Agenda of Zc Rabi 2013-14 (f1)

8/9/2019 Agenda of Zc Rabi 2013-14 (f1)

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MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & COOPERATION AGENDA NOTES

Of

ZONAL CONFERENCE FOR RABI 2013-14 SEASON

ON INPUTS

PLANT PROTECTION AND PESTICIDES

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ZONES DATE TIME VENUE

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&West Zone

NorthZone &

East Zone

04.09.2013

(Wednesday)

06.09.2013

(Friday)

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DIRECTORATE OF PLANT PROTECTION, QUARANTINE &

STORAGE

N.H. IV, FARIDABAD – 121 001


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AGENDA NOTES AGENDA NOTE FOR ZONAL CONFERENCE FORRABI 2013-14 ON INPUTS

(PLANT PROTECTION & PESTICIDES)

1. PESTICIDES DEMAND AND DISTRIBUTION

1.1 Dem!" !" C#!$%m'#! # *e+$'e*e" C,em Pe$'"e$ !"

*e+$'e*e" B#-Pe$'"e$. No State/UT has reported about the short supply of pesticides and Bio

Pesticides during Kharif-201 season so for !"o#e$er% if there is any report of

short supply% the sa&e &ay be brought to the notice of 'te! of PP()S/'eptt!of

*griculture )+o-operation!

Based on the a$ailability position of pesticides and Bio-pesticides

during Kharif% 201-1, season% if any states /UTs apprehends the short supply

of any pesticide during abi-201%crop season% the sa&e &ay be inti&ated to

facilitate ta.ing correcti$e course of action for ensuring s&ooth supply of

pesticides! The de&and $is--$is consu&ption of pesticides Pesticide #iseand total +onsu&ption during 2012-1 and proected de&and for the year

201-1, Kharif ) abi ha$e been called for fro& States/UTs as per

A!!e/%*e-I !" A!!e/%*e-II.

1.2 Pe$'"e$ D$'*%'#! P#!'$ States/UTs are re3uired to &onitor the a$ailability of pesticides at

$arious le$els and periodically for re$ie# of the production and a$ailability of

pesticides #ith the &anufacturers/for&ulators/distributors located in their

respecti$e States/UTs! Therefore% the States/UTs are re3uired to pro$ide their

sale/distribution points as on 01!04!201 in A!!e/%*e-III!

1.3 A*e %!"e* %$e # C,em !" B#-e$'"e$ The States are re3uired to pro$ide infor&ation on area under

culti$ation #here in +he&ical Pesticides and Bio-pesticides are used !The

sa&e &ay be gi$en in prescribed for&at as per A!!e/%*e-I.

1.4 I!$e'"e$ I!$e'#*$ ! ',e S''e$. 5$ery States/UTs is re3uired to gi$e details of 6nsecticide 6nspectors in

the States as on 01!04!1 in prescribed Perfor&a as per A!!e/%*e-.

1. C#mm#"' & C*# $e #!$%m'#! # I!"+e!#%$ Pe$'"e$(C,em & B#.)

5$ery States/UTs is re3uired to sub&it consu&ption of indigenous

pesticides che&ical and Bio co&&odity #ise% such as cereals% pulses% fiber%

$egetables% oilseed and fruit crops etc! as per A!!e/%*e-I.


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1.5 C#mm#"' & C*# $e #!$%m'#! # Im#*'e" Pe$'"e$ (C,em

& B#.)

5$ery States/UTs is re3uired to sub&it consu&ption of i&ported pesticides

che&ical and Bio co&&odity #ise% such as cereals% pulses% fiber%

$egetables% oilseed and fruit crops etc! as per A!!e/%*e-II.

1.6 P*e$ # Pe$'"e$ (!"+e!#%$7 m#*'e")

*ll the States/UTs are re3uired to gi$e the infor&ation of prices of

$arious pesticides and Bio pesticides (!"+e!#%$7 m#*'e") in their

States/UTs for the year 2011-12 and 2012-1 in prescribed for&at as per

A!!e/%*e-III & A!!e/%*e-I8

2. IMPLEMENTATION OF INSECTICIDES ACT9 1:5; AND RULES FRAMEDT


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educate the far&ers on ore

scrupulously% the enforce&ent of $arious pro$isions of the 6nsecticides *ct &ainly rests#ith the State :o$ern&ent! The *ct has pro$isions for notification of four i&portant

functionaries for this purpose! These functionaries are i ?icensing fficers ii *ppellate

*uthorities iii 6nsecticides 6nspectors and i$ 6nsecticides *nalysts! >ost of the States

and UTs ha$e notified these functionaries!

2.3 S''e Pe$'"e Te$'!+ L#*'#*e$ (SPTL$)

2 States and 1 UT ha$e set up 74 Pesticides Testing ?aboratories PT?s #ith

an annual capacity to analy9e o$er C1%1D sa&ples for &onitoring the 3uality status of

pesticides! The details regarding location of these PT?s #ith their capacity to analy9esa&ples are gi$en at A!!e/%*e-8I.

The +entral :o$ern&ent has also set up a +6? as a National eferral ?aboratory

u/s! 17 of The 6nsecticide *ct% 1874! The details of sa&ples analy9ed at +6? during the

preceding D years are gi$en at A!!e/%*e-8II.

The details about sa&ples analy9ed at SPT?s are gi$en at A!!e/%*e- 8III

>inistry of *griculture has also set up t#o egional Pesticides Testing

?aboratories at +handigarh and Kanpur under the 'irectorate of Plant Protection

(uarantine ) Storage% Aaridabad! The obecti$es of the PT?s are to supple&ent theresources of the States/UTs in 3uality control testing of pesticides! *nalysis +apacity of

PT?s is 2200 sa&ples per annu& during the current year 201-1,!The testing facility

of PT?s is e;tended to only such States/UTs #hich do not ha$e pesticides testing

laboratories or ha$e inade3uate testing facilities in e;isting SPT?s! The details of

sa&ples analy9ed at PT?s during the last fi$e years are gi$en at A!!e/%*e-8I.


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Status of action ta.en by the State :o$ern&ents on &isbranded pesticides sa&plesduring the preceding fi$e years are gi$en at A!!e/%*e-8! State :o$ern&ents arere3uested to fill up the for&at regarding the infrastructure of Units action ta.en statisticsby the& as per A!!e/%*e-8I.

2.4 UALIT= CONTROL OF BIO-PESTICIDES ?

States ha$e been re3uested to set up their o#n Bio-Pesticides Testinglaboratories! Pro$ision of s! 20!0 ?a.h as :rants-in aid has been pro$ided in the 5A+for the e3uip&ent! Proposals fro& so&e of the States ha$e been recei$ed and are inprogress! Ainancial appro$al and sanction of s!20 ?a.h for procure&ent of e3uip&entand &iscellaneous ite&s for strengthening of State Bio-Pesticide Testing ?aboratorySBT? has been issued to the :o$t! of Si..i& and aasthan! Proposals forstrengthening of SBT?s in the states of Ta&il Nadu% *ndhra Pradesh are under process!

2. G*!'$-!-A" #* S'*e!+',e!!+7Se''!+ % # SPTL$

States ha$e been pro$ided the :rants-in-*id to strengthen the facilities in

e;isting pesticides testing laboratories and also for setting up of ne# SPT?s! :rants-in-

*id to the tune of s! 1D!00 la.hs% s! 2,0!00 la.hs% s!1D!0 ?a.hs% s!,D ?a.h and

again s! ,D!0 ?a.h ha$e already been released to the States/UTs for construction of

ne# laboratory buildings during the year 200,-0D% 200D-07 200C-04% 2010-11 and 2011-

12 respecti$ely! So&e of the State :o$ern&ents ha$e been pro$ided the sophisticated

e3uip&ent for strengthening of the e;isting facilities of SPT?s during the year 200,-0D %

2007-0C% 200C-04% 2004-08%2008-10% 2010-11 and 2011-12! *s decided by the

'epart&ent of *griculture ) +ooperation% States/UTs #hich do not ha$e any SPT? ha$e

been ad$ised of the &ini&u& re3uire&ent of infrastructure% &anpo#er and e3uip&entetc! so that they can sub&it their proposals accordingly! esponse fro& all such States

#hich do not ha$e any SPT?s is not encouraging! They are% again% re3uested to send

proposals for setting up and strengthening of ne# SPT?s for 3uality control of

pesticides! * state&ent sho#ing :rants-in-*id to the State/UT &ay be seen at

A!!e/%*e8II. The States% #hich ha$e recei$ed :rants-in-aid for construction of ne#

laboratories in their State are re3uired to furnish the Utili9ation +ertificates and there

after status of &ini&u& infrastructure facility de$eloped and trained &anpo#er

pro$ided in the ne# laboratory% so that sophisticated e3uip&ent &ay be pro$ided to the

ne#ly setup SPT?s! Utili9ation certificate of the :rants in aid released to so&e of the

State during the 4th

% 8th

plan and the year% 200-0,% 200,-0D%200D-07 and 200C-04 ha$ealso not been recei$ed despite of repeated re3uest and duly discussed in the pre$ious

Eonal +onferences! The co&petent authority had decided in the year 2012-1!that the

states #hich ha$e not utili9ed the grants-in-aid need to surrender the sa&e at the

earliest !

2.5 NABL *e"''#! #* S''e Pe$'"e$ Te$'!+ L#*'#*e$ (SPTL$)


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6n the pre$ious 9onal conference% states had been re3uested to get N*B?

accreditation for the State Pesticides Testing ?aboratories! ?etters regarding furnishing

the N*B? status of the state laboratories #ere #ritten by PP* and Techno-?egal +ell in

the &onth of ctober%2012 and >arch%201 respecti$ely! *s per co&&unication

recei$ed fro& the states till date% only 7 laboratories i!e! Pune and *urangabad in

>aharashtra% ?udhiana% *&ritsar and Bhatinda in Punab and Shi&oga in Karnata.a

ha$e been accredited by N*B?! No progress in this regard is recei$ed fro& other States/UT! States are again re3uested to ta.e up this &atter #ith N*B? authorities

under 'epart&ent of Science ) Technology 'ST for accreditation of their SPT?s!

2.6 Se''!+ % # T$> F#*e ! Se Cm+! #* %' C#!'*#

States/UTs are re3uested to constitute special flying s3uads co&prising senior

officers of the *griculture 'epart&ent to dra# sa&ples for 3uality &onitoring during

pea. period of cropping season! 5&phasis &ay be gi$en on sa&pling of the product

#hich is reported to be less effecti$e or ineffecti$e by the far&ers or any other sources!

+lose #atch should be .ept on fly by operators trying to push spurious pesticides intothe &ar.et!

2.; U''#! # !$$ 'e$ # SPTL$

The statistics pro$ided by the States% sho# that the analysis capacity of SPT?s is

not fully utili9ed! The 6nsecticide 6nspectors &ay be directed to dra# particularly the

sa&ples of those &anufacturers of pesticides #hose sa&ples ha$e not been dra#n in

the past/ha$e not been found &isbranded so that not only the analysis capacity of

SPT?s is fully utili9ed but 3uality chec. is also enhanced by analysis of &ore sa&ples! 6t

is necessary to ensure that the sa&ples are dra#n unifor&ly fro& all&anufacturers/retailers!

2.: G*"!+ # Pe$'"e$ I!"%$'*e$ #* #'m%m "* # Pe$'"e$ Sme$

*s already discussed in pre$ious Eonal +onferences% States/UTs :o$t! are to

&a.e grading of the Pesticides Aor&ulator/>anufacturer based on their perfor&ances

in pre$ious years and targets for sa&ple dra#l for the State enforce&ent

6nspectors/fficers be fi;ed accordingly! 6t &ay also be ensured that% sa&ples are

dra#n in such a &anner to &eet the total utili9ation of analysis capacity of SPT?s in the

State!

2.10 *''e! C#!$e!' # ',e S''e G#e*!me!' #* L%!,!+ P*#$e%'#! ',e Ce!'* I!$e'"e I!$e'#*$

+entral 6nsecticides 6nspectors of the 'irectorate of P!P!()S! ha$e been gi$en

specific targets for dra#l of Pesticides Sa&ples! The +66s ought to initiate legal

proceeding on &isbranded pesticides sa&ple as per pro$isions of the 6nsecticides *ct%


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1874! Under such circu&stances% the prosecution is re3uired to be launched by the +66

against the dealer/distributor/&anufacturer/for&ulator of pesticides% for #hich #ritten

consent of the concerned State :o$ern&ent is re3uired under the pro$ision of the

6nsecticides *ct% 1874! 6t has been obser$ed that so&e of the States ha$e not gi$en the

#ritten consent to the concerned +66 ti&ely to initiate the launching of the prosecution

for &isbranded sa&ples% #hich defeats $ery purpose of dra#l of pesticides sa&ples and

ta.ing of action against the supplier/ &anufacturer of &isbranded pesticides! States/UTsare% therefore% ad$ised not to delay the granting of #ritten consent to the +entral

6nsecticides 6nspectors and all the cases pending in their States &ay be cleared

e;peditiously!

2.11 A' # M!m%m I!*$'*%'%*e F'e$ ', ',e Le!$e"F#*m%'#*7 M!%'%*e* # Pe$'"e$

State/UT :o$ern&ents are re3uired to grant licenses to the registered

for&ulator/&anufacturer of pesticides after ensuring strict co&pliance and

i&ple&entation of guidelines for &ini&u& infrastructure facilities at the pre&ises of registered for&ulator/&anufacturer! ff-late% &any co&plaints ha$e been recei$ed by

the +entral :o$ern&ent that the licensed for&ulator/&anufacturer of pesticides in the

States ha$e not properly follo#ed these guidelines as re3uired for granting licenses by

the State :o$ern&ents!

States/UTs are therefore% to ensure strict co&pliance and i&ple&entation of

guidelines for &ini&u& infrastructure facilities by the for&ulator/&anufacturer before

granting licenses as per the pro$ision of the 6nsecticides *ct% 1874! ?icenses issued to

defaulter for&ulator/&anufacturing units &ay be re$ie#ed and canceled forth#ith!

I$$%e$ #* C#!$"e*'#!

*! 5ach SPT? should ha$e re3uisite functional sophisticated e3uip&ent $i9! U@-@isible Spectrophoto&eter% "P?+% :?+ ) AT-6 etc!

B! Strengthening SPT?s to underta.e analysis of $arious groups of ne#lyintroduced pesticides including those #hich ha$e been recently registered/introduced for controlling specific #eeds% insect pests and diseases!

+! 'eploy&ent of notified 6nsecticides 6nspectors for dra#l of sa&ples pre$alent inthat area including technical grade &aterials fro& the pre&ises of &anufacturing/for&ulating units% stoc.ing% distribution and sale points for

&onitoring the 3uality of pesticides!'! Ti&ely furnishing the details of action ta.en and related statistics on &onthlybasis regarding suppliers of &isbranded/substandard or spurious pesticides!

5! Special ca&paign for (uality +ontrol during pea. cropping season% e&phasis&ay be gi$en on sa&pling of product% #hich is reported to be less effecti$e or ineffecti$e by far&ers or any other source!

A! States &ay ta.e up &atter for N*B? *ccreditation of SPT?s!


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:! Utili9ation of :rants-in-aid released to the States for strengthening the analyticalfacilities of their SPT?s and construction of ne# SPT?s and furnishing utili9ationcertificate!

"! 6ssuing &andatory consent u/# 1 of the 6nsecticides *ct% 1874 to +entral6nsecticides 6nspectors for launching prosecution against the dealer and&anufacturer of &isbranded pesticides!

6! States/UTs &ay re$ie# and ensure co&pliance of guidelines for &ini&u&

infrastructure facilities at the pre&ises of registered for&ulator/&anufacturer atthe ti&e of issue of licenses!

3. REGISTRATION OF PESTICIDESF

The Parlia&ent enacted an *ct% e" T,e I!$e'"e$ A'9 1:5;% to regulate the

i&port% &anufacture% sale% transport% distribution and use of pesticides to pre$ent the

ris. to hu&an beings% ani&als and en$iron&entG and for the &atters connected

there#ith! Pesticides are to;ic in nature and are re3uired to be used udiciously #ith

specified precautions to safeguard the users% ani&als% #ild life and the 5n$iron&ent!

The egistration +o&&ittee + constituted under Section D of the 6nsecticides *ct%

1874 is #ell a#are of the e&erging pest proble&s in the country and has been

appro$ing the uses of ne# pesticidesG ne# for&ulations of already registered

pesticides and label e;pansion of already registered for&ulations to co&bat the pest

proble&s of $arious crops in the country! *s on 01-04-201 total ;41 e$'"e$

ha$e been included in the Schedule to the *ct by the :o$ern&ent of 6ndia by issuing

the :a9ette Notifications fro& ti&e to ti&e and listed on the #ebsite ###!cibrc!nic!in

3.1 REGISTRATION OF BIO-PESTICIDESF

To pro&ote the 6ntegrated Pest >anage&ent approach and to reduce the use of

che&ical pesticides% egistration +o&&ittee has registered 22 bio-pesticides18

&icrobial bio-pesticides and botanical bio-pesticides for use in the country% 1, 12

&icrobial bio-pesticides and 2 botanical bio-pesticides of the& ha$e been registered

u/s 8 (A!!e/%*e-8III). *s &any as ,7 bio-pesticides ha$e been included in the

Schedule to the 6nsecticides *ct% 1874! Aor 3uality control of bio-pesticides% :o$ern&ent

of 6ndia has notified% $ide :a9ette notification :!S!! CD7 5 dated 1Dth 'ece&ber

2007% the C ?aboratories in different States to function as +entral 6nsecticides?aboratory in respect of bio-pesticides (A!!e/%*e- 8I8!

3. 2. REGISTERED9 BANNED AND RESTRICTED PESTICIDES?

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*s on 1D!01!201% total 241 e$'"e$ ha$e been granted regular registration under

Section 8 of the 6nsecticides *ct% 1874 for use in the country e;cept 5ndosulfan

#hich has been banned for production% use ) sale all o$er 6ndia% till further rder % by

the "onHble Supre&e +ourt of 6ndia by the interi& order in a Irit Petition (Annexure-

XX). Ihereas% 2; e$'"e$ !" 4 !$e'"e for&ulations ha$e been banned for

i&port% &anufacture and use in the country Uses of 6 e$'"e$ ha$e been #ithdra#n Annexure-XXI ! 18 pestii!es ha$e been refused registration in the country

Annexure-XXII) and restrictions ha$e been i&posed on 13 #',e* e$'"e$

(Annexure-XXIII)!

3. 3 MAINTENANCE OF DATABASE OF MANUFACTURING LICENSES?

'uring pre$ious 9onal conferences% it has been repeatedly e&phasi9ed to send a yearly

state&ent of $alid &anufacturing licenses issued by the states% but the infor&ation has

not been recei$ed fro& States/UTs! To &aintain database on this aspect% all theStates/UTs need to send consolidated yearly state&ent in the &onth of January e$ery

year to enable the >inistry in facilitating policy and other decision &a.ing in respect of

3uality and &anufacture of pesticides!

3. 4 ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION F

a) The egulatory *uthorities in the States/UTs% for enforce&ent of the pro$isions of 6nsecticides *ct% 1874 and 6nsecticides ules% 18C1% are to ensure proper use of registered pesticides as per the conditions stipulated in the +ertificates of

egistration granted by the egistration +o&&ittee !

a Bio-pesticides and less to;ic en$iron&ent friendly pesticides &ay be encouragedto pro&ote the 6P> strategy in the country!

b early state&ent of $alid &anufacturing licenses issued by the States/UTs% topesticide &anufacturers% &ay be pro$ided in the &onth of January e$ery year!

4. PROMOTION OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM)

4.1 P*#m#'#! # I!'e+*'e" Pe$' M!+eme!' Re'e" I$$%e$ !" SeF#%$ #! C*' Pe$'$ !" D$e$e$ #* R C*#$?

+hange in the cropping syste& approach ai&ing at higher producti$ity coupled#ith aberrant #eather conditions in the recent past pro$ided conduci$e field conditionsfor the &ultiplication of $arious pests and diseases of different crops particularly inStates of >aharashtra% Karnata.a% Ta&il Nadu% aasthan% Uttar Pradesh% J ) K%


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"i&achal Pradesh% :oa% "aryana% Iest Bengal% *ndhra Pradesh% disha etc! Thislead to repeated use of che&ical pesticides and far&ers ignored the 6P> pac.age of practices by resorting to indiscri&inate use of pesticides! This in turn pro$ed to becounter-producti$e and to ad$erse affects on the population of naturally occurring bio-control agents/bio-pesticides in the far&ersH fields! To rebuild the ecosyste&% Statesha$e to ta.e correcti$e &easures to initiate i&ple&entation of 6P> pac.age of practicesduring the ensuing abi Season! Aollo#ing .ey considerations &ay be .ept in &ind

#hile finali9ing the *ction Plan for adopting 6ntegrated Pest >anage&ent strategy for abi% 201-1,!

4.2 Pe$' & "$e$e $'%'#!?

'uring abi 2012-1% the pest ) disease situation in general re&ained nor&althroughout the country as no &aor outbrea. of any pest #as reported! "o#e$er%&oderate to se$ere incidence of #ilt disease of gra& crop in >aharashtra State #asreported! ?o# to &oderate incidence of pod borer on pigeon pea and chic. pea crop in>aharashtra stateG trace to lo# incidence of Sanose scale on apple crop in Srinagar

and *nantnaag districts of J)K state #as reportedG ?o# to &oderate incidence of >ango hopper and &all for&ation in Uttra.hand #as also reported! 'uring the year%2012-1% the incidence of yello# rust #as also reported in Punab state in oper%"oshiyarpur and Na$asahar districts! The pri&ary inoculu& of yello# rust #as noticedin $illage >ehandpur of bloc. Saroya district Na$ashar Punab on rd January% 201!>oderate to se$ere incidence of this disease #as also repoted in >ahendergarh%Karnal% Kuru.shetra and ya&unanagar district of "arayana% una &andi and Bilaspur districts of "i&achal Pradesh and Saharanpur districts of Uttra.hand!The trace to lo#incidence of *phid% po#dery &ilde# disease #as reported in "aryana State !Theproble& of Cuscuta #eed in lentil crop in Saran and Patna districts of Bihar State! Theproble& of Orobanchy #eed #as also reported fro& Sonipat and a&unanagar districts

of "aryana state! *n in$asi$e #eed Ambrossia psilostachya #as also reported fro&Karnata.a State! 6ts intensity #as confined only in non crop area!!

'uring Kharif 2012% by and large insects-pest/ disease situation re&ainednor&al! "o#e$er% lo# to &oderate incidence of bacterial leaf blight and rice blast #asreported fro& Kon.an %aigarh%Sholapur and atnagiri districts of >aharahstra state onrice crop! ?o# to &oderate incidence of girdle beetle #as also reported on Soybeancrop in *&rabati% @iderbh% Bhandara and Iardha districts of >aharashtra state! Theincidence of #hite fly and assids on cotton crop #as also reported abo$e 5T? in fe#localities of >aharashtra state! The incidence of gall &idge #as also reported abo$e5T? in certain areas of thane district of >aharashtra! Trace to lo# incidence of +ottonleaf curl $irus and Ihite fly #as reported in *bohar% Aa9il.a% "oshiyarpur% *&ritsar andAarid.ot districts of Punab state and Aatehabad% Sirsa% and Jind districts of "aryanastate! Se$ere incidence of Sugarcane #hite fly #as also reported in Baroda% Surat and

*nand districts of :uarat state! Si&ilarly% ?o# to &oderate incidence of Blac. bug onSugarcane crop #as also noticed in certain localities of Uttra.hand State! Trace to ?o#incidence of Aoot rot and :u&osis #as reported in fe# Kinno# orchards of Aa9il.adistrict of Punab state!


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,!3. Pe$' !" D$e$e S%*e ?

Sur$eillance of Kharif/abi crops to &onitor insect pest and disease situation isessential and States &ay constitute sur$ey tea&s and finali9e the sur$ey routes of &aor crops #ell in ad$ance! The hot spots of pest/disease should be identified andsur$ey efforts in such areas should be intensified to .no# the pest/disease situation atthe initial stage itself! The present trained &anpo#er as >aster Trainers and

*gricultural e;tension fficers *5s &ay be deployed for conducting such sur$eys inthe States! +entral 6P> +entres conduct rapid ro$ing sur$ey on #ee.ly inter$al basisespecially in pests/ diseases prone areas so as to ad$ise state on any li.ely increase of pestHs build-up! *ll the States are ad$ised to &aintain close liaison #ith the respecti$e+6P>+s!

4.3.1. Pe$' S%*e!e !" A"$#* S$'em?

6t has been obser$ed that there is no unifor&ity in the syste& of pestsur$eillance and in the efforts of $arious agencies $i9!% State *griculture 'epart&ents%

6+* 6nstitutes% S*Us and +6P>+s in$ol$ed in Pest Sur$eillance and *d$isory Syste&in the country! The e;isting syste& of reporting% co&pilation and distribution of data onpest sur$eillance $arying fro& one to another agency result inade3uate con$ergence of data #hich% lead to inco&plete and &ultiple ad$isories in adopting pest &anage&entstrategies! "ence% there is an urgent need to i&pro$e the present syste& of pestsur$eillance by using the latest tools of 6nfor&ation +o&&unication technology 6+T bydeploying data input de$ices #ith :lobal Positioning Syste& :PS to trans&itting datadirectly fro& the field to the ser$er!

The 'epart&ent of agriculture ) +ooperation '*+ has been #or.ing on

de$eloping eco-friendly 6P> technologies in different cropsH agro-ecosyste& #ith thedecision to set up three tier Pest Sur$eillance and *d$isory syste& at National% Stateand 'istrict le$els for effecti$e data con$ergence and% appropriate and ti&ely ad$isoriesto the far&ers! 6n this regard% '*+ has already issued an order $ide its letter No! -,/200C-PP-66% dated 28th *ugust% 2004 to constitute National Pest Sur$eillance and

*d$isory Unit NPS*U at national le$el and suggested State :o$ern&ent to set upState Pest Sur$eillance and *d$isory Unit SPS*U and 'istrict Pest Sur$eillance and

*d$isory Unit 'PS*U at state and district le$el respecti$ely! So far all the statese;cept >eghalaya% Nagaland% *runachal Pradesh% Jhar.hand% Si..i&% and * ) N6slands ha$e constituted the *di$sory Units! *ll the states #ere ad$ised to speed upconstituting and strengthening their pest sur$eillance syste& if not constituted so for!6n-charges% +6P>+s #ere also instructed to sub&it report of SPS*U to "3rs% Aaridabadby Cth day of each &onth! *ll the States #ho ha$e not yet &ade any progress shouldco&e prepared #ith the details of constituting State Pest Sur$eillance and *d$isory UnitSPS*U and 'istrict Pest Sur$eillance and *d$isory Unit 'PS*U so that the sa&ecould be discussed during the Eonal +onference!

4.3.2. Pe$'7D$e$e M#!'#*!+ I!#*m'#! S$'em (PDMIS)F


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Pest/disease situations reported by +entral 6ntegrated Pest >anage&ent

+enters +6P>+s% 'irectorate of Plant Protection% (uarantine and Storage PP()Sta.es &aor inputs fro& State *gricultural/"orticulture 'epart&ents for preparing theconsolidated report on pre$ailing crop #ise pest/disease situation in the country!P*e$e!'9 #! G#9 G%*'9 *s% +6P>+s% K@Ks% Aar&ers +lubs% S*Us% N:s% etc! canplay an i&portant role in the ca&paign for 100L seed treat&ent and hence% their participation is solicited! A ',e S''e$ *e *e%e$'e" '# #mm%!'e ',e* ,eeme!'$ ',*#%+, ',e e!#$e" *##*m

4. A*e C#e*+e %!"e* IPM A''e$

rgani9ation of AAS% Pest sur$eillance% +onser$ation and *ug&entation of Bio-

control agents are the &ain 6P> acti$ities being conducted in the states! The states arere3uired to furnish the area co$erage under these acti$ities and the total area co$erageby these acti$ities in a separate state&ent as per A!!e/%*e-88I for the year 2012-1and 1-1, up to July% 201


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4.5 training progra&&es! N:s participation in the 6P> progra&&e #ouldhelp in intensification of the state efforts!

4.6 C#!$e*'#! # B# #!'*# +e!'$?

The plant protection functionaries of the State 'epart&ents of *griculture/"orticulture are by no# #ell con$ersant #ith potential parasitoids/pathogensand predators of &aor crop pests! The sur$ey tea& &ay gi$e high priority for recordingpopulation count of such bio-control agents and guide the far&ers about the pestdefender ratio and try to sa$e the& #hile using pesticides!

4.; P*#m#'#! # #-#!'*# !" G*!'-!-"?

Under certain situation% it beco&es essential to supple&ent the field population of

parasitoids% predators and pathogens by releases of field collected or laboratory rearedbio-control agents and use of bio-pesticides Bacillus thuringiensis, Trichoderma, NP@!6n this direction% $arious bio-control laboratories under the control of +entral and State:o$ern&ents are &ass-producing such eco-friendly 6P> inputs! 6n addition% pri$ateentrepreneurs and N:s are also producing and &ar.eting these bio-agents / bio-pesticides #ho are ready to supply the &aterial on place&ent of ad$ance fir& orders!

To supple&ent the State efforts% grants-in-aid to the tune of s! 1,D0!00 la.hhas been ear&ar.ed to the States/UTs for the establish&ent of 28 State Biocontrol?aboratories SB+?s M s! D0!00 la.h per laboratory! So far% a su& of s! 1CC2!00la.h has already been released to the States for construction of ?aboratory building andprocure&ent of e3uip&ent and $ehicles! State&ent sho#ing funds allocated% a&ountspent and unspent balances against the States during @666 ) Plans for theestablish&ent of State Biological +ontrol ?aboratories SB+?s under the sche&eoderni9ation of Pest >anage&ent *pproach in 6ndia= is enclosedas A!!e/%*e-88 *ll the States e;cept Ja&&u ) Kash&ir and Uttaranchal ha$e &adeconsiderable progress in the construction #or. and co&&issioning of the laboratories!States &ay consider e;peditious co&&issioning of the SB+?s so that additionalinfrastructure is created in the States for &ass production of bio-control agents! 'uring


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10th Ai$e ear Plan :o$t! of 6ndia% has appro$ed grand-in-*id for establish&ent of StateBio-control ?aboratories and has released s! ,0D la.h M s! ,D la.h per lab! to Statesof Kerala% +hhattisgarh% :uarat% "i&achal Pradesh% *ssa&% Jhar.hand% "aryana%>aharashtra and Uttaranchal! The States should put their full efforts for earlyestablish&ent of these SB+?s! States are to furnish utili9ation certificates of fundsreleased so far! *ll the states are to furnish progress report on bio-control efforts!

Aurther% :rants-in-aid is proposed to be gi$en to N:s% self help groups% #o&enorgani9ations% far&ers club and other pri$ate ser$ice pro$iders for setting up of StateBio-control ?aboratories in the for& of subsidy M s% D!00 la.h per ?aboratory for purchase of e3uip&ents subect to the conditions gi$en in guidelines! The guidelinesha$e already been circulated to all the States! The sa&e &ay be brought to the noticeof all concerned! So far% ad&inistrati$e appro$al of co&petent authority for purchase of laboratory e3uip&ents ha$e been issued to 18 N:s #hile financial sanction andrelease of funds to 17 N:s has been &ade!

4.: C##*"!'#! # S''e IPM ''e$?

Ainancial assistance are pouring in the States fro& $arious agencies li.e'epart&ent of *griculture ) +ooperationHs T>P% +rops 'i$ision% Plant Protection'i$ision of :o$ern&ent of 6ndia% Iorld Ban.% 'epart&ent of Bio-Technology etc! Toderi$e full benefit of these resources% States &ay consider constituting a +oordination+ell headed by a single Nodal fficer to coordinate and &a.e better use of thesefinancial inputs for the benefit of the far&ers! 6n this direction% State 6P> Steering+o&&ittee &ay be constituted #hich can ad$ise the States to ensure proper i&ple&entation of all the 6P> progra&&es!

The sur$eillance and &onitoring should be gi$en top priority at the State le$el for

ti&ely fore#arning of pests!/diseases for ta.ing ti&ely 6P> &easures! Aor this purpose%each State/UT should identify one nodal officer of the ran. of Joint 'irector of *griculture for prior planning and i&ple&entation of progra&&e in the States!

4.10 I$$%e$ F#* C#!$"e*'#!?

Priority should be gi$en for pest sur$eillance and syste&atic &onitoring of insect

pests and diseases for ti&ely fore#arning and their effecti$e &anage&ent!

>aor e&phasis should be gi$en on seed treat&ent #ith bio-pesticides/fungicides

to co&bat the seed borne disease proble&s!

Pest 'isease >onitoring 6nfor&ation Syste& P'>6S has been de$eloped on

line by N6+ for reporting pest situation by the States/UTs! 6t has been obser$edthat only a fe# States are reporting the desired infor&ation! "ence% all theStates/UTs are to send the latest pest situation on-line through the Syste&!


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State Bio-control ?aboratories should be &ade fully functional for production of

bio-control agents/bio-pesticides to &eet the increasing de&and of far&ers! 6f not &ade functional so far% i&&ediate steps should be ta.en in this direction!

*ll States and UTs &ust try to utili9e released a&ount of :rants-in-aid during the

sa&e financial year% and sub&it the utili9ation certificates U+s in ti&e to:o$ern&ent of 6ndia! 6f funds could not be utili9ed during release year%

re$alidation &ust be sought in the ne;t financial year!

*ll States/UTs are to furnish &onthly technical progress report of acti$ities

underta.en at SB+?s of their State to 'irectorate of Plant Protection% (uarantine) Storage% N!"!-6@% Aaridabad!

(uality control standards already de$eloped for the bio-pesticides &ay be used

for &onitoring their 3uality in their SB+?s by creating facilities re3uired for thesa&e!

"u&an esource 'e$elop&ent in 6P> should be gi$en top priority for i&pro$ing

the .no#ledge and s.ill of agricultural e;tension officers and far&ers!

States should ensure positioning of all 6P> trained personnel e;clusi$ely for the

6P> acti$ities including 6P> training to their persons!

States should ensure participation of N:s% Panchayat a 6nstitutions% pri$ate

entrepreneurs and +ooperati$e Sectors fully in all 6P> progra&&es!

6P> pac.ages of practices ha$e been de$eloped for CC crops% #hich ha$e been

circulated to all the States/UTs for use by the& in Plant Protection Progra&&e! *ll the CC Pac.age of Practices has also been posted and a$ailable on

'irectorateH #ebsite ###!dacnet!nic!in/ppin for the utili9ation by the beneficiaries!States should also bring all 6P> acti$ities under the +o&puter Net#or. for easyaccessibility of infor&ation to the end users!

The fe# of 6P> pac.ages are under re$ision #hich has been circulated to the

States and S*Us for their co&&ents! They are re3uested to pro$ide their co&&ents as an earliest!

*ll the States/UTs should translate all 6P> pac.ages of practices in local

languages for the use of far&ers of their States!

*ll States/UTs &ust ensure ti&ely sub&ission of agenda note for each Eonal

+onference Kharif ) abi on inputs re3uired to 'te% of PP()S% Aaridabad sothat infor&ation could be co&piled for discussion during the conference!

http://www.dacnet.nic.in.ppin/http://www.dacnet.nic.in.ppin/


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. L#%$' M#!'#*!+ !" C#!'*#

The sche&e ?ocust +ontrol and esearch is being i&ple&ented through ?ocust

Iarning rgani9ation ?Iestablished in 188 and later on &erged #ith 'irectorate of

Plan Protection% (uarantine ) Storage in 18,7! The ?ocust Iarning rgani9ation

?I &onitors locust de$elop&ent/ acti$ities o$er an area of about 2%00%000 s3 .& of the Scheduled 'esert *rea S'* in the States of aasthan and :uarat and

"aryana !6t has 10 +ircle ffices located at Palanpur% Bhu :uarat State%Bi.aner%

Jaisal&er% Bar&er % Jalore% Phalodi% Nagaur% Suratgarh and +huru aasthan State

#ith its field "ead3uarters at Jodhpur and a +entral "ead3uarter Aaridabad! Besides%

there is one Aield Station for 6n$estigations on ?ocusts AS6? situated at Bi.aner! ?I

&aintains its o#n #ireless net#or. for e;changing infor&ation on locust sur$ey and

control bet#een ?ocust +ircle ffices% Aield "ead3uarters Jodhpur and +entral "3rs%

Aaridabad! Satisfactory locust control potential is being &aintained in the for& of ready

to use pesticides% fleet of $ehicles% plant protection e3uip&ents hand held and $ehicle

&ounted spray &achines% #ireless sets and trained technical% #ireless co&&unication

and &echanical staff!

.1 De$e*' L#%$' S'%'#!J-

This year% 6ndia re&ained free fro& gregarious 'esert ?ocust acti$ity so far!

"o#e$er% lo# nu&bers of solitary adults of desert locust ranging fro& D-D adult/

hectare ha$e been reported during field Sur$ey conducted in the &onth of June and

July% 201 at Khau#ala in Bi.aner 'istrict and BP "a&ir in Jaisal&er 'istrict!! 'ue to

light to &oderate rain% the soil &oisture is not $ery &uch conduci$e for locust breeding

in scheduled 'esert *rea S'* of aasthan and :uarat! "o#e$er% ?I staff is.eeping constant #atch o$er desert locust acti$ities throughout the scheduled 'esert

*rea in the states of aasthan and :uarat for any e$entuality! *s per A* 'esert

?ocust Bulletin No!,14% s&all scale breeding &ay occur in so&e parts of aasthan%

causing locust nu&bers to increase slightly but re&ain belo# threatening le$el!

State go$ern&ents of aasthan and :uarat are to .eep constant $igil on the

desert locust acti$ities through their field staff and if any acti$ity of 'esert ?ocust is

seen% the sa&e &ay be co&&unicated to 6n-charge of nearest ?ocust +ircle ffices

?+s of their areas for necessary action!

5. PLANT UARANTINE?

6n $ie# of globali9ation and liberali9ation of international trade in agriculture%

the States/UTs are also re3uired to play an i&portant role in the international trade of


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plants and plant &aterials under sanitary and Phytosanitary *gree&ent under IT!

The follo#ing issues are of significance that needs interactionF

5.1 E/#*' e*''#! # !'$ !" !' m'e*$?

'epart&ent of *griculture ) +ooperation% Union >inistry of *griculture has

notified $arious officers of the State go$ern&ents for issue of Phytosanitary +ertificates

PS+s for the agricultural co&&odities &eant for e;port to facilitate the e;ports fro&the country! The +ertifying fficers are re3uired to &aintain proper inspection

procedures so as to e;port pest free agricultural co&&odities! To strea&line )

har&oni9e the procedure and in $ie# of stringent inspection by the i&porting country%

Standard perating Procedure for -1D #hile others are for interception of li$e insect pests and other deficiencies in the e;ported consign&ents!

"ence% it has beco&e &ore i&perati$e to conduct proper e;port inspection )

certification of the co&&odities to be e;ported!

5.2 C#m!e # ISPM-1 #! E/#*' # ##" P>+!+ M'e*$?

*s per 6PP+ pro$isions% all i&porting countries re3uire that the Iood Pac.aging

>aterials IP> / dunnage used in all .inds of goods and agricultural co&&odities

should be either fu&igated #ith >ethyl bro&ide or "eat treated by the registered

treat&ent pro$iders to ensure that it is free fro& pests! These ser$ice pro$iders ha$e

been accredited by the 'te! of PP()S details of #hich are a$ailable on #ebsite

###!plant3uarantineindia!org !These treat&ent pro$iders are authori9ed to put 6SP>-1D

Sta&p on treated IP> / dunnage! 6f the said sta&ps are not appeared on IP>% these

reflect non-co&pliances of 6SP>-1D! *ll PS+ issuing authorities / e;port pro&otion

personals are ad$ised to ensure 6SP>-1D co&pliance of IP> to a$oid any non-

co&pliance fro& the i&porting countries and ad$erse effects on our e;ports!

5.3 O!!e A'#! #* PSC !" I!'*#"%'#! # Ne *e-*!'e" S''#!* #*

',e $me?

6ndia has introduced Plant (uarantine 6nfor&ation Syste& P(6S in the country#!e!f! 1st January% 2011! To a$oid the duplicity and pro$ide transparency syste& in

Phytosanitary certification% ne# pre-printed stationary ha$ing security features has also

been de$eloped #hich has been put in operation #!e!f! 1st January% 2011! 5;porters #ho

intend to obtain PS+ should ha$e to register their application on line at

httpF//plant3uarantineindia!nic!in ! PS+ issuing authorities #ill recei$e the said

applications through a uni3ue login 6' #hich is allotted to the&! *uthori9ed officer #ill

http://www.plantquarantineindia.org/http://plantquarantineindia.nic.in/http://www.plantquarantineindia.org/http://plantquarantineindia.nic.in/


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issue abo$e +ertificates on pre-printed stationary! These pre-printed stationeries ha$e

been dispatched to all PS+ issuing authorities regularly or as per their de&and directly

fro& 'te! PP()S% Aaridabad or through nearest egional Plant (uarantine Station! *ll

PS+ issuing authorities are to use P(6S syste&! 6f any authority is ha$ing difficulties the

sa&e &ay be indicated!

5.4 G*!'$-!-" *ee$e" '# S''e PSC $$%!+ %',#*'e$?

'uring the years 200,-0D% 200D-07% 2007-0C and 200C-04! :rants-in-aid ha$ebeen pro$ided to $arious State PS+ issuing authorities to strengthen /e3uip their laboratory #ith latest e3uip&ents for carrying out e;port inspection! Bihar% :oa%Nagaland% >i9ora& and Tripura ha$e sent Utili9ation +ertificate U+ for the a&ountreleased to the& #hile :uarat% J)K% Karnata.a% >anipur% aasthan and Uttar Pradesh ha$e sent the U+ for part of the funds released to the&% but the others areyet to send the Utili9ation +ertificates! The states are re3uested to send the sa&ei&&ediately! 6f funds re&ain unspent% the sanction &ay be got re$alidated fro& '*+for incurring e;penditure during this current financial year! The details are atA!!e/%*e @ 88I!

e$alidation of sanction for these unutili9ed funds is no# not possible!"ence all states are re3uired to surrender the unutili9ed funds!

P#!'$ #* "$%$$#!

1! NPP of 6ndia is recei$ing a large nu&ber of non-co&pliances in the recent past! on the consign&ents e;ported fro& 6ndia!2! 6n $ie# of this% all PS+ issuing authorities are ad$ised to ensure strict co&pliance

of 6SP>-1D on IP> / dunnage acco&panying consign&ents e;ported fro& 6ndiato a$oid any non-co&pliance fro& the i&porting countries resulting in ad$erse

effects on 6ndian e;ports!! State PS+ issuing authorities are re3uested to follo# Plant (uarantine6nfor&ation Syste& and issue PS+ on pre-printed stationary only so thate;porters &ay not suffer!

,! PS+ issuing authorities #ho ha$e not sub&itted Utilisation +ertificate of grant-in-aid till date should sub&it the sa&e urgently!

D! Necessary laboratory facilities for inspection/e;port certification &ay bede$eloped to ensure pest free e;port of agricultural co&&odities!

7! 'ocu&entation/inspection/treat&ent procedures for e;port certification &ay beStrengthened and &aintained properly!

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