Order on the designation of repositories under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002

F. No.26-15/2007-CSC Government of India Ministry of Environment and Forests (CS-Ill Division) ORDER Paryavaran Bhawan , CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 11 O 003. Dated the 81h July, 2013 Subject :- Designation of repositories under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002. In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section(1) of Section 39 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, read with sections 6 and 12 of Notification S.O. 1911 (E) , dated 81h November, 2006, and in continuation of this Ministry's Orders dated 281h August, 2008 and 1 ih September, 2012, the Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India, hereby designates the Microbial Culture Collection (MCC) , National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS) , Pune as the repository under the Act for microorganisms. 2. In accordance with sub-section (2) of Section 39 of the Act, the designated repository shall also keep in safe custody the representative samples , as voucher specimens of the biological material accessed in accordance with the provisions of Section 19 of the Act, alongwith relevant information related to the material , such as DNA fingerprints , if so required by the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA). · 3. The designated repository shall also keep in safe custody the type specimen deposited by an¥ person who discovers a new taxon , in accordance with sub-section (3) of To . ' & Y'.j (Hem Pan de) . fl I) \ Add itional Secretary to the Government of India / 1. The Scientist 'F' and Principal Investigator, Microbial Culture Collection (MCC) , National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), NCCS Complex, University of Pune Campus, Ganeshkhind , Pune- 411 007 2. The Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road , New Delhi-110 003 3. Directors of institutions designated as repositories vide order dated 28.8 .12 and 12. 9.'i 2: i. The Director, Botanical Survey of India, CGO Complex, 3rd MSO Building , Block F, DL Block, Sector 1, Salt Lake City, Kolkata - 700 064. ii. The Director, Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) , Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M- Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700 053. 2 iii. The Director, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources , Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110 012. iv. The Director, National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, P. B. No. 436, Lucknow - 226 001, U.P. v. The Director General , Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, P. 0 . New Forests, Dehradun - 248 006, Uttarakhand. vi. The Director, National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Makrampur Campus, G.T: Road Bye Pass, Near BasantVihar, P.O. Box 129, Karna! (Haryana)-132001. vii . The Director, National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Canal Ring Road , P.O. Dilkusha, Telibagh , Lucknow- 226 002, Uttar Pradesh. viii. The Director, National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula - 403 004, Goa. . ix. The Director, Wildlife Institute of India, P.B. No. 18, Chandrabani , Dehradun -248 001 , Uttarakhand. x. The Director, National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Micro-ogranisms, Kusmaur (Post Bag Kaithauli), Post Box. No. 6, Mau Nath Bhanjan, Uttar Pradesh- 275 101. xi. The Director, Institute of Microbial Technology, Sector 39-A, Chandigarh - 160 036. xii. The Director, National Institute of Virology, 20-A, Dr. Ambedkar Road, P.B.No.11, Pune-411 001. xiii. The Director, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa Road , New Delhi-110012. xiv. The Director, National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Insects (NBAll) , P.O. No. 2491, H.A. Farm Post, Bellary Road , Bangalore-560 024 Copy to: i. The Chairman, National Biodiversity Authority, Chennai ii . The Secretary, National Biodiversity Authority, Chennai