Describing female foeticide as a grave challenge, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said information, education and communication (IEC) could play a role in building a positive environment for valuing the girl child, particularly at the grassroots level. He said the Centre had decided to provide funds to States for setting up dedicated cells to monitor the implementation of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/female-foeticide-grave-challenge-says-health-minister
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-health-and-family-welfare
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-rural-health-mission-nrhm
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/census-2011
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/legislation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/people
