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Gurugram Deputy Commissioner Uttam Singh connected Tuesday (May 26, 2026) ordered stricter monitoring nether the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PC-PNDT) Act and directed officials to intensify enactment against amerciable enactment determination tests aft taking enactment of a crisp diminution successful enactment ratio astatine commencement (SRB).
Reviewing data— suggesting a autumn successful the SRB to 862 girls per 1,000 boys successful the archetypal 4 months of 2026, down from 901 successful 2025— astatine a District-Level Standing Committee meeting, Mr. Singh directed further strengthening of the monitoring mechanics to curb pistillate foeticide and beforehand sex equality.
Data besides indicated a dip successful the State mean from 923 to 898 during the aforesaid period.
Mr. Singh directed officials to behaviour peculiar consciousness campaigns successful villages reporting debased enactment ratios. He said rallies, partition writings, poster drives, and activities nether the Centre’s flagship societal consciousness campaign, Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, should beryllium scaled up to guarantee that the connection against pistillate foeticide reaches the public.
The DC besides reviewed enactment nether the PC-PNDT Act, the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, and the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Act.
Chief Medical Officer Lokvir Singh told the committee that 395 centres successful the territory are registered nether the PC-PNDT Act, of which 311 had been inspected. Three FIRs were registered successful 2025 and 2 successful 2026 for violations. Registrations of 3 centres were cancelled owed to irregularities, and 5 ultrasound machines were sealed. The territory has 333 registered MTP centres, of which 217 person been inspected. Of the ART centres, 59 are registered and operational portion 48 unregistered centres person been unopen down. Under the ‘Saheli’ initiative, large women with much than 1 girl are linked done ASHA and anganwadi workers. Currently, 1,230 women person been connected to the network, according to a connection from the Chief Minister’s Office.
