Lok Sabha Question No. 5263 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-27
Subject: Neem Coated Urea
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: ANTO  ANTONY

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5263 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2018

## Neem Coated Urea

## 5263:  SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

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

- (a) the objectives and  salient features of  Neem  Coating  of  Urea  being implemented by the Government;
- (b) Whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  on  the  impact  of  the Neem Coated Urea on agriculture; and
- (c) If so, the details and the major findings thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a)  to  (c)  :      Vide  notification  dated  25 th May,2015  Department  of  Fertilizers  has made  it  mandatory  for  all  the  domestic  producers  of  urea  to  produce  100% as Neem  Coated  Urea with  an  extra  MRP  of  5%  (of  Rs.  5360/-  per  MT)  to  be charged  by  the  fertilizer  manufacturing  entities  from  farmers.  Entire  quantity  of indigenously  produced  urea  and  imported  urea  is  being  neem  coated  w.e.f 1 st September,  2015  and  w.e.f  1 st December,  2015  respectively.  Department  of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) was entrusted to conduct a study to determine the impact of Neem Coated Urea. The interim report prepared by Agricultural Development and Rural Transformation Centre (ADRTC), Bengaluru has  been  submitted  by  DAC&FW.   The  brief  findings  of  study  conducted  are  as follows:

- I. Improvement in soil health.
- II. Reduction in costs with respect to plant protection chemicals
- III. Reduction in pest and disease attack

| IV.   | An increase in yield of paddy to an extent of 5.79 per cent.                                                                                                                                           |
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| V.    | An increase in yield of sugarcane to extent of 17.5 per cent                                                                                                                                           |
| VI.   | An increase in yield of maize to the extent of 7.14 per cent                                                                                                                                           |
| VII.  | An increase in yield of Soyabean to the extent of 7.4 per cent                                                                                                                                         |
| VIII. | An increase in yield of Tur/Red Gram to the extent of 16.88 percent.                                                                                                                                   |
| IX.   | Diversion of highly subsidized urea towards non-agricultural purposes negligible among farmers after the introduction of the mandatory policy of production and distribution of only neem coated urea. |

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