Ahmedabad: Tuesday, July 23, 2019.
Birth Sex Ratio of Ahmedabad in 5 different zones is less that state and national average. And this has become a great concern for members of an advisory committee under PC and PNDT Act. Every district has such committee which not only looks into the cases for violation of above Act, but also works for awareness generation on declining Sex Ratio in India, particularly in the locality.
As per provisions of the Act, every doctors who is doing Sonography of pregnant mother, has to fill form F online, and also physically in two copies with signature of patient, and declaration from the Doctor doing Sonography. Sonography machine has specific registration number, which need to be renewed from time to time with district authority. The address of the machine, from where it is being operated is also important.
However it is observed that many of the doctors are either ignorant of these provisions, or they just ignore it. Both situations becomes very serious... as it may have direct connections with declining sex ratio. In fact honourable supreme court has given a judgement that incomplete filling of form F is very serious offense and should not be tolerated.
If there is violation of PC & PNDT Act, authority has power to search and seize, and seal the machine and also launch a criminal complaint against the person who is responsible for the same. Many criminal cases are filed every year under PC & PNDT Act at Ahmedabad metropolitan court, but rate of conviction is low.
Ahmedabad is one of fast growing cosmopolitan city with over 1 crore population. One one hand we have super-specialty hospitals which stands high in entire India, while on other hand, city is moving towards darkness of heinous crime either killing daughters or selecting not to have daughters.
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