In exercise of the powers conferred by section 96 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act

रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-08082020-221000 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-08082020-221000 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.ं 390] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, अगस्ट्त 07, 2020/श्रावण 16, 1942 No. 390] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 07, 2020/SHRAVANA 16, 1942 ubZ fnYyh] 7 vxLr] 2020 &dsUnzh; ljdkj] ikS/kk fdLe vkSj d`’kd vf/kdkj lja{k.k vf/kfu;e] 2001 ¼2001 dk 53½ dh /kkjk 96 }kjk iznRr “kfDr;ks a dk iz;ksx djr s gq,] ikS/kk fdLe vkSj d`’kd vf/kdkj fu;e] 2003 dk vkSj la”kks/ku dju s ds fy, fuEufyf[kr fu;e cukrh gS] vFkkZr~%& 1- ¼1½ laf{kIr uke vkSj izkjEHk & bu fu;eksa dk laf{kIr uke ikS/kk fdLe vkSj d`’kd vf/kdkj ¼la”kk/s ku½ fu;e] 2020 gSA ¼2½ ;s jkti= eas muds izdk”ku dh rkjh[k dk s izo`Rr gksxsA 2- ikS/kk fdLe vkSj d`’kd vf/kdkj fu;e] 2003 ¼ftls blesa blds i”pkr~ mDr fu;e dgk x;k gSA½ ds fu;e 19 ds LFkku ij fuEufyf[kr fu;e j[kk tk,xk] vFkkZr~%& ¼1½ egkjftLVªkj Hkkjr ljdkj ds la;qDr lfpo dh Js.kh ds inh; lerqY; gksxk vkSj muds osru rFkk is”a ku] NqV~Vh] ;k=k vkSj nfSud HkRRks lfgr vU; HkRRkks a ds lEcU/k eas dsUnzh; ljdkj ds fu;eksa }kjk fofu;fer gksxk tSlk fd Hkkjr ljdkj ds la;qDr lfpo dks vuqKs; gSA ¼2½ egkjftLVªkj ,slk O;fDr gksxk tk s ijhf{kr izac/kdkj] fof/kd ;k ckSf}d lEink vf/kdkj ;k d`f’k fodkl eas vuqHko j[krk gks vkSj og izkf/kdkjh }kjk izfrfu;qfDr ;k lekeys u ;k lafonk ds vk/kkj ij fu;qDr fd;k tk,xk] tks fd fuEufyf[kr gS%& ¼d½ lafonk ds vk/kkj ij fu;qfDr ds fy, ,slk O;fDr gksxk tks& ¼i½ vkosnu djr s le; vVB~kou o’kZ ls vf/kd dk u gks( 3585 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] ¼ii½ fuEufyf[kr “kS{kf.kd vgZrk, j[krk gS] vFkkZr~%& ¼d½ ikS/kk iztuu vkSj vuaqokf”kd ;k ikS/kk iztuu ;k vuaqokf”kd ¼ikS/kk tkfr ij½ eas MkDVjsV dh mikf/k ;k d`f’k ;k m|ku d`f’k ;k ouLifr foKku ;k ou foKku ;k ikS/kk iztuu vkSj vuaqokf”kd ;k ikS/kk iztuu ;k vuaqokf”kd es a fo”ks’kKrk ds lkFk MkDVjsV dh mikf/k( vkSj ¼[k½ d`f’k ;k m|ku d`f’k ;k ouLifr foKku ;k ou foKku eas ikS/kk iztuu vkSj vuaqokf”kd ;k ikS/kk iztuu ;k vuaqokf”kd eas fo”ks’kKrk ds lkFk LukudksRrj dh mikf/k ( vkSj ¼x½ d`f’k ;k m|ku &d`f’k ;k ou foKku ;k m|kku &d`f’k vkSj ou foKku es a Lukrd dh mikf/k( ¼[k½ izfrfu;qfDr ds vk/kkj ij fu;qfDr ds fy,] O;fDr dsUnzh; ljdkj ;k jkT; ljdkj ;k la?k jkT;{ks= iz”kklu ;k fo”ofo|ky; ;k dkuuw h laxBu ;k Lok;Rr fudk; ds ,sl s vf/kdkjh tk s dsUnzh; ljdkj ;k Hkkjrh; d`f’k vuqal/kku ifj’kn ds v/khu& ¼i½ orZeku dkMj ;k foHkkx eas fu;fer vk/kkj ij ln`”k in /kkj.k fd;k gqvk gS( ;k ¼ii½ osru eSfVªfDl eas Lrj & 13 ¼123100&215900 :½ in eas fu;fer vk/kkj ij fu;qfDr ds i”pkr~ ml Js.kh es a rhu o’kZ dh lsok fd;k gksA izfrfu;qfDr dh vof/k ¼ftlds vUrZxr vYidkfyd lafonk Hkh gS ½] ftlds vUrxZr dsUnzh; ljdkj ds mlh ;k fdlh vU; laxBu ;k foHkkx eas bl fu;qfDr ls Bhd igy s /kkfjr fdlh vU; dkMj okg~; in ij izfrfu;qfDr dh vof/k gS lk/kkj.kr;k ikWp o’kZ ls vf/kd ugh gksxhA 3- izfrfu;qfDr ;k lafonk ds vk/kkj ij fu;qfDr ds fy, vf/kdre vk;q&lhek vkosnu izkIr dju s dh vafre rkjh[k dks 58 o’kZ ls vf/kd ugh gksxhA 4- egkjftLVªkj ds in dh vof/k ikWp o’kZ ds fy, gksxh ;k 60 o’kZ dh vk;q izkIr gksus rd blesa ls tks Hkh igy s gks A 3- mDr fu;e ea]s fu;e 20 ds ckn] fuEufyf[kr fu;e var( LFkkfir fd;k tk,xk] vFkkZr%~& “ %& ¼1½ fof/kd lykgdkj Hkkjr ljdkj ds voj lfpo dh Js.kh ds inh; lerqY; gksxk vkSj muds osru rFkk ia”s ku] NqV~Vh] ;k=k vkSj nfSud HkRr s lfgr vU; HkRrks a ds lEcU/k eas dsUnzh; ljdkj ds fu;eksa }kjk fofu;fer gksxk tSlk fd Hkkjr ljdkj ds voj lfpo dks vuqKs; gSA ¼2½ fof/kd lykgdkj] izkf/kdkjh }kjk lh/kh HkrhZ ds vk/kkj ij ftlds u gks ldu s ij izfrfu;qfDr }kjk fu;qDr gksxk] tks fuEufyf[kr gS%& ¼d½ lh/kh HkrhZ ds vk/kkj ij fu;qfDr ds fy, ,slk O;fDr gksxk tks& ¼i½ vkosnu djr s le; 40 o’kZ ls vf/kd vk;q dk u gks] vkSj ¼ii½ tks fuEufyf[kr “kS{kf.kd vgZrk, j[krk gks] vFkkZr%& ¼d½ ekU;rkizkIr fo”ofo|ky; ;k laLFkku ls fof/k eas Lukrd dh mikf/k( ¼[k½ ckj dkma fly eas vf/koDrk ds :Ik es a vH;kosf”kr fd;k x;k gks(a ¼x½ de ls de ikWp o’kZ rd vf/koDrk ds :Ik eas fof/k O;olk; fd;k gks vkSj ckSf|d lEink vf/kdkj] fof/kd nLrkosth] izk:i.k vkSj uksVjhdj.k lfgr ekeyks a ds gSaMfyxa dk vuqHko j[krk gksA ekU;rkizkIr fo”ofo|kky; ls fof/k eas mikf/k ds i'pkr~ foKku ;k d`f’k foKku es a Lukrd dh mikf/kA vk;q lhek vo/kkfjr dju s ds fy, vafre rkjh[k og gksxh tk s vkosnu izkIr dju s dh vafre rkjh[k gksA ¼[k½ izfrfu;qfDr ij fu;qfDr djus ds fy, ¼ftlds vUrXkZr vYidkfyd lafonk Hkh gS½] dsUnzh; ljdkj ;k jkT; ljdkj ;k la?k jkT; {ks= iz”kklu ;k fo”ofo|ky; ;k ekU;rkizkIr vuqal/kku laLFkku ;k dkuwuh laxBu ;k Lok;r fudk; ;k ifCyd lsDVj midzeks a ds v/khu ,sl s vf/kdkjh& ¼i½ tks ewy dkMj ;k foHkkx eas ln`”k in /kkj.k fd, gq, gS( ;k[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 ¼ii½ tk s osru eSfVªDl eas Lrj&10 ¼56100&177500 #-½ in eas fu;fer vk/kkj ij fu;qfDr ds i'pkr~ ml Js.kh eas ikWp o’kksZ dh lsok fd;k gks- ;k ¼iii½ tks osru eSfVªDl es a Lrj &9 ¼53100&167800 #-½ in es a fu;fer vk/kkj ij fu;qfDr ds Ik”pkr~ vkB o’kksZ dh lsok fd;k gksA izfrfu;qfDr dh vof/k ¼ftlds vUrZxr vYidkfyd lafonk Hkh gS ½] ftlds vUrxZr dsUnzh; ljdkj ds mlh ;k fdlh vU; laxBu ;k foHkkx eas bl fu;qfDr ls Bhd igy s /kkfjr fdlh vU; dkMj okg; in ij izfrfu;qfDr dh vof/k gS] lk/kkj.kr;k ikWp o’kZ ls vf/kd ugh gksxhA izfrfu;qfDr ¼ftlds vUrxZr vYidkfyd lafonk Hkh gSA½ }kjk fu;qfDr ds fy, vf/kdre vk;q lhek vkosnu izkIr dju s dh vafre rkjh[k dk s 56 o’kZ ls vf/kd ugh gksxhA [Qk la- 2&1@2020&,lMh-oh] v”ouh dqekj] la;qDr lfpo eyw fu;e Hkkjr ds jkti= es lk-dk-fu- la 738¼v½] rkjh[k 12 flracj] 2003 }kjk izdkf”kr fd, x, Fks vkSj rRi”pkr~ bUgsa s lk-dk-fu- la 843¼v½] rkjh[k 30 fnlacj] 2004] lk-dk-fu- la 731¼v½] rkjh[k 14 vDrcw j] 2008] lk-dk-fu- la 319¼v½] rkjh[k 11 ebZ]2009] lk-dk-fu- la 783¼v½] rkjh[k 27 vDVcw j 2009] lk-dk-fu- la 901¼v½] rkjh[k 17 fnLkacj 2009] lk-dk-fu- la 949¼v½] rkjh[k 3 fnalcj 2010] lk-dk-fu- la 900¼v½] rkjh[k 17 fnlacj 2012] lk-dk-fu- la 901¼v½] rkjh[k 17 fnlacj 2012] lk-dk-fu- la 902¼v½] 17 fnlacj 2012] lk- dk-fu- la 115¼v½] rkjh[k 20 Qjojh 2013] lk-dk-fu- la 496¼v½] rkjh[k 15 twu 2015 vkSj lk-dk-fu- la 863¼v½] rkjh[k 20 uoaEcj 2019] }kjk la”kkfs/kr fd;k x;kA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 7th August, 2020 G.S.R. 495(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 96 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act, 2001 (53 of 2001), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Rules, 2003, namely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights (Amendment) Rules, 2020. (2) The shall come into force on the date of their publication in Official Gazette. 2. In the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Rules, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), for rule 19, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:- “19. Salary, allowances and conditions of service of Registrar-General.- (1) The Registrar- General shall be an official equivalent to the rank of the Joint Secretary to the Government of India and shall be governed by the Central Government rules in respect of his salary and other allowances including pension, leave, travelling and daily allowances as are admissible to the Joint Secretary to the Government of India. (2) The Registrar-General shall be a person having proven managerial, legal or intellectual property rights or agricultural development experience, and he shall be appointed by the Authority on deputation/absorption or contract basis, as under:- (a) for appointment on contract basis, a person shall- (i) be not more than fifty-eight years of age at the time of making application; (ii) possess the following educational qualifications, namely:- (A) Doctorate degree in Plant Breeding and Genetics or Plant Breeding or Genetics (on plant species) or Doctorate degree in Agriculture or Horticulture or Botany or4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] Forestry with specialization in plant breeding and genetics or plant breeding or genetics; and (B) Master’ degree in Agriculture or Horticulture or Botany or Forestry with specialization in plant breeding and genetics or plant breeding or genetics; and (C) Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture or Horticulture or Horticulture and Forestry; (b) for appointment on deputation basis, a person shall be an officer under the Central Government or a State Government or Union territory Administration or a University or statutory organization or an autonomous body under the Central Government or of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research- (i) holding analogous post on regular basis in the parent cadre or department; or (ii) three years’ service in the grade rendered after appointment thereto on a regular basis in posts in level- 13 (Rs. 1,23,100- 2,15,900) in the pay matrix: Note:- Period of deputation (including short-term contract) in another ex-cadre post held immediately preceding this appointment in the same or some other organisation or department of the Central Government shall ordinarily not exceed five years. (3) The maximum age-limit for appointment by deputation or on contract basis shall not exceed fifty-eight years as on the closing date of receipt of application. (4) The term of office of the Registrar –General shall be for a period of five years or until he attains the age of sixty years, whichever is earlier.‖. 3. In the said rules, after Rule 20, the following rule shall be inserted, namely:- ―20A. Salary, allowances and conditions of service of Legal Adviser.- (1) The Legal Adviser shall be an official equivalent to the rank of the Under Secretary to the Government of India and shall be governed by the Central Government rules in respect of his salary and other allowances including pension, leave, travelling and daily allowances as are admissible to the Under Secretary to the Government of India. (2) The Legal Advisor shall be appointed by the Authority on direct recruitment failing which by deputation, as under:- (a) for appointment on direct recruitment, a person shall – (i) be not more than forty years of age at the time of making application; and (ii) possess the following educational qualifications, namely:- Essential: (A) Bachelor degree in Law from a recognized University or Institute; (B) enrolled as an Advocate with Bar Council; (C) practiced as an advocate for atleast five years and having experience of handling cases, including intellectual property rights, legal documentation, drafting and notarization. Desirable: Bachelor’s degree in Science or Agricultural Science followed by a degree in Law from a recognised University. Note: The crucial date for determining the age-limit shall be the last date for receipt of applications. (b) for appointment on deputation (including short-term contract), a person shall be an officer under the Central Government or a State Government or Union territory Administration or a University or recognized research institution or statutory organization or an autonomous body or public sector undertaking- (i) holding analogous post on regular basis in the parent cadre or department; or[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 (ii) five years’ service in the grade rendered after appointment thereto on a regular basis in posts in level-10 (Rs. 56,100-1,77,500) in the pay matrix; or (iii) eight years’ service in grade rendered after appointment thereto on a regular basis in posts in level-9 (Rs. 53,100- 1,67,800) in the pay matrix. Note 1: Period of deputation (including short-term contract) in another ex-cadre posts held immediately preceding this appointment in the same or some other organisation or department of the Central Government shall ordinarily not exceed five years. Note 2: The maximum age-limit for appointment by deputation (including short-term contract) shall not exceed fifty six years on the closing date of receipt of application. [F. No. 2-1/2020-SD.V] ASHWANI KUMAR, Jt. Secy. Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India vide number G.S.R. 738(E) dated the 12th September, 2003 and subsequently amended vide number G.S.R. 843(E) dated the 30th December, 2004, G.S.R. 731(E), dated the 14th October, 2008, G.S.R. 319(E), dated the 11th May, 2009, G.S.R. 783(E), dated the 27th October, 2009, G.S.R. 901(E), dated the 17th December, 2009, G.S.R. 949(E), dated the 3rd December, 2010, G.S.R. 900(E), dated the 17th December 2012, G.S.R. 901(E), dated the 17th December, 2012, G.S.R. 902(E), dated the 17th December, 2012, G.S.R. 115(E), dated the 20th February, 2013, G.S.R. 496(E), dated the 15th June, 2015 and G.S.R. 863(E), dated the 20th November, 2019. 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