Dr. Mrs. MUKUL SINGH Deputy Director Medical Pathologist

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Dr. ( Mrs. ) MUKUL SINGHDeputy Director
(Medical Pathologist Toxicologist)Secretariat
of Centeral Insecticides Board Registration
Committee
Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine
Storage N.H. IV Faridabad India
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Dr. ( Mrs. ) MUKUL SINGHDeputy Director
(Medical Pathologist Toxicologist)Secretariat
of Centeral Insecticides Board Registration
Committee

• Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine
  Storage N.H. IV Faridabad India

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The institutions in India that play a role in the
implementation of the Code of Conduct
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STATUS OF THE REGULATORY MEASURES IN PESTICIDE
MANAGEMENT

• LEGISLATION
• ADMINISTERED
• Insecticide Act , 1968 and the rules framed under
• Environment Protection Act , 1986
• Prevention of Food Adulteration Act , 1954

• ADMINISTERING MINISTRY
• Rules, 1971 Ministry of Agriculture, Department
  of Agriculture Cooperation
• Ministry of Environment Forest
• Ministry of Health Family Welfare

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Integrated Pest Management

• Establishment of Central IPM centers (26 Nos)
• Organisation of the farmers field school
  Demonstration of field tested IPM Practices
• Phasing out/banning/restricting the use of
  hazardous pesticides
• Liberalised criteria and procedure for
  registration of biopesticides and pesticides of
  plant origin
• Emphasis on production and use of biocontrol
  agents, biopesticides and pheromones
• ( ICAR)
• Development of IPM Packages of Practices
• Pest Surveillance and monitoring

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Health Environment

• Labels and Leaflets provide direction about
  dosages safe and proper use of pesticide and the
  information about symptoms of poisoning and
  safety precautions and measures to be taken in
  case of poisoning
• India has four poison information centers
• Maximum Residual limits (MRL) are fixed by
  Ministry of Health Family welfare