Lok Sabha Question No. 3807 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-09
Subject: Substandard/Spurious Pesticides and Fertilizers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: GAURAV GOGOI, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, A.T. (NANA) PATIL

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3807

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH   AUGUST, 2016

## SUBSTANDARD/SPURIOUS PESTICIDES AND FERTILIZERS

3807.     SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:

SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the existing mechanism  to monitor and restrict the sale of substandard/ spurious pesticides and fertilizers across the country has achieved the desired results during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and if not, the reasons therefor along with the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) the number of companies/individuals found involved in manufacturing substandard/ spurious pesticides  across the  country  during  the  said  period,  State/ UT-wise along with the action taken/ being taken by the Government against such companies/individuals so far;
- (d) whether the Government has conducted any study to estimate the loss to the farmers on account of using such sub-standards/spurious pesticides/ fertilizers in the country during the said period, if so, the details and outcome thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure complete restriction on sale of sub-standards/spurious pesticides/fertilizers and make good the losses of farmers from the use of such pesticides/fertilizers across the country ?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI  PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) to (c): As per the existing mechanism,    the  Central/State Insecticides inspectors and State Fertilizers inspectors draws samples from retailers/wholesalers,   manufacturing units  etc  and  have  them  analyzed  in  Notified laboratories.    Legal  action  is  initiated  against  those  who  do  not  comply  with  the prescribed standards. The details of the last three years are at Annexure I, II, III & IV.

- (d): No such study has been conducted.

(e): Monitoring  of  quality  of  pesticides  is  a  shared  responsibility  between  the Central and State Governments. Under the provision of the Insecticides Act, 1968, the  Central  and  State  Government  have  notified  168  and  11,645  number  of Insecticides Inspectors respectively, to carry out inspection 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 violation 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.

The Quality of Fertilizer is governed under the provision of Fertilizer (Control) Order.  Clause  19  of  Fertilizer  (Control)  Order,  prescribes  that  no  person  shall manufacture,  sell,  sale,  offer  for  sale  or  distribute  any  fertilizer  which  is  not  of prescribed  standard  Specifications  of  various  fertilizers  are  notified  under  the Fertilizer  (Control)  Order,  1985.  State  Governments  are  adequately  empowered  to take appropriate administrative and legal action against those dealers manufacturers/importers  who  do  not  comply  with  the  provisions  prescribed  in  the Order. Samples of fertilizers are drawn periodically by the fertilizer inspectors of the State  Governments  from  retailers/wholesalers  and  manufacturing  units  etc.  for testing in the notified laboratories to check their quality.

## 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.   | States/UT                 | 2013-14 No. of Samples   | 2013-14 No. of Samples   | 2013-14 No. of Samples   | 2014-15 No. of Samples   | 2014-15 No. of Samples   | 2014-15 No. of Samples   | 2015-16 (upto December 2015) No. of Samples   | 2015-16 (upto December 2015) No. of Samples   | 2015-16 (upto December 2015) No. of Samples   |
|---------|---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | States/UT                 | Analyesd                 | Misbranded               | Prosecution Launched     | Analyesd                 | Misbranded               | Prosecution Launched     | Analyesd                                      | Misbranded                                    | Prosecution Launched                          |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh            | 5263                     | 57                       | 35                       | 5196                     | 65                       | 20                       | 4911                                          | 40                                            | NM*                                           |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh         | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                                             | -                                             | -                                             |
| 3       | Andman &Nicobar           | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                                             | -                                             | -                                             |
| 4       | Assam                     | 25                       | -                        | -                        | 20                       | -                        | -                        | -                                             | -                                             | -                                             |
| 5       | Bihar                     | 553                      | 34                       | NM*                      | 681                      | 14                       | NM*                      | 528                                           | 20                                            | NM*                                           |
| 6       | Chandigarh                | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | --                       |                          |                                               |                                               |                                               |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh              | 157                      | 22                       | 16                       | 170                      | 35                       | -                        | 89                                            | 05                                            | NM*                                           |
| 8       | Daman &Diu                | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                                             | -                                             | -                                             |
| 9       | Dadar &Nagar              | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                                             | -                                             | -                                             |
| 10      | Delhi                     | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                                             | -                                             | -                                             |
| 11      | Goa                       | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                                             | -                                             | -                                             |
| 12      | Gujarat                   | 3419                     | 155                      | 73                       | 3387                     | 119                      | 57                       | 2330                                          | 62                                            | 13                                            |
| 13      | Haryana                   | 2996                     | 156                      | 60                       | 2764                     | 64                       | 01                       | 1253                                          | 30                                            | -                                             |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh          | 278                      | -                        | -                        | 226                      | -                        | -                        | 205                                           | -                                             | -                                             |
| 15      | Jammu &Kashmir            | 698                      | 47                       | 65                       | 979                      | 57                       | NM*                      | -                                             | -                                             | -                                             |
| 16      | Jharkhand                 | -                        | -                        | NM*                      | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                                             | -                                             | -                                             |
| 17      | Karnataka                 | 4956                     | 31                       | 13                       | 3837                     | 53                       | 24                       | 2215                                          | 28                                            | -                                             |
| 18      | Kerala                    | 1060                     | 4                        | NM*                      | 359                      | 0                        |                          | 443                                           | -                                             | -                                             |
| 19      | Lakshadweep               | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                                             | -                                             | -                                             |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh            | 1051                     | 45                       | NM*                      | 791                      | 125                      | 01                       | 871                                           | 129                                           | -                                             |
| 21      | Maharashtra               | 6030                     | 282                      | 68                       | 5739                     | 316                      | 105                      | 5068                                          | 342                                           | NM*                                           |
| 22      | Manipur                   | -                        | -                        | -                        | 45                       | 0                        | -                        | -                                             | -                                             | -                                             |
| 23      | Meghalaya                 | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                                             | -                                             | -                                             |
| 24      | Mizoram                   | -                        | -                        | -                        | 03                       | 0                        |                          | -                                             | -                                             | -                                             |
| 25      | Nagaland                  | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                                             | -                                             | -                                             |
| 26      | Orissa                    | 449                      | 4                        | NM*                      | 423                      | 04                       | -                        | 455                                           | 09                                            | NM*                                           |
| 27      | Pondicherry               | 358                      | -                        | -                        | 368                      | -                        | -                        | 225                                           | 0                                             | -                                             |
| 28      | Punjab                    | 4068                     | 100                      | 57                       | 2852                     | 78                       | 27                       | 2608                                          | 62                                            | 15                                            |
| 29      | Rajasthan                 | 2203                     | 78                       | 35                       | 2556                     | 53                       | 29                       | 2264                                          | 71                                            | 2                                             |
| 30      | Sikkim                    | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                                             | -                                             | -                                             |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu                | 21572                    | 62                       | 28                       | 22289                    | 86                       | 47                       | 14222                                         | 169                                           | 55                                            |
| 32      | Telangana                 | 3547                     | 26                       | 03                       | 3523                     | 26                       | 24                       | 3380                                          | 17                                            | -                                             |
| 33      | Tripura                   | 37                       | 06                       | -                        | 43                       | 02                       | NM*                      | 21                                            | -                                             | NM*                                           |
| 34      | Uttarakhand               | 122                      | 1                        | 1                        | 119                      | 1                        | 1                        | 44                                            | 1                                             | NM*                                           |
| 35      |                           | 5403                     | 366                      | 355                      | 6109                     |                          |                          |                                               |                                               |                                               |
| 36      | Uttar Pradesh West Bengal | 633                      | 3                        | NM*                      | 510                      | 359 2                    | 305 -                    | 3638 681                                      | 189 2                                         | 81 -                                          |
|         | Total                     | 64878                    | 1479                     | 809                      | 62989                    | 1459                     | 641                      | 45451                                         | 1176                                          | 166                                           |

*NM -not mentioned in the booklet provided by the states in zonal conference for Kharif 2016

ANNEXURE II

## STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER SAMPLES ANALYSED AND FOUND NON-STANDARD DURING 2013-14

| S.No.   | Name of State    | No. of Labs.   | Annual Analysing Capacity   | No. of samples   | Non Standard       | Non Standard                   | Non Standard   | %Capacity Utilisa-tion   | % Samples Non- standard   |
|---------|------------------|----------------|-----------------------------|------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|----------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|         |                  |                |                             | Analysed         | Nutrient deficient | Physical parameter &impurities | Total          |                          |                           |
| 1       | Assam            | 1              | 500                         | 324              | 11                 | 0                              | 11             | 64.8                     | 3.4                       |
| 2       | Mizoram          | 1              | 250                         | 1                | 0                  | 0                              | 0              | 0.4                      | 0.0                       |
| 3       | Jharkhand        | 1              | 1500                        | 723              | 17                 | 12                             | 29             | 48.2                     | 4.0                       |
| 4       | Bihar            | 1              | 2000                        | 2080             | 64                 | 0                              | 64             | 104.0                    | 3.1                       |
| 5       | Odisha           | 3              | 10000                       | 3398             | 234                | 7                              | 241            | 34.0                     | 7.1                       |
| 6       | West Bengal      | 3              | 4500                        | 2387             | 253                | 0                              | 253            | 53.0                     | 10.6                      |
|         | Total East &NER  | 10             | 18750                       | 8913             | 579                | 19                             | 598            | 47.5                     | 6.7                       |
| 7       | Gujarat          | 3              | 7500                        | 14623            | 134                | 25                             | 159            | 195.0                    | 1.1                       |
| 8       | M.P.             | 4              | 7270                        | 6671             | 857                | 20                             | 877            | 91.8                     | 13.1                      |
| 9       | Chhatisgarh      | 1              | 2500                        | 2171             | 112                | 5                              | 117            | 86.8                     | 5.4                       |
| 10      | Maharashtra      | 5              | 18000                       | 17422            | 1889               | 831                            | 2720           | 96.8                     | 15.6                      |
| 11      | Rajasthan        | 4              | 8000                        | 14051            | 100                | 17                             | 117            | 175.6                    | 0.8                       |
|         | Total West Zone  | 17             | 43270                       | 54938            | 3092               | 898                            | 3990           | 127.0                    | 7.3                       |
| 12      | Haryana          | 3              | 5100                        | 3901             | 42                 | 34                             | 76             | 76.5                     | 1.9                       |
| 13      | H.P.             | 3              | 2000                        | 1673             | 42                 | 1                              | 43             | 83.7                     | 2.6                       |
| 14      | J&K              | 2              | 1450                        | 2127             | 5                  | 2                              | 7              | 146.7                    | 0.3                       |
| 15      | Punjab           | 3              | 3600                        | 3576             | 94                 | 0                              | 94             | 99.3                     | 2.6                       |
| 16      | U.P.             | 5              | 16500                       | 10848            | 722                | 0                              | 722            | 65.7                     | 6.7                       |
| 17      | Uttarakhand      | 2              | 700                         | 261              | 22                 | 10                             | 32             | 37.3                     | 12.3                      |
|         | Total North Zone | 18             | 29350                       | 22386            | 927                | 47                             | 974            | 76.3                     | 4.4                       |
| 18      | A.P.             | 5              | 15000                       | 15238            | 477                | 7                              | 484            | 101.6                    | 3.2                       |
| 19      | Karnataka        | 7              | 15000                       | 10423            | 257                | 10                             | 267            | 69.5                     | 2.6                       |
| 20      | Kerala           | 2              | 4000                        | 2463             | 102                | 0                              | 102            | 61.6                     | 4.1                       |
| 21      | Puducherry       | 1              | 700                         | 467              | 5                  | 0                              | 5              | 66.7                     | 1.1                       |
| 22      | Tamil Nadu       | 14             | 17900                       | 17899            | 583                | 78                             | 661            | 100.0                    | 3.7                       |
|         | Total South Zone | 29             | 52600                       | 46490            | 1424               | 95                             | 1519           | 88.4                     | 3.3                       |
| 23      | Govt. Of India   | 4              | 8500                        | 6234             | 323                | 92                             | 415            | 73.3                     | 6.7                       |
|         | Total All India  | 78             | 152470                      | 138961           | 6345               | 1151                           | 7496           | 91.1                     | 5.4                       |

ANNEXURE III

## STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER SAMPLES ANALYSED AND FOUND NON-STANDARD DURING 2014-15

| S.No.   | Name of State    | No. of Labs.   | Annual Analysing Capacity   | No. of samples   | Non Standard       | Non Standard                   | Non Standard   | %Capacity Utilisation   | %Samples Non- standard   |
|---------|------------------|----------------|-----------------------------|------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|         |                  |                |                             | Analysed         | Nutrient deficient | Physical parameter& impurities | Total          |                         |                          |
| 1       | Assam            | 1              | 500                         | 334              | 0                  | 0                              | 0              | 66.8                    | 0.0                      |
| 2       | Mizoram          | 1              | 250                         | 2                | 0                  | 0                              | 0              | 0.8                     | 0.0                      |
| 3       | Jharkhand        | 1              | 1500                        | 842              | 13                 | 0                              | 13             | 56.1                    | 1.5                      |
| 4       | Bihar            | 1              | 4000                        | 2632             | 101                | 0                              | 101            | 65.8                    | 3.8                      |
| 5       | Odisha           | 4              | 16040                       | 4533             | 183                | 58                             | 241            | 28.3                    | 5.3                      |
| 6       | West Bengal      | 3              | 4500                        | 2672             | 283                | 0                              | 283            | 59.4                    | 10.6                     |
|         | Total East &NER  | 11             | 26790                       | 11015            | 580                | 58                             | 638            | 41.1                    | 5.8                      |
| 7       | Gujarat          | 3              | 12500                       | 11812            | 87                 | 19                             | 106            | 94.5                    | 0.9                      |
| 8       | M.P.             | 4              | 7274                        | 6098             | 762                | 9                              | 771            | 83.8                    | 12.6                     |
| 9       | Chhatisgarh      | 1              | 2500                        | 2085             | 146                | 25                             | 171            | 83.4                    | 8.2                      |
| 10      | Maharashtra      | 5              | 18000                       | 17117            | 1422               | 835                            | 2257           | 95.1                    | 13.2                     |
| 11      | Rajasthan        | 4              | 10500                       | 13477            | 104                | 24                             | 128            | 128.4                   | 0.9                      |
|         | Total West Zone  | 17             | 50774                       | 50589            | 2521               | 912                            | 3433           | 99.6                    | 6.8                      |
| 12      | Haryana          | 3              | 4900                        | 3733             | 65                 | 1                              | 66             | 76.2                    | 1.8                      |
| 13      | H.P.             | 3              | 2000                        | 1817             | 10                 | 3                              | 13             | 90.9                    | 0.7                      |
| 14      | J&K              | 2              | 1450                        | 1432             | 0                  | 0                              | 0              | 98.8                    | 0.0                      |
| 15      | Punjab           | 3              | 3600                        | 3610             | 87                 | 7                              | 94             | 100.3                   | 2.6                      |
| 16      | U.P.             | 5              | 15000                       | 13186            | 919                | 0                              | 919            | 87.9                    | 7.0                      |
| 17      | Uttarakhand      | 2              | 700                         | 311              | 25                 | 0                              | 25             | 44.4                    | 8.0                      |
|         | Total North Zone | 18             | 27650                       | 24089            | 1106               | 11                             | 1117           | 87.1                    | 4.6                      |
| 18      | A.P.             | 3              | 9622                        | 9621             | 164                | 5                              | 169            | 100.0                   | 1.8                      |
| 19      | Telangana        | 2              | 7000                        | 6423             | 140                | 5                              | 145            | 91.8                    | 2.3                      |
| 20      | Karnataka        | 7              | 15000                       | 9159             | 231                | 14                             | 245            | 61.1                    | 2.7                      |
| 21      | Kerala           | 2              | 5000                        | 2692             | 132                | 0                              | 132            | 53.8                    | 4.9                      |
| 22      | Puducherry       | 1              | 700                         | 546              | 3                  | 3                              | 6              | 78.0                    | 1.1                      |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu       | 14             | 17500                       | 18551            | 552                | 203                            | 755            | 106.0                   | 4.1                      |
|         | Total South Zone | 29             | 54822                       | 46992            | 1222               | 230                            | 1452           | 85.7                    | 3.1                      |
| 24      | Govt. Of India   | 4              | 8500                        | 2837             | 192                | 18                             | 210            | 33.4                    | 7.4                      |
|         | Total All India  | 78             | 168536                      | 135522           | 5621               | 1229                           | 6850           | 80.4                    | 5.0                      |

ANNEXURE IV STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER SAMPLES ANALYSED    AND FOUND NON-STANDARD DURING 2015-16

| S.No.   | Name of State   | No. of Labs.   | Annual Analysing Capacity   | No. of samples    | Non Standard       | Non Standard                    | Non Standard   | %Capacity Utilisation   | %Samples Non- standard   |
|---------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------|----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
| S.No.   | Name of State   | No. of Labs.   |                             | Analysed Non-Std. | Nutrient deficient | Physical parameter & impurities | Total          |                         |                          |
| 1       | Assam           | 1              | 500                         | 339               | 3                  | 0                               | 3              | 67.8                    | 0.9                      |
| 2       | Bihar           | 1              | 4000                        | 3418              | 167                | 0                               | 167            | 85.5                    | 4.9                      |
| 3       | Odisha          | 4              | 16040                       | 6418              | 138                | 106                             | 244            | 40.0                    | 3.8                      |
| 4       | West Bengal     | 3              | 4500                        | 1490              | 173                | 1                               | 174            | 33.1                    | 11.7                     |
| 5       | Maharashtra     | 5              | 18000                       | 16662             | 1478               | 734                             | 2212           | 92.6                    | 13.3                     |
| 6       | J&K             | 1              | 600                         | 74                | 0                  | 0                               | 0              | 12.3                    | 0.0                      |
| 7       | U.P.            | 5              | 15000                       | 10324             | 529                | 0                               | 919            | 68.8                    | 8.9                      |
| 8       | Uttarakhand     | 2              | 500                         | 258               | 10                 | 0                               | 10             | 51.6                    | 3.9                      |
| 9       | A.P.            | 3              | 10500                       | 10446             | 112                | 4                               | 116            | 99.5                    | 1.1                      |
| 10      | Telangana       | 2              | 7000                        | 6855              | 58                 | 8                               | 66             | 97.9                    | 1.0                      |
| 11      | Puducherry      | 1              | 700                         | 467               | 1                  | 0                               | 1              | 66.7                    | 0.2                      |
| 12      | Rajasthan       | 7              | 12500                       | 14415             | 140                | 25                              | 165            | 115.3                   | 1.1                      |
|         | Govt. Of India  | 4              | 8500                        | 3146              | 239                | 9                               | 248            | 37.0                    | 7.9                      |
|         | Total           | 39             | 98340                       | 74312             | 3048               | 887                             | 4325           | 75.6                    | 5.8                      |

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