Bhubaneswar, Aug. 3 -- The Odisha Government on Monday announced a cash reward of Rs 25,000 for informers providing credible information on unregistered ultrasound clinics, illegal sex selection or prenatal sex determination.
The incentive of this nature forms part of the government's efforts to strengthen enforcement of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act and improve the state's Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB).
The incentive, to be provided under the Informer Incentive Scheme, was announced at the meeting of the State Supervisory Board under the PCPNDT Act, chaired by Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Mukesh Mahaling at the National Health Mission (NHM) headquarters here today.
The Board also decided to int...