A Bill to regulate the import, manufacture, export, storage, sale, transport, distribution, quality and use of pesticides with a view to— control pests; ensure availability of quality pesticides; allow its use only after assessing its efficacy and safety; minimize the contamination of agricultural commodities by pesticide residues; create awareness among users regarding safe and judicious use of pesticides, and to take necessary measures to continue, restrict or prohibit the use of pesticides with a view to prevent its risk on human beings, animals or environment, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/pesticides-management-bill-2017
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/ministry-agriculture-and-farmers-welfare
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticide-residues
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticide-use
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticide-industry
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pest-control