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Annual Report 2013 – 14, State PC PNDT Cell, H & FW Department, Government of Odisha

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ADDRESSING DECLINING SEX RATIO &

IMPLEMENTATION OF PC & PNDT ACT

Annual Activity Report 13 – 14

STATE PC & PNDT CELL

DIRECTORATE OF FAMILY WELFARE, ODISHA

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE,

GOVT. OF ODISHA


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BACKGROUND

The 1991 census reported a child sex ratio (CSR) of 967 girls per 1000 boys. This

declined to 953 in the 2001 census and now stands at 941 as per the 2011 census. 29 out

of 30 districts show a decline in sex ratio at birth below 950 as per Annual health Survey

data. Skewed sex ratios are already exerting their effect on gender relations. Districts

with disturbing ratios have also been facing situations of violence against women, rising

crimes against women and trafficking. Stringent control over choices available to women

and adherence to patriarchal norms are also enforced on women. It is evident that a

paucity of girls does not enhance their value in a society where they already where they

already suffer from a subordinate status.

It is a travesty that a nation that aspires to be a world power has no social respect for its

women. Various social, economic and demographic indicators provide evidence of a

gender bias as well as deep-rooted prejudice and discrimination against women and girl

children. A century old Indian demographic history records that in the matter of sheer

numbers, the female ratio in total population had always remained unfavourable. In many

states of India, there are several evidences that indicate a widespread practice of using

female birth intervention. As a result, an alarmingly lowest ever sex ratio in the age

group 0-6 has been reported by the 2011 census. Although, reasons for decline in the

child sex ratio are many, but the most important is the presence of a strong son

preference. There are age old as well as modern factors for this preference.

Continuous decline in girl child sex ratio since 1961 is a matter of concern for the state of

Odisha. During 1991 census, Boudh, Kalahandi, Malkangiri, Koraput and Rayagada were

some of the tribal dominated districts that had a girl child sex ratio of around 1050 girls

to 1000 boys, while tribal districts like Deogarh, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur,

Sundargarh, Mayurbhanj, Bolangir, Gajapati, Keonjhar, Kandhmal, Nowrangpur and

Nuapada were close to 1000 girls per 1000 boys. During 2011, all these districts

experienced a decline in child sex ratio. A review of the information from Annual Health

Survey and Civil Registration System also gives a bleak picture of girl children in the

state


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Major Focus Areas:

1. STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM: The State Supervisory Board was

reconstituted vide notification No. 24370/H dated 17.9.14 and the meeting was held on

21.1.15 under the Chaorpersonship of Honourable Minister, H & FW Department,

Government of Odisha. Similarly, the State Advisory Committee was reconstituted Vide

Notification No. 30208 / H & FW Dept. dated 01.12.14 and the meeting of the reconstituted

body was held on 6.1.15 under the Chairpersonship of Mission Director, National Health

Mission. District Advisory Committee has been reconstituted in 22 districts.

2. STREAMLINING AND STRENGTHENING MONITORING MECHANISM: District Task

Force comprising of Collector, SP, DSWO, CDMO or Representatives have been formed for

undertaking Inspection and raids of ultrasound clinics. Form “F” software has been

introduced in the state of Odisha. Ultrasound centres can submit From F through both online

& offline. Upto Dec 2013, a total of 1,78,000 From F has been analyzed. Registration and

renewal of ultrasound centres is being streamlined. 50 complaint cases have been filed so far

by the State Government of Odisha for violations of different provisions of PC PNDT Act.

Most Inspection and follow up of cases done by State Team state has successfully conducted

2 sting and decoy operations. Dedicated District level PC PNDT have been approved for 23

districts and 13 are in position.

3. TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS: Various stakeholders

have been trained on situation of Child Sex Ratio in Odisha and provisions of PC & PNDT

Act. The categories of participants include Appropriate Authorities (30 DAAs & 58 SDAA),

Judicial Officers (385), Legal services functionaries (87), Prosecuting Officers - PP & APP

(244), District level Medical Officers (60), Medical Officers (290), NGOs (153), Members of

FOGSI , IMA, IRIA (480), Performing doctors, owners of USG clinics (1170), Media

representatives (600), Manufacturer/ suppliers of USG Machine (32), District Advisory

Committee Members (180), Medical College Students (2050), District Bar Association

members (17 dist), District level health functionaries (1200), College youth (15,000), PRI

members (13 districts).

4. NETWORKING AND PARTNERSHIP: Health and Family Welfare Department has

networked with Odisha Judicial Academy, Directorate of Public Prosecutions, Law

Department, Home Department, Education Department, I & PR Department, Training

Institutions – GAA, SIHFW for taking forward the drive in enforcement of PC & PNDT act.

Similarly, partnership has been established through project activities with Odisha State Legal

Services Authority, WCD Department, Panchayati Raj Department, IMA, IRIA & FOGSI,

Civil societies/ NGOs and UNFPA.


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5. ENSURING AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCE & COMMUNICATION MATERIALS: The

Government in Health and Family Welfare Department has developed different resource

materials such as Books on - Compilation of PCPNDT Act and relevant judgments,

Overview of gender related laws, - Legal Provisions for Women in Odia, Brochure on Sex

Selection and Provisions of PC PNDT Act in Odia, Leaflet on legal provisions of PCPNDT

Act in Odia, Video CD: Docu-drama on “Save the Girl Child”, “Mu Kanya bhruna

Kahuchhi”

6. AWARENESS GENERATION: Advertisements in newspapers, sensitisation meeting of

SHG leaders on Save the Girl Child in 137 blocks, State level campaign on “Value the Girl

Child” through OSLSA in 845 High School Legal Literacy Clubs and 100 colleges (+3

level), Campaign on “Leaders for Daughters” , Block level awareness programmes against

sex selection in Nayagarh, Angul, Ganjam, Cuttack & Khordha

7. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: Campaign on “Value of Girl Child” across all districts

with focus on 23 districts with CSR < 950, and tableau on Save the Girl Child displayed on

Republic Day in all districts. Sensitization of selected NGO functionaries on provisions of PC

& PNDT Act, Initiation of community level discussion, sensitization of community level

stakeholders viz. AWWs, ASHA, PRI members under UNFPA supported project.

Video Conferencing with District Appropriate Authorities and CDMOx on

Strengthening Implementation of PC PNDT Act

(From Left) :Shri R.P. Singh (IAS) – DAA Sonepur, Dr. B.N. Mohanty, DFW (O), Dr. B.N. Dash, Spl Secy (T),

Shri B.K. Patnaik (IAS), Chief Secretary, Shri P.K. Mohapatra (IAS), Principal Secretary H & FW Dept., Dr.

P.K. Acharya, Addl Director (MH), Shri R.K. Mishra, Dy. Director, during the review meeting .


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(Left) – Dr. Damodar Rout , Hon’ble Minister, H & FW as the Chief Guest of the programme. Smt. Roopa

Mishra (IAS), MD, NHM, Odisha addressing the Executive Magistrates. Dr. S.N. Swain, Joint Director, Dr. N.K.

Dash, Spl. Secy (T) and Dr. B.N. Dash, DFW (O) on the dais. (right) Hon’ble Minister takes stock of the districts.

(Left): Authorized Officer of District Magistrate –cum- District Appropriate Authority, participate in the

sessions. (Right) Dr. Deepa Prasad, State Programme Officer, UNFPA delivers her session on Social

Dimensions of Sex Selection and relation with PC PNDT And MTP Act .

STATE LEVEL COLLOQUIUM FOR EXECUTIVE MAGISTRATES ON

STRENGTHENING IMPLEMENTATION OF PC & PNDT ACT

A one day State level Colloquium was organized by the Health and Family Welfare Department

on 24th

December 2013 under the Chairpersonship of the Honourable Minister of H & FW, Dr.

Damodar Rout. Around 45 Executive Magistrates had represented 25 districts of Odisha for the

Colloquium. The programme was coordinated under the active guidance of Smt. Roopa Mishra,

IAS, Mission Director, National Health Mission, Odisha. Dr. Damodar Rout, Honourable

Minister, H & FW, Dr. N.K. Das, Special Secretary (T), H & FW Department, Smt. Roopa

Mishra, MD NHM (O), Dr. B. Dash Mohapatra, DFW (O) were the guests of the programme.


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The objective of the programme was to capacitate the nominated officers with information and

knowledge relating to Declining Child Sex Ratio, build consensus on the provisions under PC

PNDT Act , MTP Act , enable implementation of the PC PNDT Act in true sense, seek active

support of the Executive Magistrates during Inspection and Monitoring carried out by the state

and districts, extend support to the institutional mechanism in taking action against violators and

encourage local intelligence to intimate on unregistered market providing service of detecting

sex of the foetus.

Training of Cadre Prosecutors on PC PNDT Act

To support taking up of cases relating to seal, search and seizure at the district level, a one day

Training on PC PNDT Act of Cadre Prosecutors placed in lower Courts at State level, was

organized in two batches on 9th February 2014 at Hotel Keshari, Bhubaneswar. Around 58 cadre

and non – cadre prosecutors attended the training programme. The said programmes was held in

coordination with Directorate of Public Prosecutions.

The objectives of the training programmes were

a) To develop deeper understanding of the provisions of the PC & PNDT act including

social dimensions of sex selection.

b) To inform competent authorities about the details of the PC & PNDT Act for improved

implementation and ensuring compliance of act provisions.

c) To discuss and develop a plan of action to initiate processes towards improved

compliance of the PC & PNDT act provisions in the state.

d) To extend support to District Appropriate Authority in seeking records

(Left) – Dr. Deepa Prasad, SPO , UNFPA, Dr. Nirmala Kumari Dei, Director Family Welfare (O), cum- State

Appropriate Authority , PC PNDT Act, Director, Public Prosecutions and Dr. Deepak Prosty on the dais during

the programme. (Right) Prosecutors attending a session of Shri B.C. Rath (OJS) on PC & PNDT Act.


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Induction Training of District PC PNDT Cell on Declining Sex Ratio & PC PNDT Act

Role Play by Programme Associates, PC PNDT and District Programme Officers, PC PNDT Left: Son Preference in a family . (Right) Mock District Advisory Committee meeting

Photographs of Prosecutors attending the PC PNDT Training at Hotel Keshari on 09.02.2014

(Left) Dr. Nirmala Kumari Dei, DFW (O) addressing the PC PNDT personnel. To her left is Dr. S.N> swain , JD (FW) and Ms. Srabani Das, State Facilitator and to her left is DD, D & S, (Right) Participants


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MONITORING THE IMPELMENTATION OF PC & PNDT ACT

Supportive Supervision, Monitoring and Verification of records in Ultrasound

Clinics Of Dhenkanal District

Multi- Member State Appropriate Authority, PC & PNDT hearing an appeal

DM–cum- District Appropriate Authority, PC & PNDT, Malkangiri visiting the Ultrasound Centre at

Headquarter Hospital


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Training of Trainers on Gender Biased Sex Selection, Gender Discrimination and PC PNDT Act

on 9th and 10th April 2013

Training on Form F Submission through Online MIS Software: Bargarh

Directorate of Family Welfare , Odisha with support from UNFPA organizes ToT . (Left) Smt. Aswathy S (IAS) in the centre

is the Guest of the day. (Right) Mr. Manoranjan Pradhan, Legal Advisor and DD, D &S in the programme.


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DISTRICT LEVEL INTERVENTION TO ADDRESS DECLINING SEX RATIO AND

IMPLEMENTATION OF PC & PNDT ACT

A. One day seminar for district bar association members on PC PNDT Act at District level: This activity was

planned in 17 districts of Odisha in the FY 13-14, while the rest 13 districts were covered during FY 12-13.

Balasore, Bargarh, Sonepur, Kalahandi, Bolangir, Mayurbhanj, Rayagada, Keonjhar, Kandhamal, Gajapati,

Koraput, Nuapada, Boudh, Malkangiri, Nowrangpur, Jagatsinghpur were among the districts where the

activity was approved for 2013-14. It has been completed in Kalahandi, Keonjhar, Malkangiri and

Mayurbhanj

B. One day interaction & partnership with IMA and other stakeholders was planned in 14 districts of Odisha

viz. Angul, Cuttack, Bhdrak, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Jajapur , Nendrapara, Khordha,

Nayagarh, Puri, Sambalpur and Sundargarh . The activity has been completed in all the districts planned

for the year.

One Day IMA Consulation and Multi-Stakeholder Interaction on PC PNDT at Sambalpur (left) and

Dhenkanal (Right). District and State officials participate


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C. One day PRI convention on PC PNDT Act at District

level was planned in 17 districts in the FY 13-14,

while the rest 13 districts were covered during FY

12-13. The districts were Balasore, Bargarh,

Sonepur, Kalahandi, Bolangir, Mayurbhanj,

Rayagada, Keonjhar, Kandhamal, Gajapati, Koraput,

Nuapada, Boudh, Malkangiri, Nowrangpur,

Jagatsinghpur. The activity has been completed in 8

districts viz Completed in Mayurbhanj, Kalahandi,

Kandhamal, Nowrangpur, Balangir, Malkangiri,

Gajapati and Jharsuguda

Public Awareness on PC PNDT during Dhenkanal Mahostav from 9th to 13th Feb'13

School Rally and SHG Leaders Workshop in districts on Value of Girl Child


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Stall at Dhenknal Mahotsav on Value of Girl

Child: 9th

to 13th

February 2014

Observation of SAVE THE GRIL CHILD CAMPAIGN

The campaign initiated in districts to observe the Save the Girl Child Week was done

through several ways as below:

Involvement of ASHA, AWW & SHG Groups in the planning process to change the social

perceptions & values to create a positive image of the girl child in Bhadrak.

Tableau went across all district headquarters during January 26th (Republic Day) to spread

awareness among community.

Awareness made at ASHA sector level

meetings, GKS Convention among PRI

Members & other stakeholders.

Adolescent Workshop- 14/03/14, one day

multi-stakeholder interaction on PC & PNDT

Street Plays at 8 Blocks on PC & PNDT on

subject "Duhita" by Sangeet Bahini Cultural

Team, Folk Media Shows within the District

Dissemination of IEC Materials

Activities taken up to disseminate IEC materials

included distribution of leaflets and posters

among ASHAs and ASHA Sathis, 20 nos. of

Hoardings were installed in different CHCs,

SDH Area & major places. Public awareness on

PC PNDT made at Laxmi Puja in Dhenkanal. A

stall was set up at Mini Stadium, Dhenkanal

from 20 – 29 October 2013. Awareness was also

made at Joranda Mela (Ghoda Nacha & Pala)

PC PNDT Van goes around in the district on Republic Day in the year 2014


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Activities undertaken by NGOs in Odisha in districts on Value of Girl Child


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STATUS OF ULTRASOUND UNITS IN ODISHA (As on 31.03.2014)

Sl State /

District Registered

Ultrasound

Centre

Functional

Ultrasound

Centre

Govt.

Ultrasound

Centre

1 Anugul 22 14 1

2 Balangir 25 18 2

3 Baleshwar 21 18 1

4 Bargarh 20 16 2

5 Baudh 1 0 1

6 Bhadrak 17 12 1

7 Cuttack 137 99 7

8 Debagarh 3 1 1

9 Dhenkanal 13 10 1

10 Gajapati 4 4 1

11 Ganjam 44 35 5

12 Jagatsinghpur 13 9 2

13 Jajapur 12 11 1

14 Jharsuguda 18 8 1

15 Kalahandi 18 14 1

16 Kandhamal 3 1 1

17 Kendrapara 12 10 1

18 Kendujhar 18 15 1

19 Khordha 126 102 7

20 Koraput 13 8 2

21 Malkangiri 2 2 1

22 Mayurbhanj 21 19 1

23 Nabarangapur 3 2 1

24 Nayagarh 5 4 1

25 Nuapada 8 4 1

26 Puri 22 16 2

27 Rayagada 6 3 1

28 Sambalpur 47 36 3

29 Subarnapur 8 4 1

30 Sundargarh 64 43 4

Odisha 726 538 56

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