Last update : 28/7/2008

(No. 57 of 1994)

The act came into force after publication in the official gazette in 1996.

 

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section(2) of section 17 of PNDT Act 1994 the State Govt. appointed appropriate authorities as follows:

(1). Vide order No.F8-3-95-17/Med-2 State Govt. appointed by notification dated 26/3/96, Director Public Health & Family Welfare as appropriate authority for the whole of the State of Madhya Pradesh.

(2). Vide order No.F-10-63-2001-17/Med-2  dated 04/4/2007 in continuation to order No.F-8-4/9717/Med-2 dated 31/1/98, District Collector appointed by notification dated 04/04/2007 as appropriate authority for the district of his/her jurisdiction.

 

Sr.No.	Name of the District	Appropriate Authority
1	Balaghat	District Collector
2	Barwani
3	Betul
4	Bhind
5	Bhopal
6	Chhattarpur
7	Chhindwara
8	Damoh
9	Datia
10	Dewas
11	Dhar
12	Dindori
13	Guna
14	Gwalior
15	Harda
16	Hoshangabad
17	Indore
18	Jabalpur
19	Jhabua
20	Katni
21	Khandwa
22	Khargone
23	Mandla
24	Mandsaur
25	Morena
26	Narsinghpur
27	Neemuch
28	Panna
29	Raisen
30	Rajgarh
31	Ratlam
32	Rewa
33	Sagar
34	Satna
35	Sehore
36	Seoni
37	Shahdol
38	Shajapur
39	Sheopur
40	Shivpuri
41	Sidhi
42	Tikamgarh
43	Ujjain
44	Umaria
45	Vidisha

(3). Vide order No.F-10-63-2001/17/Med-2, Executive Magistrate is appointed by notification dated 04/04/2007 as appropriate authority for his/her jurisdiction area.

 

Any complaint regarding violation of the rules/provisions of the Act can be made to the respective appropriate authority.

 

 

PCPNDT

 

Gender inequity is a major health and human rights concern. It cuts across all other forms of discrimination, and represents an added bias, denying women of their rights and freedom to choose and avail services required by them. The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo in 1994 resulted in an important international agreements signed by the government of India. These agreements call for programmes to promote comprehensive reproductive health and rights approaches and to promote women’s empowerment while also advocating for pro-women policies.

 

The gender is a cross cutting themes in RCH-II activity.  The decreasing child sex ratio and the “ missing girls” is the major concern of the world today, which leaves women the most vulnerable group. The 2001 census shows that the sex ratio for MP is 920(rural 927 , urban-899)and is in a decreasing trend. The following table highlights the alarming decreasing trend of sex ratio. 

 

Table 1.Decreasing Sex ratio of India and Madhya Pradesh

  

Year	Sex Ratio
	India	M.P
1901	972	972
1911	964	967
1921	955	949
1931	950	947
1941	945	946
1951	946	945
1961	941	932
1971	930	920
1981	934	921
1991	927	912
2001	933	919

 

 

In the year 1901, the sex ratio of MP was same as that of India and nearly maintained a comparatively similar trend till 1951. But since then, the decreasing trend is more steep. Does that mean that development has taken strides back in gender inequity?-Is it due to the fact that urbanization have led to commodifying human values and treating girls as valueless entity.

 

 

Child Sex Ratio

Table 2:Comparison of Child Sex Ratio for  1991 and 2001 census

Sr.No.	District	Child Sex Ratio
		1991	2001
1	Sheopur	941	929
2	Morena	857	837
3	Bhind	850	832
4	Gwalior	888	853
5	Datia	899	874
6	Shivpuri	914	906
7	Guna	932	931
8	Tikamgarh	918	916
9	Chhatarpur	919	917
10	Panna	948	932
11	Sagar	935	931
12	Damoh	930	935
13	Satna	939	931
14	Rewa	935	926
15	Umaria	968	959
16	Shahdol	986	972
17	Sidhi	977	954
18	Neemuch	948	931
19	Mandsaur	949	946
20	Ratlam	961	957
21	Ujjain	946	938
22	Shajapur	928	936
23	Dewas	932	930
24	Jhabua	991	974
25	Dhar	970	943
26	Indore	940	908
27	West Nimar	954	962
28	Barwani	982	970
29	East Nimar	951	941
30	Rajgarh	931	938
31	Vidisha	939	943
32	Bhopal	938	925
33	Sehore	915	927
34	Raisen	928	936
35	Betul	980	969
36	Harda	938	925
37	Hoshangabad	929	927
38	Katni	959	952
39	Jabalpur	951	931
40	Narsimhapur	924	917
41	Dindori	977	990
42	Mandla	980	981
43	Chhindwara	965	958
44	Seoni	972	977
45	Balaghat	975	968
	Madhya Pradesh	941	932

 

                                            

 

The analysis of table -2 shows that the districts having poor child sex ratio- Bhind, Morena, Gwalior, Datia, Shivpuri, Guna, Sheopur, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur and Sagar have shown decreasing child sex ratio. The main reason for the skewed sex ratio is Girls are considered as Liability, where as the Boys are considered as Asset, because of the patriarchal norms prevalent in the society. As a result of which there is practice of female foeticide and infanticide. Even if the girl child survives, poor nutrition and health care act as constant threats to their well being

 

 

There are 16 districts which have been worst affected as is seen in table 3 (Child sex Ratio).

Child sex ratio

 

District	1991	2001	Difference
Gwalior	888