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The Central Government, exercising powers under the Insecticides Act, 1968, nominates new members to the Central Insecticides Board for a three-year term and amends an earlier notification regarding its composition.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare), through Notification S.O. 1177(E) dated March 6, 2026, has nominated several individuals as members to the Central Insecticides Board for a period of three years. This action is taken in exercise of powers conferred by section 4 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 (46 of 1968). The notification further amends the Government of India's previous notification, G.S.R. 301(E), dated March 1, 1971, which was published by the erstwhile Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Community Development and Cooperation (Department of Agriculture) on February 27, 1971. Specific amendments include substituting serial number (xvii) with the Director of Health Services, Government of Odisha; serial number (xviii) with the Director of Agriculture, Government of Maharashtra, and the Director of Agriculture, Government of Tamil Nadu; serial number (xix)(b) with Dr. Bhavesh Modi, Director, ICMR-National Institute of Occupational Hazard (NIOH), Ahmedabad; and serial number (xx) with Dr. D. Srinivasa Reddy, Director, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad. The principal notification, G.S.R. 301(E), dated March 1, 1971, was last amended vide S.O. 90 (E), dated January 6, 2026.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-06032026-270706 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1125] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2026/PHALGUNA 15, 1947 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 6th March, 2026 S.O. 1177(E). — In exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 (46 of 1968), the Central Government hereby nominates the following persons as members to the Central Insecticides Board for a period of three years from the date of publication of this notification and for this purpose makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, in the erstwhile Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Community Development and Cooperation (Department of Agriculture), dated the 27th February, 1971, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 301(E), dated the 1st March, 1971, namely:- In the said notification,- (a) for serial number (xvii) and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be substituted, namely:- "(xvii) Director of Health Services, Directorate of Health Services, Government of Odisha, 2nd Floor, Health Directorate, HOD Building, Bhubaneswar, Odisha"; (b) for serial number (xviii) and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be substituted, namely:- "(xviii)(a) Director of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Government of Maharashtra, Commissionerate of Agriculture, 2nd floor, Central Building, Pune station, Pune, Maharashtra (b) Director of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Government of Tamil Nadu, 1, Wallaja Road, PWD Estate, Chepauk, Chennai, Tamil Nadu"; (c) for serial number (xix)(b) and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be substituted, namely:- "(xix)(b) Dr. Bhavesh Modi, Director, ICMR- National Institute of Occupational Hazard (NIOH), Ahmedabad"; (d) for serial number (xx) and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be substituted, namely:- "(xx) Dr. D. Srinivasa Reddy, Director, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad" [F. No. 13029/02/2019-PP-I-Part(1)] MUKTANAND AGRAWAL, Jt. Secy. (Plant protection) Note: The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 301(E), dated the 01st March, 1971 and last amended vide number S.O. 90 (E), dated the 06th January, 2026. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. SARVESH KUMAR SAVESH SRIVASTAVA Date: 2026.03.06 21:27:20

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