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This notification publishes draft rules proposing amendments to the Insecticides Rules, 1971, to facilitate the development of an Integrated Pesticide Management System (IPMS) and transition various processes to a digital format.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) issued Notification G.S.R.674 (E) on 18th September, 2025, publishing draft rules to amend the Insecticides Rules, 1971. These amendments are proposed by the Central Government under section 36 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 (46 of 1968), following a proposal presented in the 65th Central Insecticides Board meeting. The objective is to develop a National-level Integrated Pesticide Management System (IPMS) through the Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage, to address gaps in the pesticide value chain and enable real-time monitoring of insecticide supply. The draft rules propose several key changes: applications for manufacturing licenses (Rule 9(1)) and sale/stocking/distribution licenses (Rule 10(1)) must be in digital Form II, with a manufacturing license fee of rupees two thousand per insecticide, up to a maximum of rupees twenty thousand. Rule 15 is amended to mandate digital maintenance of insecticide-wise records for sale/distribution and stock, and manufacturers/importers must submit monthly statements for technical and formulated insecticides digitally in Appendix D1 and D2 to Form III within 15 days of month closing. Rule 24 removes the 'in triplicate' requirement for reports and mandates digital form for receipt and supply of reports. Rule 25 allows fees to be paid digitally. Rule 27(6) requires Insecticide Inspectors to maintain digital records of inspections and actions, including those under Rules 30, 32, and 33, within 24 hours. Rules 30, 32, and 33 are updated to allow orders, receipts for seized insecticides, and intimations for taking samples to be in physical or digital Form V(A), V(B), and V(C) respectively. Rule 34 adds a proviso that intimation for test or analysis shall be issued in digital form. Furthermore, Appendices B, C1, C2, D1, and D2 to Form III in the First Schedule of the Insecticides Rules, 1971, are substituted with new formats emphasizing digital record-keeping for sale/distribution and stock registers, and monthly returns for technical grade and formulated insecticides. Objections or suggestions to these draft rules can be submitted within thirty days of the notification's publication in the Gazette of India 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 via email at muktanand.ias08@nic.in. The principal rules were published vide G.S.R. 1650 (E), dated 19th October, 1971, and last amended vide G.S.R 567 (E) dated 21st August, 2025.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-25092025-266389 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 606] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2025/BHADRA 27, 1947 6202 GI/2025 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, 18th September, 2025 G.S.R.674 (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 muktanand.ias08@nic.in. DRAFT RULES 1. (1) These rules may be called the Insecticides (Amendment) Rules, 2025. (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; "(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 a 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. Further, a digital record shall be maintained within 24 hours of all such inspections made and action taken by him using physical Form in the performance of his duties prescribed under Rules 30, 32 and 33 or anything contained in the Act or the Rules." (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 shall be issued in the digital form." (11) In the said rules, in the "FIRST SCHEDULE”, (i) for the “APPENDIX B, C1, C2, D1 and D2 to the FORM III, the following APPENDIX B, C1, C2, D1 and D2 shall be substituted, namely:- Appendix B REGISTER FOR SALE/DISTRIBUTION OF INSECTICIDES (TECHNICAL AND FORMULATION (INCLUDING INSECTICIDES USED IN COMMERCIAL PEST CONTROL OPERATIONS) (RECORD TO BE MAINTAINED INSECTICIDE-WISE) [See sub rule (2) of rule 15] +-------+---------------+-----------+-----+----+------+-------+-----------+-------+-------------------+----------+-----------+ | S. | Date | Name of the | Name | Bat | Dt | Dat | Invoi | Quantity (Metric tonnes) | Bill | Rema | | Nof | of | manufac- | of | ch | of | e of | ce | | number( | rks | | o rece| receipt | turer from | supplie | No | man | expi | detail| | name | | | ipt | the | whom received | r/ | | uf | ry | s, | | and | | | inse| insecticide | Dome Internati| distrib | | act | | numb | Previ | Recei | Sold/ | Bala | address | | ct- | | stic onal | utor, if | | ure | | er, | ous | ved | distributed | nce | to whom | | | | | any, | | | | date | balan | | Dom Internat| | sold/ | | | | | throug | | | | and | ce if | | estic ional | | distribut| | | | | h | | | | quant | any | | | | ed date | | | | | whom | | | | ity | | | | | and | | | | | receive | | | | suppl | | | | | quantity/| | | | | d | | | | y | | | | | sold/ | | | | | | | | | recei | | | | | distribut| | | | | | | | | ved | | | | | ed) | | | | | | | | | (Metr | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | tonne | | | | | | | | | | | | | | s) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | vide | | | | | | | | | | | | | | whic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | h | | | | | | | | | | | | | | suppl | | | | | | | | | | | | | | y | | | | | | | | | | | | | | recei | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ved | | | | | | +-------+---------------+-----------+-----+------+-------+-------+-----------+-------+-------------------+----------+-----------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-------+---------------+-----------+-----+------+-------+-------+-----------+-------+-------------------+----------+-----------+ Date: Signature Company's seal Verified with the record and found that the above information is correct. Signature with date and seal of the Insecticide Inspector APPENDIX C1 STOCK REGISTER OF TECHNICAL GRADE INSECTICIDE (To be maintained Insecticide wise) [See sub-rule (3) of rule 15] (Quantity in metric tonnes) +------------+------------------------------------------+----------+----------+-----------------------------------------+----------+ | Date | Opening | Quantity | Total | Quantity utilised for formulation | Closing | | | balance | | quantity | | Balance | | | | imported | manufactured | Domestic | (a+b+c) | sold | Manufacture | imported | Domestically | Total | (a+b+c)- | | | | (a) | (b) | purchase | | (e) | (f) | | purchased | | (e+f+g) | | | | | | (c) | | | | | (g) | | | +------------+----------+--------------+--------------+----------+----------+-------------+----------+--------------+-------+----------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------+----------+--------------+--------------+----------+----------+-------------+----------+--------------+-------+----------+ APPENDIX C2 STOCK REGISTER OF FORMULATED INSECTICIDE (To be maintained insecticide-wise) [See sub-rule (3) of rule 15] (Quantity in metric tonnes) +---+---------------+-----------+---------------+---------+--------+----------------+----------------+---------+---------+ | N | Opening | Technical | Total tec | Total Technic | Balance | Opening | Quantity form | Total fo| Quantity| Closing | | o | balance | grade | hnical gra| al grade used | of Techn| balance | ulated | rmulate | sold | Balance | | | | insecticide | de used f | for formulati | og | of formulated | | d quanti| | | | | | | or formul | on | balan | insecticides | | ty (d+e+| | | | | | | ation | | ce of fo| | | f) | | | | | | | (a+b+c) | | rmula | | | | | | | | | | | | tions | | | | | | | | | | | | | Man im | Dome | Do Int | | | | | | | | | | ufac por | sticall | me ern | | | | | | | | | | ture tedly | y purc | sti ati | | | | | | | | | | d hased | | C | | | +---+---------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+---------+--------+--------+----------------+---------+---------+ | | | | | | | im man | Dom | | | | | | | | | | | porufacilestic | | | | | | | | | | | | ted ture purc | | | | | | | | | | | | d hase | d | | | | +---+---------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+---------+--------+--------+----------------+---------+---------+ APPENDIX D1 [See sub rule (4) of rule 15] MONTHLY RETURN / STATEMENT OF TECHNICAL GRADE INSECTICIDES (MANUFACTURED / IMPORTED/ DOMESTICALLY PURCHASED) FOR THE PERIOD............... TO .................... +------------+-------+----------+-------------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------------+ | Sl. | Name of t | Batch | Date o | Details of total Quanti | Quantity utilized for | Quantity sold | | No | he insecti | numb | f expirty| (Metric Tonnes) | formulations (Metri | (Metric Tonnes) with Name, a | | | cide | er | y | | c Tonnes) | ddress and licence number of p | | | | | | | | urchaser | +------------+-------+----------+-------------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------------+ | | | | imp | Manu | Domestic | Domestic | International | Domestic | International | | | | | orte | factur | ally Purch | | | | | | | | d | ed | ased | | | | +------------+-------+----------+------+------+----------+----------+-------------+----------+-----------------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------+-------+----------+------+------+----------+----------+-------------+----------+-----------------+ VERIFICATION I............................................ do hereby verify that what is stated above is true to the best of my knowledge and belief based on information derived from the records. I further declare that I am competent to verify this statement in my capacity as .............................................................. (Designation). In case the information is found to be false, I shall be held responsible under relevant provisions of the Act / Rules. Signature.......................................... Name............................................... Seal................................................... APPENDIX D2 [See sub rule (4) of rule 15] MONTHLY RETURN/ STATEMENT FOR FORMULATED INSECTICIDES (MANUFACTURED/IMPORTED/DOMESTICALLY PURCHASED) FOR THE PERIOD........ TO .......... +--------------+------+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------------+ | Sl. | Name of the | Batc | Date | Details of total Quantity of t | Total Quantity of f | Quantity sold | | No | insecticide | h nu | of ex| echnical grade insecticide us | ormulation | (Metric Tonnes) with Na | | | Formulatio | mber | piry | ed for formulation (Metric T | (Metric Tonnes) | me, address and licence | | | n | | | onnes) | | number of purchaser | +--------------+------+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------------+ | | | | | | man | imp | Domesti | Manufact | Inter | Domesti | | | | | | | ufact | orte | cally pu | ured form | natio | cally pur | | | | | | | ured | d | rchased | ulation | nal | chased | +--------------+------+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------+------+------+---------+----------+-------+---------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +--------------+------+------+---------------------------------+-----------------------+------+------+---------+----------+-------+---------+ VERIFICATION I............................................ do hereby verify that what is stated above is true to the best of my knowledge and belief based on information derived from the records. I further declare that I am competent to verify this statement in my capacity as .............................................................. (Designation). In case the information is found to be false, I shall be held responsible under relevant provisions of the Act / Rules. Signature.......................................... Name............................................... Seal................................................... [F. No. 12032/02/2023-PP-I] 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 567 (E) dated 21st August, 2025. 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. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA

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