(a) whether any complaint has been received by the Government/Indian Council of Agricultural
Research (ICAR) regarding publication of a plagiarized report on pesticides by the Indian
Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the reaction of the Government thereto?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS,
FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (PROF. K.V. THOMAS)
(a) to (c): Yes, Madam, ICAR was asked for advice on an allegation made that a paper published in Journal of
Analytical Science had been plagiarized from another journal. The matter was examined by Indian Council of
Agricultural Research in regard to ‘Monitoring of Pesticide Residues in summer Fruits and Vegetables from
Kanpur, India’ (Paper No.1) and ‘Analysis of Pesticide Residues in Fruits and Vegetables from different
mandis of Delhi’ (Paper No.2). It was noticed that the author of the paper No.2 has reported the same
residue data of the same twelve pesticides as reported by the author of paper 1. It was therefore
concluded that Paper No.2 appears to be the plagiarized version of Paper.1, and ICAR conveyed this
opinion accordingly.