FAQ - PQ

No, pesticide samples can only be sent by a notified insecticide inspector or through Hon’ble Court or any Government Notified body/organizations.

Yes, it can be sent directly to Director, Central Insecticides Laboratory (CIL), Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage, NH-IV, Faridabad-121001, Haryana .

Information is any material in any form. It includes records, documents, memos, e-mails, opinions, advices, press releases, circulars, orders, logbooks, contracts, reports, papers, samples, models, data material held in any electronic form. It also includes information relating to any private body which can be accessed by the public authority under any law for the time being in force.

A "public authority" is any authority or body or institution of self government established or constituted by or under the Constitution; or by any other law made by the Parliament or a State Legislature; or by notification issued or order made by the Central Government or a State Government. The bodies owned, controlled or substantially financed by the Central Government or a State Government and non-Government organisations substantially financed by the Central Government or a State Government also fall within the definition of public authority. The financing of the body or the NGO by the Government may be direct or indirect.

Plant Quarantine Regulations are available in PQMS. To see in details Click Here

Import of any plant and plant products in India is regulated by Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003. To see in details Click Here

Regulated commodities are listed in four Schedules as mentioned below:

Schedule IV- List of plants/planting materials and countries from where import is prohibited.

Schedule V- List of plants and plant materials restricted import permissible only with the recommendation of authorized institutions with additional declarations and special conditions.

Schedule VI- List of plants/plant materials permitted to be imported with additional declarations and special conditions. Consignments should accompany Phytosanitary Certificate from country of origin and country of re-export (wherever applicable)

Schedule VII- List of plants/ plant products where imports are permissible on the basis of phytosanitary certificate issued by country of origin and country of re-export (wherever applicable) and fumigated (wherever applicable)

The importer or NPPO of exporting country shall apply for PRA for import of agricultural commodities into India in form PQ 23, including the technical information in form PQ 24 for conducting PRA to PPA or Joint Secretary (PP). Technical information should be validated by NPPO of exporting country. For PRA form Click Here

Importer has to register in PQMS website which is one time exercise and for applying IRO during every import Click Here

Register as Exporter in PQMS which is one time exercise and apply online well in advance prior to every export( https://pqms.cgg.gov.in/pqms-angular/login ).

The agency has to submit application to concerned RPQS in the format given in NSPM 9, 12 & 22 by making payment as per related NSPM in Bharatkosh and prior to application they should have qualified and trained operators as per NSPM. NSPM 9, 12 & 22 are available in https://pqms.cgg.gov.in/pqms-angular/homeGuidelines/Standards