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The Central Government nominates new members to the Central Insecticides Board by amending a previous notification under the powers conferred by section 4 of the Insecticides Act, 1968.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) issued notification S.O. 90(E) on January 6, 2026, in exercise of powers under section 4 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 (46 of 1968). This notification amends the Government of India's notification G.S.R. 301(E), dated March 1, 1971 (originally dated February 27, 1971), published by the erstwhile Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Community Development and Cooperation (Department of Agriculture). The amendments substitute five entries relating to members of the Central Insecticides Board for a period of three years. Specifically, Dr. Rohit Mishra (Deputy Industrial Adviser, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals) replaces serial number (xiv); Dr. Umesh D. Surangi (Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Directorate General of Health Services) replaces serial number (xv); Dr. Subhash Chand (Joint Director (Chemistry), Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage, Faridabad, Haryana) replaces serial number (xix)(a); Dr. Poonam Jasrotia (Assistant Director General (Plant protection), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi) replaces serial number (xix)(d); and Dr. Gaurav Sharma (Scientist-F, Officer-in-Charge and Head of Office, Zoological Survey of India, Northern Regional Centre, Dehradun, Uttarakhand) replaces serial number (xxi). The principal notification G.S.R. 301(E) was last amended vide S.O. 5011 (E) dated October 25, 2022.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-07012026-269146 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 80] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2026/PAUSHA 16, 1947 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (Department Of Agriculture And Farmers Welfare) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 6th January, 2026 S.O. 90(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 (xiv) and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be substituted namely:- “(xiv) Dr. Rohit Mishra, Deputy Industrial Adviser, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi"; (b) for serial number (xv) and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be substituted namely:- “(xv) Dr. Umesh D. Surangi, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Directorate General of Health Services"; (c) for serial number (xix)(a) and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be substituted namely:- "(xix)(a) Dr. Subhash Chand, Joint Director (Chemistry), Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage, NH-IV, Faridabad, Haryana"; (d) for serial number (xix)(d) and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be substituted namely:- "(xix)(d) Dr. Poonam Jasrotia, Assistant Director General (Plant protection), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi"; (e) for serial number (xxi) and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be substituted namely:- “(xxi) Dr. Gaurav Sharma, Scientist-F, Officer- in-Charge and Head of Office, Zoological Survey of India, Northern Regional Centre, Kaulagarh Road, Dehradun, Uttarakhand". [F.No.13029/02/2019-PP-I] 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. 5011 (E), dated the 25th October, 2022. 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. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Date: 2026.01.07 15:22:03 +0530

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