Apppintment of District Appropriate Authorities

REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Delhi Gazette SG-DL-E-23042026-271997 EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 102] | DELHI, MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2026/CHAITRA 30, 1948 | [N. C. T. D. No. 10 PART IV GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI Delhi, the 10th April, 2026 HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION Delhi, the 10th April, 2026 Subject: Appointment of District Appropriate Authorities under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 for the reorganized districts of Delhi. No. DFW-9034/1/2026-SPO-PCPNDT(DFW)/Prsecyhfw/500-511.— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 17 of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 (57 of 1994), read with clause (r) of Section 2 of the said Act, and in pursuance of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. S.O. 3753(E), dated the 2nd September, 2024, the Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi hereby appoints the Deputy Commissioner of each Revenue District of the National Capital Territory of Delhi as the District Appropriate Authority for the purposes of the said Act within their respective territorial jurisdictions. 1. The said appointment shall apply to all Revenue Districts of the National Capital Territory of Delhi as notified by the Government from time to time. 2. The District Appropriate Authorities so appointed shall exercise the powers and perform the duties assigned to them under the said Act and the rules made thereunder within their respective territorial jurisdictions. 3. This notification supersedes all earlier notifications issued by the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi regarding the appointment of District Appropriate Authorities for Revenue Districts. 4. Notwithstanding such supersession, anything done or any action taken under the notifications so superseded shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this notification. 5. This notification shall come into force with immediate effect. By Order and in the Name of Lt. Governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi, RUPESH KUMAR THAKUR, Secy. Footnote: This notification supersede the earlier notification(s) in suppression of the notification No. F.9/7/1/DFW/PNDT/03/Pt./3320-3333 dated 23.04.2014, published in the Gazette weekly 21-27 April, 2014 Part IV in Delhi Gazette extraordinary. 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. SRIVASTAVA SARVESH KUMAR Digitally signed by by SARVESH Date: 2006.04.23 23:06:17+05/30/