A meeting was held on pre-conception and pre-natal diagnostic techniques in Nagaon office room.

Nagaon: A review meeting of the District Advisory Committee on Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 (PC&PNDT) was held in the office room of Additional Chief Medical & Health Officer (FW), Nagaon . , The meeting was presided over by Dr. Arupjyoti Mahant, Joint Director of District Health Services, Nagaon.

Giving brief information about the objective of the meeting, Dr. Mahant said that one of the primary objectives of the Act is to prevent sex selection by families and to prevent female feticide along with other objectives. Demo Uday Chaudhary Deka informed about the current status of implementation of the Act in respect of Nagaon and Hojai. He said that currently the application process for opening any new Ultra Sonography Center is done through online application and the team of District Health Department is continuously monitoring and inspecting the diagnostics centers for any violation of PC&PNDT Act 1994 norms. Has been. Additional CM & HO (FW), Nagaon Dr Kabita Barua, CM & HO (CD), Nagaon Dr D C Roy, District Immunization Officer Dr Mukut Chandra Deka and other concerned officials of the District Health Department were also present in the meeting.