Lok Sabha Question No. 3953 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-17
Subject: Pesticide Registration and Licensing System
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Kunduru Raghuveer

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3953

ANSWERED ON 17 TH  MARCH, 2026

## PESTICIDE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING SYSTEM

3953.  SHRI KUNDURU RAGHUVEER:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  reviewed  the  functioning  of  the  online  pesticide registration and licensing system to identify operational and technical gaps across States;
- (b) the present status of  implementation of the online system in Telangana, particularly in Nalgonda district, including the number of registered dealers, manufacturers and pending applications;
- (c) whether  delays,  portal-related  technical  issues  or  lack  of  coordination  between Central and  State  authorities  have  affected  timely  approvals  and  availability  of  approved pesticides during peak agricultural seasons;

(d) whether cases  of spurious  or  unregistered  pesticides  have  increased  due  to  such gaps and the action taken thereon; and

- (e) the concrete corrective measures  proposed to strengthen digital monitoring, enforcement, and transparency to protect farmers from crop loss and financial hardship?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY)

- (a): Registration of pesticides in country is granted by the Registration Committee (RC) through  online  Portal  i.e.  Comprehensive  Registration  of  Pesticides  (CROP).  Further,  in order to  ensure real  time monitoring  of the supply chain  including  production,  distribution and  sale  of  pesticides  in  different  States  across  the  country,  DA&FW  has  developed Integrated Pesticide  Management System (IPMS). IPMS portal aims to map all pesticide dealers across States and Union Territories and to include all manufacturers, formulators, and  importers  on  a  single  digital  platform  to  monitor  the  supply  chain  and  ensure traceability  of  pesticides  stocks  and  inventories.  This  will  help  the  farmers  to  identify  the genuine  pesticides  dealers  in  their  regions,  thereby  ensuring  the  availability  of  quality pesticide to the farmers across the States.

(b): Various State Governments have their own online digital platform or manual system of Licensing under the Insecticides Act, 1968 and the Rules, 1971.  Telangana State has already implemented the Online License Management System for pesticides (https://agriolms.telangana.gov.in). As per the information received from the State, Nalgonda district has 1307 registered pesticide dealers, 01 pesticide manufacturers and 06 applications are pending.

(c) & (d): No information regarding non- availability of approved pesticides during peak agricultural seasons is available with the Department. Further, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare ensures the availability of quality pesticides to farmers across the country through the implementation of provisions of the Insecticides Act, 1968 and the Insecticides Rules, 1971. A total of 12,511 Insecticide Inspectors have been appointed by the Central and  State  Governments  for  conducting  quality  checks  of  pesticides.  These  inspectors routinely  draw  samples  from  manufacturing  units  and  retail  sale  points  within  their jurisdiction to curb the sale of misbranded pesticides. Collected samples are analysed by the Insecticide Analysts appointed by the Central or State Governments. If any sample fails the prescribed quality standards, prosecution is initiated against the concerned manufacturer or dealer as per the provisions of the Act. In the last five years (2021-22 to 2025-26),  total  3,36,560  samples  were  analyzed,  of  which  8942  samples  were  found misbranded.  A  total  of  1,842  prosecution  cases  were  filed  against  firms  involved  in  the manufacture, sale, or illegal import of substandard or low-quality pesticides, and 141 cases resulted in conviction by various Courts of Law.

(e):     Central Government vide Gazette Notification No. G.S.R. 674 (E) dated 18.09.2025 has  proposed  to  digitalize  the  licensing  system  for  manufacture,  sale,  stock,  distribute, exhibit for sale of pesticides as well as for quality control mechanism. Further, to bring more transparency,  provisions  have  been  made  for  digital  record  keeping  and  reporting  by Manufacturers/Dealers/Pest Control Operators/ Insecticide Inspectors/ Analyst.

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