Sub-problem
Seed and pesticide quality is still regulated under laws from the 1960s
- National
The Ministry of Agriculture's February 2025 reply cited the Seeds Act, 1966, the Seeds Rules, 1968, the Seeds (Control) Order, 1983 and the insecticides law as the basis for acting against spurious inputs. The Pesticide Management Bill, 2020, introduced in the Rajya Sabha on 23 March 2020 to replace the Insecticides Act, 1968, and the Draft Seeds Bill, 2019 had not replaced those laws as of that reply. Evidence confidence: High that the older laws were in force in February 2025; the status of any later draft is not established here.
This is the most specific entry on this branch of the catalogue. The evidence behind it is below.
Who is responsible
- Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare — Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare · Ministry or DepartmentSponsors the seed and pesticide legislation.
Evidence and sources
- Spurious Seeds, Pesticides and Fertilizers Supplied to the Farmers — reply in Lok Sabha · Official statementMinistry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, 11 February 2025. Samples drawn and found sub-standard, non-standard or spurious in 2023-24, and the laws under which action is taken.
- The Pesticide Management Bill, 2020 — PRS bill track · Other documented sourceIntroduced in the Rajya Sabha on 23 March 2020 to replace the Insecticides Act, 1968.
- Draft Seeds Bill, 2019 — PRS bill track · Other documented sourceA draft bill published for consultation; not an enacted law.
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