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The days of "sex-selection shops" in India are numbered.
The Union health ministry on Saturday asked Medical Council of India (MCI) to put in place a tough accreditation system for institutes that teach people how to use ultrasound machines.
Now, under the Pre-conception & Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994, besides a sonologist, imaging specialist and radiologist, anybody with a six months training or a one-year experience in sonography or image scanning can use an ultrasound machine.
This, the ministry says, has led to the emergence of several bogus institutions that train people how to use ultrasound machines for sex selection. Bogus certificates are also being issued, helping the racket to thrive.
A ministry official said, "Many such fake institutes conduct 15-day courses that teach people how to do sex selection using ultrasound machines and hand them a six month or one-year certificate."
He added, "MCI has been asked to prepare a framework that will specify which institutes will get accredited to conduct training for use of ultrasound machines, what would be the content of the training course and what kind...
The Union health ministry on Saturday asked Medical Council of India (MCI) to put in place a tough accreditation system for institutes that teach people how to use ultrasound machines.
Now, under the Pre-conception & Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994, besides a sonologist, imaging specialist and radiologist, anybody with a six months training or a one-year experience in sonography or image scanning can use an ultrasound machine.
This, the ministry says, has led to the emergence of several bogus institutions that train people how to use ultrasound machines for sex selection. Bogus certificates are also being issued, helping the racket to thrive.
A ministry official said, "Many such fake institutes conduct 15-day courses that teach people how to do sex selection using ultrasound machines and hand them a six month or one-year certificate."
He added, "MCI has been asked to prepare a framework that will specify which institutes will get accredited to conduct training for use of ultrasound machines, what would be the content of the training course and what kind...