Prenatal diagnostic techniques regulation and prevention of misuse act, 1994 pndt, was amended in 2003 to the preconception and prenatal diagnostic techniques prohibition of sex selection act pcpndt act to improve the regulation of the technology used in sex selection. An act to provide for the prohibition of sex selection, before or after conception, and for regulation of prenatal diagnostic techniques for the purposes of detecting genetic abnormalities or metabolic disorders or chromosomal abnormalities or certain congenital malformations or sexlinked disorders and for the prevention of. This is a topic of discussion now because a ration of 914 of the lowest male children of all time has been reported in 2011, interim census report. The popularity of sex determination tests in india has its roots in the strong sonpreference which, to a large extent, has the sanction of religion, tradition and culture. Implementation of the preconception and pre natal diagnostic techniques prohibition of sex selection act,1994 reporting month. As per census 2011, adult sex ratio in india is 943 females per males and child sex ratio is. Maharashtra was the first state in the country to enact the maharashtra regulation of use of prenatal. The main purpose of enacting the act is to ban the use of sex selection techniques before or after conception and prevent the misuse of a prenatal diagnostic technique for sexselective abortion. Performance indicators 1 number of facilities registered in the stateut during the. Maharashtra was the first state in the country to enact the maharashtra regulation of use of prenatal diagnostic techniques act in 1988, prohibiting the use of new scientific techniques for sex determination. In 1994 the government of india in an attempt to stop female foeticide passed the prenatal diagnostic techniques regulation and prevention of misuse act. Pdf shortcomings of the prenatal diagnostic techniques act, 1994. Conditions for analysis or test and prenatal diagnostic procedures.
Act means the prenatal diagnostic techniques regulation and prevention of misuse act, 1994. The training module of the said colloquium is at annexure a. In this act, unless the context otherwise requires. The government has enacted the prenatal diagnostic techniques prohibition of sex selection act, 1994herein after called as pndt act. Pdf on nov 1, 2004, mandakini pradhan and others published shortcomings of the prenatal diagnostic techniques act, 1994 find, read. Find details about the prenatal diagnostic techniques regulation and prevention of misuse amendment act, 2002 which comprises of amendments in sections 1, 2 and 3 of the prenatal diagnostic techniques regulation and prevention of misuse act, 1994. Preamble prohibition of sex selection before or after conception regulation of prenatal diagnostic techniques detecting genetic abnormalities.
Pdf on nov 1, 2004, mandakini pradhan and others published shortcomings of the prenatal diagnostic techniques act, 1994 find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. An act to provide for the prohibition of sex selection, after conception, and for regulation of prenatal diagnostic techniques for the purposes of detecting genetic abnormalities or metabolic disorders or chromosomal abnormalities or certain congenital malformations or sexlinked disorders and for the prevention of their misuse for sex determination leading to female foeticide. In 1994, the parliament passed the legislation banning sexdetermination test except for certain purposes. The act was amended to bring the technique of pre conception sex selection and ultrasound technique within. The pcpndt act the pndt act was passed in 1994 to curb female foeticide by regulating and banning the practice of sex determinationselection and abortion using prenatal techniques such as. Preconception and prenatal diagnostic techniques pcpndt. Wikiproject india rated startclass, midimportance this article is within the scope of wikiproject india, which aims to improve wikipedia s coverage of indiarelated. The preconception and prenatal diagnostic techniques prohibition of sex selection act pcpndt is a statute enacted to stop the female feticide that has resulted in declining female sex ratio in india. Preconception and prenatal diagnostic techniques prohibition of sex selection act, 1994. In this judicial colloquium honble kumari justice nirmaljit kaur, judge, rajasthan high court, sh. The act provides for the regulation of the use of prenatal diagnostic techniques for the purpose of detecting genetic or metabolic disorders, chromosomal abnormalities or certain congenital. The postconception prenatal diagnostic techniques act, an act to provide for the prohibition of sex selection, after conception, and for regulation of prenatal diagnostic techniques for the purposes of detecting genetic abnormalities or metabolic preconception and prenatal diagnostic techniques act 1994 or chromosomal abnormalities or certain congenital malformations or sexlinked disorders. This article aims at describing and analyzing main provisions of the pndt act. It is a subject of discussion now, because an alltime low child sex ratio of 914 was reported in the 2011 provisional census data.
This article is an effort to show that the act though draconic can be easily followed by fulfilling certain mandatory requisitions laid under the act. Every offence under this act is cognizable, nonbailable and noncompoundable sec 27. Prenatal diagnostic techniques regulation and prevention of misuse act india 1994. The prenatal diagnostic techniques regulation and prevention of misuse act. The prenatal diagnostic techniques regulation and prevention of misuse act, 1994, was enacted and brought into operation from st january, 1996, in order to check1 female foeticide. The preconception and prenatal diagnostic techniques act. Prenatal diagnostic techniques regulation and prevention of misuse act, 1994 prenatal diagnostic techniques regulation and prevention of misuse rules, 1996. Users can get information on the act, its objectives, short title and commencement. Pre conception and prenatal diagnostic technique act, 1994 was enacted to arrest the declining sex ratio. Under the twodecadeold act, a machinery has been created to ensure that there is no sex selection at preconception stage or thereafter and there is no prenatal.
Sex determination and prenatal diagnostic technique act. The preconception and prenatal diagnostic techniques. Shortcomings of the prenatal diagnostic techniques act, 1994 article pdf available in the national medical journal of india 176. Preconception and prenatal diagnostic techniques pcpndt act, 1994 is an act of the parliament of india enacted to stop female foeticides and arrest the declining sex ratio in india. All about preconception and prenatal diagnostic techniques prohibition of sex selection act, 1994 by vedangini bisht download pdf the author, vedangini bisht is a 1st year student of national law university, delhi. The act was enacted in 1994 and amended in 2003 and is an important tool for addressing sexselective eliminations. The pre conception and prenatal diagnostic techniques pcpndt act of 1994 were enacted to end the declining sex ration. Pre conception and prenatal diagnostic techniques pcpndt. Techniques act was passed in 1994, amended in 2003 as preconception and prenatal diagnostic techniques prohibition of sex selection act. The preconception and prenatal diagnostic techniques prohibition of sex selection act, 1994.
The salient features of the pcpndt act, 1994, and the implication of its amendment in 2003. An act to provide for the prohibition of sex selection, before or after conception, and for regulation of prenatal diagnostic techniques for the purposes of detecting abnormalities or metabolic disorders or chromosomal abnormalities or certain congenital malformations or sexlinked disorders and for the prevention of their misuse for sex determination leading to female feticide. The parliament has realized the grave implications arising out of the misuse of the prenatal diagnostic techniques and passed the historic pre natal diagnostic techniques act of 1994, which came into effect from january 1996. Prenatal diagnostic techniques include all prenatal diagnostic procedures and. Preconception and prenatal diagnostic techniques act, 1994. Prenatal diagnostic techniques act, 1994 regulation of. The preconception and prenatal diagnostic techniques act, 1994. The government is leaving no stone unturned for the. The prenatal diagnostic techniques act pndt act, 1994 to stop this practice and the misuse of technology for prenatal sex determination. Pdf awareness regarding preconception and prenatal. Preconception and prenatal diagnostic techniques pcpndt act, 1994 is an act of the parliament of india enacted to stop female foeticides and arrest the. An overview on prenatal diagnostic techniques act and it. An act to provide for the prohibition of sex selection, before or after conception, and for regulation of prenatal diagnostic techniques for the purposes of detecting abnormalities or metabolic disorders or chromosomal abnormalities or certain congenital malformations or sexlinked disorders and for the prevention of their misuse for sex. Prenatal diagnostic techniquesact, 1994 is an act to provide for the regulation of the use of prenatal diagnostic techniques for the purpose of detecting genetic or metabolic disorders.
Preconception and prenatal diagnostic techniques act ncpcr. Every genetic counselling centre, genetic laboratory or genetic clinic engaged in counselling or conducting prenatal diagnostics techniques, like in vitro. Maharashtra has also been a pioneer in the training of judicial officers on the issue of sex selection and the pcpndt act so as to seek their. The preconception and prenatal diagnostic techniques prohibition of sex selection act, 1994 the record to be maintained by every genetic clinic, in respect of each man or woman subjected to any prenatal diagnostic proceduretechniquetest, shall be as specified in form f. The preconception and prenatal diagnostic techniques prohibition of sex selection act was enacted by the parliament on 20th september, 1994 and is applicable to the whole of india except the state of jammu and kashmir. Prenatal diagnostic techniques act, 1994 definitions. The pcpndt act was enacted on 20 september 1994 with the intent to prohibit prenatal diagnostic techniques for determination of the.
In india, the first legal response to curb the practice of sex determination and sex selection came into effect in the year 1994 through the introduction of pndt act prenatal diagnostic techniques act, which was amended later in 2004 as preconception and prenatal diagnostic techniques act pcpndt to make it a more powerful instrument. Effective implementation of pre conception and pre natal diagnostic techniques act, 1994 on 27 august, 2017 at rsja, jodhpur. Prenatal diagnostic techniques regulation and prevention. Thereafter, in 1994 prenatal diagnostic techniques regulation and prevention of misuse act hereinafter pndt act was enacted at national level to ensure the prohibition of female foeticide and to regulate the use of pre natal diagnostic techniques. Techniques act was passed in 1994, amended in 2003 as preconception and prenatal diagnostic. The present study was conducted to assess the awareness and attitude regarding prenatal sex determination and preconception and prenatal diagnostic techniques act among pregnant women. On and from the commencement of this act, 1 no place including a registered genetic counselling centre or genetic laboratory or genetic clinic shall be used or caused to be used by any person for conducting prenatal diagnostic techniques. Preconception and prenatal diagnostic techniques act.