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Health
Maharashtra Forms Task Force
✍️ timesofindia.indiatimes.com
🗓 02 Aug 2026, 09:22 AM
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Maharashtra to form a special task force to check sex determination and foeticide. The decision was announced by Health Minister Prakash Ab.
The state of Maharashtra is taking a significant step towards addressing the issue of sex determination and foeticide. As per the latest announcement, a special task force will be formed to tackle this problem. The decision is aimed at curbing the practice of determining the sex of a fetus and subsequently aborting it if it is a female. This move is expected to have a positive impact on the declining sex ratio in the state. The task force will work towards creating awareness and enforcing laws related to sex determination and foeticide.