PNDT panel inspects ultrasound clinics
Source: Chronicle News Service
Bishnupur, March 30 2023:
Bishnupur district advisory committee of Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PNDT) carried out inspection visits to check ultra sound clinics opened in different parts of Bishnupur district on Thursday.
The inspection was conducted following the review meeting of the PNDT advisory committee held on March 23.Bishnupur DC Lourembam Bikram Singh is the chairman of the committee.
District Family Welfare Officer and member secretary Dr L Kuber, Legal Advisor P Premchand and People Resource Development Association secretary L Suranjoy Singh took part in the inspection drive during which the registration and renewal of the registration of ultrasound clinics opened at CHC Nambol, Lainingthou Charitable Hospital, Saiyon Healthcare and Research Institute and Tombimcha Diagnostic Centre were examined.
Speaking to reporters on the side-lines, Dr L Kuber Singh informed that all ultra sound clinics should get registered at the district family welfare office under the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Technology Act.
1994.He further informed that the inspection has been carried out to check whether all clinics and hospitals providing ultrasound services display sign boards conveying the message that "sex determination is illegal" and to seal the clinics not following the rules of the PNDT Act.
The team will also check other centres operating sans mandated registration, he added.