Lok Sabha Question No. 4010 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-20
Subject: Use of Bio-Fertilizers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4010

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  MARCH, 2018

## USE OF BIO-FERTILIZERS

4010.      SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up bio-fertilizers plants in various States of the country to promote the use of bio-fertilizers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, Statewise, including Chhattisgarh; and
- (c) the  various  other  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  the  use  of  biofertilizers?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI  PARSHOTTAM  RUPALA)

- (a) & (b): Yes, Madam. The Government is encouraging the establishment of biofertilizer/biopesticides  (200  TPA  or  50000liter/annum)  production  units  by  providing  100% financial assistance to State Government upto a maximum limit of Rs 160.00 lakhs per unit and financial assistance to farmers/individual/private agencies @ 25%  total financial outlay (TFO) or Rs.40  lakh,  whichever  is  less  under    Capital  Investment    Subsidy  Scheme(CISS)  through NABARD. State- wise no. of units and subsidy under CISS for Vermi hatchery/ biofertilizer/ fruit vegetable waste compost is given at Annexure -l.
- (c): Government is promoting bio-fertilizers through various schemes of National Mission of Sustainable  Development  (NMSA)/  Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  and  supported  by Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY)  and  National  Mission  on  Oilseeds  and  Oil  Palm (NMOOP), National Food Security Mission (NFSM) and Indian Council of Agricultural Sciences (ICAR). The pattern of assistance is given in Annexure-Il.

Annexure -I

State wise no. of units and subsidy under CISS for  Vermi hatchery/ biofertilizer/ fruit vegetable waste compost (as on 31 st . August 2017)(According to NABARD)

| S.N.   | State            | Vermi- hatchery   | Bio- fertilizers   | Fruit/Vegetable waste compost unit   |   Subsidy released (Rs. in Lakh) |
|--------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1.     | Andhra Pradesh   | 7                 | 11                 | -                                    |                           211.59 |
| 2.     | Arunchal Pradesh | -                 | -                  | -                                    |                             0    |
| 3.     | Assam            | 27                | 2                  | 2                                    |                            75.95 |
| 4.     | Bihar            | 8                 | -                  | -                                    |                            10.5  |
| 5.     | Chhattisgarh     | -                 | -                  | -                                    |                             0    |
| 6.     | Delhi            | -                 | -                  | 1                                    |                            40    |
| 7.     | Goa              | -                 | 1                  | 1                                    |                            31.6  |
| 8.     | Gujarat          | 57                | 5                  | 1                                    |                           198    |
| 9.     | Himachal Pradesh | 1                 | 2                  |                                      |                            46.35 |
| 10.    | Jammu & Kashmir  | -                 | -                  | -                                    |                             0    |
| 11.    | Jharkhand        | 1                 | -                  | -                                    |                             1.5  |
| 12.    | Karnataka        | 41                | 11                 | 5                                    |                           564.34 |
| 13.    | Kerala           | 1                 | 2                  | 2                                    |                            61.56 |
| 14.    | Madhya Pradesh   | 17                | 1                  | 1                                    |                            37.53 |
| 15.    | Maharashtra      | 33                | 16                 | 2                                    |                           316.36 |
| 16.    | Manipur          | -                 | -                  | 1                                    |                            17.53 |
| 17.    | Meghalaya        | -                 | 1                  | -                                    |                             5.67 |
| 18.    | Mizoram          | -                 | -                  | -                                    |                             0    |
| 19.    | Nagaland         | -                 | -                  | -                                    |                             0    |
| 20.    | Orissa           | -                 | -                  | -                                    |                             0    |
| 21.    | Punjab& Haryana  | 116               | 12                 | 1                                    |                           288.3  |
| 22.    | Rajasthan        | 170               | 2                  |                                      |                           148.29 |
| 23.    | Sikkim           | -                 | --                 | -                                    |                             0    |
| 24.    | Tamil Nadu       | 5                 | 7                  | 4                                    |                           312.58 |
| 25.    | Tripura          | -                 | -                  | 1                                    |                            20    |
| 26.    | Uttar Pradesh    | 120               | 2                  | 1                                    |                           234.88 |
| 27.    | Uttara khand     | 1                 | 4                  | -                                    |                            69.75 |
| 28.    | West Bengal      | 7                 | 2                  | -                                    |                            20.08 |
|        | Total            | 612               | 81                 | 23                                   |                          2712.36 |

## PATTERN OF ASSISTANCE

## A. National Mission of Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)-Organic & INM Components of Soil Health Management (SHM):

1. Setting  up  of  State  of  art  liquid/  carrier  based  Biofertilizer/  Biopesticide units,  100% assistance  to  State  Govt/Govt.  Agencies  upto  a  maximum  limit  of  Rs.160.00  lakh  /unit  and 25% of cost  limited  to  Rs.40  lakh/unit  for  individuals/  private  agencies  through  NABARD  as capital investment of 200 TPA production capacity.
2. Setting  up  of  Bio-fertilizer and  Organic  fertilizer testing  Quality  Control  Laboratory (BOQCL) or Strengthening of existing  Laboratory under FCO, assistance  up  to  maximum  limit of  Rs.  85  lakh  for new laboratory and up to a maximum limit of Rs. 45 lakh for strengthening of  existing  infrastructure  to  State  Government  Laboratory  under  Agriculture  or  Horticulture Department.
3. Promotion  of  Organic  Inputs  on  farmer's  field  (Manure, Vermi-compost,  Bio-Fertilizers Liquid /  solid, Waste compost, Herbal extracts etc.), 50 % of cost subject to a limit of Rs. 5000/per ha and Rs. 10,000 per beneficiary. Propose to cover 1 million  ha area.
- B. Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY):  It  is  the  first  comprehensive  scheme launched by the Central Government as a centrally sponsored programme (CSP). The scheme is  implemented by the State Governments on a cluster basis of 20 hectare each. The farmer within  the  cluster  is  given  financial  assistance  upto  a  maximum  of  1  ha  and  the  limit  of assistance is Rs.50,000 per ha during the conversion period of 3 years. The target is to promote 10,000 clusters covering 5 lakh acres over the period of 3 years, 2015-16 to 2017-18. Further, following assistance is given for procuring liquid bio-fertilizer and bio-pesticides:
1. Liquid Bio-fertilizer consortia (Nitrogen fixing/ Phosphate Solubilizing/ potassium mobilizing bio-fertilizer) @ Rs.500/acre x 50 of Rs.25000 per cluster in first year.
2. Liquid  Biopesticides  (Trichoderma  viridae,  Pseudomonas,  fluorescens,  Matarhizium, Beaviourie bassiana, Pacelomyces, verticillium) @ Rs.500/ acre x 50 of Rs.25000 per cluster in second year.
- C. National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP): Financial assistance@ 50% subsidy to the tune of Rs. 300/- per ha  is being provided for different  components including bio-fertilisers,  Supply  of  Rhizobium  culture/Phosphate  Solubilising  Bacteria  (PSB)/  Zinc Solubilising Bacteria (ZSB)/ Azatobacter/ Mycorrhiza and vermi compost.
- D. National Food Security Mission (NFSM): Under NFSM- Pulses, financial assistance is being provided for promotion of Bio-Fertilizer (Rhizobium/PSB) @50% of the cost limited to Rs.300 per ha.

Under Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI), a sub scheme of RKVY, also supplied bio-fertilizer @50% of the cost limited to Rs. 300 per ha for Rice and Wheat crops.

- E.  Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana  (RKVY):  Organic  Farming  project components  are considered by the respective State Level Sanctioning committee according to their priority choice.
- F.  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR):  The  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural Research (ICAR), is implementing under Network project on 'Soil Biodiversity-Biofertiliser' and developed improved and efficient strains of biofertiliser specific to  different crops and soil types. Liquid Biofertiliser technology with higher shelf life has also been developed. The ICAR also imparts training, organizes Front Line Demonstrations (FLDs) to educate farmers on all these aspects.

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