Lok Sabha Question No. 1945 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-03
Subject: Use of Poor Quality Insecticides and Pesticides
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Queen Oja, Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1945

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD  MARCH, 2020

## USE OF POOR QUALITY INSECTICIDES AND PESTICIDES

1945.  SHRIMATI QUEEN OJA: DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:

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

- (a) the  number  of  cases  of  detection  of  poor  quality  insecticides  and  pesticides  in  the country during the last three years along with the details of such cases, State-wise;
- (b) whether poisonous pesticides are available despite the monitoring mechanism of the Government; and
- (c) if so, the steps taken/being taken to check it?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): As reported by the State Governments, during last 03 years, 2017-18 to 2019-20 (till January 2020); 1,91,365 pesticide samples have been analyzed and 2584 prosecutions have been launched in cases where samples were found to be of poor quality. State wise details are as Annexure-I.
- (b) & (c): As per the Insecticides Act, 1968, the monitoring of quality of pesticides is a shared responsibility between the Central and State Governments. Central Government and State  Governments  have  notified  191  and  10946  Insecticides  Inspectors  respectively  to check the quality of pesticides. Action is initiated under the provisions of the Insecticides Act, 1968 against those samples which are found to be of poor quality.

## Annexure-I

## DETAILS OF PESTICIDE SAMPLES ANALYSED AND PROSECUTION LAUNCHED IN STAE DURING LAST THREE YEARS

| S.No.   | Sate/UT           | 2017-18 No. of samples   | 2017-18 No. of samples   | 2018-19 No. of samples   | 2018-19 No. of samples   | 2019-20 No. of samples (as on January 2020)   | 2019-20 No. of samples (as on January 2020)   |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | Sate/UT           | Analyzed                 | Prosecution Launched     | Analyzed                 | Prosecution Launched     | Analyzed                                      | Prosecution Launched                          |
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh    | 5094                     | 62                       | 5120                     | 101                      | 4401                                          | 73                                            |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh | NR                       |                          | -                        |                          | 11                                            | 0                                             |
| 3.      | Assam             | 31                       |                          | 76                       |                          | NR                                            |                                               |
| 4.      | Bihar             | 817                      | NR                       | 639                      | NR                       | 115                                           | 05                                            |
| 5.      | Chhattisgarh      | 604                      | NR                       | 599                      | -                        | 481                                           | 11                                            |
| 6.      | Delhi             | 76                       |                          | 39                       |                          | NR                                            |                                               |
| 7.      | Goa               | 04                       |                          | 05                       |                          |                                               |                                               |
| 8.      | Gujarat           | 2905                     | 59                       | 4011                     | 138                      | 3485                                          | 59                                            |
| 9.      | Haryana           | 1506                     | 26                       | 1540                     | 58                       | 1892                                          | 45                                            |
| 10.     | HimachalPradesh   | 423                      | -                        | 427                      |                          | 238                                           | 0                                             |
| 11.     | Jammu Kashmir     | 1121                     | 45                       | 1110                     | 20                       | 1239                                          | 29                                            |
| 12.     | Jharkhand         | 136                      | 1                        | 90                       | -                        |                                               |                                               |
| 13.     | Karnataka         | 3857                     | NR                       | 3562                     | 1                        | 4281                                          | 03                                            |
| 14.     | Kerala            | 1523                     | 06                       | 1552                     | 06                       | 1060                                          | 0                                             |
| 15.     | Lakshadweep       |                          |                          |                          |                          |                                               |                                               |
| 16.     | Madhya Pradesh    | 791                      |                          | 680                      | 2                        | 1261                                          | 04                                            |
| 17.     | Maharashtra       | 7600                     | 243                      | 7938                     | 261                      | 5214                                          | 61                                            |
| 18.     | Manipur           | NR                       |                          |                          |                          | NR                                            |                                               |
| 19.     | Meghalaya         | NR                       |                          |                          |                          | NR                                            |                                               |
| 20.     | Mizoram           | NR                       |                          | 20                       | 0                        | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 21.     | Orissa            | 507                      | 01                       | 560                      | 01                       | 490                                           | 01                                            |
| 22.     | Pondicherry       | 87                       | NR                       | 62                       | NR                       | 189                                           | 0                                             |
| 23.     | Punjab            | 3821                     | 69                       | 3925                     | 24                       | 3350                                          | 02                                            |
| 24.     | Rajasthan         | 2969                     | 19                       | 2800                     | 7                        | 2215                                          | 0                                             |
| 25.     | Sikkim            | NR                       |                          | -                        |                          |                                               |                                               |
| 26.     | Tamil Nadu        | 21759                    | 30                       | 21638                    | 30                       | 15757                                         | 0                                             |
| 27.     | Telangana         | 3700                     | NR                       | 3678                     | 23                       | 3163                                          | 0                                             |
| 28.     | Tripura           | 55                       | NR                       | 22                       |                          | 79                                            | 0                                             |
| 29.     | Uttarakhand       | 326                      | 20                       | 428                      | 07                       | 221                                           | 0                                             |
| 30.     | Uttar Pradesh     | 6735                     | 381                      | 6458                     | 475                      | 5138                                          | 165                                           |
| 31.     | West Bengal       | 1045                     | NR                       | 1099                     | 08                       | 833                                           | 0                                             |
| 32.     | CIIS              | 289                      | 02                       | 179                      | -                        | 214                                           | -                                             |
|         | Total             | 67781                    | 964                      | 68257                    | 1162                     | 55327                                         | 458                                           |

NR= Not Reported by States *******