Ganga Durua, a Tribes of Odisha, was sterilized without permission. Ganga is unable to speak and is still unmarried.
The National Human Rights Commission ordered the Odisha government to pay Rs 1 lakh to the victim.
Apart from this, the state government was also ordered to stop sterilization after obtaining consent from the victim.
Supreme Court lawyer and social activist Radhakant Tripathi had filed a petition regarding this matter.
After which, as soon as the report came from the state government, the Human Rights Commission issued an order.
According to the information received from the petition filed in this case, the officials of Maithili Sub-Divisional Hospital (SDH) located in Malkangiri district of the state had sterilized the Ganga on August 3, 2023.
This was done so that the increasing cases of sterilization taking place in the area could be shown.
Tripathi said in his petition, “After the report of the ASHA worker, the hospital authorities decided on sterilization. In his petition, he had requested for investigation of the entire matter.
The Human Rights Commission’s investigation has also revealed that even the money received after sterilization was not given to the victim.
Apart from this, all the officials of the hospital were involved in this operation. Notices were sent to all of them and they were interrogated in this matter.
In response, the officials said that this happened unknowingly.
The purpose of sterilization is to control the population and it is illegal to sterilize any person without his permission.
In JDU society, sterilization is often done by greedy people or without consent. Many youth in the country are already at risk of population decline. In such a situation, these illegal sterilizations can have a huge impact on their passport.
Stay updated for more Tribal News & updates.
Learn By Funn 