As per the government’s data, only 0.5 per cent of men had opted for getting sterilise.
Madhya Pradesh government circular warning of salary cuts and compulsory retirement linked to failure to meet sterilisation targets has ignited a huge controversy. After the report emerged in the media, move has been withdrawn and action has been announced against the officer behind the circular.The circular, put out on February 11 by the state government's National Health Mission Director, said it would be mandatory for employees to mobilise five to 10 men to go for sterilisation each year. The circular cited the National Family Health Survey-4 report, which recorded that the number of men opting for sterilisation in Madhya Pradesh had dipped.