Re constitution of the Central Silk worm Seed Committee (CSSC)

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-04082026-275192 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4151] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2026/SHRAVAN 13, 1948 6014 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF TEXTILES NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 4th August, 2026. S.O. 4327(E).— In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 8A of the Central Silk Board Act, 1948 (61 of 1948), the Central Government hereby notifies the re-constitution of a Committee to be called the Central Silk-worm Seed Committee consisting of the following members for a period of three years from the date of this notification subject to the provisions of the said Act. +------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Member Details | Role/Basis | +========================================================================+========================================================================+ | 1. Joint Secretary (Silk) | Vice Chairperson of the Board, who shall be the | | Ministry of Textiles, New Delhi | Chairperson of the Committee, ex- officio under Section | | | 8A (1) (a) of the Act. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 2. Commissioner for Sericulture Development | Nominated by the Central Government under Section 8A | | and Director of Sericulture, Govt. of Karnataka | (1) (b) (i) of the Act. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 3. Commissioner for Sericulture , Govt. of | Nominated by the Central Government under Section 8A | | Andhra Pradesh | (1) (b) (i) of the Act. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 4. Commissioner, Textiles & Sericulture, Govt. | Nominated by the Central Government under Section 8A | | of West Bengal | (1) (b) (i) of the Act. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 5. Director of Sericulture, Govt. of Tamil Nadu | Nominated by the Central Government under Section 8A | | | (1) (b) (i) of the Act. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 6. Director of Sericulture, Govt. of Maharashtra | Nominated by the Central Government under Section 8A | | | (1) (b) (i) of the Act. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 7. Director, Directorate of Rural Industries | Nominated by the Central Government under Section 8A | | (Sericulture Sector), Govt. of Chhattisgarh | (1) (b) (i) of the Act. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 8. Director of Sericulture, Govt. of Assam | Nominated by the Central Government under Section 8A | | | (1) (b) (i) of the Act. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 9. Shri Rajendra Kumar Khandai, | Nominated by the Central Government under Section 8A | | Director, Tasar Development Foundation (TDF), | (1) (b) (i) of the Act. | | 1st floor, Sundar Sadan, Saket Vihar, Circular Road, | | | Baramasia, B. Deoghar, Jharkhand | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 10. Shri Arjun Rabha, | Nominated by the Central Government under Section 8A | | Muga Silkworm Seed Cocoon Producer/Seed Producer, | (1) (b) (ii) of the Act. | | Bamun Panikhowa, Krishnai, Goalpara, Assam | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 11. Director, National Silkworm Seed Organization, | Nominated by the Central Government under Section 8A | | Central Silk Board, Bengaluru | (1) (c) of the Act. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 12. Member Secretary, Central Silk Board, | Nominated by the Central Government under Section 8A | | Bengaluru | (1) (d) of the Act. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [F. No. 26011/1/2020-Silk] PADMINI SINGLA, Jt. Secy.