Women Commission to inquire into abortion cases in tribal villages in K. R. Puram ITDA on Tuesday

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The Andhra Pradesh Women Commission volition inquire into the 281 abortions registered successful the tribal habitations successful the Agency mandals successful Eluru district.

Commission Chairperson Rayapati Sailaja proposes to sojourn K. R. Puram ITDA connected Tuesday, and clasp a reappraisal with the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) officials, Medical and Health, Revenue, Women Development and Child Welfare and different section officers connected the reported termination cases.

Ms. Sailaja is expected to sojourn a fewer tribal villages, anganwadi centres and superior wellness centres (PHCs) successful Buttaigudem, Kukunur, Velerupadu and different mandals and interact with the women.

“The Commission volition verify the aesculapian records of immoderate termination cases, and inquire into the reasons for 281 abortions registered successful conscionable 9 months,” an serviceman said.

Ms. Rayapati Sailaja planned to probe into the 319 unregistered kid births successful the PHCs, assemblage wellness centres (CHCs) and successful the adjacent Area Government hospitals.

Eluru territory Collector K. Vetri Selvi, successful a caller reappraisal gathering connected the show of K. R. Puram ITDA, directed the Medical and Health section officers to behaviour a thorough probe into the immense fig of abortions registered successful the ITDA limits. 

Published - February 16, 2026 05:05 p.m. IST

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