Executive Summary:
This document provides details regarding organic certification programs implemented by the Indian government, specifically the Participatory Guarantee System of India (PGSIndia) and the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP). It includes data on certified farmers and land areas in the Khargone and Barwani districts, the number of Transaction Certificates issued, and information on Certification Bodies (CBs). The document also notes the suspension of one CB under NPOP in October 2024. Data is current as of July 23, 2025, unless otherwise specified.
Key Points / Main Content:
Organic Certification Programs:
* PGSIndia is implemented through the National Centre for Organic and Natural Farming.
* NPOP is implemented through the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA).
Certification Data for Khargone and Barwani Districts:
* PGSIndia: As of FY 2024-25, Barwani has 4810 farmers and Khargone has 284 local groups.
* NPOP: As of FY 2024-25, the certified farm area is 89,303.49 ha in Barwani and 109,675.23 ha in Khargone; production is 125,512.47 MT and 175,476.42 MT, respectively. There are 110 operators in Barwani and 239 in Khargone with 13 and 16 active certification bodies.
* Certified crops include raw cotton, wheat, non-Basmati paddy, soybean, maize grain, pigeon pea, chickpea, amaranth seed, flax seed, rapeseed, lentil, and sesame.
NPOP Certification System:
* Involves a third-party certification system across the supply chain.
* Accreditation to Certification Bodies (CBs) is granted by the National Accreditation Body (NAB).
* NAB oversees CBs and takes action for violations.
* Around 11,530 transaction certificates were issued to 1900 grower groups during 2024-25.
* Annual and unannounced inspections are conducted by CBs and the Evaluation Committee under NPOP.
Certification Body Status:
* One Certification Body under NPOP was suspended in October 2024 for one year.
Certified Operators:
* Include producers, processors, traders, and Grower Groups.
* Details are available on the respective certification body's website.
* Appropriate action is taken on grower groups by CBs based on the severity of non-compliances.
List of Active Accredited Certification Bodies Under NPOP:
* There are 37 active accredited certification bodies under NPOP as of 23.07.2025, with locations and contact information provided.
Impact Analysis:
Farmers and Grower Groups:
*Impact:* Impacted by certification requirements, inspections, and potential actions based on non-compliance.
*Action Required:* Maintain compliance with organic standards to avoid penalties or loss of certification.
Certification Bodies (CBs):
*Impact:* Responsible for conducting inspections, issuing Transaction Certificates, and ensuring compliance. Subject to oversight by the NAB and potential suspension for violations.
*Action Required:* Adhere to NPOP guidelines and maintain accurate records; conduct thorough and unbiased inspections; implement corrective actions for non-compliances.
National Accreditation Body (NAB):
*Impact:* Responsible for accrediting and overseeing Certification Bodies.
*Action Required:* Monitor CBs' performance, investigate violations, and take appropriate actions, including suspension.
Consumers:
*Impact:* Benefit from the assurance of organic integrity through the certification process.
*Action Required:* Support certified organic products to promote sustainable agriculture.
Government (Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare):
*Impact:* Responsible for the overall implementation and monitoring of organic certification programs.
*Action Required:* Ensure effective implementation of PGSIndia and NPOP, provide support to farmers and CBs, and maintain the integrity of the organic certification system.
Key Entities Referenced
Khargone Parliamentary constituency: A parliamentary constituency in Madhya Pradesh, India, relevant to the organic certification work mentioned in the policy document.
Barwani district: A district in Madhya Pradesh, India, relevant to the organic certification work mentioned in the policy document.
Participatory Guarantee System of India PGSIndia: An organic certification program implemented through the National Centre for Organic and Natural farming under Ministry of Agriculture and farmers Welfare.
National Programme for Organic Production NPOP: An organic certification program implemented through the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority APEDA under Ministry of Commerce Industries.
National Accreditation Body NAB: An accreditation body operating under NPOP that grants accreditation to Certification Bodies.
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority APEDA: An authority under Ministry of Commerce Industries implementing National Programme for Organic Production NPOP.
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare: The government ministry responsible for implementing organic certification programs like PGSIndia.
Ministry of Commerce Industries: The government ministry which overseas APEDA, one of the bodies involved in organic certification (NPOP).
O.I.H
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS’ WELFARE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1589
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29TH JULY, 2025
ORGANIC CERTIFICATION
1589. SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:
Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष एवं िकसान क(cid:670)ाण मं(cid:361)ी
be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the work undertaken under organic certification in Khargone Parliamentary
constituency and Barwani district since the year 2010 till date, year-wise, bodies-wise along
with the number of involved therein;
(b) the details of Project Directors involved in all the projects undertaken by the Certification
Bodies (CB) and the list of participating farmers, location-wise and year-wise along with the
names of crops covered thereunder;
(c) the name of the projects under which the TC (Transaction Certificate) was issued by
Certification Bodies (CB) along with details thereof year-wise, production-wise and project-
wise;
(d) whether the Certification Bodies (CB) or projects have been suspended or blacklisted;
and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
कृ िष एवं िकसान क(cid:670)ाण रा(cid:475) मं(cid:361)ी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)
(a): The Government is implementing organic certification program namely, Participatory
Guarantee System of India (PGS-India) through National Centre for Organic and Natural
farming under Ministry of Agriculture and farmers’ Welfare and National the National
Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) through Agricultural and Processed Food Products
Export Development Authority (APEDA) under Ministry of Commerce & Industries. Details of
organic certification under PGS-India and NPOP in Khargone and Barwani districts along with
number of certification bodies is enclosed at Annexure 1.(b): As per available records, as on date, there are 4712 active Organic grower groups covering
around 19,29,243 farmers certified by the accredited certification bodies under NPOP. Details
of the certified operators are available on public domain under the respective certification
body’s website. Links are enclosed at Annexure 2.
(c) to (e): The system for Organic Certification under NPOP involves a third-party certification
system of organic processes and organic produce, which is certified across the supply chain
by a certification body (CB) Govt. or private.
Accreditation to the Certification Bodies is granted by the National Accreditation Body
(NAB) operating under NPOP. The National Accreditation Body also maintains oversight over
the Certification Bodies and takes appropriate action wherever deviation/violations are
observed in the certification programme of the Certification Bodies.
As per available records, during 2024-25, around 11530 transaction certificates were
issued to 1900 grower groups by their respective certification bodies. One Certification Body
under NPOP was suspended in October 2024 for a period of one year. As per available
records, during 2024-25, around 11,530 transaction certificates were issued to 1900 Organic
grower groups by their respective certification bodies.
The certification bodies conduct annual inspections of their certified operators who can be
a producer, processor, trader, or a Grower Group. Further, unannounced inspections are
conducted by the Certification Body and also by the Evaluation Committee under NPOP.
Based on the severity of the non-compliances, appropriate action on the grower groups are
taken by their respective certification bodies.Annexure 1
Organic Certification details under PGS-India in Khargone and Barwani Districts (since
the inception of the scheme in 2015)
S.No Particulars Barwani Khargone
1 Total Farmers and Area 4810 farmers covering NIL
(In Ha) for FY 2024-25 2592.72 ha area
2 Local Groups(Farmers 284 -
Groups)
Trace Assure, Akhil Gujarat -
3 Regional Councils Vikas Trust and State Govt.
of M.P. ATMA-Agar Distt.
M.P.
Organic Certification details under NPOP in Khargone and Barwani Districts
S.No Particulars Barwani Khargone
1 Total Farm Area (In Ha) 89,303.49 1,09,675.23
for FY 2024-25
2 Total Farm Production 1,25,512.47 1,75,476.42
(In MT) for FY 2024-25
3 Raw Cotton, Raw Cotton,
Wheat, Non-Basmati Paddy,
Soyabean/Soybean White, Seeded Cotton,
Non-Basmati Paddy, Soyabean/Soybean White,
Maize Grain, Pigeon pea/arhar whole,
Chickpea/Kabuli Chana Amaranth seed/Ram dhana,
Products Certified (garbanzos), Wheat,
Brown gram/Gram/Chana Flax Seed,
(Cicer arietinum), Rapeseed/Rai/Rye,
Pigeon pea/arhar whole, Chickpea/Kabuli Chana
Lentil, (garbanzos) etc
Sesame/Sesamum etc
4 No of Operators for FY
110 239
2024-25
5 No of Certification
13 16
Bodies (Active)
Source of NPOP: Information provided by the certification bodies accredited under NPOP on
TracenetAnnexure 2
LIST OF ACTIVE ACCREDITED CERTIFICATION BODIES UNDER NPOP AS ON DATE
23.07.2025
S. Name of the Certification Contact Address Website
No Agency
.
1 Bureau Veritas (India) Pvt. Mumbai, www.bureauveritas.co.in
Limited Maharashtra
2 ECOCERT India Pvt. Ltd. Bangaluru, www.ecocert.in
Karnataka
3 IMO Control Pvt. Ltd. Bangaluru, www.imocontrol.in
Karnataka
4 INDOCERT Ernakulam, Kerala www.indocert.org
5 Lacon Quality Certification Pvt. Thiruvalla, Kerala www.laconindia.com
Ltd.
6 OneCert International Private Jaipur, Rajasthan www.onecertinternational.com
Limited
7 SGS India Pvt. Ltd. Gurgaon, Haryana www.sgsgroup.in
8 CU Inspections India Pvt. Ltd Navi Mumbai, www.controlunion.com
Maharashtra
9 Uttarakhand State Organic Dehradun, www.usoca.org
Certification Agency (USOCA) Uttarakhand
10 Rajasthan State Organic Jaipur, Rajasthan https://agriculture.rajasthan.gov.in/rs
Certification Agency (RSOCA) soca/
11 Indian Society for Certification Coimbatore, Tamil www.iscop.org
of Organic Products (ISCOP) Nadu
12 Aditi Organic Certifications Bangaluru, www.aditicert.net
Pvt. Ltd Karnataka
13 Chhattisgarh Certification Raipur, www.cgcert.com
Society, India (CGCERT) Chhattisgarh
14 Tamil Nadu Organic Chennai, Tamil www.tnocd.net
Certification Department Nadu
(TNOCD)
15 Madhya Pradesh State Bhopal, Madhya https://mpsoca.org/
Organic Certification Agency Pradesh
(MPSOCA)
16 Odisha State Organic Bhubaneswar, www.ossopca.nic.in
Certification Agency Odisha
(OSOCA)
17 Natural Organic Certification Navi Mumbai, www.nocaagro.com
Agro Pvt. Ltd. (NOCA) Maharashtra
18 FairCert Certification Services Ahmedabad, www.faircert.com
Pvt. Ltd Gujarat19 Gujarat Organic Products Ahmedabad, www.gopca.in
Certification Agency (GOPCA) Gujarat
20 Uttar Pradesh State Organic Lucknow, Uttar www.upsoca.org
Certification Agency Pradesh
(UPSOCA)
21 Karnataka State Organic Bangaluru, https://kssoca.karnataka.gov.in/engli
Certification Agency (KSOCA) Karnataka sh
22 Global Certification Society Kangra, Himachal www.glocert.org
Pradesh
23 GreenCert Biosolutions Pvt. Pune, Maharashtra www.greencertindia.in
Ltd
24 Telangana State Organic Hyderabad, https://scadev.seedsgrowerp.com/O
Certification Authority Telangana rganiccerti.php
(TGOCA)
25 Bihar State Seed and Organic Patna, Bihar https://bssca.co.in/
Certification Agency
(BSSOCA)
26 Chhattisgarh State Organic Raipur, https://cgocert.com/
Certification Agency Chhattisgarh
(CGOCERT)
27 Eccentric Organic Private Tiruchirappali Tamil www.eccentricorganic.com/
Limited Nadu
28 Glaze Corporate Services Kota, Rajasthan http://www.glazecspl.com/
Private Limited
29 GSCI Service Private Limited Mumbai, www.gsciservices.com
Maharashtra
30 MS Agroland Services Private Sewak Park, New https://agrolandgroup.com/
Limited Delhi
31 Krushi Certification Private Dehradun, www.krushicert.com
Limited Uttarakhand
32 CERT ID India Private Limited Mumbai, www.foodchainid.com
Maharashtra
33 Andhra Pradesh State Organic Guntur, Andhra https://apsopca.org/
Products Certification Pradesh
Authority (APSOPCA)
34 Getcert Private Limited Nanded, www.getcert.co.in
Maharashtra
35 GCL International Assessment Coimbatore, Tamil https://gcl-intl.co.in
Private Limited Nadu
36 Shivalik Natural Resources Dehradun, www.snrms.org
Management Society Uttarakhand
(SNRMS)
37 Meghalaya State Organic East Khasi Hills https://msocb.org/
Certification Body District, Meghalaya
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