India, July 19 -- Amid a widening crackdown on illegal sex determination and abortion rackets in Maharashtra, a high-level regional review meeting chaired by Shiv Sena leader and Legislative Council member Neelam Gorhe will be held in the city on July 20 to review enforcement of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act and the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act across Pune, Satara, Solapur and Sangli districts.

The meeting has been convened by the Director of Health Services (Primary), Dr Vijay Kandewad, and will be attended by senior health officials, district surgeons, district health officers and municipal medical officers from the four districts.

The review meeting is important given the recent all...