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Date: 29-Nov-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The gazette notification introduces the Insecticides (Ninth Amendment) Rules, 2023, which aim to amend the Insecticides Rules, 1971.
  • The primary goal is to develop an Integrated Pesticide Management System (IPMS) at the national level to address gaps and issues in the pesticide value chain and enable real-time monitoring of the insecticide supply chain.
  • These amendments promote digitization and aim to streamline processes related to licensing, record-keeping, and reporting within the insecticides sector.

Key Changes

  • Rule 9(1) is amended to require applications for insecticide manufacturing licenses to be submitted digitally in Form II, with a fee of ₹2,000 per insecticide, up to a maximum of ₹20,000 for all insecticides applied for.
  • Rule 10(1) is amended to require applications for licenses to sell, stock, exhibit, or distribute insecticides to be submitted digitally in Form II, along with specified fees.
  • Rule 15 is amended to mandate digital record-keeping of insecticide-related information. Physical registers are replaced with digital records.
  • Rule 15(2): The phrase 'shall be entered insecticide wise, in a register (either in physical form or digital Form)' is substituted by 'shall be made insecticide wise in digital form.'
  • Rule 15(3): The phrase '(either in physical from or digital Form)' is substituted by 'in digital form'.
  • Rule 15(4) is amended to require manufacturers and importers to maintain digital records of sales, manufacture, or import of technical grade and formulated insecticides and submit monthly statements in Appendix D1 and D2 to Form III within 15 days of the month's end.
  • Rule 24(3) is amended to remove the requirement for reports to be submitted 'in triplicate'.
  • Rule 24(4) is inserted, mandating that the receipt and supply of reports be conducted digitally.
  • Rule 25 is amended to allow for digital payment of fees.
  • Rule 27(6) is amended to require insecticide inspectors to maintain digital records of inspections and actions taken, and to submit these records to the licensing officer.
  • Rules 30, 32, and 33 are amended to allow for orders regarding stock disposal, receipts for seized insecticides, and notifications for sampling purposes to be issued in either physical or digital form.
  • Rule 34 is amended to allow the form of intimation for test or analysis to be issued in digital form.

Impact Analysis

Manufacturers and Importers

  • Action Items: Update internal systems to comply with digital record-keeping requirements. Train staff on new digital submission processes. Ensure timely submission of monthly statements in the specified digital formats (Appendix D1 and D2 to Form III).

Distributors and Retailers

  • Action Items: Prepare for digital submission of license applications. Ensure compliance with any new requirements for digital record-keeping related to sales and stock.

Government Agencies (Licensing Officers and Insecticide Inspectors)

  • Action Items: Develop digital infrastructure to support online application processing and digital record management. Provide training to staff on the new digital systems. Enforce compliance with the new rules and regulations.

General Public

  • Action Items: No direct action required, but increased awareness of the digital initiatives in the pesticide management system.

Key Entities Referenced

Central Government: Responsible for developing the Integrated Pesticide Management System (IPMS) and amending the Insecticides Rules, 1971. Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage: The agency through which the IPMS will be developed at the national level. Central Insecticides Board: Consulted by the Central Government regarding the proposed rules. Insecticides Act, 1968: The principal act under which the Insecticides Rules are framed and amended. Insecticides Rules, 1971: The rules being amended by the Insecticides (Ninth Amendment) Rules, 2023. Licensing Officer: The authority to whom applications for licenses are submitted. Insecticide Inspector: Responsible for inspections, taking samples, seizing stocks, and maintaining digital records of their activities.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-29112023-250309 CG-DxLx-xEG-I2D9H1x1x2x0 23-250309 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.ं 685] नई किल्ली, बुधवार, नवम्ब र 29, 2023/अग्रहायण 8, 1945 No. 685] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2023/AGRAHAYANA 8, 1945 कृजि एव ं ककसान कल्याण मत्रं ालय (कृजि एव ं ककसान कल्याण जवभाग) अजधसचू ना नई किल्ली, 24 नवम् बर, 2023 सा.का.जन. 868(अ).— केंद्र सरकार का लक्ष्य वनस्ट् पजत संर्ण, संगरोध एवं संग्रह जनिेिालय, कृजि एवं ककसान कल्याण जवभाग, कृजि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार, के माध्यम से राष्ट्रीय स्ट्तर पर एकीकृत कीटनािी प्रबंधन प्रणाली (इसके पश्चात् आईपीएमएस के रूप में संिर्भति ) का जवकास करना ह,ै जिसे एति ् पश् चात आईपीएमएस कहा िाएगा। आईपीएमएस कीटनािी मल्ू य श्ृंखला म ें मौिूिा अतं राल और समस्ट्य ाओं क को िरू करन े म ें मिि करेगा। इसके अलावा, यह कीटनािकों की आपूर्ति श्ृंखला की तत्क ाल जनगरानी को स्म बनाने में भारत सरकार के प्रयासों में सहायता करेगा। और राष्ट्रीय स्ट्तर पर आईपीएमएस के जवकास का प्रस्ट्ताव 65वीं केंद्रीय कीटनािक बोडि की बैठक में पेि ककया गया ह।ै केंद्र सरकार की यह राय ह ै कक यकि ऐसी पररजस्ट्िजतयााँ उत्पन्न हो गई ह ैं जिससे केंद्रीय कीटनािक बोडि के साि परामिि ककए गए प्रस्ट्ताव के अनुसार जनयम बनाना आवश्यक हो गया ह।ै केन्द्द्रीय सरकार कीटनािी अजधजनयम, 1968 (1968 का 46) की धारा 36 द्वारा प्रि्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए कीटनािी जनयम, 1971 का और संिोधन करन े के जलए जनम्नजलजखत प्रारूप जनयम का प्रस्ट्ताव करती ह,ै उि धारा की 7387 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] अपे्ानुसार उन सभी व्यजियों जिनकी उससे प्रभाजवत होने की संभावना ह,ै की िानकारी के जलए प्रकाजित ककए िाते ह ैं और सूचना िी िाती ह ै कक उि प्रारूप जनयमों पर उस तारीख स,े जिसको भारत के रािपत्र म ें यिाप्रकाजित, इस अजधसूचना की प्रजतयां िनता को उपलब्ध करा िी िाती ह,ै तीस किनों की समाजि के पश्चात ्जवचार ककया िाएगा; ऐस े आ्ेपों और सुझावों पर, िो तीस किनों की पूवोजि अवजध के समाि होने स े पहले उि प्रारूप जनयमों के संबंध म,ें ककसी व्यजि स े प्राि हो सकेंगे, केंद्रीय सरकार द्वारा जवचार ककया िाएगा; उि प्रारूप जनयमों के संबंध म ें आ्ेपों और सुझावों को संयिु सजचव (पौध संर्ण) कृजि एव ं ककसान कल्याण मंत्रालय, कृजि एव ं ककसान कल्याण जवभाग, कृजि भवन, नई किल्ली – 110001 अिवा jspp-dac@gov.in पर ईमले के माध्यम स े भेि े िा सकते ह।ैं प्रारूप जनयम 1. संज्ि नाम और प्रारंभ:- (1) इन जनयमों का संज्ि नाम कीटनािी संिोधन (नौवां संिोधन) जनयम, 2023 ह।ै (2) यह रािपत्र म ें इनके अंजतम प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रवृ्त होंगे। 2. कीटनािी जनयम, 1971 (इसके पश्चात ् उि जनयम के रूप म ें संिर्भित) जनम्नजलजखत में संिोधन ककया िाएगा, अिाित-् (1) जनयम 9 के उप-जनयम (1) के स्ट्िान पर जनम्नजलजखत प्रजतस्ट् िाजपत ककया िाएगा, अिाित:्- “(1) ककसी भी कीटनािक के जनमािण के जलए लाइसेंस िेन े के जलए लाइसेंससंग अजधकारी को जडजिटल रूप म ें [फॉमि II] में आवेिन ककया िाएगा और प्रत्येक कीटनािक के जलए िो हिार रुपय े का िुल्क और उन सभी कीटनािकों के जलए जिनके जलए लाइसेंस का आवेिन ककया गया ह ै अजधकतम बीस हिार रुपये का िुल्क िेना होगा।” (2) जनयम 10 के उप-जनयम (1) के जलए, जनम्नजलजखत प्रजतस्ट्िाजपत ककया िाएगा अिाित:् - “(1) कीटनािकों को बेचन,े स्ट्टॉक करन े या जबक्री के जलए प्रिर्िित करन े या जवतररत करन े के जलए लाइसेंस िेन े के जलए आवेिन लाइसेंससंग अजधकारी को जडजिटल रूप म ें [फॉमि II] ककया िाएगा और उप-जनयम (2) में जनर्िष्टि िुल्क के साि सलं ग्न ककया िाएगा।” (3) जनयम 15 म,ें (i) उप-जनयम (2) में, वाकयांि “कीटनािक के अनुसार, एक रजिस्ट्टर में (या तो भौजतक रूप में या जडजिटल रूप में) ििि ककया िाएगा” को “जडजिटल रूप में कीटनािक के अनसु ार ििि ककया िाएगा” द्वारा प्रजतस्ट्िाजपत ककया िाएगा।” (ii) उप-जनयम (3) में, वाकयांि “(या तो भौजतक रूप म ें या जडजिटल रूप में)” को “जडजिटल रूप म”ें द्वारा प्रजतस्ट्िाजपत ककया िाएगा।” (iii) उप-जनयम (4) के स्ट्िान पर जनम्नजलजखत प्रजतस्ट्िाजपत ककया िाएगा, अिाित:्- “प्रत्येक जनमािता या आयातक तकनीकी ग्रेड कीटनािकों और फामूिलेिन कीटनािकों की जबक्री, जनमािण या आयात को जडजिटल रूप में बनाए रखगे ा और लाइसेंससंग अजधकारी को माजसक जववरण या ररटनि महीने की समाजि से 15 किनों के भीतर क्रमिः फॉमि III का पररजिष्ट डी 1 और फॉमि III का पररजिष्ट डी 2 में िमा करेगा ।”[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 (4) जनयम 24 म;ें (i) उप जनयम (3) में, िब्ि “तीन प्रजतयों म”ें को हटा किया िाएगा। (ii) उप-जनयम (3) के बाि, जनम्नजलजखत उप-जनयम (4) डाला िाएगा; “(4) उप-जनयम (1) और (3) में बताए अनुसार ररपोटि की प्राजि और आपूर्त ि जडजिटल रूप म ेंकी िाएगी।” (5) जनयम 25 म,ें उप-जनयम 25(2) के बाि, जनम्नजलजखत प्रावधान रख ेिाएंग:े - “परन्द्तु यह कक िल्ु क का भगु तान जडजिटल रूप म ें ककया िा सकता ह।ै ” (6) जनयम 27 के उप-जनयम (6) के स्ट्िान पर जनम्नजलजखत को प्रजतस्ट्िाजपत ककया िाएगा, अिाित्:- “(6) नमूने लेने और स्ट्टॉक िब्त करन े सजहत अपने कतिव्यों के प्रिििन म ें उनके द्वारा ककए गए सभी जनरी्णों और की गई कारिवाई का जडजिटल ररकॉडि बनाए रखना और ऐसे ररकॉडि को लाइसेंससंग अजधकारी को प्रस्ट्तुत करना ।” (7) जनयम 30 के स्ट्िान पर जनम्नजलजखत को प्रजतस्ट्िाजपत ककया िाएगा अिाित्:- “30. स्ट्टॉक का जनपटान न करन े के आििे का प्रपत्र - कीटनािक जनरी्क द्वारा एक आिेि जिसमें ककसी व्यजि को अपने कब्ि े म ें ककसी भी स्ट्टॉक का जनपटान न करन े की आवश्यकता होती है, वह भौजतक या जडजिटल रूप म ें फॉमि V (क) में होगा।” (8) जनयम 32 के स्ट्िान पर जनम्नजलजखत को प्रजतस्ट्िाजपत ककया िाएगा अिाित्:- “32. िब्त ककए गए कीटनािक के जलए रसीि का फॉम-ि िब्त ककए गए ककसी भी कीटनािक के स्ट्टॉक के जलए कीटनािक जनरी्क द्वारा रसीि फॉमि V (ख) भौजतक या जडजिटल रूप म ेंहोगी।” (9) जनयम 33 के स्ट्िान पर जनम्नजलजखत को प्रजतस्ट्िाजपत ककया िाएगा अिाित्:- “33. नमनू े लने े के प्रयोिन के जलए सचू ना का प्रपत्र- िहां एक जनरी्क परी्ण या जवश्लेिण के प्रयोिन के जलए कीटनािक का एक नमूना लते ा ह,ै वह उस व्यजि को फॉमि v (ग) म ें जलजखत रूप में ऐस े उद्देश्य की सूचना िेगा, जिस व्यजि से वह इस ेभौजतक या जडजिटल रूप में लेता ह ै।” (10) जनयम 34 म,ें उप-जनयम 34(1) के बाि जनम्नजलजखत प्रावधान रखे िाएगं े; “परी्ण या जवश्लेिण के जलए प्रिान की गई सूचना जडजिटल रूप में िारी की िा सकती ह।ै ” [फां. स.ं 12032/02/2023-पीपी-1] आिीि कुमार श्ीवास्ट्तव, संयकु त सजचव (पीपी) नोट: मलू जनयम, भारत के रािपत्र असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (i) म ें सा.का.जन. स.ं 1650 (अ), तारीख 19 अिूबबर, 1971 द्वारा प्रकाजित ककए गए ि े और सा.का.जन. स.ं 827 (अ) किनांक 9 नवंबर, 2023 द्वारा अंजतम बार संिोधन ककए गए।4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 24th November, 2023 G.S.R. 868(E).—The Central Government aims for development of Integrated Pesticide Management System (herein after referred to as IPMS) at National level through the Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage, Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India. The IPMS will help overcome the current gaps and issues faced in the pesticide value chain. Further, it will support the efforts of Government of India by enabling real-time monitoring of the supply chain of insecticides. Whereas, the proposal for the development of IPMS at National level has been presented in the 65th Central Insecticides Board meeting. The Central Government is of the opinion that circumstances have arisen, which render it necessary to make the rules as per the proposal consulted with the Central Insecticide Board. 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 rules 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; The Objections or suggestions which may be received from any person in respect of the draft rules before the expiry of the aforesaid period of thirty days shall 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-110 001 or through email at jspp-dac@gov.in. DRAFT RULES 1. Short title and Commencement: (1) These rules may be called the Insecticides (Ninth Amendment) Rules, 2023. (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), the following shall be amended, namely- (1) For sub-rule (1) of rule 9, following shall be substituted namely :- “(1) Application for the grant of a licence to manufacture any insecticide shall be made in digital form [Form II] to the licensing officer and shall be accompanied by a fee of rupees two thousand for every insecticide and a maximum of rupees twenty thousand for all insecticides for which the licence is applied.” (2) For sub-rule (1) of rule 10, following shall be substituted namely :- “(1) Applications for the grant of a licence to sell, stock or exhibit for sale or distribute insecticides shall be made in digital form [Form II] to the licensing officer and shall be accompanied by the fees specified in sub- rule (2).” (3) In rule 15, (i) In Sub-rule (2), the word phrase “shall be entered insecticide wise, in a register (either in physical form or digital Form)” shall be substituted by “shall be made insecticide wise in digital form.” (ii) In Sub-rule (3), the word phrase “(either in physical from or digital Form)” shall be substituted by “in digital form”. (iii) For Sub-rule (4), following shall be substituted namely :- “Every manufacturer or importer shall maintain in digital form of such sale, manufacture or import of technical Grade Insecticide and formulated Insecticide and submit the monthly statement or return to the licensing officer, in Appendix D1 to Form III and Appendix D2 to Form III respectively within 15 days from the closing of the month.” (4) In Rule 24; (i) In sub rule (3), the word “in triplicate” shall be omitted. (ii) After Sub-rule (3), the following sub-rule (4) shall be inserted;[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 “(4) The receipt and supply of report as stated in sub-rule (1) and (3) shall be made in digital form.” (5) In Rule 25, after Sub-rule 25(2), the following proviso shall be inserted ; “Provided further, the fee may be paid in the digital form.” (6) For sub-rule (6) of rule 27, following shall be substituted namely :- “(6) to maintain digital record of all inspections made and action taken by him in the performance of his duties including the taking of samples and seizure of stocks and to submit such record to the licensing officer.” (7) For Rule 30, following shall be substituted namely:- “30. Form of order not to dispose of stock.- An order by the Insecticide Inspector requiring a person not to dispose of any stock in his possession shall be in Form V(A) either in physical or digital form.” (8) For Rule 32, following shall be substituted namely:- “32. Form of receipt for seized insecticide.- A receipt by an Insecticide Inspector for the stock of any insecticide seized shall be in Form V(B) either in physical or digital form.” (9) For Rule 33, following shall be substituted namely:- “33. Form of intimation for purpose of taking samples.- Where an Inspector takes a sample of an insecticide for the purpose of test or analysis, he shall intimate such purpose in writing in Form V(C) to the person from whom he takes it either in physical or digital form.” (10) In Rule 34, after Sub-rule 34(1) the following proviso shall be inserted; “Provided form of intimation for test or analysis may be issued in the digital form.” [F. No. 12032/02/2023-PP-I] ASHISH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, Jt. Secy. (PP) 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 827 (E) dated 9th November, 2023. 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