Telangana | 50 fertility centres found violating norms, two registrations cancelled

Telangana Health Minister directed officials to check staffing details, registration status, record-keeping and the functioning of grievance redressal cells at fertility centres in the State. | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES Telangana health authorities have detected regulatory violations at 50 private fertility centres during inspections of 379 centres, prompting the cancellation of registrations of two centres and temporary suspension of permissions of nine others.Issues at fertility centres in TelanganaThe violations came to light during inspections to check compliance with Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) and surrogacy laws, with authorities finding issues including unauthorised changes in staff, improper maintenance of records, failure to display registration certificates, absence o