Lok Sabha Question No. 2605 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Substandard Chemicals and Fertilizers/Seeds
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV, VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2605 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  AUGUST, 2017

## SUBSTANDARD CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS/SEEDS

2605.   SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV: SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to take action against the companies manufacturing substandard/fake pesticides, seeds and chemical fertilizers besides banning the sale of the said items  of  these  companies  before  suspending  and  cancelling  the  licenses  of  the  traders;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor along with the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) & (b): Under  the  provision  of  the  Insecticides  Act,  1968,  the  Central  and  State Government have  notified  182  and  13403  number  of  Insecticides  Inspectors  respectively,  to carry out inspection of manufacturing, storage and sale points etc., draw samples of pesticides and have them analysed with the help of notified Pesticide Analysts. Prosecution is initiated in competent Courts of law in cases of violation of the provisions of the Insecticides Act, 1968. This Act has also vested State Governments with legal authority to investigate complaints and take legal action against offenders. As per the information provided from the States, a total of 47954  samples  were  analysed  in  2016-17,  out  of  which  2.45  %  (1177)  were  found  to  be misbranded. The details are at Annexure I.

The Fertilizers (Control) Order, 1985 regulate the trade, price, quality and distribution of fertilizers.  State  governments  are  adequately  empowered  under  this  Act  to  take  appropriate administrative  and  legal  actions  against  those  dealers/manufacturers/importers  who  do  not comply with the provisions. Further, samples of Fertilizer are drawn periodically by the Fertilizer Inspectors of the State Governments from retailers/wholesalers and manufacturing units etc. for testing in the notified laboratories to check their quality. During 2016-17, 5.1% samples were reported non-standard. The Details are at Annexure II.

The  Seeds  Act,  1966,  Seeds  Rules,  1968  and  Seeds  (Control)  Order,  1893  have sufficient  provisions  to  check  the  sale  of  sub-standard  and  spurious  seeds.  States  are empowered to take punitive action against such companies and seed traders. The Seed law enforcement report for 2016-17 is at Annexure III.

- (c): The question does not arise.

Annexure I

STATEMENT SHOWING STATISTICS OF THE ANALYSIS OF PESTICIDES SAMPLES FOR QUALITY CONTROL IN STATE PESTICIDES TESTING LABORATORIES (SPTLs) DURING 2016-17

| S. No.   | State/UT             | 2016-17 No. of samples   | 2016-17 No. of samples   | 2016-17 No. of samples   |
|----------|----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/UT             | Analyzed                 | Misbranded               | Prosecution Launched     |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh       | 4475                     | 35                       | 04                       |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh    |                          |                          |                          |
| 3.       | Andaman & Nicobar    |                          |                          |                          |
| 4.       | Assam                | 16                       |                          |                          |
| 5.       | Bihar                | 535                      | 23                       |                          |
| 6.       | Chandigarh           |                          |                          |                          |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh         | 119                      | 10                       |                          |
| 8.       | Daman & Diu          |                          |                          |                          |
| 9.       | Dadar & Nagar Haveli |                          |                          |                          |
| 10.      | Delhi                |                          |                          |                          |
| 11.      | Goa                  |                          |                          |                          |
| 12.      | Gujarat              | 1982                     | 54                       | 06                       |
| 13.      | Haryana              | 2224                     | 97                       | 22                       |
| 14.      | Himachal Pradesh     |                          |                          |                          |
| 15.      | Jammu & Kashmir      | 660                      | 50                       |                          |
| 16.      | Jharkhand            |                          |                          |                          |
| 17.      | Karnataka            | 2559                     | 23                       | 05                       |
| 18.      | Kerala               | 471                      | 00                       |                          |
| 19.      | Lakshadweep          |                          |                          |                          |
| 20.      | Madhya Pradesh       | 660                      | 89                       | 03                       |
| 21.      | Maharashtra          | 4842                     | 195                      | 68                       |
| 22.      | Manipur              |                          |                          |                          |
| 23.      | Meghalaya            |                          |                          |                          |
| 24.      | Mizoram              |                          |                          |                          |
| 25.      | Nagaland             |                          |                          |                          |
| 26.      | Orissa               | 262                      | 23                       |                          |
| 27.      | Pondicherry          | 75                       | 00                       |                          |
| 28.      | Punjab               | 2761                     | 88                       | 21                       |
| 29.      | Rajasthan            | 2118                     | 50                       |                          |
| 30.      | Sikkim               |                          |                          |                          |
| 31.      | Tamil Nadu           | 16637                    | 148                      |                          |
| 32.      | Telangana            | 2613                     | 05                       |                          |
| 33.      | Tripura              | 15                       | 00                       |                          |
| 34.      | Uttarakhand          | 80                       | 01                       |                          |
| 35.      | Uttar Pradesh        | 4038                     | 285                      | 139                      |
| 36       | West Bengal          | 812                      | 01                       |                          |
|          | Total                | 47954                    | 1177                     | 268                      |

Annexure II

## STATEWISE DETAILS OF QUALITY ANALYSIS OF FERTILISER SAMPLES DURING 2016-17

| S.N o.   | Name of State    | No. of Labs.   | Annual Analytical Capacity   | No. of samples   | Non Standard       | Non Standard                    | Non Standard   | % Capacit y Utilisa- tion   | % of Non- stand ard Sampl es   |
|----------|------------------|----------------|------------------------------|------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|          |                  |                |                              | Analysed         | Nutrient deficient | Physical parameter & impurities | Total          |                             |                                |
| 1        | Assam            | 1              | 500                          | 417              | 7                  | 0                               | 7              | 83.4                        | 1.7                            |
| 2        | Mizoram          | 1              | 0                            | 0                | 0                  | 0                               | 0              | 0.0                         | 0.0                            |
| 3        | Jharkhand        | 1              | 1500                         | 454              | 14                 | 0                               | 14             | 30.3                        | 3.1                            |
| 4        | Bihar            | 1              | 4000                         | 3467             | 139                | 0                               | 139            | 86.7                        | 4.0                            |
| 5        | Odisha           | 4              | 16040                        | 6052             | 124                | 87                              | 211            | 37.7                        | 3.5                            |
| 6        | West Bengal*     | 3              | 4500                         | 2710             | 237                | 9                               | 246            | 60.2                        | 9.1                            |
| 7        | Tripura          | 1              | 500                          | 614              | 0                  | 0                               | 0              | 122.8                       | 0.0                            |
|          | Total East & NER | 12             | 27040                        | 13714            | 521                | 96                              | 617            | 50.7                        | 4.5                            |
| 8        | Gujarat*         | 3              | 12500                        | 11440            | 114                | 9                               | 123            | 91.5                        | 1.1                            |
| 9        | M.P.             | 4              | 8000                         | 6373             | 654                | 8                               | 662            | 79.7                        | 10.4                           |
| 10       | Chhattisgarh     | 1              | 2500                         | 1831             | 125                | 12                              | 137            | 73.2                        | 7.5                            |
| 11       | Maharashtra      | 5              | 18000                        | 15274            | 2061               | 642                             | 2703           | 84.9                        | 17.7                           |
| 12       | Rajasthan        | 7              | 14500                        | 13279            | 165                | 22                              | 187            | 91.6                        | 1.4                            |
|          | Total West Zone  | 20             | 55500                        | 48197            | 3119               | 693                             | 3812           | 86.8                        | 7.9                            |
| 13       | Haryana*         | 3              | 5100                         | 1541             | 59                 | 1                               | 60             | 30.2                        | 3.9                            |
| 14       | H.P.*            | 3              | 2000                         | 1750             | 62                 | 1                               | 63             | 87.5                        | 3.6                            |
| 15       | J&K              | 2              | 600                          | 423              | 0                  | 0                               | 0              | 70.5                        | 0.0                            |
| 16       | Punjab*          | 2              | 3600                         | 3500             | 95                 | 4                               | 99             | 97.2                        | 2.8                            |
| 17       | U.P.             | 5              | 15000                        | 10324            | 825                | 0                               | 825            | 68.8                        | 8.0                            |
| 18       | Uttarakhand      | 2              | 500                          | 258              | 9                  | 0                               | 9              | 51.6                        | 3.5                            |
|          | Total North Zone | 17             | 26800                        | 17796            | 1050               | 6                               | 1056           | 66.4                        | 5.9                            |
| 19       | A.P.             | 3              | 10500                        | 9815             | 121                | 17                              | 138            | 93.5                        | 1.4                            |
| 20       | Telangana        | 2              | 9000                         | 13261            | 112                | 15                              | 127            | 147.3                       | 1.0                            |
| 21       | Karnataka        | 7              | 13500                        | 8767             | 206                | 7                               | 213            | 64.9                        | 2.4                            |
| 22       | Kerala           | 2              | 5000                         | 2918             | 150                | 0                               | 150            | 58.4                        | 5.1                            |
| 23       | Puducherry       | 1              | 700                          | 606              | 3                  | 0                               | 3              | 86.6                        | 0.5                            |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu       | 14             | 17500                        | 17614            | 245                | 423                             | 668            | 100.7                       | 3.8                            |
|          | Total South Zone | 29             | 56200                        | 52981            | 837                | 462                             | 1299           | 94.3                        | 2.5                            |
| 25       | Govt. Of India   | 4              | 8500                         | 3665             |                    | 10                              |                | 43.1                        | 3.6                            |
|          | Total All India  | 82             | 174040                       | 136353           | 123 5650           | 1267                            | 133 6917       | 78.3                        | 5.1                            |

## Progress Report of Seed Law Enforcement for the year 2016-17

|   S. No | State            | Total No. of samples drawn   | No. of samples found sub- standard   | No. of cases in which warning issued   | No. of cases stop sale order issued   | No. of cases filed in the Court of   | No. of cases decided by Court of Law fine/ imprisonment awarded   | No. of cases pending in Court of Law   | No. of cases where seed forfeited   |
|---------|------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|       1 | 2                | 3                            | 4                                    | 5                                      | 6                                     | 7                                    | 8                                                                 | 9                                      | 10                                  |
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh   | 6906                         | 147                                  | 100                                    | 60                                    | 100                                  | 0                                                                 | 100                                    | 0                                   |
|       2 | Assam            | Nil                          | Nil                                  | Nil                                    | Nil                                   | Nil                                  | Nil                                                               | Nil                                    | Nil                                 |
|       3 | Bihar            | Nil                          | Nil                                  | Nil                                    | Nil                                   | Nil                                  | Nil                                                               | Nil                                    | Nil                                 |
|       4 | Chhattisgarh     | 1810                         | 78                                   | 0                                      | 78                                    | 0                                    | 0                                                                 | 0                                      | 0                                   |
|       5 | Delhi            | Nil                          | Nil                                  | Nil                                    | Nil                                   | Nil                                  | Nil                                                               | Nil                                    | Nil                                 |
|       6 | Gujarat          | 4612                         | 64                                   | 16                                     | 64                                    | 15                                   | 1                                                                 | 14                                     | 0                                   |
|       7 | Haryana          | 2660                         | 45                                   | 25                                     | 10                                    | 8                                    | 0                                                                 | 15                                     | 0                                   |
|       8 | Himachal Pradesh | Nil                          | Nil                                  | Nil                                    | Nil                                   | Nil                                  | Nil                                                               | Nil                                    | Nil                                 |
|       9 | Jammu &          | Nil                          | Nil                                  | Nil                                    | Nil                                   | Nil                                  | Nil                                                               | Nil                                    | Nil                                 |
|      10 | Jharkhand        | 2371                         | 61                                   | 6                                      | 0                                     | 0                                    | 0                                                                 | 0                                      | 0                                   |
|      11 | Karnataka        | 7992                         | 85                                   | 0                                      | 0                                     | 0                                    | 0                                                                 | 0                                      | 0                                   |
|      12 | Kerala           | 4                            | 0                                    | 0                                      | 0                                     | 0                                    | 0                                                                 | 0                                      | 0                                   |
|      13 | Madhya Pradesh   | Nil                          | Nil                                  | Nil                                    | Nil                                   | Nil                                  | Nil                                                               | Nil                                    | Nil                                 |
|      14 | Maharashtra      | 13365                        | 209                                  | 103                                    | 1247                                  | 93                                   | 0                                                                 | 0                                      | 10                                  |
|      15 | Odisha           | 904                          | 243                                  | 0                                      | 0                                     | 0                                    | 0                                                                 | 0                                      | 0                                   |
|      16 | Puducherry       | 120                          | 29                                   | 1                                      | 0                                     | 0                                    | 0                                                                 | 0                                      | 0                                   |
|      17 | Punjab           | 3963                         | 166                                  | 0                                      | 0                                     | 23                                   | 0                                                                 | 0                                      | 0                                   |
|      18 | Rajasthan        | Nil                          | Nil                                  | Nil                                    | Nil                                   | Nil                                  | Nil                                                               | Nil                                    | Nil                                 |
|      19 | Tamil Nadu       | 50166                        | 1826                                 | -                                      | 920                                   | 459                                  | -                                                                 | 129                                    | -                                   |
|      20 | Telangana        | 7194                         | 121                                  | 15                                     | 0                                     | 121                                  | 0                                                                 | 121                                    | 0                                   |
|      21 | Tripura          | 0                            | 0                                    | 0                                      | 0                                     | 0                                    | 0                                                                 | 0                                      | 0                                   |
|      22 | U.P.             | 3261                         | 81                                   | 42                                     | 17                                    | 0                                    | 0                                                                 | 0                                      | 0                                   |
|      23 | Uttarakhand      | 525                          | 33                                   | 33                                     | 0                                     | 0                                    | 0                                                                 | 0                                      | 0                                   |
|      24 | W.B.             | 19247                        | 1562                                 | 40                                     | 543                                   | 0                                    | 0                                                                 | 0                                      | 0                                   |

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Annexure III