Lok Sabha Question No. 1707 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-25
Subject: PNDT Act, 1994
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV)

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1707 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH NOVEMBER, 2016

PNDT Act, 1994

## 1707. SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government maintains the details of the number of convictions under -Conception and Pre - Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PNDT) Act, 1994, if so, the details th during the last three years;
- (b) whether the Government has agreed to amend the PNDT Act, 1994 as per the demands the radiologists put before the Central Supervisory Board meeting in April, 2016, details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government plans to accede to demand of radiologists that clerical errors Form - F should be considered at par with non - display of notice board/not wearing apron/not keeping PNDT handbook and should not be equated with the offence of sex determinatio so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  whether  the  PNDT  Act,  will  lose  its  deterrence  value,  if  lapses  in  record  k decriminalised?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a):      As per information received from States/UTs, the State/UT - wise details of convictions under the Pre - conception and Pre - natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selectio Act, 1994 for the years 2013, 2014 and 2015, is at Annex ure .
- (b) &(c): As per the recommendation of the Ce ntral Supervisory Board in its meeting held in April, 2016, an Expert Committee was constituted to propose and review the amend to  the  PC  &  PNDT  Act,  1994  and  rules  framed  thereunder.  The  meeting  of  the  Exp Committee was held on 4 th July, 2016. As per provision of the Act, the recommendations, i any proposed by the Committee are required to be placed before the CSB.
- (d) : Maintenance and preservation of records, prescribed under the PC & PNDT Act a Rules made thereunder is a statutory compli ance. Any deficiency or inaccuracy found therein shall  amount  to  contravention  of  the  provisions  of  the  PC  &  PNDT  Act,  1994  and framed thereunder. Record maintenance is the crux of the Act and is relied upon stron also provides the framewor k for implementation of the Act. An Advisory has been issued the States/UTs to ensure medical audit of all records including Form F under the PC Act.

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Annexure - 15)

## Convictions under the PC & PNDT Act, 1994 (2013

| S. No.   | States/ UTs          | Convictions   | Convictions   | Convictions   |
|----------|----------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|          |                      | 2013          | 2014          | 2015          |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh       | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh    | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 3        | Assam                | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 4        | Bihar                | 0             | 0             | 1             |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh         | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 6        | Goa                  | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 7        | Gujarat              | 3             | 0             | 3             |
| 8        | Haryana              | 38            | 4             | 9             |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh     | 1             | 0             | 0             |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir      | 1             | 0             | 0             |
| 11       | Jharkhand            | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 12       | Karnataka            | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 13       | Kerala               | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh       | 1             | 0             | 0             |
| 15       | Maharashtra          | 44            | 0             | 15            |
| 16       | Manipur              | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 17       | Meghalaya            | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 18       | Mizoram              | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 19       | Nagaland             | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 20       | Odisha               | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 21       | Punjab               | 0             | 0             | 2             |
| 22       | Rajasthan            | 37            | 0             | 48            |
| 23       | Sikkim               | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu           | 0             | 0             | 18            |
| 25       | Telengana            | 0             | 0             | 1             |
| 26       | Tripura              | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 27       | Uttarakhand          | 0             | 0             | 1             |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh        | 0             | 2             | 7             |
| 29       | West Bengal          | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 30       | A & N Island         | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 31       | Chandigarh           | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 32       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 33       | Daman & Diu          | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 34       | Delhi                | 1             | 0             | 6             |
| 35       | Lakshadweep          | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| 36       | Puducherry TOTAL     | 0 126         | 0 6           | 0 111         |