Lok Sabha Question No. 2121 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-15
Subject: PCPNDT Act
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2121 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15TH DECEMBER, 2023

## PCPNDTACT

## 2121. SHRI RANJEETSINGH NAIK NIMBALKAR:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- a) the number of court cases registered under the PCPNDT Act given the low conviction rate and have the authorities filed appeals against the acquittals during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- b) If so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- c) The number of ultrasound machines sealed and seized so far for committing such offences under the Act in the country, State/UT-wise;
- d) Whether any such machines have been released during trials; and
- e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (Prof. SATYA PAL SINGH BAGHEL)

- (a) to (e): As per the information received from the States/ UTs:

Total 615 court cases have been registered in the last three years under the Pre-Conception & Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act.

Total 20 appeals have been filed against the acquittals by the Authorities in the last three years.

Total 933 ultrasound machines have been sealed and seized so far for offences committed under PCPNDT Act in the country; and

Total 142 ultrasound machines have been released during trials.

## State/UT wise Information on PCPNDT ACT

| State Name          | Total number of Cases regestered in last 3 years (Including Current Year)   | Total Number of Appeal Filed in last 3 years (Including Current Year)   | Total Number of ultrasound machines / image scanners sealed / seized so far   | Total Number of ultrasound machines / image scanners released   |
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh      | 4                                                                           | -                                                                       | 18                                                                            | -                                                               |
| Andaman and Nicobar | -                                                                           | -                                                                       | -                                                                             | -                                                               |
| Arunachal Pradesh   | -                                                                           | -                                                                       | -                                                                             | -                                                               |
| Assam               | 2                                                                           | 1                                                                       | 2                                                                             | -                                                               |
| Bihar               | 70                                                                          | -                                                                       | 70                                                                            | -                                                               |
| Chandigarh          | -                                                                           | -                                                                       | -                                                                             | -                                                               |
| Chhattisgarh        | -                                                                           | -                                                                       | 1                                                                             | -                                                               |
| DD&DNH              | -                                                                           | -                                                                       | -                                                                             | -                                                               |
| Delhi               | 38                                                                          | -                                                                       | 66                                                                            | 14                                                              |
| Goa                 | -                                                                           | -                                                                       | -                                                                             | -                                                               |
| Gujarat             | 4                                                                           | 1                                                                       | 18                                                                            | 1                                                               |
| Haryana             | 95                                                                          | -                                                                       | 136                                                                           | 58                                                              |
| Himachal Pradesh    | -                                                                           | -                                                                       | -                                                                             | -                                                               |
| Jammu and Kashmir   | 7                                                                           | -                                                                       | 2                                                                             | -                                                               |
| Jharkhand           | 8                                                                           | 2                                                                       | 40                                                                            | 18                                                              |
| Karnataka           | 15                                                                          | -                                                                       | 16                                                                            | 3                                                               |
| Kerala              | 3                                                                           | -                                                                       | 14                                                                            | 9                                                               |
| Lakshadweep         | -                                                                           | -                                                                       | -                                                                             | -                                                               |
| Ladakh              | -                                                                           | -                                                                       | -                                                                             | -                                                               |
| Madhya Pradesh      | 18                                                                          | 1                                                                       | 94                                                                            | -                                                               |
| Maharashtra         | 15                                                                          | 8                                                                       | 23                                                                            | 6                                                               |
| Manipur             | -                                                                           | -                                                                       | -                                                                             | -                                                               |
| Meghalaya           | -                                                                           | -                                                                       | -                                                                             | -                                                               |
| Mizoram             | -                                                                           | -                                                                       | 1                                                                             | 1                                                               |
| Nagaland            | -                                                                           | -                                                                       | -                                                                             | -                                                               |
| Odisha              | 3                                                                           | 1                                                                       | 177                                                                           | 25                                                              |
| Puducherry          | -                                                                           | -                                                                       | -                                                                             | -                                                               |
| Punjab              | 23                                                                          | 2                                                                       | 36                                                                            | -                                                               |
| Rajasthan           | 158                                                                         | 2                                                                       | 10                                                                            | -                                                               |
| Sikkim              | -                                                                           | -                                                                       | -                                                                             | -                                                               |
| Tamilnadu           | 7                                                                           | -                                                                       | 14                                                                            | 1                                                               |
| Telangana           | 8                                                                           | -                                                                       | 8                                                                             | -                                                               |
| Tripura             | 1                                                                           | -                                                                       | -                                                                             | -                                                               |
| Uttar Pradesh       | 96                                                                          | 1                                                                       | 153                                                                           | 5                                                               |
| Uttrakhand          | 39                                                                          | 1                                                                       | 33                                                                            | -                                                               |
| West Bengal         | 1                                                                           | -                                                                       | 1                                                                             | 1                                                               |
| Total               | 615                                                                         | 20                                                                      | 933                                                                           | 142                                                             |

Source: State Reports

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