Project : Comprehensive Registration of Pesticides (CROP) and Plant Quarantine Management System (PQMS)
User Department(s):
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of IndiaProject Brief:
Comprehensive Registration of Pesticides (CROP) and Plant Quarantine Management System (PQMS) are applications designed and developed for Plant Protection Division, M/o Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, GoI.
These online portals help to build on the “Ease of Doing Business” for the agrochemical and food processing industries and enhance speedy registration and availability of vital crop protection solutions for the farmers in India.
CROP is a web-based e-governance solution that integrates pesticide registration processes. It plays a critical role in ensuring the safety, effectiveness, and regulatory compliance of pesticides used in agriculture throughout the country. The project involves scrutiny by officials from CIB&RC, the issuance of registration certificates with digital signatures, as well as the tracking and monitoring of application status with alerts. In 2023-24, 58,564 certificates were issued amounting to Rs. 1945 Lakh.
PQMS is a comprehensive e-Governance solution that manages the online import permit, import release, and export processes of plants. It plays a crucial role in ensuring that the imported and exported plants comply with the plant quarantine regulations and standards across the country. The project involves online accreditation, certification of agencies, online services, and workflows with to-and-fro movements and transfer of applications. It also involves online integration with defined external stakeholders (DGFT, Customs, ePhyto, APEDA) through secured web services to send/receive data without any delay and with full security & accountability. During 2022-23 to 2023-24, nearly 253,522 import certificates and 1,055,209 export certificates were issued respectively through this application.