Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) member Shashidhar Kosambe on Thursday instructed officials of the Family Welfare Office to seal four scanning centres in Shahapur, Yadgir district.
He visited the four scanning centres in Shahapur, accompanied by Family Welfare Officer Jyothi, Deputy Director in the Women and Child Development Department Veerana Gowda, Taluk Health Officer Ramesh and Child Protection Officer Govind Rathod.
He said that the four centres have violated norms of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act.
“When I visited the scanning centres, doctors and staff on duty didn’t have nameplates. There was no proper enrolment in the Balika software and there was no list of fees. Therefore, I have instructed officials to seal these scanning centres,” Mr. Kosambe said.
He said that instructions will be given to such centres to follow the norms strictly at a district-level child rights protection review meeting scheduled in Yadgir.
