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The Central Government issues a notification to make further amendments to Notification No. S.O. 85(E), dated 5th February, 1997, concerning appointments under the Pre-conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health and Family Welfare) issued Notification S.O. 4841(E) on 22nd October, 2025, exercising powers conferred by Section 7 read with Section 8 of the Pre-conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994. This notification further amends the principal Notification No. S.O. 85(E), dated 5th February, 1997. Specifically, under the heading “Appointed under clause (g) of sub-section (2) of section 7”, new entries are substituted for serial numbers 19, 21, and 22. The new appointees are Dr. L.R. Pathak, Deputy Director, Health Services, Jharkhand (Member); Shri Sumant Singh, Commissioner cum Secretary (Health & Family Welfare) Government of Manipur (Member); and Dr. Sandeep Sangale, Additional Director, State Family Welfare Bureau, Pune (State Appropriate Authority, PCPNDT -Maharashtra) (Member). The term of office for these members is one year commencing from 22nd October, 2025, or until further orders, whichever is earlier. The principal notification S.O. 85(E), dated 5th February, 1997, has been previously amended multiple times, with the latest amendment cited as S.O. 2937(E) dated 15th July, 2024.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-28102025-267213 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4697] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2025/ KARTIKA 2, 1947 MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (Department of Health and Family Welfare) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 22nd October, 2025 S.O. 4841(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 19, 21 and 22 and the entries relating thereto the following shall be substituted, namely: - +----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+ | 19 | Dr. L.R. Pathak, Deputy Director, Health Services, Jharkhand | Member | | 21 | Shri Sumant Singh, Commissioner cum Secretary (Health & Family Welfare) Government | Member | | | of Manipur, Manipur | | | 22 | Dr. Sandeep Sangale, Additional Director, State Family Welfare Bureau, Pune (State | Member | | | Appropriate Authority, PCPNDT -Maharashtra) Maharashtra | | +----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+ 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 28th February, 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 1st February, 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 12thNovember, 2002; S.O. 703(E) dated 18th June, 2003; S.O. 1458(E) dated 23rd December, 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 16th September, 2004; S.O. 56(E) dated 19th January, 2006; S.O.199(E) dated 10th February, 2006; S.O. 200(E) dated 10th February, 2006; S.O. 1854(E) dated 30th October, 2006; S.O. 1506(E) dated 20th June, 2008; S.O. 130(E) dated 6th January, 2009; S.O. 2143(E) dated 20th August, 2009; S.O. 779(E) dated 28th April, 2011; S.O. 85(E) dated 11th January, 2012; S.O. 1272(E) dated 25th May, 2012; S.O. 2613(E) dated 25th October, 2012; S.O. 2825(E) dated 22nd November, 2012; S.O. 43(E) dated 31st December, 2012; S.O. 1351(E) dated 21st May, 2013; S.O. 306(E) dated 31st January, 2014; S.O. 2520(E) dated 26th September, 2014; S.O. 2587(E) dated 2nd October, 2014; S.O. 1459(E) dated 1st June, 2015; S.O. 2458 (E) dated 4th September, 2015; S.O. 3097(E) dated 9th November, 2015; S.O. 4111(E) dated 22nd December, 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 2nd May 2018; S.O. 143(E) dated 9th January 2019; S.O. 1934(E) dated 10th June 2019; and S.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 17th November 2020 and S.O. 4354(E) dated 14th September 2022. S.O. 2937(E) dated 15th July, 2024. 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.

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