Insecticides Amendment Rules, 2026

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L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-12062026-273399 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 406] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2026/JYAISTHA 19, 1948 4158 GI/2026 (1) 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(i)] 3 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 5th June, 2026 G.S.R. 453(E). — 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 rule 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; Objections or suggestions which may be received from any person in respect of the said draft rule before the expiry of the aforesaid period of thirty days will be considered by the Central Government; Objections or 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 [email protected]. Draft Rules 1. Short title and Commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Insecticides (Amendment) Rules, 2026. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Insecticides Rules, 1971, herein after referred to as the principal rules, in rule 19, in sub-rule (1),- (1) for clause (i) (a), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:- "(a) name of insecticide (brand name or trade name under which the insecticide is sold). The common name and brand name size on the label shall be of equal prominence, provided that the common name shall be placed below the brand name and it should not occupy more than twenty percent of area of the face of the panel.” (2) for Note II of clause (i), following Note shall be substituted, namely: "Note II: A. The provisions of item (u) are in addition to the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 B. Additional information may be added to the Label after approval by the Registration Committee. C. All relevant safety pictograms (refer picture I in the THIRD SCHEDULE) of size not less than one square centimetre at the bottom of the label in respect of labels of minimum size. The pictograms shall be proportionately bigger in respect of labels of bigger size at the bottom of the right side panel. They shall be printed only once on the label. For small and ultra small labels the pictograms shall be printed on leaflet and the words 'Please refer leaflet for safety pictograms' shall be mentioned on label." 4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(i)] (3) for clause (ii), the following shall be substituted, namely:- "(ii) The label shall be printed legibly with indelible ink in English and Hindi languages unless stated otherwise in the font sizes not less than the size prescribed as below: Sl. No. | Package Size | Primary | Secondary | | English | Hindi | English | Hindi (1) | Big | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 (2) | Small | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 (3) | Ultra Small | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 Provided that for ultra small pack, label may be printed in English only, except Brand name, Common Name and antidote of insecticide, which may be both in Hindi and English." 3. after sub-rule (3), for the Explanation, the following Explanation shall be substituted, namely:- "Explanation.- For the purposes of sub-rule (1) and sub-rule (3), it is hereby clarified that,- (i) no registration certificate holder shall use a label or leaflet, which is not in accordance with the provisions of the Insecticides (Amendment) Rules, 2026, after a period of six months from the date of commencement of the said Rules. (ii) no insecticides or its package bearing a label or leaflet, which is not in accordance with the provisions of the Insecticides (Amendment) Rules, 2026, shall be distributed, sold, exhibited for sale or stocked, after a period of thirty months from the date of commencement of the said rules and this explanation shall cease to exist after expiry of the said period, unless otherwise directed." [F. No. 13035/21/2013-PP-I (Volume-II)] MUKTANAND AGRAWAL, Jt. 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 last amended vide G.S.R 139 (E) dated 19th February, 2026. 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. SARVESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA +0530