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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1481
ANSWERED ON 28th July, 2026
PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT BILL
1481. SHRI SELVAGANAPATHI T.M.:
Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ(cid:874)ष एवं (cid:873)कसान
क(cid:227)याण मं(cid:287)ी be pleased to state:-
(a) whether pesticide manufacturers have urged the Government to bring in targeted
changes in the draft Pesticides Management Bill to ensure farmers get faster access
to effective crop protection technologies;
(b) whether they have also demanded inclusion of a time bound Protection of
Regulatory Data framework for new molecules and new uses;
(c) whether the current draft does not address the policy gap contributing to this
innovation lag;
(d) whether the association has proposed a limited, timebound PRD framework of
about five years from first registration, which would create a more predictable pathway
for newer solutions to reach farmers faster while allowing competition through
independent data generation; and
(e) if so, the views of the Government on the above?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
कृ(cid:874)ष एव ं (cid:873)कसान क(cid:227)याण रा(cid:207)य म(cid:287)ं ी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)
(a) to (e): The Pesticides Management Bill, 2026 has been drafted by Department of
Agriculture & Farmers Welfare in alignment with current requirements as well as Jan
Vishwas Act.
The draft Pesticides Management Bill was circulated to all
Ministries/Departments and State/UT Governments on 30.12.2025 for comments and
subsequently placed in the public domain on 07.01.2026, inviting comments from the
general public and stakeholders including pesticide manufacturers and
dealers/retailers. A large number of suggestions/ observations have been received
from states/UTs and Ministries/Department, pesticide manufacturer associations,
pesticide dealers, individual pesticide manufacturers, farmers, NGOs etc. on various
aspects of pesticide management and regulation including data protection.
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