Tirupati tops in implementing PCPNDT Act
The New Indian Express Tirupati|December 19, 2024
YSR Kadapa, Kakinada get second and third places in preventing scanning centres from conducting prenatal tests
K KALYAN KRISHNA KUMAR @Vijayawada

TIRUPATI district has emerged as a frontrunner in implementing the ban on prenatal sex determination, achieving 90% of its target, followed by YSR Kadapa and Kakinada districts at 89% and 88%, respectively.

However, despite legal prohibitions, reports indicate that some centres continue to disclose the sex of fetuses, often leading to female feticide.

Statewide performance in inspecting registered ultrasound scanning centres from April 2024 to till date has been dismal, with only 41% of the inspection target met.

Officials revealed that against an Expected Level of Performance (ELOP) of 10,421 inspections, only 4,239 were conducted across the State.

This story is from the December 19, 2024 edition of The New Indian Express Tirupati.

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