Lok Sabha Question No. 3401 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-06
Subject: Monitoring of Pesticide Residues
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RODMAL NAGAR

O.I.H.

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3401

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  6 TH  DECEMBER, 2016

## MONITORING OF PESTICIDE RESIDUES

3401.  SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE      ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the work being undertaken by the Government through Monitoring of  Pesticides  Residues  at  National  Level (MPRNL)  and the National Institute of  Plant Health Management (NIPHM) from 2014 to till date;
- (b) the  details  of  the  States  where  the  MPRNL  and  NIPHM  schemes  are  being implemented; and
- (c) the concrete steps taken by the Government for the solution of plant problems through the said schemes?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान  कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã  ½ãñâ  Àã·¾ã  ½ãâ¨ããè

(  SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a): Under MPRNL scheme including NIPHM from April, 2014-July, 2016, a total of 49,687  samples  have  been  collected  and  analysed  for  the  presence  of  pesticide residues and residues were detected above MRL in 1186 (2.4%) samples. Details may be seen At Annexure-I.
- (b): The MPRNL scheme is being implemented through 25 participating laboratories including NIPHM representing various Ministries and Departments. Details may please be seen at Annexure-II.
- (c): The  data  generated  through  these  schemes  are  further  submitted  to  Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR) for risk assessment and MRL fixation, used for  Quality  Assurance  programme  of  participating  laboratories,  and  also  used  for

imparting  Training  Programme  in  pesticide  residue  analysis  to  all  concerned  for adoption of Good Agricultural Practices, to reduce the pesticide residues in Plant/Food.

## Annexure-I Work done under the MPRNL scheme (April, 2014 to July, 2016):

During April, 2014 - July, 2016, a total of 49,687 samples have been collected and analysed for the presence of pesticide residues and residues were detected above MRL in 1186 (2.4 %) samples. The year and commodity wise breakup is given below:

| Commodity   | April, 2014- March, 15   | April, 2014- March, 15   | April, 2015- March, 16   | April, 2015- March, 16   | April, 2016- July, 2016   | April, 2016- July, 2016   |
|-------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Commodity   | Samples analysed         | Samples above FSSAI MRL  | Samples analysed         | Samples above FSSAI MRL  | Samples analysed          | Samples above FSSAI MRL   |
| Fish/Marine | 893                      | 0                        | 837                      | 0                        | 249                       | 0                         |
| Fruits      | 2239                     | 40                       | 2364                     | 27                       | 714                       | 14                        |
| Meat/Egg    | 444                      | 0                        | 402                      | 0                        | 153                       | 0                         |
| Milk        | 459                      | 0                        | 462                      | 0                        | 153                       | 0                         |
| Pulses      | 715                      | 1                        | 749                      | 0                        | 239                       | 0                         |
| Rice        | 1076                     | 68                       | 1128                     | 45                       | 376                       | 16                        |
| Spices      | 1299                     | 106                      | 1390                     | 86                       | 466                       | 22                        |
| Tea         | 174                      | 4                        | 181                      | 8                        | 60                        | 9                         |
| Vegetables  | 10593                    | 306                      | 12035                    | 329                      | 3769                      | 59                        |
| Water       | 1921                     | 0                        | 1712                     | 0                        | 539                       | 0                         |
| Wheat       | 805                      | 17                       | 843                      | 27                       | 248                       | 2                         |
| Total       | 20,618                   | 542 (2.6 %)              | 22,103                   | 522 (2.4 %)              | 6,966                     | 122 (1.8 %)               |

## Annexure-II

- (b) The  MPRNL  scheme  is  being  implemented  through  25  participating laboratories representing Ministry of Agriculture, Indian Council of Agriculture Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Environment  and  Forest,  Council  of  Scientific  and  Industrial  Research, Ministry  of  Chemical  and  Fertilizer,  Ministry  of  Commerce  and  State Agricultural  Universities.    The  Project  Coordinating  Cell  of  AINP  on Pesticide Residues is the nodal centre for implementation of the scheme. All the laboratories are accredited as per ISO/IEC 17025:2005 in the field of  Chemical  Testing  by  National  Accreditation  Board  for  Testing  and Calibration of Laboratories (NABL). The list of participating laboratories under MPRNL across the country is given below:
1. Project Coordinating Cell, All India Network Project on Pesticide Residues, LBS Building, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
2. Dept. of Entomology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab
3. ICAR Unit No.-9, BTRS Building, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat
4. Dept. of Entomology, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Maharashtra
5. Dept. of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellayani, Kerala
6. Division  of  Soil  Sci.  &  Agril.  Chemistry,  Indian  Institute  of  Horticulture Research, Hessaraghatta Lake Post, Bangalore, Karnataka
7. Dept. of Entomology, Rajasthan Agricultural University, Research Station, Durgapura,  Jaipur, Rajasthan
8. Professor  Jayashankar  Telangana  State  Agricultural  University,  E.E.I. Premises, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana
9. Dept.  of  Agricultural  Entomology,  Tamil  Nadu  Agricultural  University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
10. Institute  of  Pesticide  Formulation  Technology,  Sector-20,  Udyog  Vihar, Gurgaon, Haryana
11. National  Institute  of  Occupational  Health,  P.  B.  No.  2031,  Meghani Nagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
12. Western  Region  Referral  Laboratory,  Department  of  Veterinary  Public Health, Bombay Veterinary College, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra
13. MPEDA, MPEDA House, Panampilly Avenue, Kochi , Kerala
14. Pesticide Toxicology Laboratory, Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow, Utter Pradesh
15. Trace  Organic  Laboratory,  Central  Pollution  Control  Board,  Parivesh Bhawan, East Arjun Nagar, Delhi
16. National  Environmental  Engineering  Research  Institute,  Nehru  Marg, Nagpur, Maharashtra
17. Regional  Plant  Quarantine  Station,  Haji  Bunder  Road,  Sewri,  Mumbai, Maharashtra
18. Regional Plant Quarantine Station,  G.S.T.  Road,  Meenambakkam, Chennai , Tamil Nadu
19. AINP on Pesticide Residues, Directorate of Research, Research Complex Building, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal
20. Dept. of Entomology, Dr. Y.S.P. Univ. of Horticulture & Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh
21. National Plant Quarantine Station, New Delhi
22. National Institute of Plant  Health  Management  (NIPHM),  Pesticide Management Division, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana
23. Central  Agriculture  Research Institute  (CARI), Port Blair,  Andaman and Nicobar
24. Export Inspection Agency, Kolkata, West Bengal
25. Export Inspection Agency, Mumbai, Maharashtra
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