Insecticides Act, 1968
Regulatory Framework for Pesticides
The Insecticides Act, 1968 (Act No. 46 of 1968) is the principal legislation regulating the import, manufacture, sale, transport, distribution and use of insecticides in India, with the objective of preventing risk to human beings and animals. It creates a registration-based regime administered through central bodies.
- Establishes the Central Insecticides Board (CIB), an advisory body on technical matters, and the Registration Committee (RC), which registers insecticides after verifying safety and efficacy claims — together often referred to as CIBRC.
- Section 27 empowers the Central or State Government to prohibit the sale, distribution or use of an insecticide (or a specific batch) for up to 60 days pending investigation, where there is a public-safety risk; a permanent ban follows a fuller review process.
- Every insecticide must be registered under the Act before it can be legally manufactured, imported, or sold in India; the ban proposal requires recalling all existing certificates of registration.
- Past pesticides banned or restricted under this framework include DDT (for agricultural use), Endosulfan, and Monocrotophos.
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