(a) whether the Government are aware that the multinational companies are
charging ten times of the world market price in respect of various pesticides used to
control pests in cotton, rice, vegetables etc;
(b) if so, the names of all such pesticides with their percentage formulation and
trade names;
(c) the steps taken by the Government to seek information from the multinational
about the cost of production and then fixing the selling price for the Indian market;
and
(d) the steps taken to encourage and motivate Indian manufacturers to manufacture
these range of pesticides so that they are available to the farmers at cheaper prices?