Lok Sabha Question No. 1682 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-06
Subject: Chemical Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: ABHISHEK SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1682   TO BE ANSWERED

## Chemical  Fertilizers

## 1682. SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:-

- (a) the current requirement of chemical fertilizers in the country and the steps taken by the Government to promote organic fertilizers;
- (b) the current import requirement of fertilizers in the country;
- (c) the names of the countries from which fertilizers are imported; and
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  sensitise  farmers  against  the  side effects of use of chemical fertilizers?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  THE  MINISTRY  OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

( RAO INDERJIT SINGH )

(a): In the current year 2017-18, the projected requirement of chemical fertilizers (Urea, DAP, MOP & NPK) is 529.35 LMT.

Department  of  Agriculture,  Cooperation  &  Farmers  Welfare  (DAC&FW)  is promoting the balanced use of fertilizer in conjunction with bio fertilizer and organic fertilizer.  In the Fertilizer control Order, 1985, DAC&FW incorporates city compost, vermi  compost,  phosphate  rich  organic  manure,  organic  manure,  bio  enrich compost, bonemeal and steamed bone meal.

In  order  to  encourage  the  use  of  organic  fertilizer,  Government  of  India  is providing  assistance  for  setting  up  of  mechanized  fruit/  vegetable/agro  waste production under the National Mission of Sustainable Agriculture Scheme (NMSAS).  The Government of India is also providing assistance under the PKVY Scheme to the farmers for procurement and application of phosphate rich organic manure. The assistance will be provided to the farmers for procurement of earth worms, preparation of pit and other raw materials required for construction of vermi composting unit.

## ON: 06.03.2018

Further,  the  Government  of  India  approved  a  policy  on  promotion  of  city compost  which  has  been  duly  notified  by  the  Department  of  Fertilizers  on 10.02.2016  wherein  Market  Development  Assistance  (MDA)  of  Rs.  1500/MT  has been provided for scaling up production and consumption of city compost.

(b): The  estimated  indigenous  production  of  fertilizers  in  country  during  the current year is 369 LMT against the projected requirement of 529.35 LMT. The gap between  the  requirement  and  indigenous  production  is  met  through  imports. Further, entire requirement of MOP is met through imports.

(c): Fertilizers  have  been  imported  from  various  countries  namely  Australia, Algeria, Belarus, Bahrain, China, Canada, CIS, Estonia, Egypt, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lithuania, Morocco, Oman,  Russia, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, USA and Uzbekistan during the last three years and current year.

(d): The  Government  of  India is promoting the balanced and judicious use of fertiliser  on  soil  test  based  recommendation. The GOI is implementing the Soil Health Card Scheme  which  besides  providing the soil fertility status, also recommend the quantity of fertiliser required for a particular crop.

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