India has defended a state-run programme that offers poor women cash incentives to get sterilised after the deaths of 13 women triggered international condemnation. Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda said it was a "misconception" that India set sterilisation targets for local authorities in an effort to control the growth of its billion-plus population. Indian authorities have come under criticism from rights groups and the United Nations after a mass sterilisation camp in central Chhattisgarh state led to the deaths of 12 women. Human Rights Watch has said health workers in India are coercing women into getting sterilised, under pressure to meet informal targets.
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