Lok Sabha Question No. 2764 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-13
Subject: Compost from Organic Materials
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: A.T. (NANA) PATIL, DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL, CHANDU LAL SAHU

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2764

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 13 TH   MARCH, 2018

## COMPOST FROM ORGANIC MATERIALS

2764.  SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL: SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL: SHRI CHANDU LAL SAHU:

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

- (a): whether it is a fact  that  huge quantum of organic material is produced as outcome of agricultural activities, dairy farms and cattle sheds, agriculture based industries and construction work and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  compost  fertilizer  can  be  produced  from  this  resource  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  plants  for  producing  compost  at  the individual  and  panchayat  levels  in  the  country  including  Maharashtra  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (d) the  details  of  the  total  budget  allocated  by  the  Government  to  various  States  of  the country  during  the  last  three  years  for  preparing  compost  in  the  respective  fields  farmers  at panchayat and of individual level including Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a):& (b): Yes, the valuable resources of rural areas can be converted in compost viz Crop residues/ waste harvest materials,  fruits and vegetables waste, dried leaves, dung,  etc are the main  source  of  organic  agriculture.    Biodynamic  compost,  FYM,  vermicompost  are  some examples of these resources.
- (c) & (d): 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% of project cost of maximum limited to Rs 63.00 lakh per unit for individuals/ private agencies and 100% financial assistance to state Governments/ Government Agencies.

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Government is also promoting the use of Organic manures/fertilizer  under the schemes Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY)/  Soil  Health  Management    and  Mission  Organic Value Chain Development (MOVCDNER)

- (i) Financial assistance is provided under the component  Integrated  Manure Management  of PKVY  for Phosphate Rich Organic Manure  (PROM)  @ Rs.1000/acre for procuring and application of PROM to soil to meet phosphorus/Zinc deficiency in soil.
- (ii) Financial  Assistance  is  provided  for  vermi-compost  (size  7'x3'x1')  @Rs.5,  000/unit.
- (iii) Assistance  is  provided  for    Vermi-compost,  Bio-fertilizers  (Liquid  /  solid),  Waste compost, Herbal extracts etc. including PROM @ 50 % of cost subject to a limit of Rs. 5000/- per ha and  maximum Rs.10,000 per beneficiary.
- (iv) Under MOVCDNER  assistance is provided for on-farm input production infrastructure (@ Rs 3750/ha.).
- (v) The  Government  of  India  is  providing  a  Market  Development  Assistance  @ Rs.1500/-per metric ton (MT) to Fertilizer Companies for sale of City Compost.
- (vi)) Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed improved technology for preparation of bio-enriched compost, vermincompost, city compost, bio-gas slurry manure etc   from various rural urban and agro-industrial bio-wastes.

The details of state-wise funds allocated including Maharashtra under PKVY, funds allocated  under  MOVCDNER  and  state-wise    subsidy    including  Maharashtra  under CISS for fruit-vegetables waste compost is given at Annexure-I, II &III.

## ANNEXURE-I

## Funds allocated under PKVY scheme for Vermi Compost (2015-16 till date)

| S. No.   | Name of the State   |   Total no of clusters |   Vermi compost (size 7'x3'x1') @Rs.5000/ unit x 50 (Rs in lakh) |
|----------|---------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      |                   1300 |                                                           3250   |
| 2        | Bihar               |                    427 |                                                           1067.5 |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh        |                    200 |                                                            500   |
| 4        | Gujarat             |                    100 |                                                            250   |
| 5        | Goa                 |                      4 |                                                             10   |
| 6        | Haryana             |                     20 |                                                             50   |
| 7        | Jharkhand           |                    250 |                                                            625   |
| 8        | Karnataka           |                    545 |                                                           1362.5 |
| 9        | Kerala              |                    619 |                                                           1547.5 |
| 10       | Madhya Pradesh      |                   1380 |                                                           3450   |
| 11       | Maharashtra         |                   1258 |                                                           3145   |
| 12       | Odisha              |                    320 |                                                            800   |
| 13       | Punjab              |                    250 |                                                            625   |
| 14       | Rajasthan           |                   1150 |                                                           2875   |
| 15       | Tamil Nadu          |                    112 |                                                            280   |
| 16       | Telangana           |                    690 |                                                           1725   |
| 17       | Uttar Pradesh       |                    620 |                                                           1550   |
| 18       | West Bengal         |                    120 |                                                            300   |
| 19       | Assam               |                    220 |                                                            550   |
| 20       | Arunachal Pradesh   |                     19 |                                                             47.5 |
| 21       | Mizoram             |                     34 |                                                             85   |
| 22       | Manipur             |                     30 |                                                             75   |
| 23       | Nagaland            |                     24 |                                                             60   |
| 24       | Sikkim              |                    150 |                                                            375   |
| 25       | Tripura             |                     50 |                                                            125   |
| 26       | Meghalaya           |                     45 |                                                            112.5 |
| 27       | Himachal Pradesh    |                    210 |                                                            525   |
| 28       | Jammu &Kashmir      |                     28 |                                                             70   |
| 29       | Uttarakhand         |                    585 |                                                           1462.5 |
| 30       | Andaman & Nicobar   |                     68 |                                                            170   |
| 31       | Daman & Diu         |                     55 |                                                            137.5 |
| 32       | Dadar Nagar         |                    500 |                                                           1250   |
| 33       | Delhi               |                    500 |                                                           1250   |
| 34       | Puducherry          |                      8 |                                                             20   |
|          | Total               |                  11891 |                                                          29727.5 |

## ANNEXURE-II

Funds allocated under MOVCDNER scheme for on-farm inputs during 2015-16 till date

| S. No.   | Name of the State   |   Total no of clusters/ FIGs |   Assistance for onfarm input (@ Rs 3750 / cluster) (Rs. in lakhs) |
|----------|---------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh   |                          248 |                                                   930000           |
| 2        | Assam               |                          261 |                                                   978750           |
| 3        | Manipur             |                          250 |                                                   937500           |
| 4        | Mizoram             |                          179 |                                                   671250           |
| 5        | Meghalaya           |                          359 |                                                        1.34625e+06 |
| 6        | Nagaland            |                          300 |                                                        1.125e+06   |
| 7        | Sikkim              |                          677 |                                                        2.53875e+06 |
| 8        | Tripura             |                          132 |                                                   495000           |
|          | Total               |                         2406 |                                                        9.0225e+06  |

## State-wise no. of units and subsidy under CISS for fruit-vegetables waste compost during last three years (according to  NABARD)

| SL No.   | States            | Vermi - hatchery   | Bio-Fertilizers   | Fruit Vegetables waste compost units   |   Subsidy released )Rs In Lakh) |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 7                  | 11                | -                                      |                          211.59 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | -                  | -                 | -                                      |                            0    |
| 3        | Assam             | 27                 | 2                 | 2                                      |                           75.95 |
| 4        | Bihar             | 8                  | -                 | -                                      |                           10.5  |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 0                  | -                 | -                                      |                            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       | Odisha            | -                  | -                 | -                                      |                            0    |
| 21       | Punjab &Haryana   | 116                | 12                | 1                                      |                          288.3  |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | 170                | 2                 | -                                      |                          148.29 |
| 23       | Sikkim            | -                  | -                 | -                                      |                            0    |
| 24       | Tamilnadu         | 5                  | 7                 | 4                                      |                          312.58 |
| 25       | Tripura           | -                  | -                 | 1                                      |                           20    |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh     | 120                | 2                 | 1                                      |                          234.88 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       | 1                  | 4                 | -                                      |                           69.75 |
| 28       | West Bengal       | 7                  | 2                 | -                                      |                           20.08 |
|          | Total             | 612                | 81                | 23                                     |                         2712.36 |

Source: NCOF, Ghaziabad.

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