
  at National Law University Jodhpur on 5-6
  September 2008.

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Pre- Conception Pre- Natal Diagnostic
Techniques (Prohibition of Sex-selection) Act
1994

• Total Registration in Raj - 1411
• Govt. Facilities - 85
• Private Facilities - 1326

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Implementation of PCPNDT Act

• FIR (under MTP Act PCPNDT Act) - 29
• Complaints by App. Auth. - 48
• No. of Search Seizure - 22
• Registration Suspended /Cancel - 48
• Inspections by App. Auth. - 360

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Action after Sting Operation

• 14 Doctors 1 ANM Suspended,
• 6 Sonography machine, Instruments of 4 medical
  institutions seized.
• 5 OTs under MTP Act sealed Seized.
• Registration of 9 MTP Centres cancelled.

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Awareness Programmes

• Deptt. has widely published complaint / helpline
  No. 0141- 2222422,
• e-mail I.D. pcpndt-rj_at_nic.in
• www.rajswasthya.nic.in/PCPNDT.htm
• Handbook published by PCPNDT Cell for Assistance
  of Appropriate Authority.

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Participation of NGOs in Inspections of
Registered Centers

• Zonal level--Team having a NGO member
  chairmanship of Joint Directors
• District level -- NGO member with Chief
  Medical Health Officer.

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Proposed Activities

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• Up gradation of sonography machines with
  addition of Form- F in obstructive software of
  machines Addition of memory card with counter
   
• Use of broad band by all registered centres and
  District State PCPNDT Cell  
• Registration of suppliers/companies
  manufacturing ultrasound machines in Rajasthan

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Proposed Activities

• Registered companies will be allowed to sale
  machines in Rajasthan
• Use of informers - hiring services of Private
  detectives for identification of Centers engaged
  in unlawful activities in sex-determination
•  Appeal by Religious leaders
• Establishment of Adoption/ rescue centers for
  unwanted girls.

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Expectation from NGOs

• To take active role with Dy. CMHO, CMHO Zonal
  Director in
• Inspection of Registered centers.
• To organize regular meetings of Advisory
  committee at Sub-divisional District Level.
• To initiate action against the Centers engaged in
  unlawful activities.
• To make community awareness.

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