**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare), published in the Gazette of India, proposing amendments to the Insecticides Rules, 1971. It introduces a new rule related to granting import permits for insecticides used for non-insecticidal/industrial purposes. The draft rules are published for public comment, with a 30-day period for objections or suggestions, which can be submitted to the Joint Secretary (Plant Protection) before the expiry of the period. The notification is dated November 18, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Short Title and Commencement:**
* The new rules will be called the Insecticides (Amendment) Rules, 2025.
* They come into force on the date of their final publication.
* **Amendment to Rule 4 (Import Permits):**
* Introduces "Form 1A" for obtaining an import permit for non-insecticidal/industrial use of insecticides with a prescribed fee of Rs 5000/-
* The Registration Committee shall review and process the application within 45 days, extensible by a maximum of 15 days. The committee may conduct an enquiry for verification.
* The validity of the Import Permit is one year.
* Applicants with Certificate of Registration for the pesticide for which the imported goods are intended to be used as raw material, the validity of the import permit shall be three years.
* **Introduction of Form 1A (Application Form):**
* Requires details of the applicant, the premises where the insecticide will be stocked, the insecticide's name and purity, the import source, the item being manufactured, licensed and installed capacity, function and percentage of insecticide, annual quantity to be imported.
* Requests a copy of a valid industrial license/approval.
* Requires Clearance from the Pollution Control Board (PCB).
* Requests Self-Certified Year-wise quantity of the imported insecticide consumed during the last three years along with corresponding production of end- product.
* Requires justification and self-certified affidavit for the quantity requested, especially for first-time applications.
* Requires declarations regarding whether the material is for domestic consumption or export.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Businesses/Manufacturers using Insecticides for Non-Insecticidal/Industrial Purposes**
* **Impact:** These businesses are directly affected as they now need to apply for and obtain an import permit (Form 1A) to import insecticides for non-insecticidal/industrial uses and pay a fee. The application process involves providing detailed information and potentially undergoing verification by the Registration Committee.
* **Action Required:** Businesses should familiarize themselves with the new rules, prepare the necessary documentation and application, and submit it to the relevant authority to obtain the import permit if importing insecticides for non-insecticidal/industrial uses.
**Stakeholder: Registration Committee**
* **Impact:** The Registration Committee will have to manage and decide on the applications.
* **Action Required:** The Registration Committee needs to adapt to the new rules and implement procedures for processing applications for import permits.
**Stakeholder: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare/Joint Secretary (Plant Protection)**
* **Impact:** The Ministry is responsible for overseeing the implementation of these rules, and the Joint Secretary (Plant Protection) is the point of contact for objections and suggestions.
* **Action Required:** The Ministry needs to review and consider any objections or suggestions received from the public regarding the draft rules and finalize them accordingly.
Key Entities Referenced
Insecticides Rules, 1971: The existing set of rules governing insecticides, which this notification seeks to amend.
Insecticides Act, 1968: The central legislation that empowers the government to make rules regarding insecticides. This notification is issued under section 36 of this Act.
Registration Committee: The committee responsible for considering and disposing of applications for import permits under the amended rules.
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare: The central ministry responsible for implementing the amended rules. The notification is issued by this ministry.
Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi: The physical location to which objections and suggestions related to the draft rule may be forwarded.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—ईप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 769] नइ कदल्ली, बुधवार, नवम्बर 19, 2025/कार्ततक 28, 1947 1947
No. 769] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2025/KARTIKA 28, 1947 1947
कृजि एव ंककसान कल्याण मत्रं ालय
(कृजि एवं ककसान कल्याण जवभाग)
ऄजधसचू ना
नइ कदल्ली, 18 नवम् बर, 2025
सा.का.जन. 855(ऄ).––कीटनािी जनयम, 1971 का और संिोधन करने के जलए जनजम्लजखत प्रारूप जनयम, जजन्ह ें
केंद्रीय सरकार कीटनािी ऄजधजनयम, 1968 (1968 का 46) की धारा 36 के द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए
बनाने का प्रस्ट्ताव करती ह,ै ईि धारा की ऄपेक्षानुसार ईन सभी व्यजियों की, जजनकी ईससे प्रभाजवत होने की सम्भावना
ह,ै जानकारी के जलए प्रकाजित ककए जात े ह ैं और सूचना दी जाती ह ै कक ईि प्रारूप जनयमों पर ईस तारीख से, जजसको
भारत के राजपत्र म,ें यथाप्रकाजित, आस ऄजधसूचना की प्रजतयााँ जनता को ईपलब्ध करा दी जाती हैं, तीस कदन की समाजि
के पश्चात जवचार ककया जाएगा;
ऐस े अक्षेपों और सुझावों पर, जो तीस कदन की पूवोि ऄवजध के समाि होने से पहले ईि प्रारूप जनयम के संबंध
म ें ककसी व्यजि स े प्राि हो सकेंग,े केंद्रीय सरकार द्वारा जवचार ककया जाएगा;
ईि मसौदा जनयमों के संदभभ म,ें अपजत्तयां तथा सुझाव संयुि सजचव (पादप संरक्षण), कृजि एव ं ककसान कल्याण
जवभाग, कृजि एव ं ककसान कल्याण मंत्रालय, कृजि भवन, नइ कदल्ली-110001 को ऄथवा muktanand.ias08@nic.in
पर इमले के माध्यम स े भेज े जाएाँ।
7738 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
प्रारूप जनयम
1. संजक्षि िीिकभ और प्रारंभः (1) आन जनयमों को कीटनािी (संिोधन) जनयम, 2025 कहा जाएगा।
(2) ये राजपत्र म ें आनके ऄंजतम प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रवृत्त होंगे।
2. कीटनािी जनयम, 1971 (जजसे आसम ें आसके पश्चात ् मूल जनयम कहा गया ह)ै में, जनयम 4 म,ें खंड (क) के पश्चात ्
जनम्नजलजखत को ऄंतःस्ट्थाजपत ककया जाएगा:-
“ख. गरै-कीटनािी/औद्योजगक ईपयोग के जलए ककसी भी कीटनािी का अयात करन ेके आच्छुक ककसी भी व्यजि को
5000/- रुपये के जनधाभररत िुल्क के साथ फॉमभ 1ए म ेंसभी जववरण सजहत अयात परजमट प्रदान करना।
(i) सभी प्रकार से पणू भ अवेदन पर पंजीकरण सजमजत द्वारा ऄजधमानतः 45 कदनों की ऄवजध के भीतर जवचार ककया जाएगा
और ईसका जनपटारा ककया जाएगा, जजसे ऄजधकतम 15 कदनों की ऄवजध तक बढाया जा सकता ह।ै पंजीकरण सजमजत को
अवेदक द्वारा प्रस्ट्ततु जानकारी की पुजि के जलए, जैसा भी मामला हो, जााँच करने का ऄजधकार होगा।
(ii) अयात परजमट की वैधता एक विभ के जलए होगी।
बिते कक जजन अवेदकों के पास ईस कीटनािी के जलए पंजीकरण प्रमाण पत्र हो, जजसके जलए अयाजतत माल का ईपयोग
कच्चे माल के रूप में ककया जाना ह,ै ईनके अयात परजमट की वधै ता तीन विभ होगी।"
3. ईि जनयमों की "प्रथम ऄनसु ूची" में, "फॉमभ I" के पश्चात् जनम्नजलजखत को ऄंतःस्ट्थाजपत ककया जाएगा, ऄथाभत:्-
“फॉम भ Iक
गैर-कीटनािी ईपयोग के जलए कीटनािी के अयात की ऄनुमजत हते ु अवेदन
[जनयम 4(ख) देखें]
1. अवेदक का नाम एवं पूरा पता:
2. पररसर का पता, जहां अयाजतत कीटनािी का भडं ारण या ईपयोग ककया जाएगा:
3. अयात ककये जाने वाले प्रस्ट्ताजवत कीटनािी का नाम, न्यूनतम िुद्धता सजहत:
4. अयात का स्रोत और पूरा पता:
5. (i) अयाजतत कीटनािी का ईपयोग करके जनर्तमत की जा रही वस्ट्तु का नाम:
(ii) जनर्तमत ककये जाने हते ु प्रस्ट्ताजवत वस्ट्तु की लाआसेंस प्राि क्षमता:
(iii) प्रस्ट्ताजवत जनर्तमत वस्ट्तु की संस्ट्थाजपत क्षमता:
(iv) वस्ट्तु के जनमाभण की प्रकिया में कीटनािी का काय भऔर अवश्यक प्रजतित:
6. अयात ककये जान े वाल ेप्रस्ट्ताजवत कीटनािी की वार्तिक मात्रा (मीररक टन म)ें :
7. वैध औद्योजगक लाआसेंस/ऄनुमोदन की प्रजत (औद्योजगक नीजत और संवधभन जवभाग/प्रमाजणत ईद्योग के राज्य
जनदेिक/जजला ईद्योग केंद्र द्वारा जारी कारखाना लाआसेंस/इएम की प्रजत सलं ग्न करें)
[स्ट्व-प्रमाजणत प्रजत संलग्न करें (ऄंग्रेजी संस्ट्करण के साथ, यकद ऄंग्रेजी भािा म ेंनहीं हो) – ऄनलु ग्नक-I][भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 3
8. क्या-
(क) वतभमान विभ के जलए प्रदिू ण जनयंत्रण बोडभ (पीसीबी) से मजं ूरी/सहमजत प्राि है:
(ख) यकद नहीं, तो क्या वतभमान विभ के जलए नवीनीकरण हते ु अवेदन ककया गया ह:ै
(अवेदक द्वारा कदए गए पत े पर जवजनमाभण सुजवधा की मौजदू गी के संबंध म ें स्ट्व-प्रमाजणत कानूनी दस्ट्तावेज़ संलग्न करें।
ऄनलु ग्नक-II)
9. जपछल े तीन विों के दौरान तैयार ईत्पाद के ईत्पादन के सापेक्ष अयाजतत कीटनािी की खपत का विभवार स्ट्व-प्रमाजणत
जववरण।
[मूल प्रजत संलग्न करें - ऄनुलग्नक III (संलग्न प्रोफामाभ के ऄनुसार)]
10. प्रथम बार अवेदन के औजचत्य के साथ ऄनुरोजधत मात्रा के जलए स्ट्व-प्रमाजणत िपथ-पत्र, तत्पश्चात अर.सी. जनणभय के
ऄनुसार दावे का सत्यापन।
11. (क) क्या अयाजतत सामग्री घरेल ूखपत या जनयाभत या दोनों के जलए ह:ै
(ख) यकद घरेल ू खपत के जलए ह ै तो क्षेत्राजधकार वाल े औद्योजगक स्ट्वास्ट््य एवं सुरक्षा कायाभलय द्वारा प्रमाजणत यह
घोिणा कक ऄन्य सभी सामजग्रयों को जविािता से बचाने के जलए अयाजतत कीटनािी को दरू एक ऄलग कमरे में संगृहीत
ककया जाएगा।
(ग) यकद जनयाभत के जलए ह ै तो, जवदेिी िेता का नाम और पता, जजसे तैयार ईत्पाद जनयाभत ककया जाना है, ऄजग्रम
लाआसेंस की एक प्रजत संलग्न करें, यकद लागू हो।
12. यकद अयात के जलए घोजित मात्रा (िम संख्या 9) और जपछले तीन विों के दौरान औसत खपत (ऄनलु ग्नक-III) में
10% से ऄजधक का ऄंतर ह ैतो ईच्च मात्रा की संस्ट्तुजत करने के जलए नोडल मंत्रालय/जवभाग/राज्य ईद्योग जवभाग स े जवस्ट्तृत
तकनीकी औजचत्य:
13. खरीद एवं खपत का जववरण-
विभ (जवत्तीय) कीटनािी की मात्रा (मीररक टन म)ें तद्नुरूपी तैयार ईत्पाद
अयात ककया गया खपत ककया गया
(1) (2) (3)
कुल मात्रा
जपछल ेतीन विों की औसत खपत
स्ट्थान:
कदनांक:
अवेदक के हस्ट्ताक्षर,
मुहर सजहत4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
सत्यापन
मैं ……………….. पुत्र/पुत्री ……………………….. ऄपने …………………….. की हजै सयत स े एतद्द्वारा
सत्यजनष्ठा से सत्याजपत करता/करती ह ं कक म ैं यह अवेदन करन े के जलए सक्षम ह ाँ और अवदे न म ें दी गइ जानकारी तथा
आसके ऄनुलग्नक और कथन सही और पणू भ ह।ैं मैं यह भी वचन दते ा/देती ह ं कक अयाजतत सामग्री जबिी के जलए नहीं ह ै बजल्क
आस अवेदन में बताइ गइ हमारी ऄपनी अवश्यकता के ऄनुसार ईपयोग के जलए ह।ै मैं स्ट्पि रूप से समझता/समझती ह ं कक
ककसी भी जानकारी या ईसके ककसी भाग के गलत पाए जाने की जस्ट्थजत में, अयात परजमट जबना ककसी सूचना के रद्द ककया
जा सकता ह ैऔर यह संपूण भ नुकसान/जज़म्मेदारी हमारी होगी।
स्ट्थान:
कदनांक:
अवेदक के हस्ट्ताक्षर,
मुहर सजहत
नोट:
(i) आस अवेदन में जहा ंभी ईल्लेख ककया गया हो, प्रत्येक दस्ट्तावेज की प्रजत संलग्न करें।
(ii) प्रत्येक कॉलम भरें, भले ही सूचना ‘िून्य’ या ‘लागू नहीं’ हो।
(iii) सभी प्रासंजगक ऄनलु ग्नक सलं ग्न करें, भले ही जानकारी 'िून्य' हो।
(iv) अवेदन पर समयबद्ध रूप स े कारभवाइ करके जनणभय जलया जाएगा, ऄजधमानतः ऑनलाआन पोटभल पर सभी प्रकार स े
पूणभ अवेदन पत्र प्राि होने से 30 कदनों (अरसी बैठक के ऄनुसार 4-6 सिाह) में।
(v) ऄपूणभ अवेदन को जबना ककसी पूवभ सूचना के ऄस्ट्वीकार ककया जा सकता ह।ै "
[फा.सं. 13035/11/2019-पीपी-I]
मुिानंद ऄग्रवाल, संयुि सजचव (वनस्ट्पजत संरक्षण)
रटप्पण : मूल जनयम भारत के राजपत्र, ऄसाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, ईपखंड (i) में संख्या सा.का.जन. 1650(ऄ)
कदनांक 19 ऄिूबर, 1971 द्वारा प्रकाजित ककए गए थे तथा ऄंजतम बार सा.का.जन. 567(ऄ)
कदनांक 21 ऄगस्ट्त, 2025 द्वारा संिोजधत ककए गए थे।
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
(Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 18th November, 2025
G.S.R. 855(E).—The following draft rules further to amend the Insecticides Rules, 1971, which the Central
Government proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by section 36 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 (46 of
1968), is hereby published, as required by the said section, for information of all persons likely to be affected thereby;
and notice is hereby given that the said draft rule shall be taken into consideration after the expiry of thirty days from
the date on which copies of this notification as published in the Gazette of India are made available to the public;
Objections or suggestions which may be received from any person in respect of the said draft rule before the
expiry of the aforesaid period of thirty days will be considered by the Central Government;
Objections and suggestions in respect to the said draft rule may be forwarded to the Joint Secretary (Plant
Protection), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare,
Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi-110001 or through email at muktanand.ias08@nic.in .[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 5
Draft Rules
1. Short title and Commencement: (1) These rules may be called the Insecticides (Amendment) Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Insecticides Rules, 1971 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in Rule 4, after clause (a), following shall
be inserted:-
“ b. grant Import Permit to any person desirous to import any insecticides for non-insecticidal/industrial use in
the Form IA containing all such particulars along with a prescribed fee of Rs 5000/-.
(i) The application complete in all respect shall be considered and disposed by the Registration Committee preferably
within a period of 45 days which may further extend to a period not later than 15 days. The Registration Committee
shall have the power to conduct an enquiry to verify the information submitted by the applicant as the case may be.
(ii) The validity of the Import Permit shall be for one year.
Provided the applicants holding Certificate of Registration for the pesticide for which the imported goods are
intended to be used as raw material the validity of the Import Permit shall be three years."
3. In the said rules, in the “FIRST SCHEDULE”, after “FORM I, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
“FORM IA
Application for Grant of permission for import of Insecticides for non-insecticidal use
[see rule 4(b)]
1. Name of the applicant along with complete address:
2. Address of premises, where the imported insecticide shall be stocked or used:
3. Name of the insecticide proposed to be imported along with the minimum purity:
4. Source of import with complete address:
5. (i) Name of the Item being manufactured using the imported insecticide:
(ii) Licensed Capacity of item proposed to be manufactured:
(iii) Installed Capacity of item proposed to be manufactured:
(iv) Function of the insecticide in the process of manufacture of the item & the % required:
6. Annual quantity (in MT) of the insecticide proposed to be imported:
7. Copy of valid industrial license / approval (enclosed a copy of factory license / EM issued by Department of
Industrial Policy & Promotion / State Director of Industry certificated / District Industry Centre
[Attach self-certified copy (along with English Version, If not in English Language)- Annexure-I]
8. Whether-
(a) Clearance / consent from Pollution Control Board (PCB) for the current year:
(b) If no, whether renewal has been applied for current year:
(Attach legal self-certified document for existence of manufacturing facility at the address provided by applicant.
Annexure-II)
9. Self-Certified Year-wise quantity of the imported insecticide consumed during the last three years along with
corresponding production of end- product.
[Attach in original- Annexure III (as per Performa attached)]
10. Self-Certified affidavit for the quantity requested with justification for first time application thereafter, verification
of the claim as per RC decision.
11. (a) Whether the imported material is for Domestic consumption or export or both:
(b) If for domestic consumption then declaration certified by jurisdictional Industrial Health & Safety Office that
the imported insecticide shall be stored in a separate room away from all other material to avoid poisoning.
(c) If for export, name & address of foreign buyer to whom the finished product is to be exported, enclosing a
copy of the advance license, if applicable.6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
12. In case the variation in the quantity declared for import (S.No.9) and average consumption during last three years
(Annexure III) is more than 10%, detailed technical justification of the Nodal Ministry/ Department/State Department
of Industry for recommending higher quantity:
13. Details of purchase & consumption-
Year (Financial) Quantity of the Insecticide (in MT) Corresponding Final Product
Imported Consumed
(1) (2) (3)
Total Quantity
Average consumption of last three years
Place :
Date:
Signature of the applicant
with seal
Verification
I…………… D/o or S/o …………………………….in my capacity as ………………………………..do
hereby solemnly verify that I am competent to make this application and that the information given in the application
and the annexure(s) and statements, accompanying it, are correct and complete. I further undertake that imported
material is not for sale but for use as per our own requirement as stated in this application. I clearly understand that in
the event of any information, or part thereof, being found incorrect, the import permit shall be liable to be
cancelled without any notice and the whole losses/responsibility shall be ours.
Place :
Date:
Signature of the applicant
with seal
Note:
(i) Attach copy of each document, wherever indicated in this application.
(ii) Fill up each column even if the information is „Nil‟ or „Not Application (N.A.)‟.
(iii) Attach all relevant Annexure even if the information is „Nil‟.
(iv) Application shall be processed and decided in a time bound manner preferably in 30 days (4-6 weeks as per
RC meeting ) from the receipt of complete application form in all respect on online portal.
(v) Incomplete application is liable to be rejected, without prior notice. ”
[F. No. 13035/11/2019-PP-I]
MUKTANAND AGRAWAL, Jt. Secy. (Plant Protection)
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 last amended vide G.S.R 567(E)
dated 21st August, 2025.
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