Imphal: The State Advisory Committee (SAC), State Appropriate Authority (SAA), and State PC-PNDT Cell Manipur held a joint meeting at the office of the Directorate of Family Welfare Services in Manipur to discuss gender discrimination and the role of the PC-PNDT programme in improving the sex ratio in the state.
Speaking during the meeting as the Chairman, Dr N. Hemantakumar Singh, Director of Family Welfare Services, Manipur, said there is a need to check whether there is a violation of the PCPNDT Act (The Preconception and Prenatal Diagnostics Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Determination)) on e-commerce platform and social networking site in the State.
He also said there is a need for advisory/regulation regarding the violation of PCPNDT Act on e-commerce platforms and social networking sites. Section-22 of PCPNDT Act of 1998 clearly forbids any advertisement related to sex determination. He also highlighted the need for collaborative programmes with other departments who are providing various benefits or incentives supporting girl children.
During the meeting, Dr. Sujata Huidrom, State Nodal Officer, PC & PNDT gave a brief presentation on activities taken up in all the districts in past three months including District Level Meeting, District Level Awareness Workshop on PC & PNDT Act/Rules and Gender Discrimination, Sensitization Programme, State Level Training of Public Prosecutors among others before the Committee Members.
During the meeting, Tenshubam Sangeeta, Joint Director, DIPR and Member, SAC, said District Information Offices of the department have been disseminating information by issuing press releases on the various activities and programmes of the Government including awareness programmes on PC & PNDT Act/Rules and Gender Discrimination taken up in districts.
