HINDUSTAN INSECTICIDES LIMITED
HINDUSTAN INSECTICIDES LIMITED Hindustan Insecticides Limited (HIL), a Government of India enterprise, under the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, was incorporated in March, 1954 for supplying DDT for National Malaria Eradication Programme launched by the government. Subsequently, the company diversified into agro pesticides to meet the requirements of agriculture sector and has grown manifold with a turnover of Rs. 2006.00 million rupees in 2006-07. HIL has also entered into the field of safe and eco-friendly botanical and bio-pesticides for public health and plant protection. The product range includes insecticides, herbicides, weedecides, fungicides etc. It has a pest control division catering to industry houses and offices. Its logo has three hexagons linked together to suggest chemical chain. Within each hexagon one alphabet of the organisation’s acronym is written in English. At the bottom of this the motto ‘Protect to Prosper’ is