Lok Sabha Question No. 3046 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Spurious Fertilizers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Shrirang Appa Barne, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Subrata Pathak, Sudheer Gupta, Prataprao  Jadhav, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Ravindra Kushawaha, Ravi Kishan Shukla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS  WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE  & FARMERS  WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3046

TO BE ANSWERED ON  22 nd  MARCH, 2022

## SPURIOUS  FERTILIZERS

3046. Shri  Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik : Shri Shrirang Appa Barne, Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane, Shri Subrat Pathak, Shri Sudheer Gupta , Shri Prataprao Jadhav, Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato , Shri Ravindra Kushwaha,

Shri Ravi Kishan

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

(a)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  received  any  complaints  from  various  State Governments regarding supply of spurious  pesticides and  fertilizers by some companies which is adversely affecting the agricultural production and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the number of samples of various pesticides and fertilizers tested and those found to be sub-standard during each of the last three years and the current year;

(c) the number of cases regarding selling of spurious pesticides/fertilizers reported during the said period;

(d) the action taken by the Government against such erring companies;

(e)  whether  there  is  any  mechanism  to  monitor the  sale of  spurious  pesticides/fertilizers and if so, the details thereof; and

(f)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government to  provide  quality pesticides  and fertilizers to  the farmers?

## ANSWER

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) : (i) Pesticides: Union Government  has  received complaints from the State Government  of  Maharashtra,  Gujarat,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Haryana  ,  Delhi  ,  Tamil  Nadu,

Himachal  Pradesh  and  Karnataka  regarding  supply  of  spurious  pesticides  by  some companies . State wise Details of complaints received in last three years (2018-19, 201920 and 20-21 ) and the current year is enclosed a  t ( Annexure-I ).

(ii)  Fertilizers: No  complaints  for  sale  of  spurious  fertilizers  have  been  reported  to  this Ministry.

(b) to (d) :  (i)  Pesticides : The detail of  pesticides samples  tested and  found as substandard and action taken by the government during each of the  last 03 years and current year is attached at Annexure-II&III .

(ii) Fertilizer : The details of total samples analysed and found non standard during the last three years and the current year are as under:

|   S.No. | Year                      |   Samples analyzed |   Found Non Standard |   % Non- Standard |
|---------|---------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
|       1 | 2018-19                   |             138602 |                 7090 |              5.1  |
|       2 | 2019-20                   |             145194 |                 7466 |              5.1  |
|       3 | 2020-21                   |             149527 |                 8625 |              5.42 |
|       4 | 2021-22(upto 31.12.2021)* |             127285 |                 7450 |              5.85 |

The action taken against non standard samples are attached at Annexure - IV

(e)  &  (f): (i)  Pesticides :  As  per  the  Insecticides  Act,  1968,  Insecticide  Inspectors appointed by the Central or State Governments (section 20) have been vested with powers to  search  premises,  seize  documents,  stop  distribution  or  sale  of  insecticides  and  take insecticide samples for analysis (section 21). Such analyses are carried out by Insecticide Analysts appointed by Central or State Governments (section 19).

At present, 11401 officers of various State Governments are notified as Insecticide Inspectors  to  check  the  quality  of  pesticides  distributed/sold  to  the  farmers  by  way  of inspection of manufacturing firms/sale points etc. To ensure availability of quality pesticides,  70  pesticide  testing  laboratories  (SPTL)  and  6  State  Bio-Pesticide  Testing Laboratories  (SBTLs)  are  established  in  25  States  and  2  Union  Territories  with  a  total annual capacity to test 77660 samples.

The Central  Government  supplements  the  resources  of  State/UT  Governments  in quality  control  testing  of  pesticides.  At  present,  191  Central  Government  officers  are notified as Central Insecticide Inspector and there exists one  Central  Insecticide Laboratory  and  two  Regional  Pesticides  Testing  Laboratories  at  Chandigarh  and Kanpur under the Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage (DPPQ&S) with an annual testing capacity of 4,700 samples.

Offences related to import, manufacture or sale of 'misbranded' insecticides, which include  use  of  deceptive  or  faulty  labels,  use  of  improper  packaging,  higher  toxicity  or counterfeiting of the product etc., are punishable with imprisonment up to two years, or with fine between Rs. 10,000 to 50,000, or with both (section 29).

(ii)  Fertilizers :  Clause 19 of the FCO strictly prohibits the sale of fertilizers which are not  of  prescribed  standard.  There are  83  fertilizer  quality  control  testing  laboratories. The  State  Government  are  the  enforcement  authorities  and  are  adequately  empowered under FCO to take action against violation of the provision of FCO. Violation of the FCO provisions invoke both administrative action such as Cancellation, Suspension of Authorization letter under FCO and Penal action which involves punishment from 3 months to 7 years.

Annexure-I Details of complaints received from various States Governments   related to supply

of spurious pesticides during the last 03 years:-

| S.No   | Name of the State   | 2018-2019   | 2019-2020   | 2020-2021   | 2021-2022   |   Total |
|--------|---------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
| 1.     | Maharashtra         | 02          | 02          | 03          | 03          |      10 |
| 2      | Gujarat             | 01          | Nil         | 01          | Nil         |      02 |
| 3.     | Uttar Pradesh       | 01          | Nil         | Nil         | 01          |      02 |
| 4.     | Haryana             | 01          | 04          | Nil         | 02          |      07 |
| 5.     | Delhi               | Nil         | 02          | Nil         | 03          |      05 |
| 6.     | Tamil Nadu          | Nil         | Nil         | 01          | 01          |      02 |
| 7.     | Himachal Pradesh    | Nil         | Nil         | 01          | Nil         |      01 |
| 8.     | Karnataka           | Nil         | Nil         | Nil         | 01          |      01 |
|        | Total               | 05          | 08          | 06          | 11          |      30 |

| Sl.No.   | STATEMENT         | SHOWING STATISTICS OF THE ANALYSIS   | SHOWING STATISTICS OF THE ANALYSIS   | 2018-19              | SHOWING STATISTICS OF THE ANALYSIS   | OF PESTICIDES SAMPLES FOR QUALITY   | OF PESTICIDES SAMPLES FOR QUALITY   | 2019-20              | OF PESTICIDES SAMPLES FOR QUALITY   | CONTROL IN STATE PESTICIDES 2020-21   | CONTROL IN STATE PESTICIDES 2020-21   | CONTROL IN STATE PESTICIDES 2020-21   | CONTROL IN STATE PESTICIDES 2020-21   | TESTING LABORATORY 2021-22 (Upto December, 2021)   | TESTING LABORATORY 2021-22 (Upto December, 2021)   | TESTING LABORATORY 2021-22 (Upto December, 2021)   | TESTING LABORATORY 2021-22 (Upto December, 2021)   |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|          |                   | No of samples                        | No of samples                        | No of samples        | No of samples                        | No of samples                       | No of samples                       | No of samples        | No of samples                       | No of samples                         | No of samples                         | No of samples                         | No of samples                         | No of samples                                      | No of samples                                      | No of samples                                      | No of samples                                      |
|          | State/UT          | Analyzed                             | Misbranded                           | Prosecution Launched | Accused convicted                    | Analyzed                            | Misbranded                          | Prosecution Launched | Accused convicted                   | Analyzed                              | Misbranded Launched                   | Prosecution                           | Accused convicted                     | Analyzed                                           | Misbranded                                         | Prosecution Launched                               | Accused convicted                                  |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 5120                                 | 118                                  | 101                  | -                                    | 5116                                | 83                                  | 83                   | 0                                   | 6763                                  | 68                                    | -                                     | Nil                                   | 2585                                               | 37                                                 | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | Nil                                  | Nil                                  | Nil                  | Nil                                  | 11                                  | 0                                   | 0                    | Nil                                 | Nil                                   | Nil                                   | Nil                                   | Nil                                   | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 3        | Assam             | 76                                   | Nil                                  | Nil                  | Nil                                  | Nil                                 | Nil                                 | Nil                  | Nil                                 | 24                                    | Nil                                   | Nil                                   | Nil                                   | 38                                                 | 0 0                                                |                                                    | 4                                                  |
| 4        | Bihar             | 639                                  | 22                                   | Nil                  | Nil                                  | 115                                 | 1                                   | 5                    | Nil                                 | 755                                   | 6                                     | Nil                                   | Nil                                   | 221                                                | 1 0                                                |                                                    | 0                                                  |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 599                                  | 38                                   | Nil                  | Nil                                  | 481                                 | 11                                  | 11                   | Nil                                 | 239                                   | 11                                    | Nil                                   | Nil                                   | 402                                                | 16 0                                               |                                                    | 0                                                  |
| 6        | Delhi             | 39                                   | Nil                                  | Nil                  | Nil                                  | Nil                                 | Nil                                 | Nil                  | Nil                                 | 0                                     | Nil                                   | Nil                                   | Nil                                   | 1                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 7        | Goa               | 5                                    | Nil                                  | Nil                  | Nil                                  | 9                                   | Nil                                 | Nil                  | Nil                                 | 0                                     | Nil                                   | Nil                                   | Nil                                   | 4                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 8        | Gujarat           | 4011                                 | 174                                  | 146                  | 5                                    | 3961                                | 119                                 | 72                   | 5                                   | 2651                                  | 85                                    | 10                                    |                                       | 3556                                               | 87                                                 | 48                                                 | 0                                                  |
| 9        | Haryana           | 1540                                 | 84                                   | 58                   | 4                                    | 2143                                | 182                                 | 76                   | 8                                   | 1469                                  | 109                                   | 20                                    | 4                                     | 1239                                               | 108                                                | 14                                                 | 0                                                  |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh  | 427                                  | Nil                                  | Nil                  | Nil                                  | 238                                 | 0                                   | 0                    | Nil                                 | 140                                   | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 217                                                | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 11       | Jammu Kashmir     | 1110                                 | 26                                   | 20                   | 5                                    | 1910                                | 62                                  | 36                   | 10                                  | 1949                                  | 28                                    | 11                                    | 1                                     | 974                                                | 42                                                 | 25                                                 | 7                                                  |
| 12       | Jharkhand         | 90                                   | Nil                                  | Nil                  | Nil                                  | 94                                  | 2                                   | Nil                  | Nil                                 | 28                                    | 0                                     | Nil                                   | Nil                                   | 2                                                  | 0 0                                                |                                                    | 0                                                  |
| 13       | Karnataka         | 3562                                 | 42                                   | 8                    | Nil                                  | 5964                                | 62                                  | 8                    | -                                   | 5460                                  | 64                                    | Nil                                   | Nil                                   | 3730                                               | 56                                                 | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 14       | Kerala            | 1552                                 | 6                                    | 6                    | -                                    | 1060                                | 8                                   | 0                    | -                                   | 2129                                  |                                       | Nil                                   | Nil                                   | 1090                                               | 2                                                  | Nil                                                | Nil                                                |
| 15       | Lakshadweep       | Nil                                  | Nil                                  | Nil                  | Nil                                  | Nil                                 | Nil                                 | Nil                  | Nil                                 | Nil                                   | Nil                                   | Nil                                   | Nil                                   | Nil                                                | Nil                                                | Nil                                                | Nil                                                |

| 16   | Madhya Pradesh                                | 680   | 81      | 2    | Nil   | 1326   | 146   | 4   |     | 1159   | 178   | 10   |     | 1086   | 172   | 8   | 0   |
|------|-----------------------------------------------|-------|---------|------|-------|--------|-------|-----|-----|--------|-------|------|-----|--------|-------|-----|-----|
| 17   | Maharashtra                                   | 7938  | 310 261 | Nil  |       | 7763   | 263   | 95  | 2   | 2306   | 71    | 10   |     | 10517  | 330   | 45  | 0   |
| 18   | Manipur                                       | Nil   | Nil     | Nil  | Nil   | Nil    | Nil   | Nil | Nil | Nil    | Nil   | Nil  | Nil | 0      | 0 0   |     | 0   |
| 19   | Meghalaya                                     | Nil   | Nil     | Nil  | Nil   | Nil    | Nil   | Nil | Nil | Nil    | Nil   | Nil  | Nil | Nil    | 0     | 0   | 0   |
| 20   | Mizoram                                       | 20    | 0       | 0    | Nil   | 0      | 0     | 0   | Nil | Nil    | Nil   | Nil  | Nil | 0      | 0     | 0   | 0   |
| 21   | Odisha                                        | 560   | 27      | 1    | Nil   | 666    | 14    | 1   | 1   | 527    | 11    | Nil  | Nil | 378    | 9     | 0   | 0   |
| 22   | Pondicherry                                   | 62    | 0       | Nil  | Nil   | 189    | 0     | 0   | Nil | Nil    | Nil   | Nil  | Nil | 0      | 0     | 0   | 0   |
| 23   | Punjab                                        | 3925  | 44      | 24   | Nil   | 3961   | 103   | 2   | Nil | 2457   | 19    | 21   | Nil | 1427   | 27    | 5   | 0   |
| 24   | Rajasthan                                     | 2800  | 46      | 12   | Nil   | 2585   | 101   | 1   | Nil | 1852   | 112   | 3    | Nil | 4659   | 235   | 20  | 0   |
| 25   | Sikkim                                        | Nil   | Nil     | Nil  | Nil   | Nil    | Nil   | Nil | Nil | Nil    | Nil   | Nil  | Nil | Nil    | Nil   | Nil | Nil |
| 26   | Tamil Nadu                                    | 21638 | 134     | 30   | Nil   | 21020  | 216   | 14  | Nil | 17776  | 103   | 7    | Nil | 13093  | 77    | 0   | 0   |
| 27   | Telangana                                     | 3678  | 25      | 23   | Nil   | 3619   | 20    | 3   | Nil | 3043   | 13    | Nil  | Nil | 2907   | 12 0  |     | 0   |
| 28   | Tripura                                       | 22    | 0       | Nil  | Nil   | 79     | 0     | 0   | Nil | 68     | 4     | Nil  | Nil | 108    | 0 Nil |     | Nil |
| 29   | Uttarakhand                                   | 428   | 18      | 16   | Nil   | 221    | 10    | 10  | Nil | 392    | 19    | 19   | Nil | 195    | 10    | 10  | 0   |
| 30   | Uttar Pradesh                                 | 6458  | 544     | 475  | Nil   | 6707   | 389   | 206 | 17  | 3513   | 206   | 203  | 19  | 4227   | 294   | 150 | 2   |
| 31   | West Bengal                                   | 1099  | 8       | 8    | Nil   | 833    | 5     | 0   | Nil | 519    | 5     | Nil  | Nil | 431 2  |       | 0   | 0   |
|      | Central Insecticide Inspector (upto February, | 179   | 6       | Nil  | Nil   | 296    | 13    | Nil | Nil | 158    | 30    | 3    | 2   | 94     | 13    | 8   | 0   |
| 32   | 2022) Total                                   | 68257 | 1753    | 1191 | 14    | 70367  | 1810  | 627 | 43  | 55377  | 1142  | 317  | 26  | 53181  | 1530  | 333 | 13  |

Annexure-III

## Statement showing Statistics of  The Analysis Of  Pesticides Samples for  Quality Control in   State Pesticides Testing Laboratories (SPTLs ) during  the  Last 03  Years and Current  Year

|                                  | 2018-19   | 2018-19     | 2018-19                | 2019-20   | 2019-20     | 2019-20               | 2020-21   | 2020-21     | 2020-21                | 2021-22 (current year)   | 2021-22 (current year)   | 2021-22 (current year)   |
|----------------------------------|-----------|-------------|------------------------|-----------|-------------|-----------------------|-----------|-------------|------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| Sample drawn by                  | Analy zed | Misbra nded | Prosec ution Launch ed | Analy zed | Misbran ded | Prosecutio n Launched | Analy zed | Misbran ded | Prosec ution Launch ed | Analy zed                | Misbra nded              | Pros ecuti on Laun ched  |
| Insecticid e Inspector of States | 68078     | 1747        | 1191                   | 70071     | 1797        | 627                   | 55219     | 1112        | 314                    | 53087                    | 1517                     | 325                      |
| Central Insecticid e Inspector   | 179       | 06          | Nil                    | 296       | 13          | Nil                   | 158       | 30          | 03                     | 94                       | 13                       | 08                       |
| Total                            | 68257     | 1753        | 1191                   | 70367     | 1810        | 627                   | 55377     | 1142        | 317                    | 53181                    | 1530                     | 332                      |

Annexure-IV

| STATEWISE DETAILS OF FOLLOW UP ACTION ON NON STANDARD SAMPLES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2018-19   | STATEWISE DETAILS OF FOLLOW UP ACTION ON NON STANDARD SAMPLES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2018-19   | STATEWISE DETAILS OF FOLLOW UP ACTION ON NON STANDARD SAMPLES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2018-19   | STATEWISE DETAILS OF FOLLOW UP ACTION ON NON STANDARD SAMPLES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2018-19   | STATEWISE DETAILS OF FOLLOW UP ACTION ON NON STANDARD SAMPLES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2018-19   | STATEWISE DETAILS OF FOLLOW UP ACTION ON NON STANDARD SAMPLES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2018-19   | STATEWISE DETAILS OF FOLLOW UP ACTION ON NON STANDARD SAMPLES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2018-19   |
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| S.No.                                                                                         | Name of the State                                                                             | Administrative Action Taken                                                                   | Administrative Action Taken                                                                   | Administrative Action Taken                                                                   | Prosecution Launched                                                                          | Conviction awarded                                                                            |
|                                                                                               |                                                                                               | DRC Cancelled                                                                                 | DRC suspen- ded                                                                               | Other action                                                                                  |                                                                                               |                                                                                               |
| 1                                                                                             | Assam                                                                                         | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                             | Odisha                                                                                        | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 244                                                                                           | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                             | West Bengal                                                                                   | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 148                                                                                           | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                             | Gujarat                                                                                       | 3                                                                                             | 2                                                                                             | 60                                                                                            | 15                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                             | M.P.                                                                                          | 85                                                                                            | 86                                                                                            | 590                                                                                           | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                             | Maharashtra                                                                                   | 1                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 1475                                                                                          | 102                                                                                           | 0                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                             | Rajasthan                                                                                     | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 6                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                             | Haryana                                                                                       | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 8                                                                                             | 3                                                                                             | 3                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                             | H.P.                                                                                          | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                            | U.P.                                                                                          | 349                                                                                           | 45                                                                                            | 56                                                                                            | 33                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                            | Uttarakhand                                                                                   | 1                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 4                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                            | A.P.                                                                                          | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 2                                                                                             | 15                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                            | Telangana                                                                                     | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 8                                                                                             | 3                                                                                             | 1                                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                            | Karnataka                                                                                     | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 15                                                                                            | Kerala                                                                                        | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 37                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 16                                                                                            | Pudicherry                                                                                    | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                            | Tamil Nadu                                                                                    | 6                                                                                             | 65                                                                                            | 727                                                                                           | 28                                                                                            | 1                                                                                             |

| STATEWISE DETAILS OF FOLLOW UP ACTION ON NON STANDARD SAMPLES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2019-20   | STATEWISE DETAILS OF FOLLOW UP ACTION ON NON STANDARD SAMPLES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2019-20   | STATEWISE DETAILS OF FOLLOW UP ACTION ON NON STANDARD SAMPLES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2019-20   | STATEWISE DETAILS OF FOLLOW UP ACTION ON NON STANDARD SAMPLES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2019-20   | STATEWISE DETAILS OF FOLLOW UP ACTION ON NON STANDARD SAMPLES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2019-20   | STATEWISE DETAILS OF FOLLOW UP ACTION ON NON STANDARD SAMPLES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2019-20   | STATEWISE DETAILS OF FOLLOW UP ACTION ON NON STANDARD SAMPLES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2019-20   |
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|                                                                                               | Name of the State                                                                             | Administrative Action Taken                                                                   | Administrative Action Taken                                                                   | Administrative Action Taken                                                                   | Prosecution Launched                                                                          | Conviction awarded                                                                            |
|                                                                                               | Name of the State                                                                             | DRC Cancelled                                                                                 | DRC suspended                                                                                 | Other action                                                                                  | Prosecution Launched                                                                          | Conviction awarded                                                                            |
| 1                                                                                             | Assam                                                                                         | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |                                                                                               | 0                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                             | Bihar                                                                                         | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                             | Jharkhand                                                                                     | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 1                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                             | Orissa                                                                                        | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                             | West Bengal                                                                                   | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 332                                                                                           | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                             | Tripura                                                                                       | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                             | Mizoram                                                                                       | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                             | Gujarat                                                                                       | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 29                                                                                            | 11                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                             | M.P.                                                                                          | 56                                                                                            | 114                                                                                           | 598                                                                                           | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                            | Chattisgarh                                                                                   | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                            | Maharashtra                                                                                   | 177                                                                                           | 122                                                                                           | 0                                                                                             | 801                                                                                           | 0                                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                            | Rajasthan                                                                                     | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                            | Haryana                                                                                       | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                            | H.P.                                                                                          | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 15                                                                                            | J&K                                                                                           | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 4                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 16                                                                                            | Punjab                                                                                        | 18                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 102                                                                                           | 9                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                            | U.P.                                                                                          | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 18                                                                                            | Uttarakhand                                                                                   | 4                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 8                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 19                                                                                            | A.P.                                                                                          | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 7                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 20                                                                                            | Telangana                                                                                     | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 5                                                                                             | 18                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             |
| 21                                                                                            | Karnataka                                                                                     | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 22                                                                                            | Kerala                                                                                        | 0                                                                                             | 10                                                                                            | 80                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                            | Pondicherry                                                                                   | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 24                                                                                            | Tamil Nadu                                                                                    | 0                                                                                             | 293                                                                                           | 252                                                                                           | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 25                                                                                            | Govt. of India                                                                                | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |

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|     | States                                                                                        | Administrative action                                                                         | Prosecution launched                                                                          | Conviction awarded                                                                            | Action under process                                                                          |
| 1)  | Haryana                                                                                       | 6                                                                                             | 5                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 21                                                                                            |
| 2)  | Uttrakhand                                                                                    | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 3)  | Himachal Pradesh                                                                              | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 4)  | J&K                                                                                           | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 5)  | Punjab                                                                                        | 43                                                                                            | 3                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 6)  | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                 | 547                                                                                           | 44                                                                                            | 39                                                                                            | 48                                                                                            |
| 7)  | Bihar                                                                                         | 14                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 8)  | Jharkhand                                                                                     | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 9)  | Odisha                                                                                        | 49                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 10) | West Bengal                                                                                   | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 11) | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                | 12                                                                                            | 24                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 126                                                                                           |
| 12) | Telangana                                                                                     | 40                                                                                            | 35                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 13) | Karnataka                                                                                     | 1                                                                                             | 23                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 89                                                                                            |
| 14) | Kerala                                                                                        | 40                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 17                                                                                            |
| 15) | Tamil Nadu                                                                                    | 220                                                                                           | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 300                                                                                           |
| 16) | Puducherry                                                                                    | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 17) | Gujarat                                                                                       | 97                                                                                            | 56                                                                                            | 7                                                                                             | 20                                                                                            |
| 18) | Chhattisgarh                                                                                  | 86                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 19) | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                | 670                                                                                           | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 78 FIR                                                                                        |
| 20) | Maharashtra                                                                                   | 1242                                                                                          | 107                                                                                           | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 21) | Rajasthan                                                                                     | 416                                                                                           | 1                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |

|     | STATEWISE DETAILS OF FOLLOW UP ACTION ON NON STANDARD SAMPLES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2021-22(UPTO 31.12.2021)   | STATEWISE DETAILS OF FOLLOW UP ACTION ON NON STANDARD SAMPLES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2021-22(UPTO 31.12.2021)   | STATEWISE DETAILS OF FOLLOW UP ACTION ON NON STANDARD SAMPLES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2021-22(UPTO 31.12.2021)   | STATEWISE DETAILS OF FOLLOW UP ACTION ON NON STANDARD SAMPLES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2021-22(UPTO 31.12.2021)   | STATEWISE DETAILS OF FOLLOW UP ACTION ON NON STANDARD SAMPLES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2021-22(UPTO 31.12.2021)   |
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|     | States                                                                                                         | Administrative action                                                                                          | Prosecution launched                                                                                           | Conviction awarded                                                                                             | Action under process                                                                                           |
| 1.  | Haryana                                                                                                        | 5                                                                                                              | 11                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                              | 21                                                                                                             |
| 2.  | Uttrakhand                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              |
| 3.  | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              |
| 4.  | J&K                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              |
| 5.  | Punjab                                                                                                         | 6                                                                                                              | 6                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 18                                                                                                             |
| 6.  | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                  | 337                                                                                                            | 79                                                                                                             | 5                                                                                                              | 26                                                                                                             |
| 7.  | Bihar                                                                                                          | 32                                                                                                             | 9                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              |
| 8.  | Jharkhand                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              |
| 9.  | Odisha                                                                                                         | 53                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              |
| 10. | West Bengal                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              |
| 11. | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 18                                                                                                             |
| 12. | Telangana                                                                                                      | 69                                                                                                             | 18                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              |
| 13. | Karnataka                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              |
| 14. | Kerala                                                                                                         | 55                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 39                                                                                                             |
| 15. | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              |
| 16. | Puducherry                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              |
| 17. | Gujarat                                                                                                        | 30                                                                                                             | 12                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                              | 147                                                                                                            |
| 18. | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                   | 141                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              |
| 19. | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                 | 298                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 87 FIR                                                                                                         |
| 20. | Maharashtra                                                                                                    | 387                                                                                                            | 25                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              |
| 21. | Rajasthan                                                                                                      | 450                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | under process                                                                                                  |

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