Lok Sabha Question No. 321 (STARRED), answered on 2015-08-11
Subject: Supply of Spurious Pesticides, Weedicides and Fertilizers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE
Asked by: KAMAL NATH, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & COOPERATION

**LOK  SABHA**

**STARRED QUESTION NO. 321**

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH AUGUST, 2015

**SUPPLY OF SPURIOUS PESTICIDES, WEEDICIDES AND FERTILIZERS**

*321.      SHRI KAMAL NATH:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE 	  ‡ãðŠãäÓã ½ãâ¨ããè

be pleased to state:

(a) 	whether the Government is aware of complaints received from various States alleging supply of spurious pesticides/ weedicides/fertilizers by some companies, adversely affecting the agricultural production and if so, the details thereof;

(b) 	the number of samples of various pesticides, weedicides and fertilizers tested and those found to be sub-standard during the last three years and the current year;

(c)	 the action taken by the Government against such companies;

(d) 	whether any mechanism exist to monitor the sale of sub-standard/spurious pesticides/weedicides/fertilizers and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) 	the steps taken to provide quality fertilizers, pesticides and weedicides to the farmers at reasonable prices?

### 1 ANSWER

####### 1 MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE

###### 1 ‡ãðŠãäÓã ½ãâ¨ããè		 				    (SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH)

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

**STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  321  DUE FOR REPLY ON 11** **TH** **AUGUST, 2015.**

(a):	This Department receives complaints from various sources regarding supply of spurious pesticides / weedicides / fertilizers. The Central and State Governments have notified under Section 20 of  Insecticides Act, 1968 as many as  168 and 11645  number of Insecticides Inspectors respectively,  to carry out inspections of manufacturing, storage and sale points etc, draw samples of pesticides and have them analyzed with the help of  notified Pesticide Analysts. Prosecution is initiated in competent courts of law in cases of violations of the provisions of the Insecticides Act, 1968. This Act has also vested State Governments with legal authority to investigate complaints and take legal action against offenders.

Samples of fertilisers are drawn periodically by fertiliser inspectors of State Governments from dealers/wholesalers and manufacturers to check their quality as per the parameters prescribed in the Fertiliser (Control) Order, (FCO), 1985. In case of imported fertilisers, the fertiliser inspectors of the Central Government draw samples from ships/containers at ports.

(b):	The details of number of samples of various pesticides/weedicides tested and found to be substandard during the last three years and during the current year  at Regional Pesticides Testing Laboratories (RPTLs), State Pesticides Testing Laboratories (SPTLs) and those collected by Central Insecticides Inspectors  are annexed (Annexure-I, II & III).

State-wise details of number of fertilizer samples analyzed and  found not in conformity with the parameters laid down in the said Order during the years 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 are at **Annexure  IV, V & VI** respectively.

Contd…2/-

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(c):	Details of prosecutions initiated as per provisions of the Insecticides Act, 1968 are  at Annexure-VII & VIII.

Details of follow-up action taken by State Governments in respect of samples of fertilizers found not in conformity with the quality parameters during the years 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14 are given at **Annexure IX, X & XI** respectively.

(d) & (e):	The Insecticide Inspectors notified  by the Central and State Governments under the Insecticides Act, 1968 are required to inter alia, carry out periodic inspections of all establishments licensed to manufacture and sell pesticides, to have samples of the product analyzed and initiate prosecution wherever the case so warrants. These measures have been put in place to ensure quality assurance of pesticides. However, there is no price control mechanism for pesticides.

To ensure availability of quality fertilizers to the farmers at reasonable price, the fertilizer was declared as an essential commodity in 1957.   In sequel, the Fertilizer (Control) Order (FCO) has been promulgated under section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act (ECA), 1955 to regulate quality, price, trade and distribution of fertilizers in the country. The specifications of all the fertilizers are prescribed in the said Order. No person shall import for sale, sell, offer for sale, stock or exhibit for sale or distribute any fertilizer which is not notified in the FCO or not of standard prescribed in the FCO. State Governments are empowered to take appropriate administrative and legal action under the FCO and the ECA respectively.

Annexure- I

STATEMENT SHOWING STATISTICS OF THE ANALYSIS OF PESTICIDES SAMPLES FOR QUALITY CONTROL IN REGIONAL PESTICIDES TESTING

LABORATORIES (RPTLs) DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR UPTO JULY

| S. No.   | State/UT             | ####### 1.1 2012-13  No of samples   |             | ####### 1.2 2013-14  No of samples   |             | ####### 1.3 2014-15  No of samples   |            | ####### 1.4 2015-16 ( upto July , 2015)  ####### 1.5 No of samples   |            |
|----------|----------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------|--------------------------------------|-------------|--------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
| S. No.   | State/UT             | Analysed                             | Misbranded  | Analysed                             | Misbranded  | Analysed                             | Misbranded | Analysed                                                             | Misbranded |
| S. No.   | State/UT             |                                      |             |                                      |             |                                      |            |                                                                      |            |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh       | 171                                  | 14          | 73                                   | 09          | 42                                   | 02         | 51                                                                   | 11         |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh    | 02                                   | -           |                                      |             |                                      |            |                                                                      |            |
| 3.       | A&N Islands          | -                                    | -           | 02                                   |             |                                      |            |                                                                      |            |
| 4.       | Assam                | 10                                   | -           | 12                                   | 04          | 02                                   | 02         |                                                                      |            |
| 5.       | Bihar                | 15                                   | 02          | 64                                   | 13          | 18                                   | 02         | 03                                                                   |            |
| 6.       | Chandigarh           | -                                    |             | 07                                   | 02          |                                      |            |                                                                      |            |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh         | 183                                  | 33          | 69                                   | 19          | 97                                   | 15         | 11                                                                   | 4          |
| 8.       | Delhi                | 122                                  | 16          | 55                                   | 09          | 101                                  | 07         | 08                                                                   |            |
| 9.       | Gujarat              | 13                                   | 01          | 16                                   | 00          | 06                                   | 01         | 6                                                                    | 1          |
| 10.      | Goa                  | 05                                   | -           | 05                                   | 01          |                                      |            | 3                                                                    |            |
| 11.      | Haryana              | 82                                   | 04          | 75                                   | 16          | 72                                   | 04         | 11                                                                   | 2          |
| 12.      | Himachal Pradesh     | 01                                   | -           |                                      |             | 02                                   |            |                                                                      |            |
| 13.      | Jammu & Kashmir      | 587                                  | 65          | 499                                  | 26          | 452                                  | 35         | 85                                                                   | 5          |
| 14.      | Jharkhand            | 05                                   | -           | 21                                   | 02          | 18                                   |            | 7                                                                    |            |
| 15.      | Karnataka            | 02                                   | -           |                                      |             |                                      |            |                                                                      |            |
| 16.      | Kerala               | 04                                   | 01          |                                      |             |                                      |            | 1                                                                    |            |
| 17.      | Maharashtra          | -                                    | -           | 03                                   |             | 01                                   |            | 4                                                                    | 1          |
| 18.      | Madhya Pradesh       | 498                                  | 76          | 395                                  | 60          | 185                                  | 28         | 89                                                                   | 14         |
| 19.      | Manipur              | -                                    | -           |                                      |             |                                      |            |                                                                      |            |
| 20.      | Meghalaya            | 02                                   | -           |                                      |             |                                      |            |                                                                      |            |
| 21.      | Mizoram              | -                                    | -           |                                      |             |                                      |            |                                                                      |            |
| 22.      | Nagaland             | -                                    | -           |                                      |             |                                      |            |                                                                      |            |
| 23.      | Orrisa               | 459                                  | 52          | 279                                  | 34          | 252                                  | 32         | 128                                                                  | 14         |
| 24.      | Punjab               | 92                                   | 09          | 46                                   | 06          | 41                                   | 01         | 2                                                                    |            |
| 25.      | Pondicherry          | -                                    | -           | 04                                   |             |                                      |            | 3                                                                    | 1          |
| 26.      | Rajasthan            | 28                                   | 02          | 15                                   | 03          | 07                                   |            | 2                                                                    |            |
| 27.      | Sikkim               | -                                    | -           |                                      |             |                                      |            |                                                                      |            |
| 28.      | Tamil Nadu           | 02                                   | 01          | 01                                   | 01          |                                      |            | 8                                                                    | 8          |
| 29.      | Tripura              | 36                                   | 05          | 59                                   | 07          | 46                                   | 07         | 28                                                                   | 3          |
| 30.      | Uttarakhand          | 155                                  | 09          | 149                                  | 29          | 83                                   | 10         | 6                                                                    |            |
| 31.      | Uttar Pradesh        | 68                                   | 10          | 49                                   | 04          | 48                                   | 02         | 6                                                                    | 2          |
| 32.      | West Bengal          | 28                                   | 06          | 19                                   | 02          | 27                                   | 01         | 1                                                                    | 1          |
| 33.      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | -                                    | -           |                                      |             |                                      |            |                                                                      |            |
| 34.      | Daman & Diu          | -                                    | -           |                                      |             |                                      |            |                                                                      |            |
| 35.      | Lakshadweep          | -                                    | -           |                                      |             |                                      |            |                                                                      |            |
|          | Total                | 2570                                 | 306(11.90%) | 1917                                 | 247(12.88%) | 1500                                 | 149(9.93%) | 463                                                                  | 67(13.45%) |
|          |                      |                                      |             |                                      |             |                                      |            |                                                                      |            |

Annexure - II

STATEMENT SHOWING STATISTICS OF THE ANALYSIS OF PESTICIDES SAMPLES FOR QUALITY CONTROL IN STATE PESTICIDES TESTING

LABORATORIES (SPTLs) DURING THE LAST TWO YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR UPTO JULY, 2015

| S. No.                                          | State/UT                                        | ####### 1.6 2013-14  ####### 1.7 No of samples   |                                                 | ####### 1.8 2014-15  No of samples              |                                                 | ####### 1.9 2015-16 (upto July, 2015)  ####### 1.10 No of samples   |                                                 |
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                          | State/UT                                        | Analysed                                         | Misbranded                                      | Analysed                                        | Misbranded                                      | Analysed                                                            | Misbranded                                      |
| 1.                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                  | 5263                                             | 57                                              | 5142*                                           | 66                                              | 168                                                                 | 1                                               |
| 2.                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                               | -                                                | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                                                   | -                                               |
| 3.                                              | Andman & Nicobar                                | -                                                | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                                                   | -                                               |
| 4.                                              | Assam                                           | 25                                               | -                                               | 20**                                            | -                                               |                                                                     |                                                 |
| 5.                                              | Bihar                                           | 553                                              | 34                                              | 507                                             | 11                                              | -                                                                   | -                                               |
| 6.                                              | Chandigarh                                      | -                                                | -                                               |                                                 |                                                 | -                                                                   | -                                               |
| 7.                                              | Chhattisgarh                                    | 157                                              | 22                                              | 139                                             | 22                                              | -                                                                   | -                                               |
| 8.                                              | Daman & Diu                                     | -                                                | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                                                   | -                                               |
| 9.                                              | Dadar & Nagar Haveli                            | -                                                | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                                                   | -                                               |
| 10.                                             | Delhi                                           | -                                                | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                                                   | -                                               |
| 11.                                             | Goa                                             | -                                                | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                                                   | -                                               |
| 12.                                             | Gujarat                                         | 3419                                             | 155                                             | 2021***                                         | 80                                              | 14                                                                  | 1                                               |
| 13.                                             | Haryana                                         | 2996                                             | 156                                             | 2009                                            | 84                                              | -                                                                   | -                                               |
| 14.                                             | Himachal Pradesh                                | 278                                              | -                                               | 160                                             | -                                               | -                                                                   | -                                               |
| 15.                                             | Jammu & Kashmir                                 | 698                                              | 47                                              | 979                                             | 57                                              | -                                                                   | -                                               |
| 16.                                             | Jharkhand                                       | -                                                | -                                               |                                                 |                                                 | -                                                                   | -                                               |
| 17.                                             | Karnataka                                       | 4956                                             | 31                                              | 3105                                            | 23                                              | -                                                                   | -                                               |
| 18.                                             | Kerala                                          | 1060                                             | 4                                               | 359**                                           | -                                               | -                                                                   | -                                               |
| 19.                                             | Lakshadweep                                     | -                                                | -                                               |                                                 |                                                 | -                                                                   | -                                               |
| 20.                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                  | 1051                                             | 45                                              | 605                                             | 103                                             | -                                                                   | -                                               |
| 21.                                             | Maharashtra                                     | 6030                                             | 282                                             | 3829***                                         | 218                                             | -                                                                   | -                                               |
| 22.                                             | Manipur                                         | -                                                | -                                               | 45                                              | -                                               | -                                                                   | -                                               |
| 23.                                             | Meghalaya                                       | -                                                | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                                                   | -                                               |
| 24.                                             | Mizoram                                         | -                                                | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                                                   | -                                               |
| 25.                                             | Nagaland                                        | -                                                | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                                                   | -                                               |
| 26.                                             | Orissa                                          | 449                                              | 4                                               | 307                                             | 03                                              | 86                                                                  | -                                               |
| 27.                                             | Pondicherry                                     | 358                                              | -                                               | 125                                             |                                                 | -                                                                   | -                                               |
| 28.                                             | Punjab                                          | 4068                                             | 100                                             | 2852                                            | 78                                              | -                                                                   | -                                               |
| 29.                                             | Rajasthan                                       | 2203                                             | 78                                              | 1902                                            | 33                                              | -                                                                   | -                                               |
| 30.                                             | Sikkim                                          | -                                                | -                                               |                                                 |                                                 | --                                                                  | -                                               |
| 31.                                             | Tamil Nadu                                      | 21572                                            | 62                                              | 15604                                           | 60                                              | -                                                                   | -                                               |
| 32.                                             | Telangana                                       | 3547                                             | 26                                              | 3514*                                           | 23                                              | 49                                                                  | -                                               |
| 33.                                             | Tripura                                         | 37                                               | 06                                              | 38                                              | 02                                              | -                                                                   | -                                               |
| 34.                                             | Uttarakhand                                     | 122                                              | 1                                               | 39                                              | 4                                               | -                                                                   | -                                               |
| 35.                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                   | 5403                                             | 366                                             | 5242                                            | 242                                             | -                                                                   | -                                               |
| 36                                              | West Bengal                                     | 633                                              | 3                                               | 510                                             | 2                                               | -                                                                   | --                                              |
|                                                 | Total                                           | 64878                                            | 1479                                            | 49053                                           | 1111                                            | 317                                                                 | 02                                              |
| As per information provided by State Government | As per information provided by State Government | As per information provided by State Government  | As per information provided by State Government | As per information provided by State Government | As per information provided by State Government | As per information provided by State Government                     | As per information provided by State Government |

**Annexure- III**

**Statement showing number of sample drawn by Central Insecticide Inspectors, samples found misbranded**

|   S. No. | Year                     |   No. of Sample drawn |   No. of samples found misbranded |
|----------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
|       1. | 2010-11                  |                    31 |                                04 |
|       2. | 2011-12                  |                    42 |                                02 |
|       3. | 2012-13                  |                    46 |                                04 |
|       4. | 2013-14                  |                   123 |                                28 |
|       5. | 2014-15                  |                   614 |                                48 |
|       6. | 2015-16  upto July, 2015 |                    69 |                                05 |

**Annexure- IV**

**State-wise number of samples analyzed and found not in conformity with the laid down quality parameters during year 2012-13**

| S.No   | States           |   No. of samples analysed |   No of samples found not in conformity with the laid down parameters |   % Samples not in conformity with the laid down parameters |
|--------|------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Assam            |                       292 |                                                                     8 |                                                         2.7 |
| 2      | Mizoram          |                         1 |                                                                     0 |                                                         0.0 |
| 3      | Jharkhand        |                       824 |                                                                     6 |                                                         0.7 |
| 4      | Bihar            |                      1719 |                                                                   117 |                                                         6.8 |
| 5      | Orissa           |                      2217 |                                                                    57 |                                                         2.6 |
| 6      | West Bengal      |                      2971 |                                                                   376 |                                                        12.7 |
| 7      | Gujarat          |                      9990 |                                                                    97 |                                                         1.0 |
| 8      | Madhya Pradesh   |                      5497 |                                                                   719 |                                                        13.1 |
| 9      | Chhatisgarh      |                      2150 |                                                                    77 |                                                         3.6 |
| 10     | Maharashtra      |                     16939 |                                                                  2728 |                                                        16.1 |
| 11     | Rajasthan        |                     15586 |                                                                   268 |                                                         1.7 |
| 12     | Haryana          |                      4277 |                                                                    83 |                                                         1.9 |
| 13     | Himachal Pradesh |                      1770 |                                                                    27 |                                                         1.5 |
| 14     | Jammu & Kashmir  |                      1980 |                                                                    62 |                                                         3.1 |
| 15     | Punjab           |                      3629 |                                                                    92 |                                                         2.5 |
| 16     | Uttar Pradesh    |                     10227 |                                                                   556 |                                                         5.4 |
| 17     | Uttarakhand      |                       215 |                                                                    12 |                                                         5.6 |
| 18     | Andhra Pradesh   |                     15284 |                                                                   250 |                                                         1.6 |
| 19     | Karnataka        |                      9642 |                                                                   381 |                                                         4.0 |
| 20     | Kerala           |                      2262 |                                                                   158 |                                                         7.0 |
| 21     | Puducherry       |                       627 |                                                                     3 |                                                         0.5 |
| 22     | Tamil Nadu       |                     16540 |                                                                   436 |                                                         2.6 |
| 23     | Govt. Of India   |                      9233 |                                                                   344 |                                                         3.7 |
|        | Total All India  |                    133872 |                                                                  6857 |                                                         5.1 |

**Annexure- V**

**State-wise number of samples analyzed and found not in conformity with the laid down quality**

**parameters during year 2013-14**

| S.No   | States           |   No. of samples analysed |   No of samples found not in conformity with the laid down parameters |   % Samples not in conformity with the laid down parameters |
|--------|------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Assam            |                       324 |                                                                    11 |                                                         3.4 |
| 2      | Mizoram          |                         1 |                                                                     0 |                                                         0.0 |
| 3      | Jharkhand        |                       723 |                                                                    29 |                                                         4.0 |
| 4      | Bihar            |                      2080 |                                                                    64 |                                                         3.1 |
| 5      | Orissa           |                      3398 |                                                                   241 |                                                         7.1 |
| 6      | West Bengal      |                      2387 |                                                                   253 |                                                        10.6 |
| 7      | Gujarat          |                     14623 |                                                                   159 |                                                         1.1 |
| 8      | Madhya Pradesh   |                      6671 |                                                                   877 |                                                        13.1 |
| 9      | Chhatisgarh      |                      2171 |                                                                   117 |                                                         5.4 |
| 10     | Maharashtra      |                     17422 |                                                                  2720 |                                                        15.6 |
| 11     | Rajasthan        |                     14051 |                                                                   117 |                                                         0.8 |
| 12     | Haryana          |                      3901 |                                                                    76 |                                                         1.9 |
| 13     | Himachal Pradesh |                      1673 |                                                                    43 |                                                         2.6 |
| 14     | Jammu & Kashmir  |                      2127 |                                                                     7 |                                                         0.3 |
| 15     | Punjab           |                      3576 |                                                                    94 |                                                         2.6 |
| 16     | Uttar Pradesh    |                     10848 |                                                                   722 |                                                         6.7 |
| 17     | Uttarakhand      |                       261 |                                                                    32 |                                                        12.3 |
| 18     | Andhra Pradesh   |                     15238 |                                                                   484 |                                                         3.2 |
| 19     | Karnataka        |                     10423 |                                                                   267 |                                                         2.6 |
| 20     | Kerala           |                      2463 |                                                                   102 |                                                         4.1 |
| 21     | Puducherry       |                       467 |                                                                     5 |                                                         1.1 |
| 22     | Tamil Nadu       |                     17900 |                                                                   661 |                                                         3.7 |
| 23     | Govt. Of India   |                      6234 |                                                                   415 |                                                         6.7 |
|        | Total All India  |                    138961 |                                                                  7496 |                                                         5.4 |

**Annexure- VI**

**State-wise number of samples analyzed and found not in conformity with the laid**

**down quality parameters during year 2014-15 (Provisional)**

| **S.No**   | **States**                 |   **No. of samples analysed** |   **No of samples found not in conformity with the laid down parameters** |   **% Samples not in conformity with the laid down parameters** |
|------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1          | Assam                      |                           336 |                                                                        12 |                                                             3.6 |
| 2          | Mizoram                    |                             2 |                                                                         0 |                                                             0.0 |
| 3          | Jharkhand                  |                           842 |                                                                        13 |                                                             1.5 |
| 4          | Bihar                      |                          2147 |                                                                        70 |                                                             3.3 |
| 5          | Orissa                     |                          4533 |                                                                       241 |                                                             5.3 |
| 6          | West Bengal                |                          2672 |                                                                       283 |                                                            10.6 |
| 7          | Gujarat                    |                         15392 |                                                                       165 |                                                             1.1 |
| 8          | Madhya Pradesh             |                          6815 |                                                                       876 |                                                            12.9 |
| 9          | Chhatisgarh                |                          2085 |                                                                       171 |                                                             8.2 |
| 10         | Maharashtra                |                         17991 |                                                                      2676 |                                                            14.9 |
| 11         | Rajasthan                  |                         14367 |                                                                       184 |                                                             1.3 |
| 12         | Haryana                    |                          3733 |                                                                        66 |                                                             1.8 |
| 13         | Himachal Pradesh           |                          1817 |                                                                        13 |                                                              .7 |
| 14         | Jammu & Kashmir            |                          1432 |                                                                         0 |                                                               0 |
| 15         | Punjab                     |                          3610 |                                                                        94 |                                                             2.6 |
| 16         | Uttar Pradesh              |                         13186 |                                                                       919 |                                                             7.0 |
| 17         | Uttarakhand                |                           311 |                                                                        25 |                                                             8.0 |
| 18         | Andhra Pradesh & Telangana |                         15545 |                                                                       368 |                                                             2.4 |
| 19         | Karnataka                  |                         10652 |                                                                       274 |                                                             2.6 |
| 20         | Kerala                     |                          2692 |                                                                       132 |                                                             4.9 |
| 21         | Puducherry                 |                           546 |                                                                         6 |                                                             1.1 |
| 22         | Tamil Nadu                 |                         18042 |                                                                       638 |                                                             3.5 |
| 23         | Govt. Of India             |                          2837 |                                                                       210 |                                                             7.4 |
|            | Total All India            |                        141585 |                                                                      7436 |                                                             5.3 |

**Annexure- VII**

**STATEMENT SHOWING STATISTICS OF THE ANALYSIS OF PESTICIDES SAMPLES FOR QUALITY CONTROL**

**IN STATE PESTICIDES TESTING LABORATORIES (SPTLs) DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS**

| **S. No.**   | **State/UT**         | **2013-14**  **Number of Prosecution**  **Launched**   | **2014-15**  **Number of Prosecution Launched**   | **2015-16 (upto July 2015) Number of Prosecution**  **Launched**   |
|--------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.           | Andhra Pradesh       | 35                                                     | 20                                                | -                                                                  |
| 2.           | Arunachal Pradesh    | -                                                      | -                                                 | -                                                                  |
| 3.           | Andman & Nicobar     | -                                                      | -                                                 | -                                                                  |
| 4.           | Assam                | -                                                      | -                                                 | -                                                                  |
| 5.           | Bihar                | -                                                      | -                                                 | -                                                                  |
| 6.           | Chandigarh           | -                                                      | -                                                 | -                                                                  |
| 7.           | Chhattisgarh         | 16                                                     | -                                                 | -                                                                  |
| 8.           | Daman & Diu          | -                                                      | -                                                 |                                                                    |
| 9.           | Dadar & Nagar Haveli | -                                                      | -                                                 | -                                                                  |
| 10.          | Delhi                | -                                                      | -                                                 | -                                                                  |
| 11.          | Goa                  | -                                                      | -                                                 | -                                                                  |
| 12.          | Gujarat              | 73                                                     | 13                                                | -                                                                  |
| 13.          | Haryana              | 60                                                     | 01                                                | -                                                                  |
| 14.          | Himachal Pradesh     | -                                                      | -                                                 | -                                                                  |
| 15.          | Jammu & Kashmir      | 65                                                     | -                                                 | -                                                                  |
| 16.          | Jharkhand            | -                                                      | -                                                 | -                                                                  |
| 17.          | Karnataka            | 07                                                     | 05                                                | -                                                                  |
| 18.          | Kerala               | -                                                      | -                                                 | -                                                                  |
| 19.          | Lakshadweep          | -                                                      | -                                                 | -                                                                  |
| 20.          | Madhya Pradesh       | -                                                      | 01                                                | -                                                                  |
| 21.          | Maharashtra          | 68                                                     | -                                                 | -                                                                  |
| 22.          | Manipur              | -                                                      | -                                                 | -                                                                  |
| 23.          | Meghalaya            | -                                                      | -                                                 | -                                                                  |
| 24.          | Mizoram              | -                                                      | -                                                 | -                                                                  |
| 25.          | Nagaland             | -                                                      | -                                                 | -                                                                  |
| 26.          | Orissa               | -                                                      | -                                                 | -                                                                  |
| 27.          | Pondicherry          | -                                                      | -                                                 | -                                                                  |
| 28.          | Punjab               | 57                                                     | 27                                                | -                                                                  |
| 29.          | Rajasthan            | 38                                                     | 02                                                | -                                                                  |
| 30.          | Sikkim               | -                                                      |                                                   | -                                                                  |
| 31.          | Tamil Nadu           | 28                                                     | 23                                                | -                                                                  |
| 32.          | Telangana            | 03                                                     | 10                                                | -                                                                  |
| 33.          | Tripura              | -                                                      | -                                                 | -                                                                  |
| 34.          | Uttarakhand          | 1                                                      | 4                                                 | -                                                                  |
| 35.          | Uttar Pradesh        | 355                                                    | 190                                               | -                                                                  |
| 36           | West Bengal          | -                                                      | -                                                 | -                                                                  |
|              | Total                | 806                                                    | 296                                               | -                                                                  |

**Annexure- VIII**

**Statement showing status of prosecution launched during last five years**

|   **S. No.** | **Year**                 | **No. of  Prosecution launched**   |
|--------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|           1. | 2010-11                  | 04                                 |
|           2. | 2011-12                  | 02                                 |
|           3. | 2012-13                  | 02                                 |
|           4. | 2013-14                  | 19                                 |
|           5. | 2014-15                  | 10                                 |
|           6. | 2015-16  upto July, 2015 | -                                  |

Annexure-IX

State-wise details of follow-up action during the year 2011-12 in respect of samples of fertilizer found not in conformity with the laid down quality parameters

| S.No.   | Name of the State   | Administrative Action Taken    | Administrative Action Taken    | Administrative Action Taken   | Seizure of Stock/Stop Sale   | Prosecution Launched   | Cases in Court   | Conviction awarded   | Action under process   |
|---------|---------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------|------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
| S.No.   | Name of the State   | Authorisation letter cancelled | Authorisation letter suspended | Other action                  | Seizure of Stock/Stop Sale   | Prosecution Launched   | Cases in Court   | Conviction awarded   | Action under process   |
| 1       | Assam               | 0                              | 0                              | 7                             | 0                            | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 0                      |
| 2       | Bihar               | 4                              | 9                              | 71                            | 22                           | 13                     | 0                | 22                   | 13                     |
| 3       | Jharkhand           | 0                              | 0                              | 0                             | 0                            | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 0                      |
| 4       | Odisha              | 3                              | 3                              | 16                            | 318                          | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 46                     |
| 5       | West Bengal         | 0                              | 0                              | 308                           | 0                            | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 0                      |
| 6       | Mizoram             | 0                              | 0                              | 0                             | 0                            | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 0                      |
| 7       | Gujarat             | 31                             | 0                              | 19                            | 5                            | 22                     | 345              | 0                    | 34                     |
| 8       | Madhya Pradesh      | 42                             | 184                            | 484                           | 0                            | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 0                      |
| 9       | Maharashtra         | 671                            | 409                            | 1030                          | 1966                         | 261                    | 1464             | 71                   | 157                    |
| 10      | Rajasthan           | 6                              | 9                              | 0                             | 71                           | 5                      | 5                | 0                    | 192                    |
| 11      | Haryana             | 3                              | 8                              | 38                            | 0                            | 16                     | 0                | 0                    | 11                     |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh    | 0                              | 0                              | 37                            | 0                            | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 1                      |
| 13      | Jammu & Kashmir     | 0                              | 0                              | 8                             | 0                            | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 54                     |
| 14      | Punjab              | 9                              | 0                              | 32                            | 2                            | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 0                      |
| 15      | Uttar Pradesh       | 528                            | 20                             | 101                           | 20                           | 44                     | 0                | 0                    | 12                     |
| 16      | Uttarakhand         | 0                              | 0                              | 1                             | 0                            | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 2                      |
| 17      | Andhra Pradesh      | 4                              | 16                             | 171                           | 0                            | 5                      | 5                | 0                    | 50                     |
| 18      | Karnataka           | 19                             | 23                             | 287                           | 27                           | 0                      | 8                | 0                    | 0                      |
| 19      | Kerala              | 0                              | 1                              | 28                            | 7                            | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 80                     |
| 20      | Puducherry          | 0                              | 0                              | 0                             | 0                            | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 0                      |
| 21      | Tamil Nadu          | 6                              | 66                             | 157                           | 110                          | 3                      | 70               | 0                    | 303                    |
|         | TOTAL               | 1326                           | 748                            | 2795                          | 2548                         | 369                    | 1897             | 93                   | 955                    |

Annexure-X

State-wise details of follow-up action during the year 2012-13 in respect of samples of fertilizer found not in conformity with the laid down quality parameters

| S.No.   | Name of the State   | Administrative Action Taken    | Administrative Action Taken    | Administrative Action Taken   | Seizure of Stock/Stop Sale   | Prosecution Launched   | Cases in Court   | Conviction awarded   | Action under process   |
|---------|---------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------|------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
| S.No.   | Name of the State   | Authorisation letter cancelled | Authorisation letter suspended | Other action                  | Seizure of Stock/Stop Sale   | Prosecution Launched   | Cases in Court   | Conviction awarded   | Action under process   |
| 1       | Assam               | 0                              | 0                              | 7                             | 1                            | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 0                      |
| 2       | Bihar               | 16                             | 21                             | 60                            | 49                           | 4                      | 9                | 7                    | 16                     |
| 3       | Jharkhand           | 1                              | 0                              | 1                             | 1                            | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 0                      |
| 4       | Odisha              | 0                              | 3                              | 54                            | 54                           | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 0                      |
| 5       | West Bengal         | 43                             | 0                              | 0                             | 15                           | 6                      | 19               | 0                    | 9                      |
| 6       | Mizoram             | 0                              | 0                              | 0                             | 0                            | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 0                      |
| 7       | Gujarat             | 87                             | 1                              | 9                             | 4                            | 14                     | 344              | 2                    | 83                     |
| 8       | Madhya Pradesh      | 48                             | 243                            | 418                           | 0                            | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 0                      |
| 9       | Maharashtra         | 1492                           | 1522                           | 1149                          | 902                          | 118                    | 1426             | 0                    | 1461                   |
| 10      | Rajasthan           | 0                              | 0                              | 0                             | 35                           | 34                     | 34               | 0                    | 20                     |
| 11      | Haryana             | 3                              | 4                              | 0                             | 0                            | 5                      | 0                | 0                    | 33                     |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh    | 0                              | 0                              | 0                             | 0                            | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 0                      |
| 13      | Jammu & Kashmir     | 0                              | 0                              | 0                             | 0                            | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 0                      |
| 14      | Punjab              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                             | 0                            | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 0                      |
| 15      | Uttar Pradesh       | 305                            | 82                             | 97                            | 305.87 MT                    | 32                     | 0                | 0                    | 41                     |
| 16      | Uttarakhand         | 3                              | 6                              | 1                             | 0                            | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 0                      |
| 17      | Andhra Pradesh      | 1                              | 14                             | 39                            | 20943 MT                     | 5                      | 0                | 0                    | 50                     |
| 18      | Karnataka           | 248                            | 0                              | 0                             | 15                           | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 133                    |
| 19      | Kerala              | 0                              | 21                             | 29                            | 23                           | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 108                    |
| 20      | Puducherry          | 0                              | 0                              | 1                             | 0                            | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 0                      |
| 21      | Tamil Nadu          | 9                              | 155                            | 104                           | 2                            | 16                     | 0                | 0                    | 152                    |
|         | TOTAL               | 2256                           | 2072                           | 1969                          | 1101                         | 234                    | 1832             | 9                    | 2106                   |

Annexure-XI

State-wise details of follow-up action during the year 2013-14 in respect of samples of fertilizer found not in conformity with the laid down quality parameters

| S.No.   | Name of the State   | Administrative Action Taken    | Administrative Action Taken    | Administrative Action Taken   | Seizure of Stock/Stop Sale   | Prosecution Launched   | Cases in Court   | Conviction awarded   | Action under process   |
|---------|---------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------|------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
| S.No.   | Name of the State   | Authorisation letter cancelled | Authorisation letter suspended | Other action                  | Seizure of Stock/Stop Sale   | Prosecution Launched   | Cases in Court   | Conviction awarded   | Action under process   |
| 1       | Assam               | 0                              | 0                              | 0                             | 0                            | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 7                      |
| 2       | Bihar               | 13                             | 0                              | 34                            | 9                            | 5                      | 5                | 0                    | 6                      |
| 3       | Jharkhand           | 0                              | 0                              | 19                            | 0                            | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 0                      |
| 4       | Odisha              | 0                              | 0                              | 241                           | 0                            | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 0                      |
| 5       | West Bengal         | 28                             | 49                             | 356                           | 197                          | 0                      | 10               | 1                    | 0                      |
| 6       | Mizoram             | 0                              | 0                              | 0                             | 0                            | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 0                      |
| 7       | Gujarat             | 25                             | 3                              | 96                            | 17                           | 12                     | 353              | 2                    | 89                     |
| 8       | Madhya Pradesh      | 175                            | 51                             | 1113                          | 0                            | 10                     | 0                | 0                    | 0                      |
| 9       | Maharashtra         | 248                            | 192                            | 1030                          | 32                           | 212                    | 1597             | 0                    | 146                    |
| 10      | Rajasthan           | 0                              | 0                              | 0                             | 13                           | 16                     | 16               | 0                    | 68                     |
| 11      | Haryana             | 1                              | 2                              | 11                            | 0                            | 12                     | 12               | 0                    | 37                     |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh    | 0                              | 0                              | 0                             | 0                            | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 0                      |
| 13      | Jammu & Kashmir     | 0                              | 0                              | 0                             | 0                            | 0                      | 4                | 0                    | 0                      |
| 14      | Punjab              | 0                              | 0                              | 2                             | 0                            | 1                      | 0                | 0                    | 25                     |
| 15      | Uttar Pradesh       | 525                            | 85                             | 46                            | 118.47 MT                    | 31                     | 0                | 0                    | 35                     |
| 16      | Uttarakhand         | 2                              | 2                              | 13                            | 0                            | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 0                      |
| 17      | Andhra Pradesh      | 1                              | 5                              | 389                           | 2880 MT                      | 10                     | 0                | 0                    | 55                     |
| 18      | Karnataka           | 1                              | 0                              | 102                           | 19                           | 6                      | 6                | 0                    | 88                     |
| 19      | Kerala              | 0                              | 1                              | 101                           | 1                            | 0                      | 1                | 0                    | 0                      |
| 20      | Puducherry          | 0                              | 0                              | 0                             | 0                            | 0                      | 0                | 0                    | 0                      |
| 21      | Tamil Nadu          | 7                              | 82                             | 194                           | 136                          | 16                     | 87               | 0                    | 362                    |
|         | TOTAL               | 1013                           | 472                            | 3713                          | 415                          | 326                    | 2086             | 3                    | 905                    |

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