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Date: 11-Apr-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Draft Surrogacy Rules 2023

Issued by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare · Department of Health Research

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The gazette notification publishes the draft Surrogacy (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2023, proposing amendments to the Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022.
  • The notification solicits objections and suggestions from the public regarding the draft rules, which will be considered by the Central Government after a period of 30 days from the date the gazette is made available to the public.

Key Changes

  • The amendment introduces a revised definition of 'Couple of Indian Origin'.
  • The revised definition specifies that a 'Couple of Indian Origin' refers to a couple where both the husband (male) and wife (female) are Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cardholders, as per the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and subject to fulfilling the criteria outlined in the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021.
  • The Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022 were initially published on June 21, 2022, via notification G.S.R. 460(E) and subsequently amended on October 10, 2022, via notification G.S.R. 772(E).

Impact Analysis

Stakeholders Impacted

  • Surrogate mothers: Changes in rules affect the rights and protections available to surrogate mothers.

Suggested Action Items

  • Monitor further notifications and guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Ministry of Home Affairs related to surrogacy and OCI cardholders.

Key Entities Referenced

Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021: The principal legislation governing surrogacy in India, which provides the framework for regulating surrogacy practices and protecting the rights of all parties involved. Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022: The rules framed under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021, which provide detailed procedures and guidelines for implementing the provisions of the Act. These rules are being amended by the current notification. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health Research): The government ministry responsible for formulating and implementing policies and regulations related to health and family welfare, including surrogacy. It is the issuing authority for this notification. Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA): The government ministry responsible for internal security and immigration matters, including regulations related to Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cardholders. Its guidelines are relevant to determining the eligibility of OCI couples for surrogacy. Overseas Citizen of India (OCI): A status granted to people of Indian origin who are citizens of other countries, allowing them to live and work in India indefinitely. The rules define eligibility of OCI cardholders availing surrogacy.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-11042023-245091 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-11042023-245091 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 219] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, अप्रलै 11, 2023/चत्रै 21, 1945 No. 219] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 2023/CHAITRA 21, 1945 स्ट्वास्ट््य और पररवार कल्याण मत्रं ालय (स्ट्वास्ट््य अनसु धं ान जवभाग) अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 11 अप्रलै , 2023 सा.का.जन. 280(अ).—सरोगेसी (जवजनयमन) संिोधन जनयमावली, 2023 में सिं ोधन करन े के जलए जनम्नजलजखत प्रारूप, जिनमें केंद्रीय सरकार सरोगेसी (जवजनयमन) अजधजनयम, 2021 (2021 का 47) की धारा 50 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए बनाने का प्रस्ट्ताव करती ह,ै को इस अजधजनयम की उि धारा की उपधारा (1) के द्वारा यथावश्यक इसके द्वारा प्रभाजवत होन े की संभावना वाले सभी व्यजियों की िानकारी के जलए प्रकाजित दकया िाता है, और एतिद्वारा नोरिस दिया िाता ह ै दक प्रारूप जनयमों को उस तारीख से तीस दिन की अवजध समाप्त होने के बाि जवचाराथथ स्ट्वीकार कर जलया िाएगा जिसको सरकारी रािपत्र में यथा प्रकाजित इस अजधसूचना की प्रजतयां िनता के जलए उपलब्ध करायी िाती ह;ै 2. आपजत्तयों एवं सुझावों, यदि कोई हो, को संयुि सजचव, भारत सरकार, स्ट्वास्ट््य और पररवार कल्याण मंत्रालय (स्ट्वास्ट््य अनुसंधान जवभाग), जद्वतीय तल, आईआरसीएस भवन, रेड क्रॉस, नई दिल्ली-110001 के माध्यम से भेिा िा सकता ह।ै [ई-मले : sn.jasra38@nic.in या mohita.saxena@gov.in] 3. जवजनर्िथष्ट अवजध समाप्त होने के पहल े उि प्रारूप जनयमों के संबंध म ें दकसी भी व्यजि से प्राप्त होन े वाली आपजत्तयों या सुझावों पर केंद्र सरकार द्वारा जवचार दकया िाएगा। प्रारूप जनयम 1. सजं िप्त िीर्कथ एव ंप्रारंभ– (1) इन जनयमों को सरोगेसी (जवजनयम) संिोधन जनयमावली 2023 कहा िाएगा। 2378 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] (2) य ेरािपत्र में इनके प्रकािन की तारीख स ेप्रवृत्त होंगे। 2. सरोगेसी (जवजनयमन) जनयम 2022 म,ें जनयम 2 जनम्नानुसार पढा िाए :- "पररभार्ाएँ - इन जनयमों म,ें िब तक दक संिभथ अन्यथा आवश्यक न हो; - (क) 'अजधजनयम' स ेसरोगेसी (जवजनयमन) अजधजनयम, 2021 (2021 का 47) अजभप्रेत ह;ै (ख) 'प्ररूप' से इन जनयमों स ेिडु ा प्ररूप अजभप्रेत ह;ै (ग) 'धारा' से अजधजनयम की एक धारा अजभप्रेत ह;ै (घ) 'भारतीय मूल के िोड'े से वह िंपजत अजभप्रते ह ै िहा ं पजत (पुरुर्) और पत्नी (मजहला) िोनों ही सरोगेसी (जवजनयमन) अजधजनयम, 2021 के अनुसार जवजभन्न मानिंडों को पूरा करन े के अधीन गृह मंत्रालय (एमएचए) द्वारा समय-समय पर पालन दकए िा रह े अनुिेिों/ जनयमों/ दििाजनिेिों/ अजधजनयमों के अनुसार भारत के प्रवासी नागररक (ओसीआई) काडथधारक ह;ैं (ङ) यहाँ प्रयिु िब्ि और अजभव्यजियां, जिन्ह ें पररभाजर्त नहीं दकया गया है, परन्त ु अजधजनयम में पररभाजर्त दकया गया ह,ै उनके अथथ क्रमिः अजधजनयम में जनर्िष्टथ दकया िाएगा। [फा. स.ं य.ू11019/15/2022-एचआर] गीता नारायण, संयुि सजचव रिप्पण: सरोगेसी (जवजनयमन) जनयम, 2022 को भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (i) म ें दिनांक 21 िून 2022 की अजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन. 460 (अ) द्वारा प्रकाजित दकया गया था और बाि में दिनांक 10 अक्िूबर 2022 की अजधसचू ना संख्या सा.का.जन. 772 (अ) द्वारा संिोजधत दकया गया था। MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (Department of Health Research) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 11th March, 2023 G.S.R. 280(E).—The following draft of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2023, which the Central Government proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by section 50 of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 (47 of 2021) is hereby published as required by sub-section (1) of the said section for the information of all persons likely to be affected thereby; and notice is hereby given that the said draft rules will be taken into consideration after the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date on which the copies of the Official Gazette in which this notification is published are made available to the public; Objections or suggestions, if any, may be addressed to the join secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health Research), 2nd floor IRCS Building, Red Cross, New Delhi-110001.[e-mail- sn.jasra38@nic.in or mohita.saxena@gov.in ] The objections and suggestions, which may be received from any person with respect to the said draft rules before the expiry of the period specified above will be considered by the Central Government. DRAFT RULES 1. Short title and commencement - (1) These rules may be called the Surrogacy (Regulations) Amendment Rules, 2023. (2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022, the rule 2 may be read as under: - “Definitions. - In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires; - (a) ‘Act’ means the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 (47 of 2021); (b) ‘form’ means a form appended to these rules; (c) ‘section’ means a section of the Act;[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 (d) ‘Couple of Indian Origin’ means the couple where both husband(male) and wife(female) are Overseas Citizens of India(OCI) cardholders in accordance with the Instructions/Rules/Guidelines/Acts being followed by the Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) from time to time subject to fulfilment of various criteria as per Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021; (e) words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act.” [F. No. U.11019/15/2022-HR] GEETA NARAYAN, Jt. Secy. Note: The Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Subsection (i) vide notification number G.S.R.460 (E), dated the 21stJune, 2022 and subsequently amended vide notification number G.S.R.772 (E), dated the 10th October, 2022. 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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