Madhya Pradesh govt scraps circular that set sterilisation targets for male health workers, transfers official who issued notice© firstpost.com

Madhya Pradesh govt scraps circular that set sterilisation targets for male health workers, transfers official who issued notice

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| Published: Friday, February 21, 2020, 16:39 [IST]

Bhopal, Feb 21: The Madhya Pradesh government has issued a circular asking multi-purpose health workers (MPHWs) to meet sterilisation targets or else their salaries would be withheld and they would be given compulsory retirement.

The circular has asked each of MPHW to get at least get one man sterilised in this fiscal which ending March 31 or else their salaries would be withheld and they would be given compulsory retirement.

The move by the state unit of the National Health Mission has come after the National Family Health Survey-4 report recorded that only 0.5 per cent men were opting for sterilisation in Madhya Pradesh.