Lok Sabha Question No. 391 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-18
Subject: Marketing for Organic Fertilizers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD, MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI KUNDARIYA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.391

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  JULY, 2017

## MARKETING FOR ORGANIC FERTILIZERS

391.   SHRI D.S. RATHOD: SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN BHAI KALYANJI BHAI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any plan/proposal to promote the organic fertilizers industry and for more marketing of organic fertilizer in the country; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## 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): Under  the    Soil  Health  Management  (SHM) component  of    National  Mission  of Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), Government is encouraging the establishment of fruit/vegetable  market/agro  waste  compost  production  unit  (3000  Ton  Per  Annum  (TPA) capacity),  under  Capital  Investment    Subsidy  Scheme  (CISS)  through  National  Bank  for Agriculture and Rural Development  (NABARD). The financial assistance is provided @33% for farmers/individual/private agencies including the youth   of total financial outlay (TFO) limited to Rs.63  lakh,  whichever  is  less  and  100%  assistance  to  State  Govt./  Govt.  Agencies    upto    a maximum  limit of Rs.190.0 lakhs /unit for 3000 TPA  production capacity.   The details of funds released  as  subsidy  to  various  states  for  setting  up  of  fruit/vegetable  market  waste  compost production unit  is given in  Annexure- I.

The Government of India in order to promote the  use of city compost, is providing Market Development Assistance of  Rs. 1500/- Metric tonne for marketing of the city compost.

ANNEXURE - 1 State-wise  details  of  fruits  and  vegetable  compost  units  supported  by    National Programme on Organic Farming (NPOF) under Credit Linked Back-Ended Subsidy (CISS)

scheme through NABARD and subsidy released

|      |                | 2013-14   | 2013-14    | 2014-15   | 2014-15    | 2015-16   | 2015-16    |
|------|----------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|
| S.N. | State          | Unit      | (Rs. Lakh) | Unit      | (Rs. Lakh) | Unit      | (Rs. Lakh) |
| 1.   | Assam          | 01        | 15.098     | -         | -          |           |            |
| 2.   | Haryana        |           |            | -         | -          | 01        | 30.0       |
| 3.   | Karnataka      | 03        | 84.268     | -         | -          |           |            |
| 4.   | Madhya Pradesh |           |            | -         | -          | 01        | 19.191     |
| 5.   | Tamil Nadu     |           |            | -         | -          | 01        | 29.97      |
|      | Total          | 04        | 99.366     | 0         | 0          | 03        | 79.161     |

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