(a) whether the Supreme Court has appointed a joint committee
headed by the Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural
Research (ICAR) and the Agriculture Commission to conduct a scientific
study on the effect of use of endosulfan on human health;
(b) if so, whether the said Committee has submitted its report;
(c) if so, the findings of the Committee; and
(d) the reaction of the Government thereto?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD PROCESSING
INDUSTRIES AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS(SHRI HARISH RAWAT)
(a): The Supreme Court has appointed a joint committee headed by
the Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the
Agriculture Commissioner to conduct a scientific study on the effect of
use of endosulfan on human health.
(b) & (c): The Committee has submitted its interim report in the
Supreme Court. Important observations of the Committee are annexed.
(d): Final order of the Supreme Court is awaited.