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The Central Government amends Notification No. S.O. 85 (E), dated 5th February, 1997, by substituting the entry for serial number 20 under the heading 'Appointed under clause (g) of sub-section (2) of section 7' through powers conferred by Sections 7 and 8 of the Pre-conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994.

Detailed Summary

This notification, S.O. 5449(E), issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health and Family Welfare) on November 20, 2025, enacts a further amendment to the Central Government's Notification No. S.O. 85 (E), dated February 5, 1997. The amendment is made under the authority of Section 7 read with Section 8 of the Pre-conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994. Specifically, for serial number 20 under the heading "Appointed under clause (g) of sub-section (2) of section 7" in the original notification, the entry is substituted with "Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Karnataka" as a "Member". The term of office for this member is one year, commencing from the notification's date (November 20, 2025), or until further orders, whichever is earlier. The principal notification, S.O. 85 (E) dated February 5, 1997, has been previously amended multiple times, with the latest prior amendment cited as S.O.4841(E) dated October 22, 2025.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-27112025-268031 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 5268] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2025/AGRAHAYANA 6, 1947 7955 GI/2025 (1) MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (Department of Health and Family Welfare) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 20th November, 2025 S.O. 5449(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 7 read with Section 8 of the Pre-conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994, the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendment in the Notification No. S.O. 85 (E), dated 5thFebruary, 1997, issued by Government of India, in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, namely: 2. In the said notification, under the heading "Appointed under clause (g) of sub-section (2) of section 7", for serial numbers 20 and the entries relating thereto the following shall be substituted, namely: +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+ | 20 Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Karnataka | Member | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+ Term of office of the above members shall be for a period of one year commencing from the date of this notification or till further orders, whichever is earlier. [F. No. V.11011/03/2023-PNDT] MEERA SRIVASTAVA, Jt. Secy. Note: The Principal Notification was published in the Gazette of India, videno. S.O.85 (E), dated 5thFebruary, 1997 and amended videNo. S.O.160 (E) dated 28thFebruary, 1998 and further amended videNos. S.O. 694(E) dated 13th August, 1998, S.O. 61(E) dated 14th January, 2000; S.O.114(E)dated 1stFebruary, 2000; S.O.349(E) dated 20th April, 2001; S.O.931(E) dated 19thSeptember, 2001; S.O.590(E) dated 31stMay, 2002; S.O.1191 (E) dated 12th November, 2002; S.O.703(E) dated 18th June, 2003; S.O.1458(E) dated 23rdDecember, 2003; S.O.99(E) dated 20th January, 2004; S.O.367(E) dated 17thMarch, 2004; S.O.937(E) dated 19th August, 2004; S.O.1008(E) dated 16thSeptember, 2004; S.O.56(E) dated 19th January, 2006; S.O.199(E) dated 10thFebruary, 2006; S.O.200(E) dated 10thFebruary, 2006; S.O. 1854(E) dated 30th October, 2006; S.O.1506(E) dated 20thJune, 2008; S.O.130(E) dated 6th January, 2009; S.O.2143(E) dated 20thAugust, 2009; S.O.779(E) dated 28th April, 2011; S.O.85(E) dated 11th January, 2012; S.O.1272(E) dated 25thMay, 2012; S.O. 2613(E) dated 25th October, 2012; S.O. 2825(E) dated 22nd November, 2012; S.O. 43(E) dated 31stDecember, 2012 ; S.O. 1351(E) dated 21stMay, 2013; S.O. 306(E) dated 31st January, 2014; S.O. 2520(E) dated 26thSeptember, 2014; S.O. 2587(E) dated 2nd October, 2014; S.O. 1459(E) dated 1stJune, 2015; S.O. 2458 (E) dated 4thSeptember, 2015; S.O. 3097(E) dated 9thNovember, 2015; S.O. 4111(E) dated 22ndDecember, 2016; S.O. 132(E) dated 10th January, 2018;S.O. 275(E) dated 17th January, 2018; S.O. 276(E) dated 17th January, 2018; S.O. 1794(E) dated 2ndMay 2018; S.O. 143(E) dated 9th January 2019; S.O. 1934(E) dated 10thJune 2019; andS.O. 2779(E) dated 2nd August 2019; S.O. 3558(E) dated 1st October 2019; S.O. 3636 (E) dated 10th October 2019, S.O.4123(E) dated 17thNovember 2020 S.O.4354(E) dated 14thSeptember 2022, S.O. 2937(E) dated 15th July, 2024 and S.O.4841(E) dated 22nd October 2025. 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. Digitally signed by AMIT KUMAR JAISWAL AMIT KUMAR JAISWAL Date: 2025.11.27 21:40.20 +0530

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