Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine, and Storage

Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine, and Storage

Agency overview
Formed	1946 (1946) [1]
Preceding Agency	Department of Revenue and Agriculture, British Raj
Jurisdiction	Government of India
Headquarters	Old CGO Complex, NH IV, Faridabad [2]
Employees	340
Minister responsible	Plant Protection Adviser [3]
Agency executive	Dr. J. P. Singh, Plant Protection Adviser (PPA)
Parent Division	Plant Protection Division [4]
Child agencies	Plant Quarantine [4] Plant Protection (IPM) [4] Locust Control [4] National Plant Protection Training Institute Central IPM Centres [4] Central Insecticides Board & Registration Committee [4]
Key document	Woodhead Commission on the Bengal Famine [5]
Website	http://ppqs.gov.in/

The Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine, and Storage is an agency of the Plant Protection Division of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, in the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare of the Government of India. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "About the Department". Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage. Government of India. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
2. "Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage - DAC Registered Employees".
3. "Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine, & Storage".
4. "Plant protection profiles from Asia-Pacific countries". UN FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations). Retrieved 2021-03-04.
5. "Famine Inquiry Commission Report On Bengal". Internet Archive. Government Of India Press. 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2021-03-04.

External links

• Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine, & Storage