Joint Statement on The PCPNDT Rules

We, the member of Girls Count Coalition are highly disappointed to see the Official Gazette suspending the PCPNDT Rules, 1996 till June 30, 2020. The suspension of critical Rules is uncalled for, and can be detrimental.

• Bombay high court acquits doctor convicted of disclosing gender of foetus in 2006
• Gender test racket busted, 4 arrested in Panipat
• Punjab: Doctor, Private Hospital CEO Arrested for Allegedly Violating PCPNDT Act
• Administration concerned over skewed sex ratio in east Singhbhum
• Nawanshahr doctor booked under PNDT Act
• Ganjam to award 10,000 for info on sex determination test
• Arunachal records best sex ratio, Manipur the worst
• Earn Rs 1,000 for exposing illegal sex determination tests in Odisha district
• Sex-determination tests: Police reopen probe into mobile scan centre case
• PMC health dept mulls decentralisation of its work to office
• Enforce PCPNDT Act strictly, says HC
• Enforce PCPNDT Act strictly, says HC
• In the motherland of unwanted girls
• Trichy health officials step up vigil after spike in abortions
• Detective Agency Exposed Ratan Hospital, Jalandhar for conducting illegal fetal sex determination
• Ambala`s sex ratio at birth 1K again
• Doctor booked for conducting gender tests
• Desire to have a male child an open secret, sex determination of foetus a malaise affecting society: Punjab and Haryana High Court
• India`s skewed sex ratio at birth 6.8 million` missing females` by 2030
• Sex ratio up marginally in Trichy
• Gender test racket busted in Rewari, 3 held
• Violations Under PC&PNDT Act: Medical License Of 142 Doctors Suspended Up To March 2020, Informs MoS Health
• Pre-natal sex determination test is offence: Amoy Kumar
• Rural India`s sex ratio worsens as access to selection tech widens
• Should India repeal its ban on sex selection?
• How Couples Illegally Use IVF To Get Sex Selection Procedure On High Price?
• Sex determination done in naturopathy centre, 3 held
• All for a son: How couples use IVF to get past ban on sex selection
• Gender test racket busted, 2 held, cop among 5 booked
• UN Secretary-General: COVID pandemic demonstrates how patriarchy `damages everyone`
• Beti bachao
• Sex-selective abortion could mean 7 million fewer Indian girls by 2030
• Vice President urges political parties to arrive at consensus to provide reservation to women in Parliament & state legislatures
• Interstate gender test racket busted, 4 held
• Two held for carrying out sex determination test
• India to have 6.8 million fewer female births by 2030 due to abortion: study
• J&K shows improvement of 10 points in SRB, ranks 6th among 22 States/UTs: SRS data
• Sex test racket busted, 2 held
• Gender test racket busted, tout held
• Vice President calls for the revival of Indias joint family system, says seniors are demographic bonus
• New Delhi: Venkaiah Naidu releases reports on Sex Ratio at Birth and Elderly Population in India #Gallery
• Vice President Releases two reports of the IAPPD;`Status of Sex Ratio at Birth in India` and `Elderly Population in India: Status and Support Systems`
• J&K shows improvement of 10 points in SRB, ranks 6th among 22 States/UTs: SRS data
• Vice Prez Venkaiah Naidu Expresses concerns over increasing populations, calls skewed sex ratio `silent emergency
• India's population is expected to be more feminine in 2036
• Illegal Sex-Selective Abortions In India Might Result In 6.8 Million Fewer Female Births
• Haryana`s gender ratio drops to 914
• Sex ratio at birth low, but not as much as some estimates indicate: new study
• Sex Selection, Child Marriage, Genital Mutilation: The Many Horrors Girls Face In India
• Hisar man arrested for conducting gender test
• 'Beti Bachao' From Patriarchy:46,000 Girls Missing At Birth In India
• Amendments We Should Be Asking For in the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Bill
• `How India treats its women` is not a new question in the historic struggle of gender bias
• Chhatarpur baby girl`s body exhumed after `udden` death
• India`s sex ratio at birth improves; Delhi the worst-performing state
• Its World Population Day and Family Planning shall not be discussed
• Data: Southern States have lower population share in the 0-14 age group
• India`s Sex Ratio Improves after Falling for 3 Years, Delhi One of The Worst Performers: Survey
• Dismantle patriarchal structures: India`s TFR improves but women still not fully empowered
• Indian paradox: Educating girl child solves India`s population problem. But male preference continues deadly run
• Missing Girls: UNFPA data shows India is yet to curb sex selection meaningfully
• Cheers! Chhattisgarh records highest sex ratio
• Shocking: 4.6 crore females are `missing` in India
• Foster the right to be a girl
• Midwife is key player in sex test racket: Probe
• Maharashtra: Complaint filed against Indurikar Maharaj for `violation` of PCPNDT Act
• HC calls for awareness about skewed sex ratio
• BAMS doctor conducted gender test on decoy: Probe
• Gender test racket busted, man held
• Supreme Court Rejects Stay On Central Government`s Suspension Of Certain PCPNDT Rules
• SC refuses to stay April 4 notification on anti-sex selection act
• SC issues notice to Centre on plea against change in PCPNDT Act
• Violation of PCPNDT Act: Bhatinda Hospital Raided, Action to be taken
• Govt sets up task force to study maternal mortality rate
• Punjab: Two doctors booked for gender test
• Govt sets up taskforce to examine maternal mortality rate, age of motherhood
• Bathinda hospital raided for allegedly carrying out sex determination tests
• Haryana officials conduct sting operation at private hospital in Bathinda over sex determination test
• Government sets up task force to examine issues related to women & child
• Don`t take their right to life away
• Fake doc conducting gender test in Gurdaspur arrested after 36-hour operation
• Indian father prevents wife returning home after she gives birth to third baby Girl
• 2 docs held for sex determination tests
• Kolkata-based entrepreneur Koushik Sengupta contributes towards COVID-19 cause & welfare of girl child
• Sex determination racket at Hyderabad hospital busted: Owner and doctors arrested
• Sex determination racket at Hyderabad hospital busted: Owner and doctors arrested
• Life care hospital MD, 2 doctors arrested for prenatal sex determination
• Hyderabad: Two doctors, hospital MD held for sex determination tests
• Hyderabad: Two doctors, hospital MD held for sex determination tests
• Chandigarh administration issues advisory on PCPNDT
• Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme : Objectives, targets, progress report
• Why India needs to achieve the UN Sustainable Goal on gender equality to launch into the future
• The Suspension of PC-PNDT Rules - Has The 'Sex Test' Ban Really Been Lifted?
• Intercourse willpower regulation will not be diluted by enjoyable compliance guidelines throughout Covid-19: Docs
• Centre`s ban suspension on prenatal sex determination draws criticism
• No Suspension of Act Which Prohibits Pre-Natal Sex Determination': Health Ministry
• Govt Suspends `Certain Rules` Under Act Banning Sex Determination
• PC-PNDT Act not suspended: Centre
• Suspension of ban sex determination face criticism
• Sex determination law won`t be diluted by relaxing compliance rules during Covid-19: Doctors
• Uproar as Centre lifts ban on sex tests
• PC & PNDT Act which prohibits pre-natal sex determination not suspended: Health Ministry
• A Dangerous Fallout of Coronavirus Pandemic: Govt Suspends Ban on Sex Determination Test
• Sex test ban suspended
• Suspension of clause in PCPNDT Act could lead to illegal sex determination: Brinda Karatv
• Telangana improves health parameters in six-year journey
• Court Orders Abortion of 14-Year-Old Girl`s 24-Week-Old Unborn Baby
• Female infanticide cases blot on Tamil Nadu government, says DMK
• Take drastic action in female foeticide
• Sex ratio up by nine points in one year in Haryana
• Abandoned Odisha new born girl rescued from graveyard
• Sex ratio in Chhattisgarh better than national average, says CM Bhupesh Baghel
• Missing at birth: on sex selective abortion and infanticide
• BJP President JP Nadda Hails Government Reforms For Improving Sex Ratio In Haryana
• Sex ratio at birth static in state
• Pune`s sex ratio data for 2019 shows slide
• Sex ratio in Chhattisgarh better than national average, says CM Bhupesh Baghel
• Girls 257 years behind boys: Is it really a Happy Women`s Day?
• Santanvati bhava! Blessings now go `gender neutral
• Schemes launched to ensure equal opportunities for women: Sarveen
• Women fast catching up with men in all social indicators
• Find solution to problems arising from PCPNDT Act`
• At 963, Ambala`s sex ratio best in state
• Smriti Irani releases book titled Chronicles of Change Champions
• DC Kishtwar reviews performance under BBBP
• DDC Kishtwar reviews performance under BBBP
• Midwife held for carrying out sex-selective abortion
• Mushroom growth of USG clinics as Govt fails to enforce PCPNDT Act
• Quack defrauds couple in guise of sex determination test
• Madhya Pradesh grapples with spiraling neonatal deaths
• Gender test fraud undearthed, 1 held
• Improvement in Sex Ratio in India
• Let`s work to make Indore best in sex ratio: Mp Minister Tulsi silawat
• Ambala villages see birth of more girls than boys
• Sex test racket busted, four arrested in Jharsa
• Haryana Guv unfurls national flag at state level function in Ambala
• Himachal Pradesh: District with worst child sex ratio shows improvement
• National Girls Child Day observed across Assam
• DC flags off BBBP rally of ASHA, Anganwari workers
• Ahmedabad: Issues remain with PCPNDT law implementation say radiologists
• Warangal: Declining sex-ratios, a matter of concern
• District sees rise in number of girls born in 2019
• Here birth of girls is celebrated
• Sex ratio at birth up 5 points in Kurukshetra
• UN report on under-5 mortality: India one of the worst in gender disparities
• Action against Diagnostic Centre for doing sex determination tests
• Haryana registered a 52-point increase in sex ratio in 5 years
• Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao: Haryana registers 52-point increase in sex ratio in 5-year
• Chennai: Velachery quack held for sex determination test
• Nagpur records highest ever sex ratio at birth in 2019
• Punjab`s sex ratio falls by 7 points, lags behind national average

Media Tracking on DCSR

Media Tracking aims to collate media coverage on declining child sex ratio. Coalition advocates for the implementation of the Act prohibiting gender-biased sex selection while supporting women’s access to safe and legal abortion.