Lok Sabha Question No. 2172 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: Restriction on Glyphosate
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2172

ANSWERED ON 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## RESTRICTION ON GLYPHOSATE

## 2172.  SHRI  DUSHYANT SINGH

## Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण

मंी be pleased to state :-

(a) whether the studies/reports  on the  basis of which Glyphosate and its derivatives have been restricted  for use  in the country and the rationale behind it ;

(b) the reason why Glyphosate was restricted and not banned ;

(c)  the  estimates  of  the  increase  in  the  cost  of  cultivation  of  farmers  due  to  restriction  of fertilizers;

(d) the number of  Pest Control Operators situated in rural agricultural areas, district wise details, thereof ;

(e) whether any proposals have been  received  for label extensions for the use of  Glyphosate for certain crops and if so, the basis on which such proposals would be evaluated; and

(f) the estimate of the number  of companies to return the certificate of registration granted  for Glyphosate and its derivatives to the Registration Committee ?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) & (b): During February 2019, Government of Kerala prohibited the sale, distribution and use of Glyphosate and its derivatives for 60 days throughout the State of Kerala. Government of Kerala  further  requested  to  the  Central  Government  and  recommended  to  prohibit  the  sale, distribution and use of Glyphosate and its derivatives throughout the State of Kerala. The matter was examined by the subcommittee constituted by the Registration Committee. The Report of the Government of Kerala was uploaded on the website of the Directorate of Plant Protection Quarantine  and  Storage  (DPPQ&S),  Faridabad  and  as  per  the  recommendations  of  the  subcommittee  and  after  consultation  with  Registration  Committee  and  Central  Insecticide  Board, Central Government has published a gazette notification vide GSR 5010(E) dated 25.10.2022 for restriction on use of Glyphosate and its use to be allowed through Pest Control Operators (PCOs) only.

(c): It is the endeavour of the Government of India to provide adequate and good quality of fertilizers to farmers. Further, Government of India promote the balanced and judicious use of fertilizers and as such has not imposed any restriction on use of any fertilizer which may lead to increase in cost of cultivation.

(d): The  State  wise  details  of  the  accredited  Pest  Control  Operators  (PCOs)  is  attached  at Annexure-I.

(e): Proposal  received  for  label  extensions  for  the  use  of  Glyphosate  for  cotton  and  grape crops and their evaluation is done as per the guidelines of Registration Committee.

(f): Companies are not to return their Certificate of Registration granted for Glyphosate and its  derivatives.  Only  a  condition  'THE  USE  OF  GLYPHOSATE  FORMULATION  TO  BE

ALLOWED THROUGH PEST CONTROL OPERATORS' on the label and leaflets is to be incorporated on the certificate.

## Annexure-I

## State wise details of the accredited Pest Control Operators

| Sl.   | Name of the state        | Name of the District   | Number of PCO's   | Number of PCO's   | Number of PCO's   |
|-------|--------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| No.   |                          |                        | MBR               | ALP               | Total             |
| 1.    | Andhra Pradesh           | East Godavari          | 16                | 22                | 38                |
|       |                          | Visakhapatnam          | 12                | 11                | 23                |
|       |                          | Guntur                 | 08                | 13                | 21                |
|       |                          | Nellore                | 13                | 07                | 20                |
|       |                          | SPSR Nellore           | 05                | 11                | 16                |
|       |                          | Secundrabad            | 00                | 01                | 1                 |
|       |                          | Patencheru             | 00                | 01                | 1                 |
|       |                          | Rajmundry              | 00                | 01                | 1                 |
|       |                          | Kurnool                | 01                | 01                | 2                 |
|       |                          | Vijaywada              | 00                | 02                | 2                 |
|       |                          | Bhimavaram             | 01                | 00                | 1                 |
| 2.    | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | Port Blair             | 01                | 00                | 1                 |
| 3.    | Assam                    | Guwahati               | 03                | 02                | 5                 |
| 4.    | Bihar                    | Patna                  | 00                | 04                | 4                 |
|       |                          | Purnia                 | 00                | 03                | 3                 |
|       |                          | Rohtas                 | 00                | 01                | 1                 |
|       |                          | Begusarai              | 00                | 01                | 1                 |
|       |                          | Bhagalpur              | 00                | 01                | 1                 |
|       |                          | Baxsar                 | 00                | 01                | 1                 |
|       |                          | Samastipur             | 00                | 01                | 1                 |
| 5.    | Chhattisgarh             | Raipur                 | 01                | 02                | 3                 |
| 6.    | Delhi                    | New Delhi              | 32                | 16                | 48                |
|       |                          | North West Delhi       | 02                | 00                | 2                 |
|       |                          | North Delhi            | 05                | 00                | 5                 |
|       |                          | North East Delhi       | 01                | 00                | 1                 |
|       |                          | Delhi                  | 06                | 15                | 21                |
| 7.    | Goa                      | Panjim                 | 01                | 01                | 2                 |
|       |                          | Vasco de gama          | 01                | 01                | 2                 |
| 8.    | Gujarat                  | Gandhinagar            | 03                | 02                | 5                 |
|       |                          | Kutch                  | 71                | 64                | 135               |
|       |                          | Ahmedabad              | 15                | 16                | 31                |
|       |                          | Jamnagar               | 02                | 01                | 3                 |
|       |                          | Valsad                 | 05                | 02                | 7                 |
|       |                          | Bhavnagar              | 01                | 01                | 2                 |
|       |                          | Amreli                 | 04                | 04                | 8                 |
|       |                          | Rajkot                 | 08                | 10                | 18                |
|       |                          | Bharuach               | 04                | 02                | 6                 |
|       |                          | Morbi                  | 18                | 01                | 19                |
|       |                          | Vapi                   | 00                | 02                | 2                 |
|       |                          | Veraval                | 00                | 01                | 1                 |

|     |                  | Surat        |   02 |   01 |   3 |
|-----|------------------|--------------|------|------|-----|
|     |                  | Mehsana      |   02 |   02 |   4 |
|     |                  | Junagarh     |   01 |   01 |   2 |
|     |                  | Banaskantha  |   00 |   01 |   1 |
|     |                  | Una          |   01 |   00 |   1 |
|     |                  | Vadodara     |   07 |   00 |   7 |
| 9.  | Haryana          | Sonepat      |   10 |   16 |  26 |
|     |                  | Yamuna Nagar |   01 |   01 |   2 |
|     |                  | Gurgaon      |   04 |   04 |   8 |
|     |                  | Faridabad    |   05 |   01 |   6 |
|     |                  | Ambala       |   01 |   01 |   2 |
|     |                  | Karnal       |   09 |   11 |  20 |
|     |                  | Rewari       |   04 |   02 |   6 |
|     |                  | Palwal       |   01 |   00 |   1 |
|     |                  | Hisar        |   01 |   02 |   3 |
|     |                  | Sirsa        |   00 |   02 |   2 |
|     |                  | Panchkula    |   00 |   01 |   1 |
|     |                  | Jind         |   00 |   04 |   4 |
|     |                  | Panipat      |   01 |   02 |   3 |
| 10. | Himachal Pradesh | Baddi        |   01 |   00 |   1 |
|     |                  | Solan        |   00 |   02 |   2 |
| 11. | Jharkhand        | Jamshepur    |   02 |   00 |   2 |
|     |                  | Ranchi       |   04 |   01 |   5 |
| 12. | Jammu &Kashmir   | Samba        |   02 |   02 |   4 |
|     |                  | Jammu        |   01 |   01 |   2 |
| 13. | Karnataka        | Mangaluru    |   05 |   04 |   9 |
|     |                  | Bangaluru    |   12 |   11 |  23 |
|     |                  | Devenagre    |   01 |   01 |   2 |
|     |                  | Belgaum      |   01 |   00 |   1 |
| 14. | Kerala           | Cochin       |   16 |   14 |  30 |
|     |                  | Ernakulam    |   01 |   01 |   2 |
| 15. | Maharashtra      | Mumbai       |   56 |   54 | 110 |
|     |                  | Thane        |   04 |   04 |   8 |
|     |                  | Raigad       |   12 |   05 |  17 |
|     |                  | Nashik       |   13 |   05 |  18 |
|     |                  | Pune         |   26 |   13 |  39 |
|     |                  | Kohlapur     |   03 |   00 |   3 |
|     |                  | Nagpur       |   10 |   12 |  22 |
|     |                  | Jalgaon      |   01 |   02 |   3 |
|     |                  | Boisar       |   01 |   00 |   1 |
|     |                  | Palghar      |   02 |   01 |   3 |
|     |                  | Ahmed Nagar  |   01 |   01 |   2 |
|     |                  | Sholapur     |   01 |   00 |   1 |
|     |                  | Auragabad    |   03 |   04 |   7 |
|     |                  | Dule         |   01 |   01 |   2 |
|     |                  | Ratnagiri    |   02 |   00 |   2 |
|     |                  | Sangli       |   01 |   02 |   3 |

|   16. | Madhya Pradesh   | Bhopal        |   08 |   05 |   13 |
|-------|------------------|---------------|------|------|------|
|    16 | Madhya Pradesh   | Indore        |   16 |   25 |   41 |
|    16 | Madhya Pradesh   | Dhar          |   01 |   02 |    3 |
|    16 | Madhya Pradesh   | Ratlam        |   01 |   01 |    2 |
|    16 | Madhya Pradesh   | Narsinghpur   |   01 |   00 |    1 |
|    16 | Madhya Pradesh   | Raisen        |   01 |   01 |    2 |
|    16 | Madhya Pradesh   | Devas         |   01 |   02 |    3 |
|    16 | Madhya Pradesh   | Ujjain        |   00 |   01 |    1 |
|    16 | Madhya Pradesh   | Sagar         |   00 |   01 |    1 |
|    16 | Madhya Pradesh   | Chattarpur    |   01 |   01 |    2 |
|    17 | Orrisa           | Cuttack       |   01 |   01 |    2 |
|    17 | Orrisa           | Jajpur        |   01 |   00 |    1 |
|    17 | Orrisa           | Sambhalpur    |   01 |   00 |    1 |
|    17 | Orrisa           | Bhubaneshwar  |   01 |   03 |    4 |
|    18 | Punjab           | Ludhiana      |   13 |   10 |   23 |
|    18 | Punjab           | Amritsar      |   06 |   07 |   13 |
|    18 | Punjab           | Jalandhar     |   05 |   03 |    8 |
|    18 | Punjab           | Tarn Taran    |   01 |   01 |    2 |
|    18 | Punjab           | Mohali        |   01 |   00 |    1 |
|    18 | Punjab           | Zirakpur      |   01 |   01 |    2 |
|    18 | Punjab           | Kapoorthala   |   01 |   02 |    3 |
|    18 | Punjab           | Monga         |   01 |   02 |    3 |
|    18 | Punjab           | Abuhar        |   00 |   01 |    1 |
|    18 | Punjab           | Muktasar      |   00 |   01 |    1 |
|    18 | Punjab           | Mansa         |   00 |   01 |    1 |
|    18 | Punjab           | Sangrur       |   01 |   01 |    2 |
|    18 | Punjab           | Bhatinda      |   00 |   03 |    3 |
|    19 | Pondicherry      | Pondicherry   |   01 |   02 |    3 |
|    20 | Rajasthan        | Jaipur        |   18 |   19 |   37 |
|    20 | Rajasthan        | Jodhpur       |   12 |   05 |   17 |
|    20 | Rajasthan        | Udaipur       |   02 |   00 |    2 |
|    20 | Rajasthan        | Alwar         |   05 |   02 |    7 |
|    20 | Rajasthan        | Kota          |   03 |   08 |   11 |
|    20 | Rajasthan        | Bikaner       |   00 |   03 |    3 |
|    20 | Rajasthan        | Chittorgarh   |   02 |   00 |    2 |
|    20 | Rajasthan        | Sikar         |   00 |   01 |    1 |
|    20 | Rajasthan        | Hanumangarh   |   00 |   01 |    1 |
|    20 | Rajasthan        | Sriganganagar |   00 |   03 |    3 |
|    20 | Rajasthan        | Bhilwara      |   02 |   02 |    4 |
|    21 | Tamil Nadu       | Chennai       |   39 |   28 |   67 |
|    21 | Tamil Nadu       | Tuticorin     |   33 |   21 |   54 |
|    21 | Tamil Nadu       | Coimbatore    |   12 |   09 |   21 |
|    21 | Tamil Nadu       | Erode         |   00 |   05 |    5 |
|    21 | Tamil Nadu       | Dindigul      |   00 |   01 |    1 |
|    21 | Tamil Nadu       | Thiruvallur   |   01 |   01 |    2 |
|    22 | Telangana        | Medak         |   02 |   01 |    3 |
|    22 | Telangana        | Hyderabad     |   05 |   06 |   11 |
|    23 | Tripura          | West Tripura  |   01 |   01 |    2 |

|       |               | Agartala          |   00 |   01 |    1 |
|-------|---------------|-------------------|------|------|------|
| 24.   | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow           |   03 |   06 |    9 |
|       |               | Gautam Budh Nagar |   12 |   09 |   21 |
|       |               | Moradabad         |   03 |   02 |    5 |
|       |               | Mathura           |   02 |   03 |    5 |
|       |               | Bareilly          |   00 |   01 |    1 |
|       |               | Amethi            |   00 |   01 |    1 |
|       |               | Ghaziabad         |   05 |   02 |    7 |
|       |               | Kanpur            |   03 |   01 |    4 |
|       |               | Agra              |   03 |   01 |    4 |
|       |               | Hapur             |   01 |   00 |    1 |
|       |               | Shahjahanpur      |   00 |   01 |    1 |
|       |               | Mau               |   00 |   01 |    1 |
|       |               | Saharanpur        |   01 |   01 |    2 |
|       |               | Sonebhadra        |   01 |   01 |    2 |
|       |               | Meerut            |   01 |   00 |    1 |
|       |               | Amroha            |   01 |   00 |    1 |
| 25.   | Uttarkhand    | Rudrapur          |   02 |   05 |    7 |
|       |               | Haridwar          |   01 |   00 |    1 |
|       |               | Nainital          |   00 |   01 |    1 |
|       |               | Dehradun          |   01 |   00 |    1 |
|       |               | Udham Singh Nagar |   02 |   02 |    4 |
| 26.   | West Bengal   | Howrah            |   02 |   03 |    5 |
|       |               | Midnapur          |   05 |   03 |    8 |
|       |               | Kolkata           |   20 |   17 |   37 |
|       |               | Hooghly           |   02 |   02 |    4 |
|       |               | North Dinajpur    |   01 |   01 |    2 |
| Total | Total         | Total             |  748 |  679 | 1427 |

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