Lok Sabha Question No. 237 (STARRED), answered on 2016-05-10
Subject: Ban on Generic Pesticides
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SUKENDER REDDY GUTHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION & FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 237

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  MAY, 2016

## BAN ON GENERIC PESTICIDES

## *237.   SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  on  banning/phasing  out  some  of  the popular and widely used generic pesticides in the next three years, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) the  salient  features  of  the  recommendations  made  by  Dr.  Anupam  Verma  Expert Committee in this regard;
- (c) whether  the  Pesticides  Manufacturers  and  Formulators  Association  of  India  has approached the Government for review of the decision to ban these generic pesticides in the interest of the farmers, welfare; and
- (d) if so, the response of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण ½ãâ¨ããè

(SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 237  DUE FOR REPLY ON 10 TH   MAY, 2016.

(a) & (b): The Government registers pesticides after a detailed evaluation of efficacy of the product and safety to human, animal and environmental health.  Technical reviews are carried out from time to time to assess the safety of pesticides.

The  Government  constituted  an  expert  committee  under  Dr.  Anupam  Verma, Former  Professor,  Indian  Agriculture  Research  Institute  (IARI),  to  carry  out  technical review of 66 pesticides that are banned, restricted, withdrawn in one or more countries but continued  to  be  registered  in  India  (Annexure-I).    The  Expert  Committee  has  recently submitted  a  report,  which  inter  alia,  recommends  13  pesticides  to  be  banned,  27 pesticides  to  be  reviewed  in  2018  after  completion  of  certain  technical  studies  and  6 pesticides to be phased out by 2020.  The Committee further recommended continuation of ban on 1 pesticide and did not offer any assessment of a pesticide which is currently sub judice.  The Verma Committee recommended continued use of 18 pesticides.  The Complete list is at Annexure-II.

(c) & (d): Yes, Madam.  The Anupam Verma Committee Report is under consideration in the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare.

## ANNEXURE-I

## LIST OF PESTICIDES WHICH HAVE BEEN BANNED/ RESTRICTED/WITHDRAWN IN ONE OR MORE COUNTRIES BUT ARE REGISTERED IN INDIA

|   S.No. | Name of the Pesticide   |
|---------|-------------------------|
|       1 | Acephate                |
|       2 | Alachlor                |
|       3 | Aluminum Phosphide      |
|       4 | Atrazine                |
|       5 | Benfuracarb             |
|       6 | Benomyl                 |
|       7 | Bifenthrin              |
|       8 | Butachlor               |
|       9 | Captan                  |
|      10 | Carbaryl                |
|      11 | Carbendazim             |
|      12 | Carbofuran              |
|      13 | Chlorfenapyr            |
|      14 | Carbosulfan             |
|      15 | Chlorothalonil          |
|      16 | Chlorpyriphos           |
|      17 | Dazomet                 |
|      18 | DDT                     |
|      19 | Deltamethrin            |
|      20 | Diazinon                |
|      21 | Dichlorovos             |
|      22 | Dicofol                 |
|      23 | Diflubenzuron           |
|      24 | Dimethoate              |
|      25 | Dinocap                 |
|      26 | Diuron                  |
|      27 | Endosulfan              |
|      28 | Ethofenprox             |
|      29 | Fenpropathrin           |
|      30 | Fenarimol               |

|   31 | Fenitrothion                   |
|------|--------------------------------|
|   32 | Fenthion                       |
|   33 | Iprodione                      |
|   34 | 2,4-D                          |
|   35 | Kasugamycin                    |
|   36 | Linuron                        |
|   37 | Methomyl                       |
|   38 | Methoxy Ethyl Mercury Chloride |
|   39 | Methyl Parathion               |
|   40 | Malathion                      |
|   41 | Mancozeb                       |
|   42 | Mepiquat Chloride              |
|   43 | Metaldehyde                    |
|   44 | Monocrotophos                  |
|   45 | Oxyflurofen                    |
|   46 | Paraquat Dichloride            |
|   47 | Pendimethalin                  |
|   48 | Phorate                        |
|   49 | Phosphomidon                   |
|   50 | Pretilachlor                   |
|   51 | Propargite                     |
|   52 | Propineb                       |
|   53 | Quinalphos                     |
|   54 | Sodium cyanide                 |
|   55 | Sulfosulfurone                 |
|   56 | Thiodecarb                     |
|   57 | Thiometon                      |
|   58 | Thiphanate Methyl              |
|   59 | Thiram                         |
|   60 | Triazophos                     |
|   61 | Trichlorofon                   |
|   62 | Tridemorph                     |
|   63 | Trifluralin                    |
|   64 | Zinc Phosphide                 |
|   65 | Zineb                          |
|   66 | Ziram                          |

Annexure-II

## RECOMMENDATION OF THE EXPERT COMMITTEE WITH RESPECT TO 66 PESTICIDES.

|   S.No. | Category                                                                      |   No. of Pesticides | Name of the Pesticides                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | I- to be continued                                                            |                  18 | Aluminum Phosphide, Bifenthrin, Carbosulfan, Chlorfenapyr, Chlorothalonil, Dazomet, Diflubenzuron, Ethofenprox, Fenpropathrin, Iprodione, Kasugamycin, Mepiquat Chloride, Metaldehyde, Paraquat Dichloride, Pretilachlor, Propargite, Propineb and Zinc phosphide                                                |
|       2 | II- to be reviewed again in 2018, after completion of the recommended studies |                  27 | Acephate, Atrazine, Benfuracarb, Butachlor, Captan, Carbendazim, Carbofuran, Chlorpyriphos, Deltamethrin, Dicofol, Dimethoate, Dinocap, Diuron, 2,4-D, Malathion, Mancozeb, Methomyl, Monocrotophos, Oxyfluorfen, Pendimethalin, Quinalphos, Sulfosulfuron, Thiodicarb, Thiophanate Methyl, Thiram, Zineb, Ziram |
|       3 | III- to be phased out by 2020                                                 |                   6 | Alachlor, Dichlorvos, Phorate, Phosphamidon, Triazophos, Trichlorfon                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|       4 | IV- ban to be continued                                                       |                   1 | Fenitrothion                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|       5 | V - to be banned                                                              |                  13 | Benomyl, Carbaryl, DDT, Diazinon, Fenarimol, Fenthion, Linuron, MEMC, Methyl Parathion, Sodium Cyanide, Thiometon, Tridemorph, Trifluralin                                                                                                                                                                       |
|       6 | VI- not reviewed as it Is sub-judice                                          |                   1 | Endosulfan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |

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