Lok Sabha Question No. 597 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-06
Subject: Ban on Pesticides
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV), RANJEET RANJAN, ALOK SANJAR

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.597

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018

## BAN ON PESTICIDES

597.   SHRI RAJESH RANJAN: SHRIMATI RANJEET RANJAN: SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the fact that pesticides which are globally banned are still being used in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has constituted an expert committee under the Chairmanship of Anupam Verma in 2013 with a view to prohibit 66 pesticides in the country which are already prohibited in foreign countries, if so, the recommendations of the Committee thereof;
- (c) whether  these  recommendations  have  been  accepted  by  the  Government,  if  so,  the number of pesticides which are prohibited in the country;
- (d) the  number  of  pesticides  which  are  manufactured  in  the  country  out  of  the  total pesticides being used in farming in the country, presently;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  to  assess  the  adverse  impacts  of banned pesticides on human health, environment and livestock, if so, the outcome thereof; and
- (f) the steps taken by the Government to make aware the farmers about the technique of scientific application of pesticides?

## ANSWER

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

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI  GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a): There are 66 pesticides that are banned, restricted, withdrawn in one or more countries but continued to be registered in India. The list of such pesticides is at Annexure I.
- (b) & (c): The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) has constituted  an  expert  committee  under  the  Chairmanship  of  Anupam  Verma  in  July  2013,  to review them. The Expert Committee, inter alia, recommended 13 pesticides to be completely banned, 27 pesticides to be reviewed in 2018 after completion of certain technical studies and 6 pesticides  to  be  phased  out  by  2020.    The  Complete  list  is  at  Annexure  II.  Considering  the recommendation of Expert  Committee  as accorded by the Registration Committee, the Ministry

of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, vide its Notification S.O. 4212(E) dated 15 th December, 2016, had invited objections and suggestions from the public/stakeholders on banning/phasing out of certain pesticides. The details are at Annexure III. In response to the Notification S.O. 4212(E) dated  15 th December,  2016,  the  Ministry  has  received  various  objections  and  suggestions. Keeping in view of which, a committee has been constituted to review the received objections and suggestions.

(d) & (e): The Registration Committee, constituted under Section 5 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 registers pesticides after considering its efficacy and safety to human beings, animals and environment.  In  additions,  technical  reviews  are  carried  out  from  time  to  time  to  assess  the safety of pesticides for their continued use. At present, 279 Nos. of Pesticides molecules  are registered in the Country.

(f): The  Department  of  Agriculture,  Cooperation  and  Farmers  Welfare  is  implementing 'Strengthening and Modernization of Pest Management Approach' (SMPMA) Scheme, wherein, inter alia, Farmers Field Schools (FFSs) are organized to sensitize farmers on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach and to use chemical pesticides as a last resort as per approved labels and leaflets.

## LIST OF PESTICIDES WHICH HAVE BEEN BANNED/ RESTRICTED/ WITHDRAWN IN ONE OR MORE COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD BUT ARE STILL REGISTERED IN INDIA

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Pesticide                          | Sl. No.   | Name of the Pesticide   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------|-----------|-------------------------|
|         1 | Acephate                                       | 41.       | Mancozeb                |
|         2 | Alachlor                                       | 42.       | Mepiquat Chloride       |
|         3 | Aluminum Phosphide                             | 43.       | Metaldehyde             |
|         4 | Atrazine                                       | 44.       | Monocrotophos           |
|         5 | Benfuracarb                                    | 45.       | Oxyflurofen             |
|         6 | Benomyl                                        | 46.       | Paraquat Dichloride     |
|         7 | Bifenthrin                                     | 47.       | Pendimethalin           |
|         8 | Butachlor                                      | 48.       | Phorate                 |
|         9 | Captan                                         | 49.       | Phosphomidon            |
|        10 | Carbaryl                                       | 50.       | Peitilachlor            |
|        11 | Carbendazim                                    | 51.       | Propargite              |
|        12 | Carbofuran                                     | 52.       | Propineb                |
|        13 | Chlorfenapyr                                   | 53.       | Quinalphos              |
|        14 | Carbosulfan                                    | 54.       | Sodium cyanide          |
|        15 | Chlorothalonil                                 | 55.       | Sulfosulfurone          |
|        16 | Chlorpyriphos                                  | 56.       | Thiodecarb              |
|        17 | DDT                                            | 57.       | Thiometon               |
|        18 | Dezomet                                        | 58.       | Thiphanate Methyl       |
|        19 | Deltamethrin                                   | 59.       | Thiram                  |
|        20 | Diazinon                                       | 60.       | Triazophos              |
|        21 | Dichlorovos                                    | 61.       | Trichlorofon            |
|        22 | Dicofol                                        | 62.       | Tridemorph              |
|        23 | Diflubenzuron                                  | 63.       | Trifluralin             |
|        24 | Dimethoate                                     | 64.       | Zinc Phosphide          |
|        25 | Dinocap                                        | 65.       | Zineb                   |
|        26 | Diuron                                         | 66.       | Ziram                   |
|        27 | Endusulfan ( Supreme Court has banned its use) |           |                         |
|        28 | Ethofenprox                                    |           |                         |
|        29 | Fenpropathrin                                  |           |                         |
|        30 | Fenarimol                                      |           |                         |
|        31 | Fenitrothion                                   |           |                         |
|        32 | Fenthion                                       |           |                         |
|        33 | Iprodione                                      |           |                         |
|        34 | 2,4-D                                          |           |                         |
|        35 | Kasugamycin                                    |           |                         |
|        36 | Linuron                                        |           |                         |
|        37 | Methomyl                                       |           |                         |
|        38 | Methoxy Ethyl Mercury Chloride                 |           |                         |
|        39 | Methyl Parathion                               |           |                         |
|        40 | Malathion                                      |           |                         |

Annexure II RECOMMENDATION OF THE EXPERT COMMITTEE WITH RESPECT TO 66 PESTICIDES

|   S.No. | Category                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |   No. of Pesticides | Name of the Pesticides                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | I- to be continued                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                  18 | Aluminium phosphide, Bifenthrin, Carbosulfan, Chlorfenapyr, Chlorothalonil, Dazomet, Diflubenzuron, Ethofenprox, Fenpropathrin, Iprodione, Kasugamycin, Mepiquat chloride, Metaldehyde, Paraquat dichloride, Pretilachlor, Propargite, Propineb and                                                        |
|       2 | II- to be reviewed again in 2018, after completion of the recommended studies                                                                                                                                                             |                  27 | Acephate, Atrazine, Benfuracarb, Butachlor, Captan, Carbendazim, Carbofuran, Chlorpyriphos, Deltamethrin, Dicofol, Dimethoate, Dinocap, Diuron, 2,4-D, Malathion, Mancozeb, Methomyl, Monocrotophos, Oxyfluorfen, Pendimethalin, Quinalphos, Sulfosulfuron, Thiodicarb, Thiophanate methyl, Thiram, Zineb, |
|       3 | III- to be phased out by 2020  No new certificate of registration to manufacture shall be issued after December 2017  No person shall import, manufacture or formulate w.e.f. 1 st January 2019  The use shall be completely banned st |                   6 | Alachlor, Dichlorvos, Phorate, Phosphamidon, Triazophos, Trichlorfon                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|       4 | w.e.f.31 December 2020 IV- ban to be continued                                                                                                                                                                                            |                   1 | Fenitrothion                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|       5 | V- it's use to be completely banned.                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                  13 | Benomyl, Carbaryl, DDT Diazinon, Fenarimol, Fenthion, Linuron, MEMC, Methyl Parathion, Sodium Cyanide, Thiometon, Tridemorph, Trifluralin                                                                                                                                                                  |
|       6 | VI- not reviewed as it is sub- judice                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                   1 | Endosulfan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |

Annexure III

## NAMES OF THE PESTICIDES IN THE NOTIFICATION S.O.4212 (E)

|   S.No. | Name             |
|---------|------------------|
|       1 | Benomyl          |
|       2 | Carbaryl         |
|       3 | Diazinon         |
|       4 | Fenarimol        |
|       5 | Fenthion         |
|       6 | Linuron          |
|       7 | MEMC             |
|       8 | Methyl Parathion |
|       9 | Sodium Cyanide   |
|      10 | Thiometon        |
|      11 | Tridemorph       |
|      12 | Trifluralin      |
|      13 | Alachlor         |
|      14 | Dichlorvos       |
|      15 | Phorate,         |
|      16 | Phosphamidon     |
|      17 | Triazophos       |
|      18 | Trichlorfon      |

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