One should try to change the mindset first which actually takes years to be changed. But then somebody has to take the initiative. ‘Daughters are Precious’ (DAP) campaign was a very honest effort on our part to launch, says Naveen Jain, Mission Director, National Health Mission & Secretary, Medical, Health and Family Welfare, Government of Rajasthan, in an Exclusive Interview with Kartik Sharma of Elets News Network (ENN).
Q While taking reins as Mission Director of National Health Mission in Rajasthan, did you imagine saving daughters in female foeticide incidents will be the biggest mission for you some day?
When I joined as Mission Director and Special Secretary, Medical Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Rajasthan, in 2014, I never had such an idea. I had no inkling that I would work on the assignment of saving daughters from female foeticide. While working as Mission Director, I was always looking for some workable solutions that can work to bring positive results.
Q Spread over thousands of kilometers and having a huge population, Rajasthan is indeed a vast State. Isn’t saving girls from female foeticide a daunting task here?
Rajasthan is the largest State of India in terms of area. It is spread over from Thar Desert to Chambal area in eastern side. There are different customs and different historical backgrounds.
In this wake, someone’s claim that he or she can ensure girls won’t be killed in one’s womb is unthinkable. We are finding solution for the same. PC-PNDT Act alone, which was introduced in 1994, was not sufficient to do this job.
So, we thought of some out of the box ideas. It provided us many inputs. We started implementing the Act through PC-PNDT Bureau of Investigation. Then, we revamped the Mukhbir Yojna, that is sharing information with the administrative system by commoners about occurrence of any such incident i.e. gender selection and sex-selective abortions. After revamping the scheme, information has started pouring in.
In addition, a prize was also declared even for decoys. It was because the pregnant women were feeling insecure or they were not feeling motivated to give their best. When Mukhbir and Decoy Yojna were advertised very well by using good means of ICE, information poured in.
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