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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.
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