Lok Sabha Question No. 1080 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: Use of Chemical Pesticides
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1080

ANSWERED ON 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## USE OF CHEMICAL PESTICIDES

## 1080.  SHRI  RAMCHARAN BOHRA

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

(a) whether the consumption /use  of chemical pesticides has increased  in the country in the last few  years ;

(b) if so, the details  thereof ;

(c) whether farmers are using  low quality  pesticides  due to lack of awareness ; and

(d) if so, the action taken by the Government in this regard ?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (d):  State Governments and Union Territories report data related to consumption of pesticides to Central Government. As per the provided data, the trend of consumption of chemical pesticides has varied from year to year and State to State. The state wise details  on  consumption  of  chemical  pesticides  and  bio-pesticides is attached  at Annexure-I and II respectively.

Use of Pesticides depends on several factors like area under cultivation, type of crop, cropping intensity, agro climatic conditions, soil condition, weed, insect and disease situation  etc.  However,  with  the  objective  of    educating  ,    orienting  and  training  of farming community about the judicious use of pesticides and use as per the prescriptions given  in  the  label  and  leaflets,  Central  and  State  Governments  through  their  field agencies ensure that farmers are provided right knowledge/ information about recommended  pesticide  use.  Further,  Ministry  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare  is propagating the Integrated Pest Management approach through its 36 Central Integrated Pest  Management  Centers  located  in  28  States  and  2  UTs  by  imparting  training  to farmers  through  Farmer  Field  Schools  and  HRD  programs  to  encourage  farmers  for judicious use of pesticides.

## STATE-WISE CONSUMPTION OF CHEMICAL PESTICIDES

## Quantity : Metric Ton (Technical Grade)

| S. No.            | States/UTs                           | 2017-18           | 2018-19           | 2019-20           | 2020-21           | 2021-22           |
|-------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 1                 | Andhra Pradesh                       | 1738              | 1689              | 1559              | 1559              | 1759              |
| 2                 | Bihar                                | 840               | 850               | 850               | 995               | 995               |
| 3                 | Chhattisgarh                         | 1685              | 1770              | 1672              | 1639              | 1740              |
| 4                 | Goa                                  | 24                | 25                | 30                | 30                | 32                |
| 5                 | Gujarat                              | 1692              | 1608              | 1784              | 1573              | 1869              |
| 6                 | Haryana                              | 4025              | 4015              | 4200              | 4050              | 4066              |
| 7                 | Himachal Pradesh                     | 467               | 322               | 881               | 56                | 454               |
| 8                 | Jharkhand                            | 619               | 646               | 681               | 1161              | 1195              |
| 9                 | Karnataka                            | 1502              | 1524              | 1568              | 1930              | 1930              |
| 10                | Kerala                               | 1067              | 995               | 656               | 585               | 554               |
| 11                | Madhya Pradesh                       | 502               | 540               | 540               | 691               | 654               |
| 12                | Maharashtra                          | 15568             | 11746             | 12783             | 13243             | 13175             |
| 13                | Orissa                               | 1633              | 1609              | 1115              | 1158              | 1240              |
| 14                | Punjab                               | 5835              | 5543              | 4995              | 5193              | NR                |
| 15                | Rajasthan                            | 2307              | 2290              | 2088              | 2330              | 2104              |
| 16                | Tamil Nadu                           | 1929              | 1901              | 2225              | 1834              | 1851              |
| 17                | Telangana                            | 4866              | 4894              | 4915              | 4986              | 5090              |
| 18                | Uttar Pradesh                        | 10824             | 11049             | 12217             | 11557             | 11688             |
| 19                | Uttarakhand                          | 210               | 195               | 224               | 135               | 114               |
| 20                | West Bengal                          | 2982              | 3190              | 3630              | 3630              | 3630              |
| Sub Total         |                                      | 60315             | 56401             | 58613             | 58336             | 54140             |
| North-Eastern     | North-Eastern                        | North-Eastern     | North-Eastern     | North-Eastern     | North-Eastern     | North-Eastern     |
| 21                | Arunachal Pradesh                    | NR                | 5                 | 5                 | 2                 | 3                 |
| 22                | Assam                                | 241               | 256               | 410               | 420               | 428               |
| 23                | Manipur                              | 27                | NR                | 25                | 46                | NR                |
| 24                | Meghalaya                            | Organic State     | Organic State     | Organic State     | Organic State     | Organic State     |
| 25                | Mizoram                              | NR                | 26                | 27                | NR                | 23                |
| 26                | Nagaland                             | 20                | 21                | 19                | 36                | 41                |
| 27                | Sikkim                               | Organic State     | Organic State     | Organic State     | Organic State     | NR                |
| 28                | Tripura                              | 330               | 349               | 364               | NR                | NR                |
|                   | Sub Total                            | 618               | 657               | 850               | 503               | 494               |
| Union Territories | Union Territories                    | Union Territories | Union Territories | Union Territories | Union Territories | Union Territories |
| 29                | Andaman & Nicobar                    | NR                | NR                | NR                | 1                 | NR                |
| 30                | Chandigarh                           | NR                | NR                | NR                | NR                | NR                |
| 31                | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | NR                | NR                | NR                | NR                | NR                |
| 32                | Delhi                                | NR                | 110               | NR                | NR                | NR                |
| 33                | Jammu & Kashmi                       | 2430              | 2459              | 2198              | 3352              | 4086              |
| 34                | Ladakh                               | NR                | NR                | NR                | NR                | NR                |
| 35                | Lakshadweep                          | NR                | NR                | NR                | NR                | NR                |
| 36                | Pondicherry                          | 43                | 42                | 40                | NR                | NR                |
|                   | Sub Total                            | 2473              | 2611              | 2238              | 3353              | 4086              |
|                   | Grand Total                          | 63406             | 59669             | 61701             | 62193             | 58720             |

Source: States/UTs Zonal Conferences on Inputs (Plant Protection) for Rabi & Kharif Seasons. NR - Inputs Not Reported.

## Annexure-I

## STATE-WISE CONSUMPTION OF BIO-PESTICIDES

Quantity : Metric Ton (Technical Grade)

| S. No.            | States/UTs                           | 2017-18           | 2018-19           | 2019-20           | 2020-21           | 2021-22           |
|-------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 1                 | Andhra Pradesh                       | 5.25              | 10.00             | 8.79              | 8.79              | 45.22             |
| 2                 | Bihar                                | 320.00            | 350.00            | 360.00            | 360.00            | 360.00            |
| 3                 | Chhattisgarh                         | 405.00            | 505.00            | 605.00            | 605.00            | 705.00            |
| 4                 | Goa                                  | 4.50              | 6.00              | 6.00              | 1.78              | 5.30              |
| 5                 | Gujarat                              | 353.50            | 306.00            | 307.00            | 320.00            | 392.00            |
| 6                 | Haryana                              | 390.00            | 410.00            | 400.00            | 430.00            | 440.00            |
| 7                 | Himachal Pradesh                     | 1.45              | 1.50              | 4.20              | 18.04             | 5.02              |
| 8                 | Jharkhand                            | 37.88             | 41.43             | 91.00             | 91.00             | 97.00             |
| 9                 | Karnataka                            | 544.00            | 544.00            | 564.00            | 561.00            | 561.00            |
| 10                | Kerala                               | 717.28            | 861.74            | 778.64            | 757.69            | 607.80            |
| 11                | Madhya Pradesh                       | 326.00            | 322.00            | 322.00            | 346.00            | 349.00            |
| 12                | Maharashtra                          | 1271.46           | 1164.17           | 1082.14           | 934.41            | 934.44            |
| 13                | Orissa                               | 310.00            | 310.00            | 333.00            | 165.00            | 121.97            |
| 14                | Punjab                               | 259.00            | 246.00            | 219.00            | 210.00            | NR                |
| 15                | Rajasthan                            | 10.00             | 15.00             | 929.00            | 1021.00           | 1268.00           |
| 16                | Tamil Nadu                           | 630.00            | 500.00            | 820.00            | 861.00            | 891.00            |
| 17                | Telangana                            | 77.00             | 84.00             | 329.80            | 496.00            | 522.00            |
| 18                | Uttar Pradesh                        | 46.22             | 46.85             | 47.73             | 47.94             | 50.88             |
| 19                | Uttarakhand                          | 50.14             | 51.68             | 154.58            | 111.23            | 231.03            |
| 20                | West Bengal                          | 951.00            | 997.00            | 1017.00           | 1017.00           | 1017.00           |
|                   | Sub Total                            | 6709.68           | 6772.37           | 8378.87           | 8362.88           | 8603.65           |
| North-Eastern     | North-Eastern                        | North-Eastern     | North-Eastern     | North-Eastern     | North-Eastern     | North-Eastern     |
| 21                | Arunachal Pradesh                    | NR                | 17.25             | 18.05             | 18.05             | 18.00             |
| 22                | Assam                                | 217.10            | 233.50            | 242.85            | 247.85            | 256.85            |
| 23                | Manipur                              | 1.05              | NR                | 0.85              | 1.43              | NR                |
| 24                | Meghalaya                            | 75.10             | NR                | 8.49              | 8.87              | 8.55              |
| 25                | Mizoram                              | NR                | NR                | NR                | NR                | NR                |
| 26                | Nagaland                             | 14.00             | 17.50             | 19.00             | 4.40              | 8.12              |
| 27                | Sikkim                               | NR                | NR                | NR                | NR                | NR                |
| 28                | Tripura                              | 141.96            | 137.58            | 167.28            | NR                | NR                |
|                   | Sub Total                            | 449.21            | 405.83            | 456.52            | 280.60            | 291.52            |
| Union Territories | Union Territories                    | Union Territories | Union Territories | Union Territories | Union Territories | Union Territories |
| 29                | Andaman & Nicobar                    | NR                | NR                | NR                | NR                | NR                |
| 30                | Chandigarh                           | NR                | NR                | NR                | NR                | NR                |
| 31                | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | NR                | NR                | NR                | NR                | NR                |
| 33                | Delhi                                | NR                | 12.60             | NR                | NR                | NR                |
| 34                | Jammu & Kashmir                      | 1.40              | 1.60              | 1.63              | 3.67              | 3.75              |
| 35                | Ladakh                               | NR                | NR                | NR                | NR                | NR                |
| 36                | Lakshadweep                          | NR                | NR                | NR                | NR                | NR                |
| 37                | Pondicherry                          | 14.14             | 11.08             | 9.90              | NR                | NR                |
| Sub Total         | Sub Total                            | 15.54             | 25.28             | 11.53             | 3.67              | 3.75              |
| Grand Total       | Grand Total                          | 7174.43           | 7203.48           | 8846.93           | 8647.14           | 8898.92           |

Source: States/UTs Zonal Conferences on Inputs (Plant Protection) for Rabi & Kharif Seasons. NR - Inputs Not Reported.

## Annexure-II

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