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Central Government reconstitutes a committee under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, and lists its members.

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The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying notification reconstitutes a committee as per Section 15(1) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. This action supersedes notification S.O. 4595(E) dated November 2, 2021, except for actions already taken. The reconstituted committee comprises 19 members including a Chairman, Dr. Abhijit Mitra, and a Member Secretary, Dr. Sujit Kumar Dutta. Members represent organizations such as the Animal Welfare Board of India, Veterinary Council of India, Pharmacy Council of India, ICMR, ICAR, DBT, National Medical Commission, and various research and academic institutions. The committee's term is three years.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-18012025-260320 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 321] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2025/PAUSHA 27, 1946 MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (Department of Animal Husbandry And Dairying) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 16th January, 2025 S.O. 323(E).-In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 15 (1) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (59 of 1960), and in supersession of the notification issued vide S.O. 4595(E) dated 2nd November, 2021published in Part II- Section3- Sub-section (ii) of the Gazette of India, except as respect things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby reconstitutes a Committee consisting of the following persons as its Members, with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, namely: +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 1 | Dr. Abhijit Mitra | Chairman | | | Animal Husbandry Commissioner (AHC), | | | | Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, | | | | Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, New Delhi | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 2 | Representative, Animal Welfare Board of India not below the rank of Secretary, | Member | | | Animal Welfare Board of India | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 3 | Dr. Rajendra Gulabrao Bambal, Secretary (Addl. Charge), Veterinary Council of | Member | | | India, New Delhi | | | | (Representative, Veterinary Council of India, New Delhi) | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 4 | Dr. S. Kavimani, Professor& HOD, Department of Pharmacology, Mother Theresa | Member | | | Post Graduate & Research, Institute of Health Sciences, Puducherry | | | | (Representative, Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi) | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 5 | Dr. A. Vishala, | Member | | | Joint Drugs Controller, | | | | Central Drugs Standards Control Organization, New Delhi | | | | (Representative, Central Drugs Standard Control Organization, New Delhi) | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 6 | Chairman, National Medical Commission, New Delhi or his Representative not | Member | | | below the rank of President, National Medical Commission | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 7 | Prof. Rana Pratap Singh, | Member | | | School of Life Science, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi | | | | (Representative, University Grants Commission) | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 8 | Dr. Mukesh Kumar Gupta, Director, ICMR - National Animal Resource Facility for | Member | | | Biomedical Research, Hyderabad, Telangana | | | | (Representative, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi) | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 9 | Dr. Karthikeyan Vasudevan, Chief Scientist, | Member | | | Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES), Centre for | | | | Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, Telangana | | | | (Representative, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi) | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 10 | Dr. Raghavendra Bhatta, Deputy Director General (AS), | Member | | | Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi | | | | (Representative, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi) | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 11 | Dr. G Taru Sharma, Director, | Member | | | National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad, Telangana | | | | (Representative, Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi) | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 12 | Dr. Asmita Gajbhiye, | Member | | | Professor and Dean, School of Engineering and Technology, | | | | Dr. HarisinghGour University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 13 | Prof. Dr. Arvind Dasharath Ingle, Scientific Officer 'H' and Officer-in-Charge, | Member | | | Laboratory Animal Facility & Histopathology, Tata Memorial Centre, Advanced | | | | Centre for Treatment Research & Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Mumbai, | | | | Maharashtra | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 14 | Dr. Subeer S. Majumdar, Director General, Gujarat Biotechnology University, | Member | | | Gandhinagar, Gujarat | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 15 | Dr. Ramachandra S.G., Chief Research Scientist, Central Animal Facility, Indian | Member | | | Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 16 | Dr. Suresh Pothani, Retired as Director In-charge & Scientist G, ICMR-National | Member | | | Animal Resource Facility for Biomedical Research, Hyderabad, Telangana | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 17 | Dr. R. Gopinath, Deputy Secretary, | Member | | | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 18 | Dr. Pradeep Bhatu Patil, Scientist D cum Attending Veterinarian and Assistant | Member | | | Professor (ACSIR), | | | | Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, | | | | Telangana | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 19 | Dr. Sujit Kumar Dutta | Member Secretary| | | Joint Commissioner, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, | | | | Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, | | | | New Delhi | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ 2. The term of the Committee shall, unless sooner dissolved, be three years from the date of its constitution. [F. No. V-11011(13)/9/2024-CPCSEA-DADF] Dr. ABHIJIT MITRA, Animal Husbandry Commissioner Note: The previous Committee has been reconstituted and published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide S.O 4595 (E) dated 2nd November, 2021 which was amended vide notification number S.O. 3502(E) dated 16th August, 2024 and extended vide notification number S.O. 5469(E) dated 16th December, 2024.

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