Lok Sabha Question No. 1632 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-10
Subject: Organic Certification
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. 1632

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2026

## ORGANIC CERTIFICATION

1632. 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 tasks carried out under organic certification in Khargone and Barwani districts  of  the  Khargone  Parliamentary  Constituency  by  various  Certification  Bodies (CBs) from the year 2010 till date year-wise, institution-wise and certification body-wise;
- (b)  the  details  of  Project  Directors  in  the  project,  region-wise  list  of  participating  farmers alongwith the area-wise and year-wise details of the crops covered under each project;
- (c) the details thereof year-wise, production-wise and project-wise:
- (d) whether any Certification Bodies (CBs) or projects have been suspended or placed under a prohibited blacklisted category, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of suspended or blacklisted certification bodies/projects since the year 2010 till date including project, institution, area and farmer-wise?

## 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  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)  &  (c):        During  2024-25,  there  were  5566  organic  grower  groups  covering  2184807 farmers  certified  by  accredited  certification  bodies  under  NPOP.  Details  of  the  certified operators are available on public domain under the respective certification body's website. Link are enclosed at Annexure 2.

(d) & (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 Certification Bodies which could be Govt. or private.

Accreditation to the Certification Bodies is granted by the National Accreditation Body (NAB) operating under NPOP. The National Accreditation Body maintains oversight over operations and functioning of the Certification Bodies and takes appropriate action wherever deviations/violations are observed/brought to its notice, in the certification programme of the Certification Bodies.

As  per  available  records  from  2013  onwards,  6  Certification  Bodies  have  been terminated, and 10 Certification Bodies have been suspended under NPOP.

The certification bodies conduct annual inspections of their certified operators who could be an individual 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 actions against the concerned 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) since 2015-16 to 31.01.2026 | 5539 farmers covering 3092.74 ha area   | NIL        |
|      2 | Local Groups(Farmers Groups)                               | 289                                     | -          |
|      3 | Regional Councils                                          | Trace Assure, Akhil Gujarat Vikas Trust | -          |

## Organic Certification details under NPOP in Khargone and Barwani Districts of Madhya Pradesh

|   S.No | Particulars                                   | Barwani district                                                                                                                                                                                          | Khargone district                                                                                                                                                                                |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      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 | Certification Bodies (Active)                 | 1. Aditi Organic Certifications Pvt. Ltd 2. Bureau Veritas (India) Pvt. Limited 3. Cert Id India Private Limited 4. ECOCERT - India Pvt. Ltd.                                                             | 1. Aditi Organic Certifications Pvt. Ltd. 2. Bihar State Seed and Organic Certification Agency (BSSOCA) 3. Bureau Veritas (India) Pvt. Limited                                                   |

| S.No   | Particulars   | Barwani district                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Khargone district                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|--------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        |               | 5. GreenCert Biosolutions Pvt. Ltd. 6. Indian Society for Certification of Organic Products (ISCOP) 7. Madhya Pradesh State Organic Certification Agency 8. OneCert International Private Limited 9. Rajasthan State Organic Certification Agency (RSOCA) 10.SGS India Pvt. Ltd. 11.Uttar Pradesh State Organic Certification Agency 12.Uttarakhand State Organic Certification Agency (USOCA) | 4. Cert Id India Private Limited 5. Chhattisgarh State Seed and Organic Certification Agency (CGSSOCA) 6. ECOCERT - India Pvt. Ltd. 7. GreenCert Biosolutions Pvt. Ltd 8. Indian Organic Certification Agency (INDOCERT) 9. Madhya Pradesh State Organic Certification Agency 10.OneCert International Private Limited 11.Rajasthan State Organic Certification Agency (RSOCA) 12.SGS India Pvt. Ltd. 13.Uttar Pradesh State Organic Certification Agency 14.Uttarakhand State Organic Certification Agency (USOCA) |

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

## Annexure 2

## LIST OF ACTIVE ACCREDITED CERTIFICATION BODIES UNDER NPOP AS ON DATE 05.02.2026

|   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 | FairCert Certification Services Pvt. Ltd                     | Ahmedabad, Gujarat       | www.faircert.com                              |
|        18 | Gujarat Organic Products Certification Agency (GOPCA)        | Ahmedabad, Gujarat       | www.gopca.in                                  |
|        19 | Uttar Pradesh State Organic Certification Agency (UPSOCA)    | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh   | www.upsoca.org                                |

******

|   20 | Karnataka State Organic Certification Agency (KSOCA)                    | Bangaluru, Karnataka                 | https://kssoca.karnataka.gov.in/engli sh          |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|   21 | GreenCert Biosolutions Pvt. Ltd                                         | Pune, Maharashtra                    | www.greencertindia.in                             |
|   22 | Telangana State Organic Certification Authority (TGOCA)                 | Hyderabad, Telangana                 | https://scadev.seedsgrowerp.com/O rganiccerti.php |
|   23 | Bihar State Seed and Organic Certification Agency (BSSOCA)              | Patna, Bihar                         | https://bssca.co.in/                              |
|   24 | Chhattisgarh State Seed and Organic Certification Agency (CGSSOCA)      | Raipur, Chhattisgarh                 | https://cgocert.com/                              |
|   25 | GSCI Service Private Limited                                            | Mumbai, Maharashtra                  | www.gsciservices.com                              |
|   26 | MS Agroland Services Private Limited                                    | Sewak Park, New Delhi                | https://agrolandgroup.com/                        |
|   27 | CERT ID India Private Limited                                           | Mumbai, Maharashtra                  | www.foodchainid.com                               |
|   28 | Andhra Pradesh State Organic Products Certification Authority (APSOPCA) | Guntur, Andhra Pradesh               | https://apsopca.org/                              |
|   29 | Getcert Private Limited                                                 | Nanded, Maharashtra                  | www.getcert.co.in                                 |
|   30 | GCL International Assessment Private Limited                            | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu               | https://gcl-intl.co.in                            |
|   31 | Shivalik Natural Resources Management Society (SNRMS)                   | Dehradun, Uttarakhand                | www.snrms.org                                     |
|   32 | Meghalaya State Organic Certification Body                              | East Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya | https://msocb.org/                                |
|   33 | TQ Cert Services Private Limited                                        | Secunderabad, Telangana              | www.tqcert.in                                     |
|   34 | Baltic Testing India Pvt. Ltd.                                          | Mumbai, Maharashtra                  | https://balticcontrol.com                         |