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Sl. No. |
Name of Pesticides |
Types of restriction(s) imposed |
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1. |
Aluminium Phosphide |
The tablet of Aluminium Phosphide 3 qm each is 'open for
sale' provided, it is packed in cage packaging and
the Aluminium Phosphide powder in pouch-in-pouch
packing, for its use in rat burrows. The tablets of
10.20 or 30 No. (3gm each) or 50 tablets/pellets of
0.6 gm each packed in Aluminium tube is to be sold
only to Government, Government undertakings/
Organizations and to be used under the strict
supervision of Government Expert or Pest Control
Operators whose expertise is approved by the Plant
Protection Adviser to the Government of India. |
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2. |
Captafol |
Shall be used only as seed dresser .Its use as foliar
spray is banned. |
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3. |
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It should not be sprayed on the crops at the flowering
stage. The impurity limit of beta carbaryl should
not exceed 0.05% either through import or through
indigenous manufacture. |
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4. |
Chlorbenzilate |
Use in Agriculture is banned. If required it can be
imported by Government/Semi-Government organizations
and prepared folbex strips for making it available
to be keepers for controlling mites of honeybees. |
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5. |
D.D.T |
Use of DDT in agriculture is banned. In very special
circumstances warranting the use of DDT for Plant
Protection, the State or Central Government may
purchase it directly from M/S Hindustan Insect1cides
Ltd to be used under expert Government supervision.
Use of DDT for the public health programme upto 10,000
MTs per annum except in case of any major outbreak
is restricted. |
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6. |
Dieldrin |
Use of Dieldrin shall be restricted for Locust control in
desert areas by Plant Protection Advisor to the
Government of India. |
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7. |
Ethylene Dibromide (EDB) |
Use of EDB shall be restricted as a Fumigant for
Foodgrains through Central Government, State
Government, Government Undertakings, Government
Organizations, such as Food Corporation of India.
Central Warehousing Corporation, State Warehousing
Corporation and Pest Control Operators whose
expertise is approved by Plant Protection Adviser to
the Govt of India. |
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8. |
Lindane |
Use of Lindane formulation generating smoke for
indoor use is prohibited in India, provided that
Lindane may be continued to be produced in the
country for use for the control of insect pests of
field crops and, subject to the modification in the
Certificate of Registration to this effect. |
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9. |
Methyl Bromide |
It
is to be sold only to Government, Government
Undertakings/ Organizations and to be used under the
strict supervision of Government Expert or Pest
Control Operators whose expertise is approved by the
Plant Protection Adviser to the Government of India. |
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10. |
Methyl Parathion |
Use of Methyl Parathion is permitted only on those
crops where honey bees are not acting as poll-inators
and Methyl Parathion may continue to be produced in
the country for use in other crops and subject to
the modification in the Certificate of Registration
to this effect. |
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11. |
Sodium Cyanide |
Use of Sodium Cyanide shall be restricted for fumigation
of cotton bales by Plant Protection Adviser to the
Govt of India under expert supervision. |