300 out of 1500 MTP centres in Haryana have been cancelled or voluntarily withdrawn
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, April 10-
ACS to Government of Haryana, Health Department,Sudhir Rajpal Constituted the STF. The members of STF includes Mission Director, NHM, DGHS Haryana, Director General Women and Child Development, Director General AYUSH, Director of Pre Conception and Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PC&PNDT), Health Department, State Drug Controller and Police Department. Dr. Virender Yadav, Director, NHM, is the convenor of STF. STF conducts reviews and field visits every Tuesday.
Dr. Virender Yadav while sharing information said, “STF is strictly implementing the PC&PNDT Act in the state, as result registrations of 300 out of 1500 Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) centres in Haryana have been cancelled or voluntarily withdrawn. Notices have been issued to 23 MTP Centres this week, explaining the reasons for their closure. First Information Reports (FIR) have been filed against 17 online MTP kit sellers in the past two months.