Lok Sabha Question No. 6145 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-11
Subject: Organic Fertilizer from Fruits and Vegetables Wastage
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE, RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6145

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  APRIL, 2017

## ORGANIC FERTILIZER FROM FRUITS AND VEGETABLES WASTAGE

6145.      SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE: SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

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

- (a) whether the organic fertilizer can be made from the agriculture waste, rotten and useless fruits and vegetables and animals wastes in the country on the lines of other countries;
- (b) if so, the response of the Government thereto;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard till date and the quantum of organic fertilizers produced during the last three years; and
- (d) the details of the success achieved by the Government, so far in this regard?

## 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): Yes, Madam.  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. 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.
- (c) & (d): Government  is  promoting  the  use  of  Organic  manures/fertilizer    under  the schemes Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)  and Soil Health Management to enhance the traditional agriculture.  The  details are  given  below:
- (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)    Government  is  also  providing  assistance  to  production  of  organic  manures  by  providing 100% financial assistance to State Governments/ Government Agencies upto a maximum limit of Rs.190.00 lakh per unit and 33% of project cost maximum limited to Rs.63 lakh per unit 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 capacity.
- (v) Under the Rain fed Area Development (RAD) component of NMSA, 50% of cost subject to limit  of Rs 125/- per cubic ft. and maximum permissible assistance of Rs.50,000/- per unit for permanent structure and Rs 8,000/- per unit for High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) vermi bed is provided for construction of compost unit and, organic input production unit.
- (vi)    The Government of India is providing a Market Development Assistance @ Rs.1500/-per metric ton (MT) to Fertilizer Companies for sale of City Compost.
- (vii))  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR) has  developed  technology  to prepare various  types  of  organic  manures  such  as  phosphocompost,  vermincompost,  bio-enriched compost,  city  compost,  etc.    to  promote  manures  /compost  technologies.    The  State  wise details of  organic  manures produced / available   for last three years is given at  Annexure ll, II-A and II-B.

## State-wise details of fruits and vegetable compost units supported by 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     |

Annexure ll

## State-wise details of different organic manures produced / available (lakh MT) during the year 2013-14

## (lakh MT)

| State              | Rural Compost   | FYM    | City Compo st   | organic manure   | Vermi Compost   | Other manure   | Total Manure   | Green manure ( Ha.)   |
|--------------------|-----------------|--------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh     | 49.5            | 0.21   | 21.3            | 0                | 1.02            | 0              | 72.03          | 28.54                 |
| Arunanchal Pradesh | 0.09            | 0.23   | 0               | 0                | 0.61            | 0.065          | 0.995          | 0.06                  |
| Assam              | 0.83            | 916.5  | 0.02            | 0                | 1.65            | 0              | 919.5          | 2.65                  |
| Bihar              | 3.83            | 0      | 0.29            | 4.91             | 3.14            | 0              | 12.17          | 362000                |
| Chhattisgarh       | 49              | 45.5   | 3.25            | 0.0011           | 3.5             | 3              | 104.2511       | 375000                |
| Delhi              | 0               | 0      | 0.8             | 0                | 0               | 0              | 0.8            | 0                     |
| Goa                | 0.04            | 0      | 0.5             | 0.04             | 0.03            | 0.21           | 0.82           | 3                     |
| Gujarat            | 0               | 361    | 0               | 0                | 0.51            | 4.3            | 365.81         | 3.2                   |
| Haryana            | 0               | 0      | 0.045           | 0                | 0.041           | 0              | 0.086          | 0                     |
| Himachal Pradesh   | 2               | 0      | 0.23            | 0                | 15.42           | 0              | 17.65          | 0.5                   |
| Jammu & Kashmir    | 1.765           | 0      | 0.19            | 4.53             | 0.084           | 0              | 6.569          | 1080                  |
| Jharkhand          | 0               | 0      | 0.02            | 0                | 525             | 0              | 525.02         | 0                     |
| Karnataka          | 0               | 1.37   | 8.32            | 0                | 1.96            | 0              | 11.65          | 0                     |
| Kerala             | 0               | 1.11   | 1.86            | 0                | 0.88            | 0              | 3.85           | 0                     |
| Madhya Pradesh     | 5.5             | 0.01   | 0.05            | 0                | 0               | 0.1            | 5.66           | 58000                 |
| Maharashtra        | 0               | 0      | 5.5             | 0                | 1.46            | 3              | 9.96           | 0.65                  |
| Manipur            | 0               | 0.61   | 0               | 0                | 0               | 0              | 0.61           | 0                     |
| Mizoram            | 0               | 0.055  | 0               | 0                | 0.042           | 0              | 0.097          | 0                     |
| Meghalaya          | 0               | 16.35  | 0               | 0                | 0               | 0              | 16.35          | 0                     |
| Nagaland           | 0.031           | 0.81   | 0               | 0                | 0.04            | 0              | 0.881          | 0.85                  |
| Odisha             | 23.27           | 0      | 0.0283          | 0                | 0.33281         | 0              | 23.63111       | 0                     |
| Punjab             | 0               | 2.98   | 0.032           | 0                | 0.05215         | 0              | 3.06415        | 199000                |
| Pondicherry        | 0               | 0      | 3.23            | 0                | 0               | 0              | 3.23           | 0                     |
| Rajasthan          | 0               | 0      | 0               | 0.015            | 0               | 0.007          | 0.022          | 0                     |
| Sikkim             | 0.32            | 0      | 0               | 0                | 0.03            | 0              | 0.35           | 0                     |
| Tamil nadu         | 0               | 2.1    | 9.11            | 0                | 3.18            | 0              | 14.39          | 0                     |
| Tripura            | 0               | 0      | 0               | 0                | 0               | 0              | 0              | 0                     |
| Uttar Pradesh      | 0               | 0      | 0               | 0                | 0.222           |                | 0.222          | 238805                |
| Uttarkhand         | 9.4             | 13.65  | 0.35            | 0                | 0.17            | 0              | 23.57          | 0.1                   |
| West Bengal        | 79.4            | 36.8   | 8.21            | 0                | 22.9            | 4.1            | 151.41         | 16.1                  |
| Grand Total        | 224.976         | 1399.3 |                 |                  |                 |                |                | 1233941               |
|                    |                 |        | 63.335          | 9.496            | 582.274         | 14.782         | 2294.15        |                       |

Annexure -II  A

## State-wise details of different organic manures produced / available (lakh MT)  during  the year 2014-15

## (lakh MT)

| State              |   Rural Compost |     FYM |   City Compost |   organic manure |   Vermi Compost |   other manure |   Total Manure |   Green manure (Ha.) |
|--------------------|-----------------|---------|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh     |          49.5   |    0.21 |         21.3   |           0      |          1.02   |          0     |          72.03 |         28.54        |
| Arunanchal Pradesh |           0.11  |    0.25 |          0     |           0.01   |          0.65   |          0.06  |           1.08 |          0.07        |
| Assam              |           0.92  |  940    |          0.03  |           0      |          1.75   |          0     |         942.7  |          2.9         |
| Bihar              |           3.83  |    0    |          0.29  |           4.91   |          3.14   |          0     |          12.17 |     362000           |
| Chhattisgarh       |          49     |   45.5  |          3.25  |           0.0011 |          3.5    |          3     |         104.25 |     420000           |
| Delhi              |           0     |    0    |          0.8   |           0      |          0      |          0     |           0.8  |          0           |
| Goa                |           0.04  |    0    |          0.5   |           0.04   |          0.03   |          0.216 |           0.83 |          3           |
| Gujarat            |           0     |  361    |          0     |           0      |          0.51   |          4.195 |         365.71 |          3.2         |
| Haryana            |           0     |    0    |          0     |           0.084  |          0.063  |          0     |           0.15 |          0           |
| Himachal Pradesh   |           2     |    0    |          0.23  |           0.0074 |         26.4    |          0     |          28.64 |          0.5         |
| Jammu &Kashmir     |           1.761 |    0    |          0.19  |           0      |          0      |          0     |           1.95 |       1080           |
| Jharkhand          |           0     |    0    |          0     |           0      |        511      |          0     |         511    |          0           |
| Karnataka          |           0     |    0    |         10.32  |           0      |          6.1    |          0     |          16.42 |          0           |
| Kerala             |           0     |    1.11 |          1.86  |           0      |          0.88   |          0     |           3.85 |          0           |
| Madhya Pradesh     |           5.85  |    0.01 |          0.059 |           0      |          0      |          0.135 |           6.05 |      60000           |
| Maharashtra        |           0     |    0    |          5.5   |           0      |          1.42   |          3.126 |          10.05 |          0.65        |
| Manipur            |           0     |    0.65 |          0     |           0      |          0.05   |          0     |           0.7  |          0           |
| Mizoram            |           0     |    0.06 |          0     |           0      |          0.06   |          0     |           0.12 |          0           |
| Meghalaya          |           0     |   17    |          0     |           0      |          0      |          0     |          17    |          0           |
| Nagaland           |           0.035 |    0.84 |          0     |           0      |          0.05   |          0     |           0.93 |          0.9         |
| Odisha             |          23.27  |    0    |          0.07  |           0      |          0      |          0     |          23.34 |          0           |
| Punjab             |           0     |    2.96 |          0     |           0.0064 |          0.329  |          0.031 |           3.33 |     199000           |
| Pondicherry        |           0     |    0    |          3.23  |           0      |          0      |          0     |           3.23 |          0           |
| Rajasthan          |           0     |    0    |          0     |           0.015  |          0      |          0.007 |           0.02 |          0           |
| Sikkim             |           0.32  |    0    |          0     |           0      |          0.03   |          0     |           0.35 |          0           |
| Tamil nadu         |           0     |    0    |          6.38  |           5.042  |          0      |          0     |          11.42 |          0           |
| Tripura            |           0     |    0    |          0     |           0      |          0      |          0     |           0    |          0           |
| Uttar Pradesh      |           0     |    0    |          0     |           0      |          0.105  |          0     |           0.11 |     238805           |
| Uttarkhand         |           9.4   |   13.6  |          0     |           0      |          0.2961 |          0     |          23.3  |          0           |
| West Bengal        |          79.84  |   17.2  |         10.21  |           0.07   |         25.8119 |          3.986 |         137.12 |         16.1         |
| Grand Total        |         225.88  | 1400.39 |         64.22  |          10.186  |        583.2    |         14.756 |        2298.62 |          1.28094e+06 |

## State-wise details of different organic manures produced / available (lakh MT)  during  the

Annexure ll-B year  2015-16 (lakh MT)

| State              |   Rural Compost |      FYM |   City Compost |   organic manure |   Vermi Compost |   other manure |   Total Manure |   Green manure (Ha.) |
|--------------------|-----------------|----------|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh     |         62      |    0.35  |       22.1     |          0       |         1.52    |      0         |       85.97    |               8.39   |
| Arunanchal Pradesh |          0.7    |    0.21  |        0       |          0.01    |         0.62    |      0.062     |        1.602   |               0.1    |
| Assam              |          0      |  841     |        0       |          0       |        93.1     |      1.56      |      935.66    |             123      |
| Bihar              |         10.32   |    8.5   |        0.32    |          5.01    |         9.12    |      0         |       33.27    |               1.8    |
| Chhattisgarh       |         11.0492 |   42.51  |       11.23    |          0       |         3.02    |     53.0884    |       97.8822  |              18.6847 |
| Delhi              |          0.04   |    0     |        0.5     |          0.04    |         0.03    |      0.21      |        0.82    |               0.097  |
| Goa                |          0      |  375     |        0       |          0       |         0.78    |      4.9       |      380.68    |              62      |
| Gujarat            |         10.2    |    8.6   |        0       |          2.17598 |         0.2     |      0.0106015 |        2.38864 |               0.012  |
| Haryana            |          0      |    0     |        0       |         15       |        25.1     |     14         |       29       |               2.92   |
| Himachal Pradesh   |          1.9    |    0     |        0.23    |          0       |         0       |      0         |        2.13    |               1.11   |
| Jammu &Kashmir     |          0      |    0     |        0       |          0       |       396       |      0         |      700       |              72.1    |
| Jharkhand          |          5.9    |    6.3   |        6.55296 |          2.72357 |        19.1351  |      0.1587    |       28.5704  |               1.22   |
| Karnataka          |          0.72   |    0     |        0.68    |          0       |         3.2515  |      0.005     |        4.6565  |               0.45   |
| Kerala             |         26.383  |   15.165 |        1.026   |          0.909   |        10.096   |      1.26194   |       19.8409  |               0.9    |
| Madhya Pradesh     |         10.36   |    6.58  |        7.5     |          0       |         2.5     |      4         |       14       |               1.05   |
| Maharashtra        |          0      |    0.72  |        0       |          0       |         0.09    |      0         |        0.81    |               0.08   |
| Manipur            |          0      |   19     |        0       |          0       |         9       |      0         |       28       |               2.1    |
| Mizoram            |          0      |    1.12  |        0       |          0       |         1.06    |      0         |        2.18    |               0.013  |
| Meghalaya          |          0.42   |    1.3   |        0       |          0       |         1.21    |      0         |        2.93    |               0.01   |
| Nagaland           |         10.6    |    0     |        8.42102 |          0.2154  |         6.1665  |      0         |       25.4029  |               3.21   |
| Odisha             |          0      |    0     |        0.19229 |          0.8346  |         0.34    |      7.531     |        8.70198 |               0.45   |
| Punjab             |          0.04   |    0     |        0.5     |          0.04    |         0.03    |      0.21      |        0.82    |               0.097  |
| Pondicherry        |          0      |    0     |        3.1162  |          0       |         0       |      1.4349    |        4.5511  |               0.45   |
| Rajasthan          |         21.92   |   12.2   |        0       |          0.012   |         0       |      0.0113    |       34.1433  |               0.004  |
| Sikkim             |          0.34   |    0     |        0       |          0       |         0.05    |      0         |        0.39    |               0.05   |
| Tamil nadu         |          0.05   |    0     |        9.28915 |          0       |         5.78456 |      1.29863   |       18.4223  |               2.21   |
| Tripura            |          2.6    |    0     |        0       |          0       |         0.91    |      0         |        0.91    |               0      |
| Uttar Pradesh      |         10.6    |   14.6   |        0       |          0       |         0.5     |      0         |       25.7     |               3.31   |
| Uttarkhand         |         25.3    |   19.5   |        0       |          0       |         0.23    |      0         |        0.23    |               0.03   |
| West Bengal        |          8.5    |   29.99  |        8.3     |          4.2     |         1.95    |      4.986     |       57.926   |              22      |
| Grand Total        |        219.942  | 1402.64  |       79.9576  |         31.1706  |       591.794   |     94.7285    |     2547.59    |             327.848  |

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