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Central Supervisory Board on the PC&PNDT Act

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Central Supervisory Board on the PC&PNDT Act (GS2 · Gender, 28 October 2025)

What happened

  • The Health Minister chaired the 31st meeting of the Central Supervisory Board under the PC&PNDT Act, 1994 to curb sex selection [PIB].
  • He noted improvement in the national sex ratio at birth in the SRS report for 2021-23 [PIB].

Background

  • The Act bars misuse of diagnostic techniques for sex determination [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Enforcement against portable machines and online sales is the gap.

How to use this in Mains

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  1. As per PIB (2025-10-28): the Health Minister chaired the 31st meeting of the Central Supervisory Board under the PC&PNDT Act, 1994 to curb sex selection.
  2. Enforcement against portable machines and online sales is the gap.
Quotable data point

He noted improvement in the national sex ratio at birth in the SRS report for 2021-23.

PIB: MoHFW: 31st CSB meeting on PC&PNDT, 28 Oct 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: PC&PNDT Act.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

PC&PNDT Act year

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

CSB meeting number

Answer (c) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

SRS report period cited

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: MoHFW: 31st CSB meeting on PC&PNDT, 28 Oct 2025

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