**Executive Summary**
This corrigendum, issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on May 6, 2026, amends a previous notification (S.O. 1987(E)) dated April 21, 2026. The purpose is to rectify the professional designation of an appointee under the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994. The correction is effective as of the date of publication in the Gazette of India.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Legal Basis**
* The document is issued in accordance with clause (e) of sub-section (2) of Section 7 of the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994.
* **Amendment of Previous Notification**
* The corrigendum modifies entry number 15 of the Government of India notification S.O. 1987(E) published in the Gazette Extraordinary, Part-II, Section-3, Sub-section (ii).
* **Specific Designation Change**
* The title for Smt. Vandana Yogi is corrected from "President, Bal Adhikar Sanrakshan Aayog, Himachal Pradesh" to "Former President, Bal Adhikar Sanrakshan Aayog, Himachal Pradesh."
**Impact Analysis**
**Smt. Vandana Yogi**
**Impact**
The individual’s official designation in the context of her appointment under the Act is formally updated in the public record to reflect her status as a former president of the commission.
**Action Required**
Acknowledge the correction for all future official representations and administrative documentation related to her appointment.
**Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health and Family Welfare)**
**Impact**
The department ensures the legal and factual accuracy of its appointments and public notifications under the PC-PNDT Act.
**Action Required**
Update internal records and ensure that the corrigendum is appended or cross-referenced with the original notification S.O. 1987(E) in all official registries.
**Administrative Bodies (Bal Adhikar Sanrakshan Aayog, Himachal Pradesh)**
**Impact**
The record clarifies that the appointee is no longer the active President of the commission, preventing potential administrative or legal confusion regarding current leadership.
**Action Required**
Ensure that organizational records regarding past and present leadership align with the Gazetted correction.
Key Entities Referenced
Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994: The primary legislation under which the appointment being corrected was made, specifically under Section 7 regarding the constitution of the Central Supervisory Board.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: The central government ministry responsible for issuing this corrigendum and overseeing the implementation of the PCPNDT Act.
Smt. Vandana Yogi: The individual appointee whose official designation is corrected in this notification from President to Former President of the state child rights commission.
Bal Adhikar Sanrakshan Aayog, Himachal Pradesh: The Himachal Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, which is the relevant body for the appointee's designation.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 2245] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, मई 8, 2026/विै ाख 18, 1948
No. 2245] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2026/VAISAKHA 18, 1948
स्ट्वास्ट््य और पररवार कल्याण मत्रं ालय
(स्ट्वास्ट््य और पररवार कल्याण जवभाग)
िजु िपत्र
नई दिल्ली, 6 मई, 2026
का.आ. 2336(अ).— भारत सरकार की अधिसूचना म,ें स्वास््य और पररवार कल्याण मंत्रालय संख्या
का. आ. 1987 (अ) दिनांक 21 अप्रलै 2026, भारत के राजपत्र म ें प्रकाधित, असािारण, भाग-II, िारा-3, उप-िारा (ii),
गभभिारण-पूवभ और प्रसव-पूवभ धनिान तकनीक (ललगं चयन प्रधतषेि्) अधिधनयम, 1994 की िारा 7 की उप-िारा (2) के खडं
(ङ) के तहत धनयक्तु , प्रधवधि संख्या 15 अर्ातभ "श्रीमती वंिना योगी, अध्यक्ष, बाल अधिकार संरक्षण आयोग, धहमाचल
प्रिेि" को इस प्रकार पढा जाए "श्रीमती विं ना योगी, पवू भअध्यक्ष, बाल अधिकार सरं क्षण आयोग, धहमाचल प्रिेि "।
[फा. स. ं वी. 11011/01/2021-पी. एन. डी. टी.]
मीरा श्रीवास्ट्तव, संयुक्त सजिव
3270 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(Department of Health and Family Welfare)
CORRIGENDUM
New Delhi, the 6th May, 2026
S.O. 2336(E).— In the notification of Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
number S.O. 1987(E) dated 21st April, 2026, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II,
Section-3, Sub -section (ii), relating to “appointed under clause (e) of sub-section (2) of Section 7” of the
Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act of 1994, entry
number 15 i.e. “Smt. Vandana Yogi, President, Bal Adhikar Sanrakshan Aayog, Himachal Pradesh”, to be
read as ”Smt. Vandana Yogi, Former President, Bal Adhikar Sanrakshan Aayog, Himachal Pradesh”.
[F. No. V.11011/01/2021-PNDT]
MEERA SRIVASTAVA, Jt. Secy.
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