State Supervisory Board

The Government constitute a Board to be known as the 'State Supervisory Board' to exercise the power and perform the functions conferred on the Board under this Act. State Supervisory Board Constituted  vide Government order No. 625-HME of 2002 dated 04-05-2002 and Reconstituted vide Government order No. 504-HME of 2011 dated 20.09.2011

1 Hon'ble Minister for Health Ex- Officio, Chairman
2 Hon'ble MOS, H &ME Ex- Officio, Co-Chairman
3 Administrative Secretary Health, FW & ME  Ex- Officio, Vice-Chairman
4 Administrative Secretary Social Welfare Deptt Member
5 Administrative Secretary Law Deptt Member
6 Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Member
7 Divisional Commissioner Jammu  Member
8 Director Health Services Jammu  Member
9 Director Health Services Kashmir Member
10 Principal Investigator, Genetic Centre,  University of Jammu Member
11 Head of Department Genetics, SKIMS Soura, Sgr  Member
12 Head of Department Gynae & Obst, GMC Sgr  Member
13 Head of Department, Gynae & Obst, GMC Jammu Member
14 Head of Department Pediatrics GMC Sgr Member
15 Head of Department Pediatrics GMC Jmu Member
16 Head of Department Sociology Department Kashmir University Member
17 Head of Department Sociology Department Jammu University Member
18 Smt. Bimla Luthra, Hon'ble MLA Member
19 Smt Khemlata Wakhloo, Hon'ble MLC Member
20 Smt Fozia Geelani, Better World Rawalpora Srinagar Member
21 Smt. Seema Shekhar, Additional Advocate General, J&K. Member
22 Mission Director NRHM Member Secretary

Function

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  • To advise the government on policy matters relating the use of Prenatal diagnostic techniques, preconception sex selection techniques and their misuse.
  • To review and monitor implementation of the Act and the rules made there under and recommend changes in the said Act and rules to the Government.
  • To create public awareness against the practice of preconception sex selection and prenatal determination of sex leading to female foeticide.
  • To lay down Code of Conduct, to be observed by persons working at Genetic Counselling Centres, Genetic Laboratories, Ultrasound/Imaging Authorities and Genetics Clinics.