Lok Sabha Question No. 75 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-02
Subject: Neem Coated Urea
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Sanjay Bhatia

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 75 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2021

## Neem Coated UJrea

## 75 SHRI SANJAY BHATIA:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers to increase agricultural production across the country has led to a huge increase in cases of cancer and other fatal disease;
- C whether other chemical fertilizer factories in the country including Panipatbased National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) in Haryana has started production of Neem Coated Urea in sufficient quantity and if the details thereof? SO,
- (b) whether the Government has taken any initiative to provide Neem Coated Urea to the farmers in place of simple chemical fertilizers and if details of its success and results thereof; and

## ANSWER

MINISTER FOR CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## (SHRIDV SADANANDA GQWDA)

(a): Sir. There is no such report available in Department of Fertilizers and ICAR No,

(b): Yes, Sir. Vide notification dated 25th 2015, Department of Fertilizers had made it mandatory for all the domestic producers of urea to produce 100% as Neem Coated Urea, with the objective of promoting the balanced use of fertilizers . Entire quantity of indigenously produced urea and imported urea is being neem coated W.e.f 1st September; 2015 and W.e.f 1st December, 2015 respectively. Further, Department of Agriculture Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) was entrusted to conduct a study to determine the impact of Neem Coated Urea. As per the report of the study carried out by DAC&FW by engaging Agricultural Development and Rural Transformation Centre (ADRTC), Bengaluru, introduction of 100% Neem Coated Urea has resulted in the increase in yield levels of both main product and by-products in all reference crops. Farmers have reaped the positive externalities of Neem Coated Urea in terms of increased outputs in respect of all the reference crops, reduced costs (in terms of and disease control) and thereby increased returns. As per the report; further the diversion of urea has been reduced by the introduction of Neem Coated Urea. May, pest

(c): Yes Sir. urea manufacturing units including NFL-Panipat in Haryana have started production of 100% Neem Coated Urea. Details of the production of Neem Coated Urea during the year 2019-20 of all the units are given in Annexure.

## Production of Neem Coated Urea during 2019-20

(Fig: in 'LMT')

| Name of Units                                 |   Reassessedllnstalled Capacity |   Actual Production 2019-20 |
|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|                                               |                            4.79 |                        5.75 |
| NFL Bhatinda                                  |                            5.12 |                        5.62 |
| NFL Panipat                                   |                            5.12 |                        5.52 |
|                                               |                            8.65 |                        9.84 |
| NFL:Vijaipur -II                              |                            8.65 |                       10.53 |
| RCF:Trombay-V                                 |                            3.3  |                        3.25 |
| RCF:Thal                                      |                           17.07 |                       20.22 |
| MFL:Chennai                                   |                            4.87 |                        3.45 |
| BVFCL Namrup-II                               |                            2.4  |                        0.46 |
| BVFCL Namrup-IIL                              |                            3.15 |                        1.1  |
| RFCL                                          |                           12.7  |                        0    |
| IFFCO:Kalol                                   |                            5.45 |                        6.02 |
| IFFCO: Phulpur                                |                            5.51 |                        7.5  |
| FFCO Phulpur Expn:                            |                            8.65 |                       12.16 |
| IFFCO:Aonla                                   |                            8.65 |                       12.2  |
|                                               |                            8.65 |                       10.87 |
| KRIBHCO:Hazira                                |                           17.29 |                       23.31 |
| GSFC Vadodara                                 |                            3.71 |                        3.21 |
| SFC Kota                                      |                            3.8  |                        3.87 |
| KFCL: PANKI                                   |                            7.22 |                        7.23 |
| ZACL:Goa                                      |                            3.99 |                        2.33 |
| SPIC: Tuticorin                               |                            6.2  |                        5.5  |
| MCF:Mangalore                                 |                            3.8  |                        3.8  |
| GNFC Bharuch                                  |                            6.37 |                        6.91 |
| NFCL:Kakinada                                 |                            5.97 |                        3.28 |
| NFCL Kakinada Expn:                           |                            5.97 |                        3.65 |
| Grasim/ IGCL Jagdishpur                       |                            8.65 |                       11.15 |
|                                               |                            8.65 |                        9.51 |
| CFCL Gadepan-II                               |                            8.65 |                       10.45 |
| CFCL Gadepan-IIL                              |                           12.7  |                       12.7  |
| YARA Fertilizers India Pvt: Ltd / TCL:Babrala |                            8.65 |                       12.84 |
| KFLIKSFL: Shajahanpur                         |                            8.65 |                       10.34 |
| Matix Group Corp:                             |                           12.7  |                        0    |
| Total                                         |                          245.64 |                      244.55 |