Question : DEMAND OF PESTICIDES INSECTICIDES

(a) the total quantity of pesticides/insecticides produced at present in the country;

(b) whether the Government has assessed the requirements of pesticides/insecticides in the country;

(c) if so, the quantity of pesticides/insecticides demanded and allotted to each State/UT during each of the last three years and the current year, cropwise; and

(d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to supply adequate quantity of pesticides/insecticides to the States/UTs?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI TARIQ ANWAR)

(a): The total quantity of pesticides/insecticides produced in the country during the last three years is as under:

2010-11	- 124.46 thousand MT
2011-12	- 134.49 thousand MT
2012-13	- 133.20 thousand MT