(a) whether the Supreme Court sought the names & addresses of clinics that had been supplied with ultrasound equipment to help identify unregistered clinics to check femicide a year back; and
(b) if so, details of the progress made in collecting the information from different States?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI A. RAJA)
(a): The Supreme Court of India in its Order dated 11th December, 2001 had directed that information relating to buyers of ultrasound machines may be obtained from the manufacturers, importers, suppliers etc. of such machines.
(b): A list of over 11,000 buyers of ultrasound machines received from the manufacturers, suppliers and service providers has already been obtained and passed on to the States/UTs for ensuring registration of clinics using the same under the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994, and for prosecution of those who may be found misusing these machines for detection of sex of foetus.