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Date: 08-Nov-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Insecticides act

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The gazette notification publishes the Insecticides (Sixth Amendment) Rules, 2023, which further amends the Insecticides Rules, 1971.
  • The amendment modifies Rule 10 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971, specifically sub-rule (3A), clause (iii), relating to training requirements for pest control operators using Glyphosate.

Key Changes

  • The name of 'Indian Grain Storage Institute, Hapur and National Plant Protection Training Institute, Hyderabad' has been changed to 'Indian Grain Storage Management and Research Institute, Hapur and National Institute of Plant Health Management, Hyderabad'.
  • A proviso is added to sub-clause (iii) of Rule 10(3A) stating that individuals applying for a license to use only Glyphosate and its derivatives for pest control must undergo specific training from designated institutions.
  • Designated institutions for Glyphosate training include: State Agricultural Universities, Krishi Vigyan Kendras, National Institute of Plant Health Management (Hyderabad), State Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institutes, Central or State Agricultural Research Institutes, any other Government recognized University or Institute, and Central or Regional Integrated Pest Management Centers.
  • The National Institute of Plant Health Management will act as the nodal agency for monitoring the course curriculum and training program related to Glyphosate usage.

Impact Analysis

Pest Control Operators

  • Operators need to identify and enroll in training programs offered by the listed institutions.

Training Institutions

  • The National Institute of Plant Health Management (NIPHM) will have increased responsibility as the nodal agency for monitoring the curriculum and training programs.

Government (Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare)

  • The Ministry will need to monitor the effectiveness of the training programs in promoting the safe and responsible use of Glyphosate.

Farmers

  • Farmers should ensure that the pest control operators they hire have the necessary licenses and training as per the new regulations.

Action Items

  • The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare should create awareness about the new rules among stakeholders.

Key Entities Referenced

Insecticides Act, 1968 (46 of 1968): The principal act that empowers the Central Government to make rules regarding insecticides. Insecticides Rules, 1971: The rules framed under the Insecticides Act, 1968, which are being amended by this notification. Insecticides (Sixth Amendment) Rules, 2023: The specific amendments to the Insecticides Rules, 1971, as detailed in this notification. Indian Grain Storage Management and Research Institute, Hapur: One of the institutions involved in training and research related to grain storage management. National Institute of Plant Health Management, Hyderabad: An institution involved in plant health management, designated as the nodal agency for monitoring Glyphosate training programs. State Agricultural Universities: Agricultural universities at the state level that are authorized to provide Glyphosate training. Krishi Vigyan Kendra: Agricultural science centers that are authorized to provide Glyphosate training. State Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institute: State-level institutes for agricultural management and extension training authorized to provide Glyphosate training. Central or State Agricultural Research Institute: Agricultural research institutes at the central or state level authorized to provide Glyphosate training. Central or Regional Integrated Pest Management Center: Centers for integrated pest management at the central or regional level authorized to provide Glyphosate training.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-09112023-249961 CG-DxLx-xEG-I0D9H1x1x2x0 23-249961 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 647] नई किल्ली, बुधवार, नवम्ब र 8, 2023/कार्तकच 17, 1945 No. 647] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2023/KARTIKA 17, 1945 कृजि एव ंककसान कल्याण मत्रं ालय (कृजि और ककसान कल्याण जवभाग) अजधसचू ना नई किल्ली, 8 नवम् बर, 2023 सा.का.जन. 827(अ).—कीटनािी अजधजनयम, 1968 (1968 का 46) की धारा 36 की अपक्षे ानुसार, कीटनािी जनयम, 1971 का और संिोधन करन े के जलए एक प्रारूप भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3 उपखंड (i) को भारत सरकार के कृजि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्रालय, (कृजि और ककसान कल्याण जवभाग) की अजधसूचना सा.का.जन. स.ं 172 (अ), किनांक 9 माच,च 2023 द्वारा ऐसे सभी व्यजियों स े जिनके इससे प्रभाजवत होने की संभावना थी, उस तारीख से जिसको उि अजधसूचना से युि भारत के रािपत्र की प्रजतया ं िनता को उपलब्ध करा िी गई थीं, तीस किनों की अवजध की समाजि से पूवच आक्षपे और सुझाव आमंजत्रत करने के जलए प्रकाजित ककया गया था ; उि अजधसूचना की प्रजतयां 9 माचच, 2023 को िनता को उपलब्ध करा िी गई थी ; और उि प्रारूप जनयमों के संबधं में िनता स ेप्राि आक्षेपों और सुझावों पर केंद्रीय सरकार न े जवचार कर जलया है ; अत: अब, केन्द्द्रीय सरकार, कीटनािी अजधजनयम, 1968 (1968 का 46) की धारा 36 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, कीटनािी जनयम 1971 का और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती है, अथाचत ्:- 1. (1) इन जनयमों का संजक्षि नाम कीटनािी (छठा संिोधन) जनयम 2023 ह ै। (2) य ेरािपत्र में इनके प्रकािन के तारीख से प्रवृत्त होंग े। 7038 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] 2. कीटनािी जनयम, 1971 (जिसे इसमें इसके पश्चात् उि जनयम कहा गया ह)ै के जनयम 10 के उपजनयम (3क) के खंड (iii) म ें;- (क) “भारतीय अनाि संचयन संस्ट्थान, हापुड़ और राष्ट्रीय वनस्ट्पजत सरं क्षण प्रजिक्षण संस्ट्थान, हिै राबाि” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर “भारतीय अनाि सचं यन प्रबंधन एव ं अनुसंधान संस्ट्थान, हापुड़ तथा राष्ट्रीय वनस्ट्पजत स्ट्वास्ट््य प्रबंधन संस्ट्थान, हिै राबाि” िब्ि रख ेिाएंग । (ख) उपखडं (iii) म,ें जनम्नजलजखत परन्द्तुक अंत:स्ट्थाजपत ककया िाएगा, अथाचत ् :- “परन्द्तु कोई भी व्यजि िो यथाजनधाचररत कायों के जलए केवल ग्लाइफोसेट और उसके संिातों का उपयोग करके कीट जनयंत्रण कायों हते ु अनुज्ञजि के जलए आवेिन करता है, को जनम्नजलजखत संस्ट्थानों में से ककसी से भी प्रजिक्षण प्राि करना होगा, अथाचत:् - (i) ककसी राज्य का कृजि जवश्वजवद्यालय ; (ii) कृजि जवज्ञान केन्द्द्र (iii) राष्ट्रीय वनस्ट्पजत स्ट्वास्ट््य प्रबंधन संस्ट्थान, हिै राबाि ; (iv) राज्य कृजि प्रबंधन और जवस्ट्तार प्रजिक्षण संस्ट्थान ; (v) केन्द्द्रीय या राज्य कृजि अनुसंधान संस्ट्थान ; (vi) कोई अन्द्य सरकारी मान्द्यताप्राि जवश्वजवद्यालय या संस्ट्थान ; अथवा (vii) केंद्रीय या क्षेत्रीय एकीकृत नािीिीव प्रबंधन केन्द्द्र, राष्ट्रीय वनस्ट्पजत स्ट्वास्ट््य प्रबंधन संस्ट्थान, पाठ्यक्रम और प्रजिक्षण कायचक्रम की जनगरानी के जलए नोडल एिेंसी के रूप म ेंरहगे ा ।” [फा. सं. 13035/19/2019-पीपी-I] आिीि कुमार श्रीवास्ट्तव, संयिु सजचव (पीपी) नोट: मूल जनयम, संखयांक सा.का.जन. 1650(अ), किनांक 19 अक्टूबर, 1971 द्वारा भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखडं (i) में प्रकाजित ककए गए थ े और संखयांक सा.का.जन. 794(अ), किनांक 26 अक्टूबर, 2023 द्वारा संिोजधत ककए गए थे। MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 8th November, 2023 G.S.R. 827(E).—Whereas the draft rules further to amend the Insecticides Rules, 1971, was published, as required by section 36 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 (46 of 1968), vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) number G.S.R. 172 (E), dated the 9th March, 2023, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section-3, Sub-section (i), inviting objections or suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date on which the copies of the Gazette of India in which the said notification was published were made available to the public; And whereas, copies of the said notification were made available to the public on 9th March, 2023; And whereas, objections or suggestions received from the public in respect of the said draft rules have been considered by the Central Government; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 36 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 (46 of 1968), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Insecticides Rules, 1971, namely :- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Insecticides (Sixth amendment) Rules, 2023. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 2. In the Insecticides Rules, 1971 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 10, in sub-rule (3A), in clause (iii),- (a) for the words “Indian Grain Storage Institute, Hapur and National Plant Protection Training Institute, Hyderabad” the words “Indian Grain Storage Management and Research Institute, Hapur and National Institute of Plant Health Management, Hyderabad;” shall be substituted. (b) in sub-clause (iii), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:- “Provided that any person who apply for grant of license for the Pest Control Operations using only Glyphosate and its derivatives for such operations as prescribed shall undergo a training programme, meant exclusively for Glyphosate usage, from any one of following Institutions, namely:- (i) any State Agricultural University; (ii) Krishi Vigyan Kendra’ (iii) National Institute of Plant Health Management, Hyderabad (iv) State Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institute; (v) Central or State Agricultural Research Institute; (vi) any other Government recognized University or Institute; or (vii) Central or Regional Integrated Pest Management Center, with National Institute of Plant Health Management as the implementing Nodal Agency for course curriculum and monitoring of the training programme.” [F. No. 13035/19/2019-PP-I] ASHISH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, Jt. Secy. (PP) Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 1650(E), dated the 19th October, 1971 and was amended vide number G.S.R. 794(E), dated 26th October, 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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