Chandigarh, February 11 A Haryana-based firm has been booked for allegedly storing and selling unauthorized fertilizers and insecticides at a warehouse in Malerkotla district, Punjab. Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian said this on Wednesday.
An FIR has been registered based on a complaint filed by the Punjab Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare following a surprise inspection at the premises of M/s Unitech Crop Science, a Jhajjar-based firm, where unauthorized agricultural inputs were found, he said.
Khudian said the seized stock has been confiscated to prevent its sale and distribution to farmers.
Legal action has been initiated under the Fertilizers (Control) Order, 1985, the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, and the Insecticides Act, 1968.
An FIR has also been registered under Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at the Amargarh police station in Malerkotla.
The minister said that the Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government is committed to ensuring the availability of quality agricultural inputs to farmers and will not tolerate violations.
Director of Agriculture Gurjit Singh Brar said that inspections have been intensified across the state to protect farmers' interests and maintain transparency and quality standards in the agricultural input supply chain.