A survey should be conducted immediately in Pauri and Pithoragarh districts which have a skewed sex ratio. The old ultrasound machines should be destroyed and amendment should be made in buy-back policy. Amendment should also be made in the Clinical Establishment Act and the PCPNDT Act. During the first registration of pregnant women, they should be linked on the basis oc MCTS unique ID and the death of foetus should be reviewed. Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said this while reviewing pregnancy and post-natal treatment.
Expressing concern at the declining female sex ratio during the past two decades, the CM after identification of blocks in Pauri and Pithoragarh, survey should be conducted immediately. A task force should also be prepared for stopping female foeticide. The task force will monitor while vigilance and informant systems should also be used. Awareness campaign against foeticide should be conducted also involving celebrities.