Archive · 12 Oct 2026
Nandyal DMHO Warns Against Sex Determination Under PCPNDT Act
Nandyal’s health officer, Dr Sharada Bai, spoke about protecting girls and helping them thrive.
She said girls should have equal chances to live, learn, and develop.
She encouraged parents to support girls’ education and help them understand their health and legal rights.
She warned that finding out or sharing a fetus’s sex is against the law.
She also said child marriage can harm girls’ health and limit their choices.
The message was shared at a meeting and rally for International Day of the Girl Child.
Students also took part in a short-film competition about letting girls live.
The winning teams are due to receive awards on Monday.
DMHO Dr Sharada Bai urged collective efforts to protect girls and promote equal opportunities.
An awareness meeting and rally were held in Nandyal for International Day of the Girl Child.
She warned that fetal sex determination and disclosure are illegal under the PCPNDT Act, 1994.
Dr Sharada Bai also urged families to educate girls and cautioned against child marriage.
A short-film competition was held, with winning teams set to receive awards on Monday.
- Who
- DMHO Dr Sharada Bai, medical staff, and students from RR Nursing College attended the awareness event.
- What
- An awareness meeting and rally promoted girls’ rights and warned against illegal fetal sex determination and child marriage.
- When
- The event was held on Sunday; awards were scheduled for Monday. No calendar date was provided.
- Where
- Nandyal.
- Why
- To promote girls’ survival, education, health, legal rights, and equal opportunities, and to raise awareness of laws against sex determination.
- Organiser
- District Medical and Health Officer Dr Sharada Bai
- Occasion
- International Day of the Girl Child
- Location
- Nandyal
- Law cited
- Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 1994
- Competition
- Short-film competition titled ‘Let the Girl Child Live’ for government degree college students across Nandyal district
- Awards
- District Collector and Magistrate G Rajakumari Gania was scheduled to present awards to winning teams at the PGRS building on Monday