**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, amends Notification No. S.O. 85 (E), dated February 5, 1997, concerning the Pre-conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994. It replaces the entry for serial number 20 under the heading "Appointed under clause (g) of sub-section (2) of section 7" with a new entry. The notification is effective from November 20, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment Details:**
* Replaces the entry for serial number 20.
* The new entry replaces the previous member with "Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Karnataka" as a member.
* **Term of Office:**
* The term of office for the member is one year, commencing from the date of the notification.
* The term may also end earlier if further orders are issued.
**Impact Analysis**
**Government of Karnataka**
* **Impact:**
* The Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Karnataka is appointed as a member.
* **Action Required:**
* The Principal Secretary needs to take on the responsibilities and duties associated with the appointment.
Key Entities Referenced
Pre-conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994: The principal act being amended by this notification, prohibiting sex selection.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: The ministry issuing the notification.
Karnataka: The notification pertains to the Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Karnataka, specifically regarding the Principal Secretary as a member.
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स्ट्वास्ट््य और पररवार कल्याण मत्रं ालय
(स्ट्वास्ट््य और पररवार कल्याण जवभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 20 नवम् बर, 2025
का.आ. 5449(अ).— गर्भधारण-पूर् भ और प्रसर्-पूर् भ निदाि तकिीक (ल िंग चयि प्रनतषेध्) अनधनियम, 1994की
धारा 8के साथ पठित धारा 7द्वारा प्रदत्त शनियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, केन्द्र सरकार, स्र्ास््य और पठरर्ार कल्याण मिंत्रा य,
र्ारत सरकार द्वारा जारी अनधसूचिा सिंख्या का. आ. 85 (अ), ददिािंक 5फरर्री, 1997म ेंआग ेनिम्नन नित सिंशोधि करती
ह,ै अथाभत :
7955 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
2. उि अनधसूचिा म,ें शीषभक "धारा 7की उपधारा (2) के ििंड (छ) के अधीि नियिु " के अिंतगभत, क्रम सिंख्या 20
तथा उससे सिंबिंनधत प्रनर्नियों के स्थाि पर निम्नन नित को प्रनतस्थानपत दकया जाएगा, अथाभत्: -
20 प्रमुि सनचर्, स्र्ास््य एर्िं पठरर्ार कल्याण नर्र्ाग किाभटक सरकार सदस्य
उपरोि सदस्यों का कायभका इस अनधसूचिा की नतनथ स े एक र्षभ की अर्नध अथर्ा अग े आदेश तक, जो र्ी
पह े हो, रहगे ा।
[फा. स. ं वी.11011/03/2023-पीएनडीटी]
मीरा श्रीवास्ट्तव, संयुक्त सजचव
िोट: मू अनधसूचिा र्ारत के राजपत्र म ें सिंख्या का. आ. 85 (अ) ददिािंक 5 फरर्री, 1997 के तहत प्रकानशत की गई थी
और सख्िं या का. आ 160 (अ) ददिािंक 28 फ़रर्री, 1998 के तहत सिंशोनधत की गई और सिंख्या का. आ 694 (अ) ददिािंक
13 अगस्त, 1998, का. आ 61 (अ) ददिािंक 14 जिर्री, 2000; एसओ 114 (ई) ददिािंक 1 फ़रर्री, 2000;
का. आ 349 (अ) ददिािंक 20 अप्रै , 2001; का. आ 931 (अ) ददिािंक 19 नसतिंबर, 2001; का. आ 590 (अ) ददिािंक
31 मई, 2002; का. आ 1191 (अ) ददिािंक 12 िर्िंबर, 2002; का. आ 703 (अ) ददिािंक 18 जूि, 2003 के तहत आग े
सिंशोनधत की गई; का. आ 1458(अ) ददिािंक 23 ददसम्बर, 2003; का. आ 99(अ) ददिािंक 20 जिर्री, 2004;
का. आ 367(अ) ददिािंक 17 माच,भ 2004; का. आ 937(अ) ददिािंक 19 अगस्त, 2004; का. आ 1008(अ)
ददिािंक 16 नसतम्बर, 2004; का. आ 56(अ) ददिािंक 19 जिर्री, 2006; का. आ 199(अ) ददिािंक 10 फरर्री, 2006;
का. आ 200(अ) ददिािंक 10 फरर्री, 2006; का. आ 1854(अ) ददिािंक 30 अक्टूबर, 2006; का. आ 1506(अ)
ददिािंक 20 जूि, 2008; का. आ 130(अ) ददिािंक 6 जिर्री, 2009; का. आ 2143(अ) ददिािंक 20 अगस्त , 2009;
का. आ 779(अ) ददिािंक 28 अप्र ै , 2011; का. आ 85(अ) ददिािंक 11 जिर्री, 2012; का. आ 1272(अ)
ददिािंक 25 मई, 2012; का. आ 2613(अ) ददिािंक 25 अक्टूबर, 2012; का. आ 2825(अ) ददिािंक 22 िर्िंबर, 2012;
का. आ 43(अ) ददिािंक 31 ददसिंबर, 2012; का. आ 1351(अ) ददिािंक 21 मई , 2013; का. आ 306(अ)
ददिािंक 31 जिर्री , 2014; का. आ 2520(अ) ददिािंक 26 नसतिंबर, 2014; का. आ 2587(अ) ददिािंक 2 अक्टूबर,
2014; का. आ 1459(अ) ददिािंक 1 जूि, 2015; का. आ 2458(अ) ददिािंक 4 नसतम्बर, 2015; का. आ 3097(अ)
ददिािंक 9 िर्म्बर, 2015; का. आ 4111(अ) ददिािंक 22 ददसम्बर, 2016; का. आ 132(अ) ददिािंक 10 जिर्री ,
2018; का. आ 275(अ) ददिािंक 17 जिर्री, 2018; का. आ 276(अ) ददिािंक 17 जिर्री, 2018; का. आ 1794(अ)
ददिािंक 2 मई 2018; का. आ 143(अ) ददिािंक 9 जिर्री 2019; का. आ 1934(अ) ददिािंक 10 जूि 2019; तथा का.
आ 2779(अ) ददिािंक 2 अगस्त 2019; का. आ 3558(अ) ददिािंक 1 अक्टूबर 2019; का. आ 3636 (अ)
ददिािंक 10 अक्टूबर 2019, का. आ 4123(अ) ददिािंक 17 िर्िंबर 2020, का. आ 4354(अ) ददिाकिं 14 नसतिंबर
2022, का. आ 2937(अ) ददिािंक 15 जु ाई 2024 और का. आ 4841(अ) ददिािंक 22 अक्टूबर 2025[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(Department of Health and Family Welfare)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 20th November, 2025
S.O. 5449(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 7 read with Section 8 of the Pre-conception
and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994, the Central Government hereby makes
the following further amendment in the Notification No. S.O. 85 (E), dated 5thFebruary, 1997, issued by Government
of India, in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, namely:
2. In the said notification, under the heading “Appointed under clause (g) of sub-section (2) of section 7”, for serial
numbers 20 and the entries relating thereto the following shall be substituted , namely: -
20 Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Karnataka Member
Term of office of the above members shall be for a period of one year commencing from the date of this
notification or till further orders, whichever is earlier.
[F. No. V.11011/03/2023-PNDT]
MEERA SRIVASTAVA, Jt. Secy.
Note: The Principal Notification was published in the Gazette of India, videno. S.O.85 (E), dated 5thFebruary, 1997 and
amended videNo. S.O.160 (E) dated 28thFebruary, 1998 and further amended videNos. S.O. 694(E) dated
13thAugust, 1998, S.O. 61(E) dated 14thJanuary, 2000; S.O.114(E)dated 1stFebruary, 2000; S.O.349(E) dated
20thApril, 2001; S.O.931(E) dated 19thSeptember, 2001; S.O.590(E) dated 31stMay, 2002; S.O.1191 (E) dated
12thNovember, 2002; S.O.703(E) dated 18thJune, 2003; S.O.1458(E) dated 23rdDecember, 2003; S.O.99(E) dated
20thJanuary, 2004; S.O.367(E) dated 17thMarch, 2004; S.O.937(E) dated 19thAugust, 2004; S.O.1008(E) dated
16thSeptember, 2004; S.O.56(E) dated 19thJanuary, 2006; S.O.199(E) dated 10thFebruary, 2006; S.O.200(E) dated
10thFebruary, 2006; S.O. 1854(E) dated 30thOctober, 2006; S.O.1506(E) dated 20thJune, 2008; S.O.130(E) dated
6thJanuary, 2009; S.O.2143(E) dated 20thAugust, 2009; S.O.779(E) dated 28thApril, 2011; S.O.85(E) dated
11thJanuary, 2012; S.O.1272(E) dated 25thMay, 2012; S.O. 2613(E) dated 25th October, 2012; S.O. 2825(E) dated
22ndNovember, 2012; S.O. 43(E) dated 31stDecember, 2012 ; S.O. 1351(E) dated 21stMay, 2013; S.O. 306(E)
dated 31stJanuary, 2014; S.O. 2520(E) dated 26thSeptember, 2014; S.O. 2587(E) dated 2ndOctober, 2014;
S.O. 1459(E) dated 1stJune, 2015; S.O. 2458 (E) dated 4thSeptember, 2015; S.O. 3097(E) dated 9thNovember,
2015; S.O. 4111(E) dated 22ndDecember, 2016; S.O. 132(E) dated 10thJanuary, 2018;S.O. 275(E) dated 17th
January, 2018; S.O. 276(E) dated 17th January, 2018; S.O. 1794(E) dated 2ndMay 2018; S.O. 143(E) dated
9thJanuary 2019; S.O. 1934(E) dated 10thJune 2019; andS.O. 2779(E) dated 2ndAugust 2019; S.O. 3558(E) dated
1st October 2019; S.O. 3636 (E) dated 10thOctober 2019, S.O.4123(E) dated 17thNovember 2020 S.O.4354(E)
dated 14thSeptember 2022, S.O. 2937(E) dated 15th July, 2024 and S.O.4841(E) dated 22nd October 2025.
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