- The Agriculture Ministry released the draft Pesticides Management Bill, 2025, seeking public comments on the legislation that aims at replacing the 57-year-old Insecticides Act, 1968, and the Insecticides Rules, 1971, with enhanced penalties for violations.
- The Ministry has invited feedback from all stakeholders by February 4, 2026, to refine the legislation before it is introduced in Parliament.
- The proposed farmer-centric legislation introduces several reform measures.
- The Bill incorporates digital methods and technology to streamline processes while imposing stricter controls on spurious pesticides through higher penalties.
- Key features include mandatory accreditation of testing laboratories to ensure quality pesticides reach farmers, and provisions for compounding of offences with enhanced penalties to be defined by State-level authorities.
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