Milestones in Integrated Pest management (IPM) in India

Year	Milestones
1957-58	Establishment of Central Plant Protection Stations (CPPS-13 Nos.)
1966	Establishment of Central Plant Protection Training Institute (CPPTI) Hyderabad. Later on renamed as National Plant Protection Training Institute (NPPTI) Hyderabad.
1970-71	Establishment of Central Surveillance Station (19 Nos.)
1970-71	Establishment of Central Biological Control Stations (05 Nos.) which later on became 11nos.
1980	Short duration Training programme on Bio Control at Bangalore.
1981	IPM Demonstrations in Rice (40 ha.) and Cotton (10 ha.) started.
1981	2 days trainings on IPM on request of states.
1984	IPM trainings with the assistance of FAO/UNDP.
1984	Season Long Training Programmes.
1985	Policy statement on IPM by the then Hon’ble Agriculture Minister
1990-91	Establishment of Central Integrated Pest Management Center (CIPMC) – 26 Nos. which later on became 31 Nos. 4 New CIPMCs were also sanctioned during 12th Five Year Plan during 2015-16, which are being established
29-30 June, 1992	A National workshop on IPM for harmonization of Package of Practices was organized at NPTI, Hyderabad.
5-6 Nov.,1992	A National workshop on IPM for harmonization of Package of Practices was organized at Directorate Hqrs Faridabad and 20 IPM Packages were evolved.
1992-93	A Crash programme of IPM training (each of one month duration) at CPPTI  to make master Trainers in the states
1992-93	IPM cluster demonstrations cum FFS.
1993-94	FAO-IPC one month trainings in rice, state Level Conference.
1994-95	Three Tier trainings FFSs, SLTP and Demo of IPM FFS.

14-17 May, 2001	Updation of IPM package of Practices and develop 31 New Package of practices.
20-22 Feb, 2002	Updation of IPM package of Practices which were published in April 2002 and developed 31 New Package of Practices.
2005-06	2 days & 5 days trainings.
2005-06	SLTP of one month duration.
24 Oct, 2008	National Institute of Plant Health Management (NIPHM) was established as an autonomous organization under DAC.
2009-10	CROPSAP programme was implemented by states like Odisha and Maharashtra under RKVY Scheme.
---	Bio-control labs – 352 nos.
2014-15	e-pest surveillance was sanctioned during 12th  Plan.
2014-15	IPM SOP was prepared.
2014-15	Pest diagnostic unit was sanctioned in 12th Plan.
	Data management cum pest forecasting unit Sanctioned in 12th Plan.
	Mitigation of pest emergency cell Sanctioned in 12th Plan.
	Quality control of bio-pesticides.