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Date: 21-Mar-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Insecticides rules

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The gazette notification introduces the Insecticides (Second Amendment) Rules, 2024, which amends the Insecticides Rules, 1971.
  • A key provision addresses the licensing process for pest control operations involving Glyphosate and its derivatives.

Key Changes

  • The Insecticides Rules, 1971 are amended by inserting a proviso in sub-rule (3A) of rule 10.
  • The proviso states that if a licensing officer fails to grant a license for Glyphosate-related pest control operations within 30 days of application submission (along with a fee of one thousand rupees), the license is deemed to be granted.

Impact Analysis

Stakeholders: Applicants for Glyphosate Licenses

  • Action Item: Ensure timely submission of complete applications with the required fee of one thousand rupees.

Stakeholders: Licensing Officers

  • Action Item: Review and optimize the licensing process to ensure timely processing of applications. Implement a tracking system to monitor application timelines.

Stakeholders: General Public/Environment

  • Action Item: Monitor the impact of the amended rules on Glyphosate usage and environmental safety. Conduct regular reviews and risk assessments.

Key Entities Referenced

Insecticides Act, 1968: The principal legislation authorizing the Central Government to make rules regarding insecticides. Specifically, Section 36 provides the power to amend the rules. Insecticides Rules, 1971: The set of rules being amended by this notification, governing various aspects of insecticides, including licensing. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare): The government body responsible for issuing the notification and amending the Insecticides Rules. Glyphosate: A widely used herbicide, the licensing of which is directly affected by this amendment.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-21032024-253293 CG-DxLx-xEG-I2D1H0x3x2x0 24-253293 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.ं 212] नई किल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतिार, माचच 21, 2024/चत्रै 1, 1946 No. 212] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2024/CHAITRA 1, 1946 कृजि और ककसान कल्याण मत्रं ालय (कृजि और ककसान कल्याण जिभाग) अजधसचू ना नई किल्ली, 21 माच,च 2024 सा.का.जन. 226(अ).— कीटनािी जनयम, 1971 का और संिोधन करने के जलए प्रारूप जनयम, कीटनािी अजधजनयम, 1968 (1968 का 46) की धारा 36 की अपक्षे ानसु ार, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 2, खंड 3, उपखंड (i) म,ें भारत सरकार के कृजि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्रालय (कृजि और ककसान कल्याण जिभाग) की अजधसूचना संखयांक सा.का. जन. 866 (अ), तारीख 29 निंबर, 2023 द्वारा प्रकाजित ककए गए थे, जिसमें ऐसे सभी व्यजियों से, जिनके इससे प्रभाजित होने की संभािना थी, उस तारीख से, जिसको उस रािपत्र की प्रजतयां, जिसमें उि अजधसूचना प्रकाजित की गई थी, तीस किन की अिजध की समाजि के पहले, आक्षेप या सुझाि आमंजत्रत करने के जलए िनसाधारण को उपलब्ध करा िी गई थीं; उक्त अजधसूचना की प्रजतयां िनसाधारण को तारीख 29 निंबर, 2023 को उपलब् ध करिाई गई थीं; उक्त प्राुपप जनयमों के संबंध म ें िनसाधारण स े प्रा्‍ त आक्षेपों और सुझािों पर कें्ीय सरकार द्वारा स्‍ यक् रूप स े जिचार ककया गया ह;ै 2167 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] अत: , अब, केन्‍द ्ीय सरकार, कीटनािी अजधजनयम की धारा 36 द्वारा प्रित् त िजक्त यों का प्रयोग करत े ए ए कीटनािी जनयम, 1971 का और संिोधन करन े के जलए जन्‍ नजलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ै अथाचत ् :- 1. (1) इन जनयमों का संजक्ष्‍त नाम कीटनािी (िसू रा संिोधन) जनयम, 2024 ह ै। (2) ये रािपत्र में इनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रिृत् त होंगे । 2. कीटनािी जनयम, 1971 के जनयम 10 के उपजनयम (3क) में, खंड (i) के पश् चात् जनम्नजलजखत परंतुक अतं ःस्ट्थाजपत ककया िाएगा, अथाचत ् :- “परंत ु व्यजि िो ग्लाइफोसेट और उसके संिातो के उपयोग के साथ कीट जनयंत्रण प्रचालनों के जलए अनज्ञु जि प्रिान ककए िाने हते ु आिेिन करता है, उसे अनुज्ञजि प्रिान की गई मानी िाएगी, यकि अनज्ञु ापन अजधकारी ने उसे ऐस े ग्लाइफोसेट और इसके संिातो का उपयोग करने िाले प्रचालन के सभी स्ट्थानों के जलए एक हिार ुपपये की फीस के साथ अपना आिेिन प्रस्ट्तुत करन े की तारीख से तीस किनों की अिजध की समाजि के पश्चात् भी अनुज्ञजि प्रिान नहीं की ह।ै ” [फा. सं. 13035/19/2019-पीपी-1] फैज़ अहमि ककििई, अपर सजचि (पािप संरक्षण) टट्‍पण : मूल जनयम भारत के रािपत्र असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (i) संखयांक सा.का.जन. 1650 (अ), तारीख 19 अिूबर, 1971 में प्रकाजित ककए गए थे और तत्पश्चात् सा.का.जन. 37 (अ), तारीख 12 िनिरी, 2024 संिोजधत ककए गए थ े। MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 21st March, 2024 G.S.R. 226(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. 866 (E), dated the 29th November, 2023, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section-3, Sub-section (i), inviting objections and 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 29th day of November, 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 said Act, 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 (Second Amendment) Rules, 2024.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Insecticides Rules, 1971, in rule 10, in sub-rule (3A), in clause (i), following proviso shall be inserted, namely:- “Provided that a person who applies for grant of licence to undertake pest control operations with the use of Glyphosate and its derivatives shall be deemed to have been granted a licence, if the licensing officer did not grant him licence after the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date of submission of his application with a fee of one thousand rupees for all places of operation using such glyphosate and its derivatives.” [F. No. 13035/19/2019-PP-I] FAIZ AHMAD KIDWAI, Addl. 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 amended vide G.S.R. 37 (E) dated 12th January, 2024. 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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