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Chairman of the Indian Agrochemicals Registration Committee, Dr. SK Malhotra, announced the launch of a new molecule registration system to speed up the process. He is also the Commissioner for Agriculture and Horticulture in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.
“As chair of the records committee, I have seen 56 meetings take place over the past four years. More than 32 new molecules have been registered and new applications are increasingly being accepted for evaluation and approval. Many new biopesticides have also been registered. Our main objective is to implement import substitution and promote ‘Make in India’ in the real sense,” he comments.
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Speaking at the virtual conference on the sidelines of CropLife India's 41st Annual General Meeting, Dr Malhotra listed the government's renewed efforts. “We are working towards ease of doing business and data requirements for records have been rationalized. While we may allow minimal data, at the same time we are not compromising on security. The first draft of data recommendations has been finalized based on the suggestions we have received so far. About 3 months ago, we had a 3-day discussion with the industry”, he adds.
“50% of the suggestions were resolved on the spot and 25% were resolved later as they required more The remaining 25% will be addressed after proper consultation. An online system was created to speed up the registration process and several problems that were previously encountered were corrected. We are constantly updating the software to make the experience smoother and it will take a few more months to achieve this”, he concludes.
By: Leonardo Gottems | agrolink
