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Core Purpose

The Central Government issues the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Third Amendment) Order, 2026, to amend Schedule II of the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003, by adding a new entry.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department Of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare) issued Notification S.O. 1645(E) on March 27, 2026, published in the Gazette of India on March 30, 2026. This Order, titled the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Third Amendment) Order, 2026, is made by the Central Government under the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914 (2 of 1914). It amends the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003 (originally published as S.O. 1322 (E) dated November 18, 2003, and subsequently amended multiple times, most recently by S.O. 492 (E) dated February 3, 2026). Specifically, the amendment adds a new serial number 90 to Schedule II, designating Dhanakya (Jaipur) [INDNK6] in Rajasthan as an Inland Container Depot, with its jurisdiction falling under the Regional Plant Quarantine Station, Delhi. The Order comes into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-31032026-271459 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1580] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2026/CHAITRA 9, 1948 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (Department Of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 27th March, 2026 S.O. 1645(E). — In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914 (2 of 1914), the Central Government hereby makes the following Order further to amend the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003, namely: - (1)Short title and Commencement - (i) This Order may be called the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Third Amendment) Order, 2026. (ii) It shall come into force on the date of its Publication in the Official Gazette. (2) Amendment in Schedule II of the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of import into India) Order, 2003 - after serial number 89 and the entries relating thereto the following serial number and entries shall be added, namely: - +--------------------------------+-----------+------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | Place | State | Status | Jurisdiction of PQ Station | +================================+===========+========================+==========================================+ | 90. Dhanakya | Rajasthan | Inland Container | Regional Plant Quarantine Station, | | (Jaipur) [INDNK6] | | Depot | Delhi | +--------------------------------+-----------+------------------------+------------------------------------------+ [F.No.8-34/2021-PP.II] MUKTANAND AGRAWAL, Jt. Secy. Note: The Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003 was published in the Gazette of India, vide, number S.O. 1322 (E) dated 18th November, 2003, and subsequently amended vide number S.O.167(E), dated 6th February 2004, S.O. 427(E), dated 29th March, 2004, S.O. 644(E), dated 31st May 2004, S.O. 263(E), dated 25th February 2005, S.O. 462 (E), dated 31st March 2005, S.O. 1121 (E), dated 14th July 2006, S.O. 1353 (E), dated 31st July 2006, S.O. 1873 (E), dated 31st October 2006, S.O. 2074 (Ε), dated 6th December 2006, S.O. 2069 (E), dated 3rd December, 2007, S.O. 3(E), dated 1st January, 2008, S.O. 2847 (E), dated 8th December, 2008, S.O. 2888 (E), dated 15th December, 2008, S.O. 2286 (E), dated 9th September, 2009, S.O. 2390 (E), dated 16th September, 2009, S.O. 3269 (E), dated 23rd December, 2009, S.O. 3298 (E), dated 24th December, 2009, S.O. 907 (E), dated 21st April, 2010, S.O. 2095(E), dated 27th August, 2010, S.O. 2284 (E), dated 15th September, 2010, S.O. 2516 (E), dated 11th October, 2010, S.O. 2711 (E) dated 4th November, 2010, S.O. 3052(E) dated 28th December, 2010, S.O. 887 (E) dated 28th April, 2011, S.O. No. 2845 (E) dated 21st December, 2011, S.O. No.296 (E) dated 17th February, 2012, S.O. 2775(E) 23rd November, 2012 S.O.799(E) dated 21st March, 2013, S.O.1378(E) dated 28th May, 2013, S.O.1531(E) dated 14th June, 2013, S.O.2919(E) dated 26th September, 2013, S.O.1508(E) dated 13th June, 2014, S.O. No.1632(E) dated 27th June, 2014, S.O. No.2320(E) dated 12th September, 2014,S.O. No.2542(E) dated 29th September, 2014, S.O. No.2879(E) dated 11th November, 2014, S.O. No.3114(E) dated 10th December, 2014, S.O. No. 1413(E) dated 26th May, 2015, S.O. No. 2496(E) dated 15th September, 2015, S.O. No. 101(E) dated 13th January, 2016, S.O. No. 608(E) dated 7th March, 2016 S.O. No.1873(E) dated 25th May, 2016, S.O. No.2192(E) dated 20th June, 2016, S.O. No. 2248(E) dated 29th June, 2016, S.O. No.2453(E) dated 5th July, 2016, S.O. No.2614(E) dated 5th August, 2016 and S.O. No.264(E) dated 12th January, 2017, S.O. No. 364(E) dated 3rd February, 2017, S.O. 1344 (E) dated 27th April, 2017, S.O. 1475 (E) dated 8th May, 2017, S.O. 2019 (E) dated 21st June, 2017 and S.O. 2152 (E) dated 6th July, 2017 and S.O. No. 2752 (E) dated 23rd August, 2017, S.O. No. 3293(E) dated 6th October, 2017, S.O. No.3556(E) dated 7th November, 2017 and S.O. No. 4082(E) dated 27th December, 2017, S.O. No. 1248(E) dated 20th March, 2018, S.O. No. 1873(E) dated 10th May, 2018, S.O. No.1930 dated 15th May, 2018, S.O. No. 2059(E) dated 24th May, 2018, S.O. No. 2286(E) dated 4th June, 2018 and S.O. No. 3194(E) dated 29th June, 2018, S.O. No. 3392(E) dated 10th July, 2018, S.O. No. 3998(E) dated 16th August, 2018, S.O. No. 5158(E) dated 3rd October, 2018 and S.O. No. 5830(E) dated 22ndNovember, 2018 and S.O. No. 6224(E) dated 18th December, 2018, S.O. No.941(E) dated 19th February, 2019 and S.O. No. 1728(E) dated 6th May, 2019, S.O. No. 1817(E) dated 24th May, 2019 ,S.O. No.1954(E) dated 11.06.2019, S.O. No. 2525(E) dated 15th July, 2019 and S.O. No.2603 (E) dated 18th July, 2019 and S.O. No. 3141(E) dated 29th August, 2019; S.O. No. 3594(E) dated 1st October, 2019 and S.O. No.3845(E) dated 24th October,2019 and S.O. No. 4083(E) dated 8th November, 2019 and S.O. 4615 (E) dated 21st December, 2019 and S.O. 352 (E) dated 24th January, 2020 81. S.O. 488 (E) dated 31st January, 2020 82. S.O. 953 (E) dated 2nd March, 20202020 and S.O. No. 1404(E) dated 27th April, 2020, S.O. No.2390(E) dated 20th July, 2020; S.O. No.3646(E) dated 14th October, 2020 and S.O. No.4243(E) dated 17th November, 2020and S.O. No.681(E) dated 10th February, 2021,, S.O.No.1491(E) dated 7th April, 2021, S.O. No.2511(E) dated 10th June, 2021, S.O. No.2512(E) dated 10th June, 2021and S.O. No.4265(E) dated 13th October, 2021, S.O.No.1885(E) dated 5th April, 2022, S.O. No 3456 (E) dated 26th July, 2022, S.O. No. 3777 (E) dated 3rd August, 2022, S.O. No. 4551 (E) dated 26th September, 2022, S.O. No. 4871 (E) dated 13th October, 2022, S.O. No. 5167 (E) dated 28th October, 2022. S.O. No. 5401 (E) dated 21st November, 2022 and S.O. No. 5573 (E) dated 30th November, 2022, S.O.No.1801 (E) dated 21st April, 2023 and S.O.No.2153 (E) dated 10th May, 2023,S.O.No.2360 (E) dated 31st May, 2023, S.O 2680 ( E) dated 12th June, 2023, S.O. No. 3246 (E) dated 20th July, 2023, S.O. No. 3682 (E) dated 16th August, 2023, S.O. No. 3945 (E) dated 04th September, 2023, S.O. No. 4082 (E) dated 14th September, 2023, S.O. No. 4228 (E) dated 25th September, 2023, S.O. No. 4366 (E) dated 06th October, 2023, S.O. No. 4552 (E) dated 11th October, 2023, S.O. No. 4640 (E) dated 19th October, 2023, S.O. 4739 (E) dated 27thOctober, 2023, S.O. No. 4764 (E) dated 01st November, 2023, S.O. No. 5389 (E) dated 19 December, 2023, S.O. 94(E) dated 08thJanuary, 2024, S.O. 400(E) 30thJanuary, 2024, S.O. 1590(E) dated 28thMarch, 2024, S.O. 1591(E) dated 28thMarch, 2024, S.O. 1593(E) dated 28thMarch, 2024, S.O. 1601(E) dated 02ndApril, 2024, S.O. 1602(E) dated 02ndApril, 2024, S.O. 2195(E) dated 05thJune, 2024, S.O. 2221(E) dated 07thJune, 2024 and S.O. 2477(E) dated 19thJune, 2024, S.O. 2914(E) dated 22nd July, 2024, S.O. 2986(E) dated 24th July, 2024, S.O. 3551(E) dated 22nd August, 2024, S.O. 3890(E) dated 10th September, 2024, S.O. 4261(E) dated 27th September, 2024, S.O. 4916(E) dated 12th November, 2024, S.O. 4995(E) dated 11th November, 2024, S.O. 500(E) dated 27th January, 2025, S.O. 499(E) dated 27th January, 2025, S.O. 532(E) dated 30th January, 2025, S.O. 678(E) dated 30th January, 2025, S.O. 976(E) dated 18th February, 2025, S.O. 944(E) dated 21 February, 2025, S.O. 1089(E) dated 04th March, 2025 and S.O. 1765(E) dated 16th April, 2025, S.O. 2772(E)dated 20th June, 2025 and S.O. 4641(E)dated 09th October, 2025, S.O. 5047(E) dated 06th November, 2025, S.O. 271(E) dated 16th January, 2026,S.O. 492 (E) dated 03 February,2026.

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