Anupam Verma Committee

The committee headed by Dr. Anupam Verma, former Professor, Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI), was constituted to carry out technical review of 66 pesticides that are banned, restricted, withdrawn in one or more countries but continued to be registered in India.

• The Expert Committee recommended 18 pesticides to be banned, 27 pesticides to be reviewed in 2018 after completion of certain technical studies and 6 pesticides to be phased out by 2020.
• It further recommended continuation of ban on 1 pesticide and did not offer any assessment of a pesticide which is currently subjudice. The Committee also recommended continued use of 18 pesticides.