**Executive Summary**
This document, a notification from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, designates a nodal officer under the Information Technology Act, 2000, and related rules concerning digital media ethics. The designated officer is the Joint Secretary handling the PC & PNDT Act within the Department of Health and Family Welfare. The notification is effective as of January 27, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Designation of Nodal Officer:**
* The Joint Secretary (handling PC & PNDT Act) in the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, is designated as the nodal officer.
* This designation is for the purposes of the Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
* The designation pertains specifically to the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health and Family Welfare)**
* **Impact:** The Ministry has a designated nodal officer responsible for overseeing compliance with the Information Technology rules related to the PC & PNDT Act.
* **Action Required:** The Joint Secretary handling PC & PNDT Act must assume responsibilities and fulfill the duties of the nodal officer as defined by the relevant IT rules in relation to the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994.
**Intermediaries and Digital Media Platforms**
* **Impact:** These entities will have a specific point of contact within the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for matters related to IT rules and the PC & PNDT Act.
* **Action Required:** Intermediaries need to identify and be aware of the designated nodal officer for compliance and communication purposes related to content and activities falling under the PC & PNDT Act and its intersection with digital media regulations.
Key Entities Referenced
Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994: Act related to the prohibition of sex selection techniques; this notification appoints a nodal officer for the Act.
Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021: Rules related to digital media ethics; this notification designates a nodal officer under these rules with respect to the PNDT Act.
Information Technology Act, 2000: Act related to Information Technology; this notification is issued in conjunction with Section 79 of the Act.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: The Ministry under which the nodal officer is appointed, specifically within the Department of Health and Family Welfare.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
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स.ं 383] नई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, िनवरी 29, 2026/माघ 9, 1947
No. 383] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2026/MAGHA 9, 1947
स्ट्वास्ट््य और पररवार कल्याण मत्रं ालय
(स्ट्वास्ट््य और पररवार कल्याण जवभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 27 िनवरी, 2026
का.आ. 411(अ).— सूचना प्रौद्योगिकी (मध्यवर्ती दिशागनिेश और गिगिटल मीगिया आचार संगिर्ता) गनयम, 2021
के गनयम 3 के उप-गनयम (1) के खंि (घ) के साथ पठिर्त सूचना प्रौद्योगिकी अगिगनयम, 2000 (2000 के 21) की िारा 79
की उप-िारा (3) के खंि (ख) के अनुसरण म,ें केंद्र सरकार एर्तिद्वारा स्वास््य और पठरवार कल्याण मंत्रालय के स्वास््य और
पठरवार कल्याण गवभाि म ेंसंयक्तु सगचव (िो पीसी और पीएनिीटी अगिगनयम, 1994 का काय यिेखर्ते ि)ैं को िभिय ारण-पूव य
और प्रसव-पूव यगनिान र्तकनीक (ललिं चयन प्रगर्तषेि)् अगिगनयम, 1994 (1994 के 57) के संबंि म ेंउक्त गनयमों के उद्देश्य स े
नोिल अगिकारी के रूप म ेंमनोनीर्त करर्ती ि।ै
[फा. स. ं वी.16011/4/2025पीएनडीटी]
एलांगबम रॉबटट ससंह, संयुक् त सजचव
591 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)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 27th January, 2026
S.O. 411(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 79 of
the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000) read with clause (d) of sub-rule (1) of rule 3 of the
Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, the
Central Government hereby designates Joint Secretary (handling PC & PNDT Act), in the Department of
Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, as the nodal officer for the purposes of
the said rules in respect to the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex
Selection) Act, 1994 (57 of 1994).
[F. No. V.16011/4/2025-PNDT]
ELANGBAM ROBERT SINGH, Jt. Secy.
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