Pesticide residues were found in 38.3 % of the total samples analyzed which is lower than the
reported contamination levels elsewhere in India (Kumari et al. 2004; Charan et al. 2010) and
world (Hjorth et al. 2011; Bempah et al. 2012). In 33.3 % of the samples, residues were found at
or below MRL, while in 5.0 % samples, residues are above the MRL (PFA 1954). Among
individual vegetables, green chillies, capsicum, Tomato, Okra, Brinjal, and cruciferous
vegetables like cabbage and cauliflower showed presence of residues in more than 33.3 % of
samples analyzed. In fruits, Grapes, Pomegranate samples showed presence of residues in more
than 3.3 % of samples.