The demand of chemical pesticides decreased to 54685 tonnes in 2013-14 as compared to 58368 tonnes in 2011-12. Sufficient quantities of pesticides are available in the country as none of the States/UTs have reported short supply of pesticides. The quantity of pesticides/ insecticides demand for the States/ UTs during the last 2 years as well as in the current year is given as follows:
States/UTs
2011-12*
2012-13*
2013-14 Projected*Andhra Pradesh
9000
9000
9000Bihar
870
930
975Chhattisgarh
600
800
1000Goa
8.5
9.5
7Gujarat
2100
1240
2220Haryana
4085
4200
4200Himachal Pradesh
320
315
325Jammu & Kashmir
4693.48
1738.89
Jharkhand
128.44
170
173Karnataka
1750
1750
1800Kerala
591.25
726.19
770Madhya Pradesh
906
879
622Maharashtra
8554
7855
8174Orissa
532.25
706.25
706Punjab
6150
6300
6400Rajasthan
2775
2725
2675Tamil Nadu
2088.5
1970
1921Uttar Pradesh
8571
8860
9096Uttarakhand
283.72
259.18
304West Bengal
3550
4000
4000Arunachal Pradesh
17
18
Assam
190
201
205Manipur
35.1
33.51
34Meghalaya
9.82
9.81
Mizoram
3.36
4.2
4Nagaland
19
22Sikkim
Tripura
472.02
497.08
A & N Islands
17.82
6.42
8Chandigarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Lakshadweep
Pondicherry
46.94
44.5
44Total
58368
55249
54685* Figures in Tonnes
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