Lok Sabha Question No. 1490 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Bio-Fertilizer Production
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Achyutananda Samanta

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1490

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## BIO-FERTILIZER PRODUCTION

1490. SHRI ACHYUTANANDA SAMANTA:

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

- (a): whether the Government is taking any steps to promote the usage of bio-fertilizers as an alternative to chemical fertilizers and if so, the details thereof;
- (b): whether the Government is considering a scheme of bundling bio-fertilizers with urea bags, to ensure their usage in farms across the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c): the  details  of  the  number  of  bio-fertilizer  production  units  set  up  under  the  Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme till date, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): Government of India has been promoting production and use of bio-fertilizers under various  schemes/  Programmes  including  Capital  Investment  Subsidy  Scheme  (CISS), Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER), National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP), National Food Security Mission (NFSM). The details are at Annexure I.
- (b): As of now no such proposal is under consideration. Government of India has been promoting Integrated Nutrient Management I.e. use of chemical, bio and organic fertilisers for balanced nutrition as per soil test based General Fertiliser Recommendations.
- (c): the State-wise  details of the number of bio-fertilizer production units set up under the Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme till date, State-wise is given at Annexure ll.

## Annexure-I

## STEPS TAKEN BY GOVERNMENT FOR PROMOTION OF BIOFERTILISERS

-  Capital  Investment  Subsidy  Scheme  (CISS): Government  of  India  promotes  the production  of  bio-fertilizers  under  Capital  Investment  Subsidy  Scheme  (CISS)  by providing  100%  assistance  to  State  Govt./  Govt.  Agencies  upto  a  maximum  limit  of Rs.160.00 lakh/ unit   for Setting up of State of art liquid/ carrier based Bio-fertilizer units  of  200  Ton  Per  Annum  (TPA)  capacity.    Similarly,  for  individuals/  private agencies assistance up to 25% of cost limited to Rs.40 lakh/unit as capital investment is provided.
-  Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY): Assistance of Rs 50,000 per hectare/ 3  years  is  given,  out  of  which  Rs.  31,000  (62%)  is  provided  to  the  farmers  directly through DBT, for inputs (bio-fertilizers, biopesticides, vermicompost, botanical extracts etc.) production/ procurement etc.
-  Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region: (MOVCDNER) :  Farmers  are  given  assistance  of  Rs25000/  ha/  3  years  for  both  onfarm & off-farm organic inputs, and seeds/ planting material.
-  National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP): Financial assistance@ 50% subsidy  to  the  tune  of  Rs.  300/-  per  ha  is  being  provided  for  different  components including  bio-fertilizers,  supply  of  Rhizobium  culture/Phosphate  Solubilising  Bacteria (PSB)/ Zinc Solubilising Bacteria(ZSB)/ Azatobacter/ Mycorrhiza and vermi compost
-  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
-  ICAR Research Programmes:
-  One  acre  Integrated  Organic  Farming  System  (IOFS)  models: IOFS  models suitable for marginal farmers have been established in Kerala, Meghalaya and Tamil Nadu which provides scope to generate more than 80 % of inputs required for organic farming within the farm, thus reducing the cost of production
-  All India Network Programme on Organic Farming (AI-NPOF): Under this programme, management package involving reduced application of nutrients through manures with innovative practices are being evaluated at different locations which also includes use of bio fertilizers.

Annexure - II State-wise  total  number  of  Biofertilizer/  Biopesticides  production  units  sanctioned under National Project of organic Farming through NABARD (Since inception of NPOF

starting from October 2004 till August 2020 updates)

|      |                  | Biofertilizer   |
|------|------------------|-----------------|
| S.N. | State            | Unit in no.     |
| 1.   | Andhra Pradesh   | 05              |
| 2.   | Assam            | 05              |
| 3.   | Delhi            | -               |
| 4.   | Goa              | 01              |
| 5.   | Gujarat          | 07              |
| 6.   | Haryana          | 01              |
| 7.   | Himachal Pradesh | 02              |
| 8.   | Karnataka        | 06              |
| 9.   | Kerala           | 03              |
| 10.  | Madhya Pradesh   | 01              |
| 11.  | Maharashtra      | 22              |
| 12.  | Meghalaya        | 1               |
| 13.  | Punjab           | 06              |
| 14.  | Rajasthan        | 01              |
| 15.  | Tamil Nadu       | 05              |
| 16.  | Telangana        | 05              |
| 17.  | Tripura          | 01              |
| 18.  | Uttara khand     | 02              |
| 19.  | Uttar Pradesh    | 03              |
| 20.  | West Bengal      | 02              |
|      | Total            | 79              |

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