Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Maharashtra Public Health Minister Prakash Abitkar on Tuesday announced in the Legislative Council that a state-level task force will be established, committees will be reconstituted, decoy operations will be boosted, and monitoring will be made more effective through the active participation of public representatives to ensure the effective implementation of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act. This is aimed at protecting the female child bi…
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Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) The Maharashtra government on Wednesday launched a statewide crackdown on unauthorised sonography and In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) centres to curb illegal sex determination and malpractices. Speaking in the State Assembly, Maharashtra Public Health and Family Welfare Minister Prakash Abitkar has announced that the state government plans to invoke the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against those violating the law. The announcement came during a session wh…