Question : FACTORIES PRODUCING SPURIOUS PESTICIDES



(a) whether some factories producing spurious pesticides have been detected recently in the country;

(b) if so the details thereof; and

(c) the action proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS AND MINISTER OF STEEL (SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN):

(a) to (c) Detection of factories producing spurious pesticides is dealt with by the State Governments under the provisions of the Insecticides Act 1968. State Governments have not reported any such instance so far to the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals.