The Government of India regulates the manufacture, sale and the use of pesticides in the country through comprehensive legislation known as Insecticides Act, 1968 and Insecticides Rules, 1971 and pesticides are allowed for use in the country only after ensuring the efficacy and safety of the pesticides to prevent risk to human beings or animals or environment and for matters connected therewith. Further, all the manufacturers including multinational companies are mandated to prescribe the details of doses, crops, usage instructions, toxicity triangle, safety pictograms, precautionary measures, antidotes etc. on Label and Leaflets of pesticides for the benefit of farmers.

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare through its Central Integrated Pest Management Centers (CIPMCs), Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) and State Agriculture Departments, undertakes various training programs to educate farmers, state agriculture extension workers, and pesticide dealers on the use of pesticides according to their label claim, safe handling practices of pesticides and the use of Protective clothing such as protective outer garment/overalls/hood/hat, hand gloves, eye goggles, nose masks and boots to protect the farmers from the adverse effects of pesticides on their health.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Shri Ramnath Thakur in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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