During Emergency, Tamil Nadu exceeded vasectomy targets under family planning programme
One of the most uncomfortable features of the famous emergency in India (1975-77) was a country-wide sterilization driving to implement population control. In a few states, regardless of whether they had a child, men had forced sterilization complaints.
There was no forced sterilization case in Tamil Nadu. However, the state was successful in meeting its goals. The Shah Investigation Commission, which was created by the DESI Government of the DESAI in the country to transform into emergency excesses in the country, said that Tamil Nadu has exceeded the sterilization targets fixed by the Indian government and that the performance was against the 2,11,300 target during 1975-76. In 1976-77, 5,69,756 operations were performed against the five lakh targets.
M. Karunanidhi Government was dismissed in January 1976 seven months after the announcement of the emergency.
In December 1975, the Marmalong Bridge in Madras, the capital of Tamil Nadu, is a helicopter that left family planning brochures on a shanty area near Saidapet. Photo Loan: Hindu Archives
Besi The target of the five Lakh, which was determined by the Indian government for 1976-77, was raised to six Lakh by the state government. The target of the state was distributed among different regions, and they were given the special monthly targets and special monthly targets of the field workers appointed by the state government. Shah Commission in its third and last report. The regional collector was generally accused and controlled by the entire family planning program in the region, and as long as they were related to the implementation of the Family Planning Program, he had the authority to use administrative control over the field personnel.
Deterrence
“Some deterrers for civil servants, local organs and cooperatives employees introduced the go of the video of the video Health and Family Planning Department dated September 17, 1976. subject to exceptions specified in the order, free medical participation, payment to female employees, leaving the mother to the first three children, only commissions, only commissions, just to have the commission.
On April 15, 1976, Prime Minister Indira Indira Indira Gandhi president at the meeting with the chief ministers and unity regions of all states to discuss the strategies of implementing the new population policy in India in New Delhi. | Photo Loan: Hindu Archives
Civil servants with two or less children or their spouses, sterilized civil servants, were treated for preference for giving state housing loans; Scooter, motor car etc. Purchase Loans; Appointment of home areas and; Allocation of houses by Tamil Nadu Housing Board.
Emir also foresees that the civil servants of the new state will have an attempt that civil servants with both children of the same gender would limit them to two people except both civil servants. In this case, there may be another child. In addition, for the head of the office, family size and so on. They were expected to make an annual explanation. However, some of these deterrers withdrew in April 1977 and the rest in September 1977.
ROLE OF SCHOOL TEACHERS
The Commission pointed out that the services of school teachers were asked to be used for motivational work among the public. In September 1976, the Department of Education, the School Education Director reported that each teacher should take at least two cases for sterilization throughout the year. “Although there should be no coercion on the motivating or recipient side, the teacher should actively be interested in this vital program and try to overcome the target,” he said.
The Population Training Cell of the Indian Family Planning Association in Madras (FPAI) organized a training program in Tamil Nadu in August 1975 | Photo Loan: Hindu Archives
According to the order, the fulfillment of targets will lead to the introduction of praise of the relevant teachers in character rolls. Other incentives will receive the appropriate cash rewards for the extraordinary contribution for the maximum motivational goals obtained and the state -level prizes and state -level awards.
Criminal action
At the same time, during the rule of the President, the State Government was notified at the Parliamentary Advisory Committee meeting held in Madurai on 7 December 1976. collectively Since they cannot achieve their family planning targets determined by Panchayat unions and others commissioners, against teachers and staff other than health and family planning personnel.
In addition, there were allegations that the circulars were published by the Commissioners of the Panchayat Union for the suspension/dismissal of teachers because sterilization cases could not be brought.
“Commissioner and Secretary, Health and Family Planning Department, on December 8, 1976, the heads of the departments, Panchayat unions and other executive authorities to the commission members, the teachers to demand that all -circular actions to withdraw.” In addition, people who were suspended or dismissed from the service due to their failure to achieve their family planning targets asked immediately to be restored to the tasks where they were employed before they were suspended/dismissed.
The Commission, the state government, said that there was no organized resistance to the family planning program during an emergency, or that there is no other law for opposing any person detained within the scope of Misa/Disir.
However, the state government did not provide information about the number of people with two or less children and people over 55 years of age, sterilization case of unmarried persons. However, the commission told the commission that 90 deaths were reported after sterilization during the emergency.
Published – 02 July 2025 06:00
