Lok Sabha Question No. 2070 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-14
Subject: Impact of Agro Chemicals on Pests
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: DILIP PATEL, RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2070

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  14 TH  MARCH, 2017

## IMPACT OF AGRO CHEMICALS ON PESTS

2070.  SHRI DILIP PATEL: SHRI RAJU SHETTY:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  pesticides  which  have  been  banned globally are still in use in the country which have an adverse impact on human health as well as on livestock, if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (b) whether any assessment has been made regarding the impact of agro chemicals on the targeted pests and subsequently the production of foodgrains, vegetables and fruits on human health and livestocks and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken/is planning to take any measures to regulate the  usage  of  inorganic  chemicals  and  promote  biological  pest  control  measures  and educate the farmers regarding judicious use of pesticides; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## 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- (a): There are 66 pesticides which are banned, restricted, withdrawn in one or more countries  but  continue  to  be  registered  in  India.  The  list  of  such  pesticides  is  at Annexure I.  An  expert  committee  was  constituted  under  Dr.  Anupam  Verma,  Former Professor, Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI), to carry out technical review of these pesticides. The Expert Committee, inter alia, recommended 13 pesticides to be completely banned and 6 pesticides to be phased out by 2020.
- (b): The Registration Committee, constituted under section 5 of the Insecticides Act, 1968,  grant  registration  of  pesticides  after  evaluating  toxicity  data  submitted  by  the applicant from the Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) accredited laboratories generated on animal and microbial test systems. The data is scientifically extrapolated to assess safety  to  human  beings  and  environment.  Further,  technical  review  of  registered pesticide/insecticide  are  being  conducted  regularly  to  evaluate  its  impact  for  their continued use or otherwise in the country.

(c) & (d): The  Government  is  implementing  'Strengthening  and  Modernization  of Pest Management Approach in India' through 35 Central Integrated Pest Management Centres (CIPMCs) of Directorate of Plant Protection Quarantine and Storage established  across  the  country  with  an  aim  to  promote  Integrated  Pest  Management (IPM) approach . CIPMCs inter alia, produce biological agents for release in the fields, conserve  natural bio-control agents, promote  bio-pesticides as  an alternative to chemical pesticides and advocate judicious and safe use of chemical pesticides as a last resort. These activities are implemented through Farmers Field Schools (FFSs), 2 days  and  5  days  training  programmes  and  season  long  training  program  for  State Agriculture  Extension  officers  and  NGOs  /  Private  Bodies.  A  'Grow  Safe  Food' campaign  has  been  initiated  disseminating  message  of  safe  and  judicious  use  of pesticides to farmers and other stakeholders. Package of practices for control of pests and  diseases  in  87  crops have  been  revised  to  include  techniques  to  reduce dependence  on  chemical  pesticides  and  encourage  use  of  bio-pesticides  and  other alternative plant protection measures.

## ANNEXURE

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

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Pesticide                          |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Acephate                                       |
|         2 | Alachlor                                       |
|         3 | Aluminum Phosphide                             |
|         4 | Atrazine                                       |
|         5 | Benfuracarb                                    |
|         6 | Benomyl                                        |
|         7 | Bifenthrin                                     |
|         8 | Butachlor                                      |
|         9 | Captan                                         |
|        10 | Carbaryl                                       |
|        11 | Carbendazim                                    |
|        12 | Carbofuran                                     |
|        13 | Chlorfenapyr                                   |
|        14 | Carbosulfan                                    |
|        15 | Chlorothalonil                                 |
|        16 | Chlorpyriphos                                  |
|        17 | DDT                                            |
|        18 | Dezomet                                        |
|        19 | Deltamethrin                                   |
|        20 | Diazinon                                       |
|        21 | Dichlorovos                                    |
|        22 | Dicofol                                        |
|        23 | Diflubenzuron                                  |
|        24 | Dimethoate                                     |
|        25 | Dinocap                                        |
|        26 | Diuron                                         |
|        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                      |
|    41 | Mancozeb                       |
|    42 | Mepiquat Chloride              |
|    43 | Metaldehyde                    |
|    44 | Monocrotophos                  |
|    45 | Oxyflurofen                    |
|    46 | Paraquat Dichloride            |
|    47 | Pendimethalin                  |
|    48 | Phorate                        |
|    49 | Phosphomidon                   |
|    50 | Peitilachlor                   |
|    51 | Propargite                     |
|    52 | Propineb                       |
|    53 | Quinalphos                     |
|    54 | Sodium cyanide                 |
|    55 | Sulfosulfurone                 |
|    56 | Thiodecarb                     |
|    57 | Thiometon                      |
|    58 | Thiphanate Methyl              |
|    59 | Thiram                         |
|    60 | Triazophos                     |
|    61 | Trichlorofon                   |
|    62 | Tridemorph                     |
|    63 | Trifluralin                    |
|    64 | Zinc Phosphide                 |
|    65 | Zineb                          |
|    66 | Ziram                          |

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