• Under the Insecticides Act of 1968, the Central Insecticides Board (CIB) and Registration Committee (RC) function under the Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage (DPPQS), Faridabad.
• Dr. J.P. Singh held the key administrative office as Plant Protection Adviser (PPA) to the Government of India and head/secretary of the statutory pesticide regulatory authorities.
• The CIB advises central and state governments on pesticide safety, manufacture, import, and risk management.
• The other named scientists are distinguished university and ICAR entomology professors.

• Under Section 36 of the Insecticides Act, 1968, the Central Government is empowered to make comprehensive rules to carry out the provisions of the Act.
• Under Section 37 of the same Act, State Governments are also vested with statutory power to frame rules regarding local administration, licensing, and enforcement.
• Therefore, both Central and State Governments possess distinct rule-making authority under their respective statutory provisions.
• The Central Insecticides Board serves as a statutory advisory body, but the formal power to enact rules is exercised by the governments.

MRL stands for Maximum Residue Limit, defined by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and national food authorities as the maximum concentration of a pesticide residue legally permitted in or on food commodities or animal feeds.

• Maximum Resistance Level: Erroneous term.
• Minimum Residue Limit: Incorrect terminology.
• Maximum Residue Limit: Official statutory expansion of MRL adopted in pesticide regulations and food safety standards.
• Maximum Residue Level: Informal usage, but 'Limit' is the official standard statutory term.

The Insecticides Act was passed by the Parliament of India in the year 1968 (Act No. 46 of 1968) to regulate the import, manufacture, sale, transport, distribution and use of insecticides (it subsequently came into force on 1 August 1971).

• 1967: Year the bill was introduced following the Kerala pesticide poisoning enquiry commission.
• 1968: The year the Insecticides Act was officially passed by Parliament.
• 1971: The year the Insecticides Act and Insecticides Rules came into statutory enforcement.
• 1974: Year of establishment of Central Insecticide Laboratory amendments.