Date: 2025-10-14Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Amendments in the notification of the Government of India erstwhile Ministry of Human Resource Development Department of Higher Education published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part II Section 3 Sub section ii vide number S O 3239 E dated the 3rd July 2018
**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Ministry of Education, Department of Higher Education, published in the Gazette of India on October 14, 2025. It amends a previous notification from July 3, 2018, regarding the School of Planning and Architecture Act, 2014, specifically concerning the composition of a committee or board. This notification is effective as of October 9, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment Overview:** The notification modifies the earlier notification No. S.O. 3239(E) dated July 3, 2018, which was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary. This original notification has been previously amended via notification S.O. 5378(E) dated December 11, 2024.
* **Revisions to Committee/Board Membership:** The following individuals' entries are substituted for serial numbers 19, 20, and 21:
* Prof. Kavita Daryani Rao, former Vice Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University, Hyderabad - *Member*
* Prof. Chetan Vaidya, former Director, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi - *Member*
* Prof. Manoranjan Parida, Director, CSIR-Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi - *Member*
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder:** Ministry of Education (Department of Higher Education)
**Impact**
* The Ministry is responsible for implementing the amendment to the notification.
**Action Required**
* Ensure the amended notification is properly documented and disseminated.
**Stakeholder:** Members of the Committee/Board (specifically Prof. Kavita Daryani Rao, Prof. Chetan Vaidya, and Prof. Manoranjan Parida)
**Impact**
* They are officially appointed/reconfirmed as members of the committee/board.
**Action Required**
* Acknowledge their appointment and fulfill their responsibilities as members.
**Stakeholder:** School of Planning and Architecture and affiliated institutions
**Impact**
* The composition of their governing/advisory board is changed.
**Action Required**
* Update records to reflect the new members.
Key Entities Referenced
School of Planning and Architecture Act, 2014: The primary act under which the notification is issued, concerning the constitution and governance of Schools of Planning and Architecture.
Ministry of Education (Department of Higher Education): The ministry responsible for issuing the notification and overseeing higher education matters, including the Schools of Planning and Architecture.
New Delhi: Location of the School of Planning and Architecture.
Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University: University in Hyderabad that provides architectural education.
CSIR-Central Road Research Institute: A national research laboratory under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) involved in road research and development.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 4530] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, अक्त बू र 14, 2025/आजव न 22, 1947
No. 4530] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2025/ASVINA 22, 1947
शिक्षा मत्रं ालय
(उच्चतर शिक्षा विभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 9 अक् तूबर, 2025
का.आ. 4659(अ).— योिना एवं वास्ट्तुकला जवद्यालय अजधजनयम, 2014 (2014 का 37) की धारा 33 की
उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, केन्द्र सरकार दिनांक 3 िलु ाई, 2018, की संख्या का.आ. 3239 (अ),
के माध्यम से भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (ii) म ें प्रकाजित भारत सरकार, तत्कालीन मानव
संसाधन जवकास मंत्रालय (उच्चतर जिक्षा जवभाग) की अजधसूचना में जनम्नजलजखत संिोधन करती है, अर्ाात्:-
6864 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
2. उि अजधसूचना म,ें क्रम संख्या 19, 20, 21 और उससे संबंजधत प्रजवजियों के स्ट्र्ान पर, जनम्नजलजखत प्रजवजिया ं
प्रजतस्ट्र्ाजपत की िाएंगी, अर्ाता ्:-
“ 19. प्रोफेसर कजवता िरयानी राव, पूवा कुलपजत, िवाहरलाल नेहरू वास्ट्तुकला और लजलत कला जवश्वजवद्यालय, सिस्ट्य;
हिै राबाि;
20. प्रोफेसर चेतन वैद्य, पूव ाजनिेिक, योिना एवं वास्ट्तुकला जवद्यालय, नई दिल्ली; सिस्ट्य;
21. प्रोफेसर मनोरंिन पररिा, जनििे क, सीएसआईआर-केंरीय सड़क अनुसंधान संस्ट्र्ान, नई दिल्ली; सिस्ट्य;
”.
[फा. स.ं 3-7/2015-टीएस.VI]
सौम्या गुप्ता, संयुक्त सचिव
नोट: मख्ु य अजधसूचना दिनांक 3 िुलाई, 2018 का.आ. 3239(अ) के माध्यम से भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II,
खंड 3, उप-खडं (ii) म,ें प्रकाजित की गई र्ी और इसके बाि में दिनांक 11 दिसंबर, 2024 की अजधसूचना संख्या
का.आ. 5378(अ), के माध्यम से संिोजधत की गई।
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
(Department of Higher Education)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 9th October, 2025
S.O. 4659(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 33 of the School of Planning
and Architecture Act, 2014 (37 of 2014), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the
notification of the Government of India, erstwhile Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Higher
Education), published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) vide number
S. O. 3239(E), dated the 3rd July, 2018, namely:-
2. In the said notification, for serial numbers 19, 20, 21 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be
substituted, namely:-
“ 19. Prof. Kavita Daryani Rao, former Vice Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts Member;
University, Hyderabad;
20. Prof. Chetan Vaidya, former Director, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi; Member;
21. Prof. Manoranjan Parida, Director, CSIR-Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi; Member;
”.
[F. No. 3-7/2015-TS.VI]
SAUMYA GUPTA, 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. 3239(E) dated the 3rd July, 2018 and subsequently amended vide notification number
S.O.5378(E), dated the 11th December, 2024.
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