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- There is no accurate data regarding the true scale of the campaign, most estimates put the number of sterilisations between 6-8 million in 1977, and lower in 1975 and 1976.
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Nov 14, 2014 · The death of 15 women at two state-run sterilisation camps in Chhattisgarh has put a spotlight on India's dark history of botched sterilisations.
In 1976–1977, the program led to 8.3 million sterilisations, most of them forced, up from 2.7 million the previous year. The bad publicity led many 1977 governments to stress that family planning is entirely voluntary.
Oct 1, 2018 · As T. K. Sundari Ravindran notes in Reproductive Health Matters, “female sterilisations, which accounted for 46 percent of all sterilisations in 1975–76, and fell to only 25 per cent in 76–77, rose to 80 per cent in 1977–78. Throughout the 1980s they accounted for about 85 percent of all sterilisations, and in 1989–90, 91.8 percent.”
Jun 25, 2019 · March 21, 1977: The Emergency was officially withdrawn. March 24, 1977: Morarji Desai was sworn in as the new prime minister of India.
Oct 6, 2018 · As T. K. Sundari Ravindran notes in Reproductive Health Matters, “female sterilisations, which accounted for 46% of all sterilisations in 1975–76, and fell to only 25% in 76–77, rose to 80% ...
Once the new government came to power, the sterilization numbers plunged. Only 10 percent of the 1976–1977 sterilization operations were performed in 1977–1978. 17 The larger damage had been done to the country.
