Lok Sabha Question No. 2549 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Bio-fertilizer Production
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: NARAMALLI SIVAPRASAD

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2549

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  AUGUST, 2017

## BIO-FERTILIZER PRODUCTION

2549.  DR. NARAMALLI SIVA PRASAD:

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

- (a) the number of Bio-fertilizer Production Units operating in various States of the country along with their installed capacity as on date, State-wise including Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the details of the actual production in each of the said units during the last three years;
- (c) the details of the monitoring system to maintain a check on the quality of Bio-fertilizer being sold in the country; and
- (d) the  details  of  incentives  being  provided  by  the  Government  for  the  production  and encouraging the use of Biofertilizer in the country?

## 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): The  details  of  Bio-Fertilizer  Production  units      operating  in  various  states including    Andhra  Pradesh,  along  with  their  installed      capacity    and  the    actual  production during last three years is  given at Annexure I and ll .
- (c): Biofertilizers are included in Schedule lll of Fertilizer (Control) Order, 1985 (FCO). Under Clause 19 of FCO no person shall sell any biofertilizer which is not of the prescribed standard laid down in the FCO. Under Clause 27 of FCO,  State Governments are empowered to appoint the biofertilizer  Inspectors.  Under Clause 28 of FCO, Inspectors are empowered to randomly draw the sample for their testing in the 22 notified biofertilizer testing laboratories in the country. Under  the  provision  of  FCO/  ECA    State  Governments  are  adequately  empowered  to  take action against any violation of  provision under FCO.
- (d): Government is providing financial  assistance    for  use  of    bio  fertilizer  through  various schemes/ programmes viz: National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)/Paramparagat Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY),  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY),  Mission  for  Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), National Mission on Oilseeds & Oil Palm (NMOOP) and Network Project  on  Organic  Farming  of  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  .The pattern of assistance provided to State Governments through various schemes for promoting use of organic/bio fertilizer is given at Annexure lll.

## State-wise Biofertilizer production units and their capacity

| S. No.   | Name of State     |   No of Units |   Capacity Carrier based (MT) |   No of units (Liquid based) |   Capacity Liquid based (KL) |
|----------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1.       | A & N Islands     |             0 |                           0   |                            0 |                          0   |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh    |            16 |                        3650   |                            6 |                        650   |
| 3.       | Daman & Diu       |             0 |                           0   |                            0 |                          0   |
| 4.       | Karnataka         |            44 |                       52878   |                           21 |                        855   |
| 5.       | Kerala            |            23 |                        8695   |                            9 |                         86.5 |
| 6.       | Lakshadweep       |             0 |                           0   |                            0 |                          0   |
| 7.       | Pondicherry       |             3 |                        2075   |                            2 |                        200   |
| 8.       | Tamil Nadu        |           105 |                       57875.3 |                           15 |                       2125   |
| 9.       | Chhattisgarh      |             6 |                        1015   |                            2 |                        555   |
| 10.      | Gujarat           |            11 |                        4670   |                           11 |                       6575   |
| 11.      | Goa               |             1 |                        1000   |                            0 |                          0   |
| 12.      | Madhya Pradesh    |            36 |                       14750   |                            6 |                        255   |
| 13.      | Maharashtra       |            86 |                       15840   |                           10 |                        866   |
| 14.      | Rajasthan         |             1 |                        1000   |                            0 |                          0   |
| 15.      | D & N Haveli      |             0 |                           0   |                            0 |                          0   |
| 16.      | Delhi             |             1 |                        1000   |                            0 |                          0   |
| 17.      | Chandigarh        |             0 |                           0   |                            0 |                          0   |
| 18.      | Haryana           |             3 |                        1220   |                            3 |                        130   |
| 19.      | H.P.              |             2 |                         250   |                            1 |                        450   |
| 20.      | J & Kashmir       |             1 |                           0.8 |                            0 |                          0   |
| 21.      | Punjab            |             8 |                        3620   |                            8 |                        255   |
| 22.      | Uttar Pradesh     |            34 |                        3159   |                            5 |                       1400   |
| 23.      | Uttarakhand       |             5 |                        6458   |                            3 |                        380   |
| 24.      | Bihar             |             1 |                         150   |                            0 |                          0   |
| 25.      | Jharkhand         |             2 |                          10   |                            0 |                          0   |
| 26.      | Odisha            |             9 |                        4100   |                            2 |                         90   |
| 27.      | West Bengal       |            17 |                       16385   |                            3 |                         50   |
| 28.      | Arunachal Pradesh |             1 |                         100   |                            0 |                          0   |
| 29.      | Assam             |             4 |                        2200   |                            1 |                       1400   |
| 30.      | Manipur           |             0 |                           0   |                            0 |                          0   |
| 31.      | Meghalaya         |             0 |                           0   |                            0 |                          0   |
| 32.      | Mizoram           |             1 |                          75   |                            0 |                          0   |
| 33.      | Nagaland          |             1 |                         150   |                            0 |                          0   |
| 34.      | Sikkim            |             1 |                         150   |                            0 |                          0   |
| 35.      | Tripura           |             1 |                        3000   |                            0 |                          0   |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL             |           424 |                      205476   |                          108 |                      16322.5 |

## Annexure I

Annexure ll State-wise details of different bio fertilizers produced / available (lakh MT) in different States during last three years

| Sl N.           | State             | 2013-14            | 2014-15            | 2014-15           | 2015-16            | 2015-16           |
|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|                 |                   | Carrier based (MT) | Carrier based (MT) | Liquid based (KL) | Carrier based (MT) | Liquid based (KL) |
| South Zone      | South Zone        | South Zone         | South Zone         | South Zone        | South Zone         | South Zone        |
| 1               | A & N Islands     | 0                  | 0.0000             | 0.0000            | 0                  | 0                 |
| 2               | Andhra Pradesh    | 2714.22            | 2668.8000          | 274.8560          | 3062.6             | 317.811           |
| 3               | Daman & Diu       | 0                  | 0.0000             | 0.0000            | 0                  | 0                 |
| 4               | Karnataka         | 9907.337           | 16462.6200         | 23.0561           | 23042.91           | 488.142           |
| 5               | Kerala            | 3520.66            | 4916.9700          | 10.5096           | 4926.045           | 56.5751           |
| 6               | Lakshadweep       | 0                  | 0.0000             | 0.0000            | 0                  | 0                 |
| 7               | Pondicherry       | 516.98             | 560.9500           | 1.4976            | 283.641            | 4.088             |
| 8               | Tamil Nadu        | 14104.83           | 15373.2900         | 11.3017           | 23721.2104         | 861.9535          |
|                 | Total             | 30764.027          | 39982.6300         | 321.2210          | 55036.41           | 1728.57           |
| West Zone       | West Zone         | West Zone          | West Zone          | West Zone         | West Zone          | West Zone         |
| 1               | Chhattisgarh      | 712.07             | 1024.680           | 9.620             | 954.371            | 9.38              |
| 2               | Gujarat           | 6411.434           | 3667.929           | 2800.500          | 3963.42            | 2873.317          |
| 3               | Goa               | 66.26              | 802.520            | 0.000             | 820.52             | 0                 |
| 4               | Madhya Pradesh    | 4824.194           | 2637.990           | 119.216           | 2741.30775         | 131.033           |
| 5               | Maharashtra       | 6218.607           | 14847.397          | 324.767           | 7825.142           | 389.665           |
| 6               | Rajasthan         | 1315               | 599.898            | 0.000             | 680                | 0                 |
| 7               | D & N Haveli      | 0                  | 0.000              | 0.000             | 0                  | 0                 |
|                 | Total             | 19547.565          | 23580.414          | 3254.103          | 16984.76           | 3403.395          |
| North Zone      | North Zone        | North Zone         | North Zone         | North Zone        | North Zone         | North Zone        |
| 1               | Delhi             | 396                | 104.500            | 0.000             | 106.2              | 0                 |
| 2               | Chandigarh        | 0                  | 0.000              | 0.000             | 0                  | 0                 |
| 3               | Haryana           | 1146.483           | 872.955            | 46.489            | 1097.457           | 58.032            |
| 4               | H.P.              | 26.147             | 0.768              | 33.070            | 2.712              | 190.05            |
| 5               | J & Kashmir       | 45.26              | 0.000              | 0.000             | 0                  | 0                 |
| 6               | Punjab            | 2124.852           | 6305.453           | 74.278            | 2197.197           | 149.581           |
| 7               | Uttar Pradesh     | 2682.221           | 4099.068           | 98.036            | 3053.115           | 223.34            |
| 8               | Uttarakhand       | 5493.851           | 2129.952           | 208.034           | 3549.39            | 428.22            |
|                 | Total             | 11914.814          | 13512.696          | 459.907           | 10006.07           | 1049.223          |
| East Zone       | East Zone         | East Zone          | East Zone          | East Zone         | East Zone          | East Zone         |
| 1               | Bihar             | 52.4               | 64.90              | 0.00              | 97                 | 0                 |
| 2               | Jharkhand         | 14.2               | 9.08               | 0.00              | 9.172              | 0                 |
| 3               | Odisha            | 1097.61            | 1074.46            | 4.70              | 467.634            | 13.701            |
| 4               | West Bengal       | 1682.7076          | 2061.83            | 14.63             | 2826.27            | 23.537            |
|                 | Total             | 2846.9176          | 3210.27            | 19.33             | 3400.076           | 37.238            |
| North East Zone | North East Zone   | North East Zone    | North East Zone    | North East Zone   | North East Zone    | North East Zone   |
| 1               | Arunachal Pradesh | 59                 | 59                 | 0                 | 3062.6             | 317.811           |
| 2               | Assam             | 149                | 88.000             | 0.000             | 1315               | 22.5              |
| 3               | Manipur           | 0                  | 0.000              | 0.000             | 0                  | 0                 |
| 4               | Meghalaya         | 0                  | 0.000              | 0.000             | 0                  | 0                 |
| 5               | Mizoram           | 4                  | 3.600              | 0.000             | 4.2                | 0                 |
| 6               | Nagaland          | 7.45               | 7.450              | 0.000             | 8.81               | 0                 |
| 7               | Sikkim            | 10.1               | 12.400             | 0.000             | 12.91              | 0                 |
| 8               | Tripura           | 225                | 240.000            | 0.000             | 1143.07            | 0                 |
|                 | Total             | 454.55             | 410.450            | 0.000             | 5546.59            | 340.311           |
| Grand           | Total             | 65527.87           | 80696.45595        | 4054.563711       | 88029.30415        | 6240.926          |

Source: Compiled by NCOF (Data Provided by Production Units/State Government/ RCOFs)

- A.  National Mission of Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)-Organic & INM Component of Soil Health Management (SHM):
- i) Setting  up  of  State  of  art  liquid/  carrier  based  Bio  -fertilizer  /Bio-pesticide  units,  100% Assistance to State Govt. /Govt..Agencies upto a maximum limit of Rs.160.00 lakh /unit and 25% of total financial outlay or limited to Rs.40 lakh /unit  whichever  is  less  for individuals /private agencies through NABARD as  b a c k   e n d e d   capital investment subsidy scheme of 200 Total Per Annum (TPA) production capacity.
3. ii) Setting  up  of  Bio-fertilizer  and  Organic  fertilizer  testing  Quality  Control  Laboratory (BOQCL) or Strengthening of existing Laboratory under FCO, assistance upto maximum limit  of  Rs.85  lakh  for  new  laboratory  and  upto  a  maximum  limit  of  Rs.45  lakh  for strengthening of existing infrastructure to State Government Laboratory under Agriculture  or Horticulture Department.
4. iii)  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.
5. iv)  Setting up of mechanized Fruit/ Vegetable market waste/ Agro waste compost production unit  100%  financial  assistance  to  State  Government/  Government  Agencies  upto  a maximum limit of Rs.190.00 lakh per unit and 33% of project cost or maximum limited to Rs.63 lakh per unit whichever is less for individuals/private agencies through NABARD as  capital  investment  for  establishment  of  agro/vegetable  waste  compost  production units of 3000 Total Per Annum (TPA) production.
- v)  Paramparagat Krishi VikasYojana (PKVY): The scheme is implemented by the State Governments  on  a  cluster  basis  of  20  hectare  each.  The  farmer  within  the  cluster  is given following financial assistance for Integrated Manure Management.
- a)  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.
- b)  Liquid Biopesticides (Trichoderma viridae, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Matarhizium, Beaviourie bassiana, Pacelomyces, verticillium) 2 Rs.500/ acre x 50 of Rs.25000 per cluster in second year.

The detail guidelines are uploaded in web site www.agricoop.gov.in

## B.       Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)

1. Adoption of Organic Farming. -50% of cost limited to Rs. 10000/ha for a maximum area  of  4  ha.  per  beneficiary,  spread  over  a  period  of  3  years  involving  assistance  of Rs.4000/- in first year and Rs.3000/- each in second & third year. The programme to be linked with certification.
2. Organic Certification - Rs. 5 lakh for a cluster of 50 ha which will include Rs. 1.50 lakh in first year, Rs. 1.50 lakh in second year and Rs. 2.00 lakh in third year.

3.  Vermi compost Units/organic input production - 50% of cost conforming to the size of the unit of 30'X8'X2.5' dimension of permanent structure to be administered on pro-rata basis. For HDPE Vermibed, 50% of cost conforming to the size of 96 cft (12'X4'X2') and IS  15907:2010  to  be  administered  on  pro-rata  basis  (Rs.  100,000/  unit  for  permanent structure and Rs. 16,000/unit for HDPE Vermibed)

C. National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP): Financial assistance is being provided  for  different  type  of  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, financial assistance is provided for promotion of Bio-Fertilizer (Rhizobium/PSB) @50% of the cost limited to Rs.300 per ha.

E.  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY):  Organic  Farming  projects  are  considered  by respective State Level Sanctioning committee

F.  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR):  The  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural Research  (ICAR),  Pusa  under  Network  project  on  Soil  Biodiversity-Bio-fertilizer  has developed improved and efficient strains of bio-fertilizer specific to different crops and soil types.  Liquid  Bio-fertilizer  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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