Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday called upon the states to give suggestions for changes in the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act for gender equality.
The president of Jyoti Kranti Parishad, Ramesh Baraskar, said the procession was named 'Bridegroom Morcha' to highlight the sex ratio imbalance in Maharashtra.
About 50 bachelors, wearing shehras (wedding crowns), took out a procession with drums and horses to the Collector's office, demanding implementation of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act.
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Central government's April 4 notification that suspended operation of some rules in the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act (PCPNDT), 1994, and issued notice to the Centre on a plea challengi
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): CPM leader Brinda Karat on Tuesday wrote a letter to the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Harsh Vardhan demanding the withdrawal of the suspension of certain rules of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act.
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir), [India] Dec 26 (ANI): In a unique initiative the Udhampur district administration officials facilitated mothers who gave birth to a girl child with presents on the occasion of Christmas.