Lok Sabha Question No. 307 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-05
Subject: Use of Chemical Pesticides
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 307

ANSWERED ON 5 TH  December, 2023

## USE OF CHEMICAL PESTICIDES

307.  SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR:

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

- (a)  whether  the  consumption/use  of  chemical  pesticides  in  the  country  has  witnessed increase due to lack of awareness among farmers during the last several years;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps being taken by the Government so far to reduce the use of chemical pesticides?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण मंğी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (c):  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

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provided right knowledge/ information about recommended pesticide use.

Further,  Ministry  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare  through  its  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras (KVKs), ICAR and Central Integrated Pest Management Centers (CIPMCs) located in 28 States and 2 UTs, etc conduct various training programmers such as Farmers Field Schools, two/five  days  HRD  programmers,  Kisan  Goshthis,  IPM  Exhibitions  and  Seed  Treatment Campaigns  where    awareness  is  created  amongst    farmers,  Pesticide  dealers/State agriculture  functionaries  on  use  of  bio  pesticides,  bio  control  agents  and  botanical formulations  as  an  alternative  to  chemical  pesticides  for  pest  management,  safe  and judicious use of chemical pesticides, usage, dose and label claim instructions as approved by RC.

Moreover, Government of India has taken various steps to promote the use of bio pesticides. Simplified  guidelines  have  been  formulated  by  Registration  Committee  (RC)  for  the registration of bio pesticides. For bio-pesticides, provisional registrations are being granted under Section 9(3B) of the Insecticides Act, 1968 alongwith the permission for commercialization  during  the  provisional  registration  period  of  two  years  based  on  the confirmation of molecular identity of the strain from ICAR-National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms (ICAR-NBAIM) and quality verification of the product from Central Insecticide Laboratory (CIL).

## STATE-WISE CONSUMPTION OF PESTICIDES

## Unit: M.T. (Tech. Grade)

| S. No.   | States/UTs                         | 2018-19       | 2019-20       | 2020-21       | 2021-22       | 2022-23       |
|----------|------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                     | 1689          | 1559          | 1559          | 1759          | 2001          |
| 2        | Bihar                              | 850           | 850           | 995           | 850           | 995           |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh                       | 1770          | 1672          | 1639          | 1740          | 1775          |
| 4        | Goa                                | 25            | 30            | 30            | 32            | 34            |
| 5        | Gujarat                            | 1608          | 1784          | 1573          | 1869          | 1750          |
| 6        | Haryana                            | 4015          | 4200          | 4050          | 4066          | 4066          |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh                   | 322           | 881           | 56            | 279           | 470           |
| 8        | Jharkhand                          | 646           | 681           | 1161          | 450           | 450           |
| 9        | Karnataka                          | 1524          | 1568          | 1930          | 2224          | 1669          |
| 10       | Kerala                             | 995           | 656           | 585           | 532           | 504           |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh                     | 540           | 540           | 691           | 654           | 598           |
| 12       | Maharashtra                        | 11746         | 12783         | 13243         | 13175         | 6814          |
| 13       | Orissa                             | 1609          | 1115          | 1158          | 1240          | 1348          |
| 14       | Punjab                             | 5543          | 4995          | 5193          | 5376          | 5130          |
| 15       | Rajasthan                          | 2290          | 2088          | 2330          | 2104          | 1865          |
| 16       | Tamil Nadu                         | 1901          | 2225          | 1834          | 1851          | 1952          |
| 17       | Telangana                          | 4894          | 4915          | 4986          | 4920          | 4920          |
| 18       | Uttar Pradesh                      | 11049         | 12217         | 11557         | 11688         | 11824         |
| 19       | Uttarakhand                        | 195           | 224           | 135           | 213           | 111           |
| 20       | West Bengal                        | 3190          | 3630          | 3630          | 3630          | 3321          |
| 21       | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 5             | 5             | 2             | 1             | NR            |
| 22       | Assam                              | 256           | 410           | 420           | 474           | 455           |
| 23       | Manipur                            | NR            | 25            | 46            | NR            | NR            |
| 24       | Meghalaya                          | Organic State | Organic State | Organic State | Organic State | Organic State |
| 25       | Mizoram                            | 26            | 27            | NR            | 29            | 31            |
| 26       | Nagaland                           | 21            | 19            | 36            | 41            | NR            |
| 27       | Sikkim                             | Organic State | Organic State | Organic State | Organic State | Organic State |
| 28       | Tripura                            | 349           | 364           | NR            | NR            | NR            |
| 29       | Andaman & Nicobar                  | NR            | NR            | 1             | NR            | NR            |
| 30       | Chandigarh                         | NR            | NR            | NR            | NR            | NR            |
| 31       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu | NR            | NR            | NR            | NR            | NR            |
| 32       | Delhi                              | 110           | NR            | NR            | NR            | NR            |
| 33       | Jammu & Kashmir                    | 2459          | 2198          | 3352          | 4086          | 384           |
| 34       | Ladakh                             | NR            | NR            | NR            | NR            | NR            |
| 35       | Lakshadweep                        | NR            | NR            | NR            | NR            | NR            |
| 36       | Pondicherry                        | 42            | 40            | NR            | NR            | NR            |
| Total    | Total                              | 59670         | 61702         | 62193         | 63284         | 52466         |

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

Annexure-I

## STATE-WISE CONSUMPTION OF BIO PESTICIDES

## Unit: M.T. Formulation

| S. No.      | States/UTs                         | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020- 21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   |
|-------------|------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1           | Andhra Pradesh                     | 10        | 9         | 9          | 45        | 51        |
| 2           | Bihar                              | 350       | 360       | 360        | 360       | 360       |
| 3           | Chhattisgarh                       | 505       | 605       | 605        | 705       | 740       |
| 4           | Goa                                | 6         | 6         | 2          | 5         | 5         |
| 5           | Gujarat                            | 306       | 307       | 320        | 392       | 548       |
| 6           | Haryana                            | 410       | 400       | 430        | 440       | 440       |
| 7           | Himachal Pradesh                   | 2         | 4         | 18         | 4         | 0.37      |
| 8           | Jharkhand                          | 41        | 91        | 91         | 97        | 93        |
| 9           | Karnataka                          | 544       | 564       | 561        | 605       | 454       |
| 10          | Kerala                             | 862       | 779       | 758        | 631       | 628       |
| 11          | Madhya Pradesh                     | 322       | 322       | 346        | 349       | 375       |
| 12          | Maharashtra                        | 1164      | 1082      | 934        | 934       | 15        |
| 13          | Orissa                             | 310       | 333       | 165        | 122       | 81        |
| 14          | Punjab                             | 246       | 219       | 210        | 165       | 172       |
| 15          | Rajasthan                          | 15        | 929       | 1021       | 1268      | 170       |
| 16          | Tamil Nadu                         | 500       | 820       | 861        | 891       | 907       |
| 17          | Telangana                          | 84        | 330       | 496        | 522       | 522       |
| 18          | Uttar Pradesh                      | 47        | 48        | 48         | 52        | 53        |
| 19          | Uttarakhand                        | 52        | 155       | 111        | 409       | 120       |
| 20          | West Bengal                        | 997       | 1017      | 1017       | 1017      | 1234      |
| 21          | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 17        | 18        | 18         | 15        | NR        |
| 22          | Assam                              | 234       | 243       | 248        | 270       | 272       |
| 23          | Manipur                            | NR        | 1         | 1          | NR        | NR        |
| 24          | Meghalaya                          | NR        | 8         | 9          | 7         | 7         |
| 25          | Mizoram                            | NR        | NR        | NR         | NR        | NR        |
| 26          | Nagaland                           | 18        | 19        | 4          | 8         | NR        |
| 27          | Sikkim                             | NR        | NR        | NR         | NR        | NR        |
| 28          | Tripura                            | 138       | 167       | NR         | NR        | NR        |
| 29          | Andaman & Nicobar                  | NR        | NR        | NR         | NR        | NR        |
| 30          | Chandigarh                         | NR        | NR        | NR         | NR        | NR        |
| 31          | Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu | NR        | NR        | NR         | NR        | NR        |
| 32          | Delhi                              | 13        | NR        | NR         | NR        | NR        |
| 33          | Jammu & Kashmir                    | 2         | 2         | 4          | 4         | 0.98      |
| 34          | Ladakh                             | NR        | NR        | NR         | NR        | NR        |
| 35          | Lakshadweep                        | NR        | NR        | NR         | NR        | NR        |
| 36          | Pondicherry                        | 11        | 10        | NR         | 4         | NR        |
| Grand Total |                                    | 7203      | 8847      | 8647       | 9321      | 7248      |

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

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## Annexure-II