Lok Sabha Question No. 1589 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-29
Subject: Organic Cerification
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Gajendra  Singh Patel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1589

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH  JULY, 2025

## ORGANIC CERTIFICATION

1589.  SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the work undertaken under organic certification in Khargone Parliamentary constituency and Barwani district since the year 2010 till date, year-wise, bodies-wise along with the number of involved therein;
- (b) the details of Project Directors involved in all the projects undertaken by the Certification Bodies (CB) and the list of participating farmers, location-wise and year-wise along with the names of crops covered thereunder;
- (c) the name of the projects under which the TC (Transaction Certificate) was issued by Certification Bodies (CB) along with details thereof year-wise, production-wise and projectwise;
- (d) whether the Certification Bodies (CB) or projects have been suspended or blacklisted; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a):  The  Government  is  implementing  organic  certification  program  namely,  Participatory Guarantee  System  of  India  (PGS-India)  through  National  Centre  for  Organic  and  Natural farming  under  Ministry  of  Agriculture  and  farmers'  Welfare  and  National    the  National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) through Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) under Ministry of Commerce & Industries. Details of organic certification under PGS-India and NPOP in Khargone and Barwani districts along with number of certification bodies is enclosed at Annexure 1.

(b): As per available records, as on date, there are 4712 active Organic grower groups covering around 19,29,243 farmers certified by the accredited certification bodies under NPOP. Details of  the  certified  operators  are  available  on  public  domain  under  the  respective  certification body's website. Links are enclosed at Annexure 2.

(c) to (e): The system for Organic Certification under NPOP involves a third-party certification system of organic processes and organic produce, which is certified across the supply chain by a certification body (CB) Govt. or private.

Accreditation  to  the  Certification  Bodies  is  granted  by  the  National  Accreditation  Body (NAB) operating under NPOP. The National Accreditation Body also maintains oversight over the  Certification  Bodies  and  takes  appropriate  action  wherever  deviation/violations  are observed in the certification programme of the Certification Bodies.

As  per  available  records,  during  2024-25,  around  11530  transaction  certificates  were issued to 1900 grower groups by their respective certification bodies. One Certification Body under  NPOP  was  suspended  in  October  2024  for  a  period  of  one  year.  As  per  available records, during 2024-25, around 11,530 transaction certificates were issued to 1900 Organic grower groups by their respective certification bodies.

The certification bodies conduct annual inspections of their certified operators who can be a  producer,  processor,  trader,  or  a  Grower  Group.  Further,  unannounced  inspections  are conducted  by  the  Certification  Body  and  also  by  the  Evaluation  Committee  under  NPOP. Based on the severity of the non-compliances, appropriate action on the grower groups are taken by their respective certification bodies.

## Organic Certification details under PGS-India in Khargone and Barwani Districts (since the inception of the scheme in 2015)

|   S.No | Particulars                                   | Barwani                                                                               | Khargone   |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
|      1 | Total Farmers and Area (In Ha) for FY 2024-25 | 4810 farmers covering 2592.72 ha area                                                 | NIL        |
|      2 | Local Groups(Farmers Groups)                  | 284                                                                                   | -          |
|      3 | Regional Councils                             | Trace Assure, Akhil Gujarat Vikas Trust and State Govt. of M.P. ATMA-Agar Distt. M.P. | -          |

## Organic Certification details under NPOP in Khargone and Barwani Districts

|   S.No | Particulars                                  | Barwani                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Khargone                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|--------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Total Farm Area (In Ha) for FY 2024-25       | 89,303.49                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 1,09,675.23                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|      2 | Total Farm Production (In MT) for FY 2024-25 | 1,25,512.47                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1,75,476.42                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|      3 | Products Certified                           | Raw Cotton, Wheat, Soyabean/Soybean White, Non-Basmati Paddy, Maize Grain, Chickpea/Kabuli Chana (garbanzos), Brown gram/Gram/Chana (Cicer arietinum), Pigeon pea/arhar whole, Lentil, Sesame/Sesamum etc | Raw Cotton, Non-Basmati Paddy, Seeded Cotton, Soyabean/Soybean White, Pigeon pea/arhar whole, Amaranth seed/Ram dhana, Wheat, Flax Seed, Rapeseed/Rai/Rye, Chickpea/Kabuli Chana (garbanzos) etc |
|      4 | No of Operators for FY 2024-25               | 110                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 239                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|      5 | No of Certification Bodies (Active)          | 13                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 16                                                                                                                                                                                               |

Source of NPOP: Information provided by the certification bodies accredited under NPOP on Tracenet

## LIST  OF  ACTIVE  ACCREDITED  CERTIFICATION  BODIES  UNDER  NPOP  AS  ON  DATE 23.07.2025

|   S. No . | Name of the Certification Agency                             | Contact Address          | Website                                       |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Bureau Veritas (India) Pvt. Limited                          | Mumbai, Maharashtra      | www.bureauveritas.co.in                       |
|         2 | ECOCERT India Pvt. Ltd.                                      | Bangaluru, Karnataka     | www.ecocert.in                                |
|         3 | IMO Control Pvt. Ltd.                                        | Bangaluru, Karnataka     | www.imocontrol.in                             |
|         4 | INDOCERT                                                     | Ernakulam, Kerala        | www.indocert.org                              |
|         5 | Lacon Quality Certification Pvt. Ltd.                        | Thiruvalla, Kerala       | www.laconindia.com                            |
|         6 | OneCert International Private Limited                        | Jaipur, Rajasthan        | www.onecertinternational.com                  |
|         7 | SGS India Pvt. Ltd.                                          | Gurgaon, Haryana         | www.sgsgroup.in                               |
|         8 | CU Inspections India Pvt. Ltd                                | Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra | www.controlunion.com                          |
|         9 | Uttarakhand State Organic Certification Agency (USOCA)       | Dehradun, Uttarakhand    | www.usoca.org                                 |
|        10 | Rajasthan State Organic Certification Agency (RSOCA)         | Jaipur, Rajasthan        | https://agriculture.rajasthan.gov.in/rs soca/ |
|        11 | Indian Society for Certification of Organic Products (ISCOP) | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu   | www.iscop.org                                 |
|        12 | Aditi Organic Certifications Pvt. Ltd                        | Bangaluru, Karnataka     | www.aditicert.net                             |
|        13 | Chhattisgarh Certification Society, India (CGCERT)           | Raipur, Chhattisgarh     | www.cgcert.com                                |
|        14 | Tamil Nadu Organic Certification Department (TNOCD)          | Chennai, Tamil Nadu      | www.tnocd.net                                 |
|        15 | Madhya Pradesh State Organic Certification Agency (MPSOCA)   | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh   | https://mpsoca.org/                           |
|        16 | Odisha State Organic Certification Agency (OSOCA)            | Bhubaneswar, Odisha      | www.ossopca.nic.in                            |
|        17 | Natural Organic Certification Agro Pvt. Ltd. (NOCA)          | Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra | www.nocaagro.com                              |
|        18 | FairCert Certification Services Pvt. Ltd                     | Ahmedabad, Gujarat       | www.faircert.com                              |

|   19 | Gujarat Organic Products Certification Agency (GOPCA)                   | Ahmedabad, Gujarat                   | www.gopca.in                                      |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|   20 | Uttar Pradesh State Organic Certification Agency (UPSOCA)               | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh               | www.upsoca.org                                    |
|   21 | Karnataka State Organic Certification Agency (KSOCA)                    | Bangaluru, Karnataka                 | https://kssoca.karnataka.gov.in/engli sh          |
|   22 | Global Certification Society                                            | Kangra, Himachal Pradesh             | www.glocert.org                                   |
|   23 | GreenCert Biosolutions Pvt. Ltd                                         | Pune, Maharashtra                    | www.greencertindia.in                             |
|   24 | Telangana State Organic Certification Authority (TGOCA)                 | Hyderabad, Telangana                 | https://scadev.seedsgrowerp.com/O rganiccerti.php |
|   25 | Bihar State Seed and Organic Certification Agency (BSSOCA)              | Patna, Bihar                         | https://bssca.co.in/                              |
|   26 | Chhattisgarh State Organic Certification Agency (CGOCERT)               | Raipur, Chhattisgarh                 | https://cgocert.com/                              |
|   27 | Eccentric Organic Private Limited                                       | Tiruchirappali Tamil Nadu            | www.eccentricorganic.com/                         |
|   28 | Glaze Corporate Services Private Limited                                | Kota, Rajasthan                      | http://www.glazecspl.com/                         |
|   29 | GSCI Service Private Limited                                            | Mumbai, Maharashtra                  | www.gsciservices.com                              |
|   30 | MS Agroland Services Private Limited                                    | Sewak Park, New Delhi                | https://agrolandgroup.com/                        |
|   31 | Krushi Certification Private Limited                                    | Dehradun, Uttarakhand                | www.krushicert.com                                |
|   32 | CERT ID India Private Limited                                           | Mumbai, Maharashtra                  | www.foodchainid.com                               |
|   33 | Andhra Pradesh State Organic Products Certification Authority (APSOPCA) | Guntur, Andhra Pradesh               | https://apsopca.org/                              |
|   34 | Getcert Private Limited                                                 | Nanded, Maharashtra                  | www.getcert.co.in                                 |
|   35 | GCL International Assessment Private Limited                            | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu               | https://gcl-intl.co.in                            |
|   36 | Shivalik Natural Resources Management Society (SNRMS)                   | Dehradun, Uttarakhand                | www.snrms.org                                     |
|   37 | Meghalaya State Organic Certification Body                              | East Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya | https://msocb.org/                                |

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