Women Commission to inquire into abortion cases in tribal villages in K. R. Puram ITDA on Tuesday

The Andhra Pradesh Women Commission will inquire into the 281 abortions registered in the tribal habitations in the Agency mandals in Eluru district.

Commission Chairperson Rayapati Sailaja proposes to visit K. R. Puram ITDA on Tuesday, and hold a review with the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) officials, Medical and Health, Revenue, Women Development and Child Welfare and other department officers on the reported abortion cases.

Ms. Sailaja is expected to visit a few tribal villages, anganwadi centres and primary health centres (PHCs) in Buttaigudem, Kukunur, Velerupadu and other mandals and interact with the women.

“The Commission will verify the medical records of some abortion cases, and inquire into the reasons for 281 abortions registered in just nine months,” an officer said.

Ms. Rayapati Sailaja planned to probe into the 319 unregistered child births in the PHCs, community health centres (CHCs) and in the nearby Area Government hospitals.

Eluru district Collector K. Vetri Selvi, in a recent review meeting on the performance of K. R. Puram ITDA, directed the Medical and Health department officers to conduct a thorough probe into the huge number of abortions registered in the ITDA limits.