Lok Sabha Question No. 1116 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-21
Subject: PNDT Act
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: PRATHAP SIMHA, RADHESHYAM BISWAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1116 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST JULY, 2017

## PNDT ACT

## 1116. SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA: SHRI RADHESHYAM BISWAS:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that many illegal sex determination/selection cases have been expos d through  raids  recently  in  many States  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  including the  number  o f machines  sealed  and convictions  secured  under  Pre  Conception (PC) & Pre - Natal  Diagnostic Techniques(PNDT) Act, 1994;
- (b) whether the Government has taken any action in this regard and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether child sex ratio has dropped over the years in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is planning to initiate any programme to increase female ratio by providing funds and other facilities and if so, the details reof, State/UT -wise; and
- (e) whethe r the Government has initiated a mobile team under PC & PNDT Act to prevent pre -natal diagnostics and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL

## )

- (a) & (b): As  per  the  information  received  from  States/UTs  State  of  Haryana  has conducted maximum 278 decoy/Sting operations followed by 78 stings/Decoy operations in Rajasthan.

As per Quarterly Progress Reports (QPRs) March, 2017 submitted by States/ UTs, so f a total of 1762 machines have been sealed and seized for violations of the law. A total court  cases  have  been  filed  by  the  District  Appropriate  Authorities  under  the  Act  an convictions have so far been secured.  Following conviction, the medic al lic ns s of 114 doctors have  been  suspended/  cancelled.  27.5%  of  total  on - going  court  cases  have  been  filed  in Rajasthan alone, followed by 24.12% in Maharashtra. Details enclosed at Annexure - I.

- (c): The Child Sex Ratio (CSR) for the age group of 0 - 6  years as per the 2011 Census has declined to 918 girls as against 927 per thousand boys as recorded in the 2001 Census. State wise Child Sex Ratio (CSR) over the years at Annexure - II.

(d): The  Central  Government  is  rendering  financial  support  under  NHM  to  strengthen implementation  structures  in  all  the  states.    During  2016 - 17  Rs.  1229.82  lakhs  have  been approved for setting up dedicated PNDT cells, capacity building of appropriate authorit s and Judiciary,  monitoring  and  mapping  of  pre - natal  diagnostic  facilities,  dedicated  website  and online MIS.

(e): Government of India has constituted National Inspection and Monitoring Committee for monitoring the implementation of the PC&PNDT Act at the ground level. On the similar lines States/ UTs have also constituted States/UTs Inspection and Monitoring Committees (SIMC) the monitoring of the PC&PNDT Act at the state level.

| State wise status of implementation of the PC&PNDT Act as on March 2017   | State wise status of implementation of the PC&PNDT Act as on March 2017   | State wise status of implementation of the PC&PNDT Act as on March 2017   | State wise status of implementation of the PC&PNDT Act as on March 2017   | State wise status of implementation of the PC&PNDT Act as on March 2017   | State wise status of implementation of the PC&PNDT Act as on March 2017   | State wise status of implementation of the PC&PNDT Act as on March 2017   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                    | States/ UTs                                                               | No of registered bodies                                                   | No. of ongoing Court / Police Cases                                       | No. of Machines Seized / Sealed                                           | Convictions                                                               | Medical licenses cancelled/ Suspended                                     |
| 1                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                            | 2805                                                                      | 11                                                                        | 12                                                                        | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 2                                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                                         | 68                                                                        | 0                                                                         | -                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 3                                                                         | Assam                                                                     | 791                                                                       | 5                                                                         | 3                                                                         | 1                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 4                                                                         | Bihar                                                                     | 2341                                                                      | 130                                                                       | 34                                                                        | 6                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 5                                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                                              | 672                                                                       | 11                                                                        | 1                                                                         | 1                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 6                                                                         | Goa                                                                       | 160                                                                       | 1                                                                         | 1                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 7                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                   | 5465                                                                      | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 17                                                                        | 5                                                                         |
| 8                                                                         | Haryana                                                                   | 1946                                                                      | 208                                                                       | 241                                                                       | 69                                                                        | 14                                                                        |
| 9                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                          | 272                                                                       | 1                                                                         | -                                                                         | 1                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 10                                                                        | Jammu & Kashmir                                                           | 456                                                                       | 1                                                                         | 71                                                                        | 1                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 11                                                                        | Jharkhand                                                                 | 751                                                                       | 22                                                                        | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 12                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                 | 4774                                                                      | 77                                                                        | 58                                                                        | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 13                                                                        | Kerala                                                                    | 1737                                                                      | -                                                                         | -                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 14                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                            | 1614                                                                      | 46                                                                        | 14                                                                        | 3                                                                         | 2                                                                         |
| 15                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                               | 7713                                                                      | 572                                                                       | 462                                                                       | 88                                                                        | 69                                                                        |
| 16                                                                        | Manipur                                                                   | 114                                                                       | 0                                                                         | -                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 17                                                                        | Meghalaya                                                                 | 46                                                                        | -                                                                         | -                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 18                                                                        | Mizoram                                                                   | 52                                                                        | 0                                                                         | -                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 19                                                                        | Nagaland                                                                  | 49                                                                        | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 20                                                                        | Odisha                                                                    | 913                                                                       | 63                                                                        | -                                                                         | 3                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 21                                                                        | Punjab                                                                    | 1499                                                                      | 135                                                                       | 32                                                                        | 31                                                                        | 1                                                                         |
| 22                                                                        | Rajasthan                                                                 | 2760                                                                      | 652                                                                       | 483                                                                       | 145                                                                       | 21                                                                        |
| 23                                                                        | Sikkim                                                                    | 19                                                                        | 0                                                                         | 1                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 24                                                                        | Tamil Nadu                                                                | 6201                                                                      | 91                                                                        | -                                                                         | 18                                                                        | 1                                                                         |
| 25                                                                        | Telengana                                                                 | 3290                                                                      | 36                                                                        | 108                                                                       | 2                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 26                                                                        | Tripura                                                                   | 52                                                                        | -                                                                         | -                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 27                                                                        | Uttarakhand                                                               | 609                                                                       | 51                                                                        | 11                                                                        | 1                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 28                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                                             | 5670                                                                      | 139                                                                       | 39                                                                        | 12                                                                        | 1                                                                         |
| 29                                                                        | West Bengal                                                               | 2831                                                                      | 22                                                                        | 28                                                                        | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 30                                                                        | A & N. Island                                                             | 14                                                                        | -                                                                         | -                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 31                                                                        | Chandigarh                                                                | 132                                                                       | 1                                                                         | -                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 32                                                                        | D. & N. Haveli                                                            | 16                                                                        | -                                                                         | -                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 33                                                                        | Daman & Diu                                                               | 10                                                                        | -                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 34                                                                        | Delhi                                                                     | 1555                                                                      | 95                                                                        | 163                                                                       | 17                                                                        | 0                                                                         |
| 35                                                                        | Lakshadweep                                                               | 9                                                                         | -                                                                         | -                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 36                                                                        | Puducherry                                                                | 104                                                                       | 1                                                                         | -                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| TOTAL                                                                     | TOTAL                                                                     | 57510                                                                     | 2371                                                                      | 1762                                                                      | 416                                                                       | 114                                                                       |

## Annexure: II

| Child Sex Ratio as per Census (1971-2011)   | Child Sex Ratio as per Census (1971-2011)   | Child Sex Ratio as per Census (1971-2011)   | Child Sex Ratio as per Census (1971-2011)   | Child Sex Ratio as per Census (1971-2011)   | Child Sex Ratio as per Census (1971-2011)   | Child Sex Ratio as per Census (1971-2011)   |
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                       | State/UTs                                   | 1971                                        | 1981                                        | 1991                                        | 2001                                        | 2011                                        |
| 1                                           | India Jammu & Kashmir                       | 964 959                                     | 962 964                                     | 945 NA                                      | 927 941                                     | 918 862                                     |
| 2                                           | Himachal Pradesh                            | 981                                         | 971                                         | 951                                         | 896                                         | 909                                         |
| 3                                           | Punjab                                      | 899                                         | 908                                         | 875                                         | 798                                         | 846                                         |
| 4                                           | Chandigarh                                  | 892                                         | 907                                         | 899                                         | 845                                         | 880                                         |
| 5                                           | Uttaranchal                                 | NA                                          | NA                                          | 949                                         | 908                                         | 890                                         |
| 6                                           | Haryana                                     | 899                                         | 902                                         | 879                                         | 819                                         | 834                                         |
| 7                                           | Delhi                                       | 909                                         | 926                                         | 915                                         | 868                                         | 871                                         |
| 8                                           | Rajasthan                                   | 932                                         | 954                                         | 916                                         | 909                                         | 888                                         |
| 9                                           | Uttar Pradesh                               | 923                                         | 935                                         | 927                                         | 916                                         | 902                                         |
| 10                                          | Bihar                                       | 964                                         | 981                                         | 953                                         | 942                                         | 935                                         |
| 11                                          | Sikkim                                      | 1087                                        | 978                                         | 965                                         | 963                                         | 957                                         |
| 12                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                           | 968                                         | 997                                         | 982                                         | 964                                         | 972                                         |
| 13                                          | Nagaland                                    | 991                                         | 988                                         | 993                                         | 964                                         | 943                                         |
| 14                                          | Manipur                                     | 986                                         | 986                                         | 974                                         | 957                                         | 936                                         |
| 15                                          | Mizoram                                     | NA                                          | 986                                         | 969                                         | 964                                         | 970                                         |
| 16                                          | Tripura                                     | 977                                         | 972                                         | 967                                         | 966                                         | 957                                         |
| 17                                          | Meghalaya                                   | 992                                         | 991                                         | 986                                         | 973                                         | 970                                         |
| 18                                          | Assam                                       | 1002                                        | NA                                          | 975                                         | 965                                         | 962                                         |
| 19                                          | West Bengal                                 | 1010                                        | 981                                         | 967                                         | 960                                         | 956                                         |
| 20                                          | Jharkhand                                   | NA                                          | NA                                          | 979                                         | 965                                         | 948                                         |
| 21                                          | Orissa                                      | 1020                                        | 995                                         | 967                                         | 953                                         | 941                                         |
| 22                                          | Chhattisgarh                                | NA                                          | NA                                          | 984                                         | 975                                         | 969                                         |
| 23                                          | Madhya Pradesh                              | 976                                         | 977                                         | 941                                         | 932                                         | 918                                         |
| 24                                          | Gujarat                                     | 946                                         | 950                                         | 928                                         | 883                                         | 890                                         |
| 25                                          | Daman & Diu                                 | NA                                          | NA                                          | 958                                         | 926                                         | 904                                         |
| 26                                          | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                        | 1021                                        | 995                                         | 1013                                        | 979                                         | 926                                         |
| 27                                          | Maharashtra                                 | 972                                         | 956                                         | 946                                         | 913                                         | 894                                         |
| 28                                          | Andhra Pradesh                              | 990                                         | 992                                         | 975                                         | 961                                         | 939                                         |
| 29                                          | Karnataka                                   | 976                                         | 974                                         | 960                                         | 946                                         |                                             |
|                                             |                                             |                                             |                                             |                                             |                                             | 948                                         |
| 30                                          | Goa                                         | 964                                         | 965                                         | 964                                         | 938                                         | 942                                         |
| 31                                          | Lakshadweep                                 | 929                                         | 964                                         | 941                                         | 959                                         | 911                                         |
| 32                                          | Kerala                                      | 978                                         | 970                                         | 958                                         | 960                                         | 964                                         |
| 33                                          | Tamil Nadu                                  | 974                                         | 967                                         | 948                                         | 942                                         | 943                                         |
| 34                                          | Pondicherry                                 | 978 978                                     | 975 978                                     | 963 973                                     | 967 957                                     | 967 968                                     |