**Executive Summary**
This document is a response to an unstarred question in Lok Sabha regarding organic certification in the Khargone Parliamentary Constituency. The response details the government's implementation of organic certification programs such as PGS-India and NPOP. It also covers the details of certified operators, suspended/terminated certification bodies, and inspection processes. The information is provided as of February 10th, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
*Organic Certification Programs:*
* The Government implements organic certification through PGS-India and NPOP.
* PGS-India is managed by the National Centre for Organic and Natural Farming.
* NPOP is managed by APEDA under the Ministry of Commerce & Industries.
*Organic Grower Groups (2024-25):*
* 5566 organic grower groups covering 2184807 farmers were certified under NPOP.
* Details of certified operators are publicly available on the respective certification body's website (Annexure 2).
*NPOP Certification System:*
* Involves a third-party certification of organic processes and produce.
* Certification Bodies (Government or private) certify the entire supply chain.
*Accreditation and Oversight:*
* The National Accreditation Body (NAB) grants accreditation and oversees Certification Bodies under NPOP.
* NAB takes action on deviations or violations in the certification program.
*Suspension/Termination of Certification Bodies:*
* Since 2013, 6 Certification Bodies have been terminated and 10 have been suspended under NPOP.
*Inspection Process:*
* Certification bodies conduct annual inspections of certified operators (individual producer, processor, trader, or a grower group).
* Unannounced inspections are conducted by the certification body and also by the Evaluation Committee under NPOP.
* Appropriate actions are taken against grower groups based on the severity of non-compliance.
*Organic Certification in Khargone and Barwani Districts:*
* Details of organic certification under PGS-India and NPOP in Khargone and Barwani districts are available in Annexure 1.
**Impact Analysis**
**Organic Farmers/Grower Groups**
*Impact:* Must adhere to certification requirements to maintain organic status. Subject to inspections and potential consequences for non-compliance.
*Action Required:* Maintain compliance with certification standards, undergo inspections by Certification Bodies and evaluation committees.
**Certification Bodies (CBs)**
*Impact:* Subject to oversight by NAB, accreditation requirements, and potential suspension or termination.
*Action Required:* Maintain compliance with accreditation standards, conduct inspections, and ensure operators comply with NPOP standards.
**National Accreditation Body (NAB)**
*Impact:* Responsible for oversight and regulation of Certification Bodies under NPOP.
*Action Required:* Maintain oversight of the operations and functioning of the Certification Bodies. Take appropriate action against those who do not comply.
**Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare / Ministry of Commerce & Industries**
*Impact:* Responsible for implementing and managing organic certification programs (PGS-India and NPOP).
*Action Required:* Continue overseeing and refining the organic certification programs to ensure their effectiveness and compliance.
Key Entities Referenced
National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP): A program implemented by APEDA, under the Ministry of Commerce & Industries, for organic certification through a third-party system.
Participatory Guarantee System of India (PGS-India): An organic certification program implemented through the National Centre for Organic and Natural Farming, under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
Khargone and Barwani: Districts within the Khargone Parliamentary Constituency which are the primary geographic focus of the organic certification details presented in the document.
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare: The primary ministry overseeing the implementation of the Participatory Guarantee System of India (PGS-India) program.
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA): Authority under the Ministry of Commerce & Industries implementing the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP).
O.I.H
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1632
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10TH FEBRUARY, 2026
ORGANIC CERTIFICATION
1632. 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 tasks carried out under organic certification in Khargone and Barwani
districts of the Khargone Parliamentary Constituency by various Certification Bodies
(CBs) from the year 2010 till date year-wise, institution-wise and certification body-wise;
(b) the details of Project Directors in the project, region-wise list of participating farmers
alongwith the area-wise and year-wise details of the crops covered under each project;
(c) the details thereof year-wise, production-wise and project-wise:
(d) whether any Certification Bodies (CBs) or projects have been suspended or placed under
a prohibited blacklisted category, if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the details of suspended or blacklisted certification bodies/projects since the year 2010
till date including project, institution, area and farmer-wise?
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 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) & (c): During 2024-25, there were 5566 organic grower groups covering 2184807
farmers certified by accredited certification bodies under NPOP. Details of the certified
operators are available on public domain under the respective certification body’s website.
Link are enclosed at Annexure 2.
(d) & (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 Certification Bodies which could be Govt. or private.Accreditation to the Certification Bodies is granted by the National Accreditation Body
(NAB) operating under NPOP. The National Accreditation Body maintains oversight over
operations and functioning of the Certification Bodies and takes appropriate action wherever
deviations/violations are observed/brought to its notice, in the certification programme of the
Certification Bodies.
As per available records from 2013 onwards, 6 Certification Bodies have been
terminated, and 10 Certification Bodies have been suspended under NPOP.
The certification bodies conduct annual inspections of their certified operators who
could be an individual 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 actions against the
concerned 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 5539 farmers covering NIL
(In Ha) since 2015-16 to 3092.74 ha area
31.01.2026
2 Local Groups(Farmers 289 -
Groups)
Regional Councils Trace Assure, Akhil Gujarat -
3 Vikas Trust
Organic Certification details under NPOP in Khargone and Barwani Districts of
Madhya Pradesh
S.No Particulars Barwani district Khargone district
1 Total Farm Area 89,303.49 1,09,675.23
(In Ha) for FY
2024-25
2 Total Farm 1,25,512.47 1,75,476.42
Production (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
110 239
for FY 2024-25
5 1. Aditi Organic Certifications 1. Aditi Organic Certifications
Pvt. Ltd Pvt. Ltd.
2. Bureau Veritas (India) Pvt. 2. Bihar State Seed and
Certification
Limited Organic Certification
Bodies (Active)
3. Cert Id India Private Agency (BSSOCA)
Limited 3. Bureau Veritas (India) Pvt.
4. ECOCERT - India Pvt. Ltd. LimitedS.No Particulars Barwani district Khargone district
5. GreenCert Biosolutions 4. Cert Id India Private
Pvt. Ltd. Limited
6. Indian Society for 5. Chhattisgarh State Seed
Certification of Organic and Organic Certification
Products (ISCOP) Agency (CGSSOCA)
7. Madhya Pradesh State 6. ECOCERT - India Pvt. Ltd.
Organic Certification 7. GreenCert Biosolutions
Agency Pvt. Ltd
8. OneCert International 8. Indian Organic Certification
Private Limited Agency (INDOCERT)
9. Rajasthan State Organic 9. Madhya Pradesh State
Certification Agency Organic Certification
(RSOCA) Agency
10. SGS India Pvt. Ltd. 10. OneCert International
11. Uttar Pradesh State Private Limited
Organic Certification 11. Rajasthan State Organic
Agency Certification Agency
12. Uttarakhand State Organic (RSOCA)
Certification Agency 12. SGS India Pvt. Ltd.
13. Uttar Pradesh State
(USOCA)
Organic Certification
Agency
14. Uttarakhand State Organic
Certification Agency
(USOCA)
Source: Information provided by the certification bodies accredited under NPOP on
TracenetAnnexure 2
LIST OF ACTIVE ACCREDITED CERTIFICATION BODIES UNDER NPOP
AS ON DATE 05.02.2026
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 FairCert Certification Services Ahmedabad, www.faircert.com
Pvt. Ltd Gujarat
18 Gujarat Organic Products Ahmedabad, www.gopca.in
Certification Agency (GOPCA) Gujarat
19 Uttar Pradesh State Organic Lucknow, Uttar www.upsoca.org
Certification Agency Pradesh
(UPSOCA)20 Karnataka State Organic Bangaluru, https://kssoca.karnataka.gov.in/engli
Certification Agency (KSOCA) Karnataka sh
21 GreenCert Biosolutions Pvt. Pune, Maharashtra www.greencertindia.in
Ltd
22 Telangana State Organic Hyderabad, https://scadev.seedsgrowerp.com/O
Certification Authority Telangana rganiccerti.php
(TGOCA)
23 Bihar State Seed and Organic Patna, Bihar https://bssca.co.in/
Certification Agency
(BSSOCA)
24 Chhattisgarh State Seed and Raipur, https://cgocert.com/
Organic Certification Agency Chhattisgarh
(CGSSOCA)
25 GSCI Service Private Limited Mumbai, www.gsciservices.com
Maharashtra
26 MS Agroland Services Private Sewak Park, New https://agrolandgroup.com/
Limited Delhi
27 CERT ID India Private Limited Mumbai, www.foodchainid.com
Maharashtra
28 Andhra Pradesh State Organic Guntur, Andhra https://apsopca.org/
Products Certification Pradesh
Authority (APSOPCA)
29 Getcert Private Limited Nanded, www.getcert.co.in
Maharashtra
30 GCL International Assessment Coimbatore, Tamil https://gcl-intl.co.in
Private Limited Nadu
31 Shivalik Natural Resources Dehradun, www.snrms.org
Management Society Uttarakhand
(SNRMS)
32 Meghalaya State Organic East Khasi Hills https://msocb.org/
Certification Body District, Meghalaya
33 TQ Cert Services Secunderabad, www.tqcert.in
Private Limited Telangana
34 Baltic Testing India Mumbai, https://balticcontrol.com
Pvt. Ltd. Maharashtra
******