Nominates the following persons as members of the Central Seed Certification Board

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-25042024-253856 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1697] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2024/VAISAKHA 5, 1946 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 24th April, 2024. S.O. 1789(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 8A of the Seeds Act, 1966 (54 of 1966), the Central Government hereby nominates the following persons as members of the Central Seed Certification Board for a period of two years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, namely: - Nominated under clause (i) of sub-section (2) of section 8A: Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. - Chairman; Nominated under clause (ii) of sub-section (2) of section 8A: 1. Director of Agriculture, Directorate of Agriculture, Government of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal. - Member; 2. Director of Agriculture, Directorate of Agriculture, Government of Gujarat, Gandhi Nagar. - Member; 3. Director of Agriculture, Directorate of Agriculture, Government of Karnataka, Bengaluru. - Member; 4. Director of Agriculture, Commissionerate of Agriculture, Government of Maharashtra, Pune. - Member; Nominated under clause (iii) of sub-section (2) of section 8A: 1. Director of Research, Junagarh Agricultural University, Junagarh. - Member; 2. Director of Research, Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi. - Member; 3. Director of Research, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada KrishiVidyapeeth, Parbhani. - Member; Nominated under clause (iv) of sub-section (2) of section 8A: 1. Agriculture Commissioner, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. - Member; 2. Deputy Director General (Crop Sciences), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. - Member; 3. Deputy Director General (Horticulture), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Krishi Anusandhan Bhawan-II, Pusa Campus, New Delhi. - Member; 4. Joint Secretary (Seeds), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. - Member; 5. Head, Division of Seed Science and Technology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi. - Member; 6. Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh State Seed Development Corporation, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. - Member; 7. Managing Director, Madhya Pradesh Rajya Beej Farm EvamVikas Nigam, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. - Member; 8. Managing Director, Odisha State Seed Corporation, Bhubneswar, Odisha. - Member; 9. Managing Director, Tamil Nadu State Seed Development Agency, Agriculture Directorate, Chepauk, Chennai. - Member; [F. No. 2-17/2015-SD.IV] PANKAJ YADAV, Jt. Secy.