Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Nizamabad Orders Strict Action Against Illegal Gender Tests
Officials in Nizamabad want to stop illegal tests that reveal an unborn baby’s sex.
They say ending a pregnancy because of the baby’s gender is a serious crime.
Collector Bhavesh Mishra told officials to watch scanning centres more closely.
Centres that break the law may face criminal cases and be sealed.
Officials will also track pregnancies until delivery.
They will investigate pregnancies that do not result in a birth.
Licences should be renewed only for centres that follow the rules.
The campaign also encourages families to value every child equally.
Collector Bhavesh Mishra warned scanning centres against conducting illegal gender-determination tests.
Mishra called revealing an unborn child’s sex and gender-based pregnancy termination an unpardonable crime.
Officials were told to register criminal cases and seal centres that violate the law.
Authorities will track pregnant women until delivery and investigate pregnancies that do not result in childbirth.
Only compliant scanning centres should receive licence renewals, alongside efforts to promote equal value for every child.
- Who
- Nizamabad Collector Bhavesh Mishra and district officials.
- What
- Officials ordered stronger enforcement against illegal gender-determination tests and gender-based pregnancy terminations.
- When
- At a district-level PCPNDT Act advisory committee meeting; no date was specified.
- Where
- Nizamabad.
- Why
- To enforce the law, prevent illegal terminations, improve surveillance of scanning centres, and promote equal value for every child.
- Official
- Bhavesh Mishra, Nizamabad Collector
- Law discussed
- PCPNDT Act
- Targeted facilities
- Scanning centres
- Penalties
- Criminal cases and sealing of violating centres
- Monitoring
- Pregnant women are to be tracked until delivery
- Licence renewals
- Only compliant scanning centres should receive renewals
- Public message
- Every child should be valued equally, regardless of gender