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Date: 18-May-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Amendment in the notification

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The gazette notification S.O. 2221(E) issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, amends the earlier notification S.O. 1536(E) dated May 12, 2017, under the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001. The amendment adds new plant varieties to the list for protection under the Act.

Key Changes

  • Seven new plant varieties have been added to the list in the original notification.
  • The added plant varieties are: Teak (Tectona grandis L. f.), Kalazeera [Bunium persicum (Bioss.) Fedts.], Saffron (Crocus sativus L.), Dolichos bean (Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet), Ash gourd (Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.), Snake gourd (Trichosanthes anguina L.), and Ivy gourd (Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt).
  • The notification amends the table in S.O. 1536(E) by inserting serial numbers 166 to 172 with the corresponding plant varieties and their common names.

Impact Analysis

Farmers

  • Farmers can benefit from the provisions related to benefit sharing and compensation as outlined in the Act.

Plant Breeders

  • This incentivizes innovation and investment in plant breeding programs for these crops.

Seed Industry

  • This may lead to increased demand for quality seeds of these protected varieties.

Consumers

  • Consumers may benefit from the availability of improved varieties of these crops due to increased research and development efforts.

Government

  • Monitoring and enforcement mechanisms need to be strengthened to prevent infringement of plant breeders' rights.

Action Items

  • Assess potential impact on research and development activities related to these crops.

Key Entities Referenced

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare: The issuing authority for the gazette notification. Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001: The principal legislation under which the notification is issued. S.O. 1536(E), dated 12th May, 2017: The original notification being amended. S.O. 683 (E), dated 14th February, 2023: The last amendment to the principal notification before this one. Teak (Tectona grandis L. f.): Newly added plant variety Kalazeera [Bunium persicum (Bioss.) Fedts.]: Newly added plant variety Saffron (Crocus sativus L.): Newly added plant variety Dolichos bean (Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet): Newly added plant variety Ash gourd (Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.): Newly added plant variety Snake gourd (Trichosanthes anguina L.): Newly added plant variety Ivy gourd (Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt): Newly added plant variety
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-18052023-245941 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-18052023-245941 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 2127] नई किल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतिार, मई 18, 2023/ििै ाख 28, 1945 No. 2127] NEW DELHI, THRUSDAY, MAY 18, 2023/VAISAKHA 28, 1945 कृजि और ककसान कल्याण मत्रं ालय (कृजि और ककसान कल्याण जिभाग) अजधसचू ना नई किल्ली, 18 मई, 2023 का.आ. 2221(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, पौधा ककस्ट् म और कृिक अजधकार संरक्षण अजधजनयम, 2001 (2001 का 53) की धारा 14 के साथ पठित धारा 29 की उपधारा (2) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 2, खंड 3, उप-खडं (ii), तारीख 12 मई, 2017 म ें प्रकाजित, भारत सरकार के कृजि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्रालय (कृजि और ककसान कल्याण जिभाग) की अजधसूचना का.आ. संख् याक 1536 (अ), तारीख 12 मई, 2017, का जनम्न जलजखत और संिोधन करती ह,ै अथाता ्:-- उक्त अजधसूचना की सारणी म ें क्रम संख्याक 165 और उससे संबंजधत प्रजिजियों के पश् चातजनम् नजलजखत क्रम संख्याक और प्रजिजियां अतं ः स्ट्थाजपत की िाएंगी,अथाात्:-– (1) (2) (3) (4) “166. सागौन (टेक्टोनाग्ांजडस एल.एफ.) टीक सागौन 167. कालाजीरा [बुजनम्पर्साकम (बायोस.) फेडट्स] कालािीरा कालािीरा 168. केसर (क्रोकस सैठटिस एल.) केसर केसर 169. डोजलचोस बीन (लैबलैब परप्यूठरयस (एल.) डोजलचोस बीन सेम मीिा) 3195 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 170. राख लौकी (बेननंकासाजहजस्ट्पडा (थुनब।) कॉग्न।) ऐि ् गॉड ा सफेि कद्ि ू(पेिाकड्डू) 171. जचजचण्डा (राइकोसेंथेसांगुइना एल.) स्ट् नेक् गॉड ा जचनचंडा 172. आइिी लौकी (कोककजनयाग्ैंजडस (एल) िोइट) आइिी गॉड ा कुंिरू” [फा. सं. 2-9/2008-एसडी.V] पंकि यािि, संयुि सजचि ठटप्प ण: मलू अजधसूचना, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 2, खंड 3, उपखंड (ii) म,ें का.आ. संख्याक 1536 (अ), तारीख 12 मई, 2017 द्वारा प्रकाजित की गई थी और का.आ. संख्याक 683 (अ), तारीख 14 फरिरी, 2023 द्वारा अंजतम बार संिोजधत की गई थी । MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 18th May, 2023 S.O. 2221(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 29 read with section 14 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001 (53 of 2001), the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare), vide number S.O. 1536(E), dated the 12thMay, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, sub-Section (ii), dated the 12th May, 2017, namely:-– In the said notification, in the Table, after serial number 165 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall be inserted, namely:-– (1) (2) (3) (4) “166. Teak (Tectona grandis L. f.) Teak Saagaun 167. Kalazeera [Bunium persicum (Bioss.) Fedts.] Kalazeera Kalazeera 168. Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) Saffron Kesar 169. Dolichos bean (Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet) Dolichos bean Sem 170. Ash gourd (Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.) Ash gourd Safed Kaddu (Petha Kaddu) 171. Snake gourd (Trichosanthes anguina L.) Snake gourd Chichinda 172. Ivy gourd (Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt) Ivy gourd Kundru”. [F. No. 2-9/2008-SD.V] PANKAJ YADAV, Jt. Secy. Note: The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,Part II, Section 3, sub-Section (ii) vide number S.O. 1536 (E), dated the 12th May, 2017 and was last amended vide S.O. 683 (E), dated 14th February, 2023. 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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