According to the report, the Ministry of Agriculture has given the necessary instructions to the Pesticides Registrar to take steps to amend the Pesticides Control Act as soon as possible.
According to the report, this is due to illegal, substandard herbicides and pesticides being trafficked in the country.
The Minister of Agriculture has instructed the relevant officials to amend the Act so that the smugglers can be fined 15 lakh rupees or be sentenced to 3 years minimum imprisonment, or both.
