Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said the state government will appoint separate nodal officers in all districts and consider strengthening legislation to curb female foeticides. Intelligence gathering, decoy operations, and stricter enforcement of PC & PNDT Act are underway
Total Fertility Rates in the State have witnessed a downward spiral and the drop has been consistent throughout the country between 1986 and 2021, SRS data indicates