Lok Sabha Question No. 413 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Pesticides and Bio-Fertilizers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Deepak (Dev) Adhikari, Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 413

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30 Th  NOVEMBER, 2021

## PESTICIDES AND BIO FERTILIZERS

- SHRI ADHIKARI DEEPAK (DEV): SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHNA RAJU:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to promote the use of bio-fertilizers and pesticides in the agriculture, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details about volumunous increase in using the bio-fertilizers and pesticides during the last three years;
- (c) the course of action chalked out by the Government to augment the use of bio-fertilizers and pesticides in the country;
- (d) the steps taken/ being taken to curtail the use of chemicals and promote the use of biofertilizers;
- (e) the details of steps taken by the Government to enable farmers to access bio fertilizers and pesticides locally and easily; and
- (f) whether the Government propose to stop use of chemical pesticides and if so, the steps to be taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) to (f) Government  is  promoting  the  use  of  bio-fertilizers  under  organic  farming  in  the country  through  dedicated  schemes  namely  Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY)  and Mission  Organic  Value  Chain  Development  for  North  Eastern  Region  (MOVCDNER)  since 2015-16.  Bio-fertilizers are also promoted through Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) and are  made  integral  part  of  package  of  practices  developed  by  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural Research (ICAR) and State Agriculture Universities.

Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)/Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras  (KVKs)  also conduct  training  to  farmers  on  Integrated  Nutrient  Management  (INM)  and  Integrated  Pest Management (IPM) practices to promote balanced use of fertilizers and pesticides.

The  volume  of  consumption  of  bio-fertilizers  and  pesticides  during  last  three  years  is given at Annexure I and ll.

Under Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme (CISS), credit linked back ended subsidy @ 25%  of  total  cost  with  maximum  limit  of  Rs  40  lakhs  is  provided  through  National  Bank  for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD) for establishment of Bio-fertilizer/ Bio-pesticide production unit  [200  Ton Per Annum(TPA) capacity] . Under Soil Health Management (SHM), assistance  upto  Rs  160  lakh  /unit  (200MT  capacity)  is  provided  to  State  Governments  for establishment  of  bio-fertilizer  production  unit      on  60:40  sharing  between  GoI  and  State Government.

To minimize  use of chemical pesticides Government is promoting organic farming under the Schemes PKVY & MOVCDNER and also promoting the use of bio/ organic fertilizer under various schemes in the country are given at Annexure IIl.

Government is also promoting  Natural farming through   Bhartiya Prakritik Krishi Padhati (BPKP)  as  a  sub  scheme  of  Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY)  since  2020-21  by supporting   traditional indigenous practices. The scheme mainly emphasizes on exclusion of all synthetic  chemical  inputs  and  promotes  on-farm  biomass  recycling  with  major  stress  on biomass mulching, use of cow dung-urine formulations, plant-based preparations. Under BPKP, financial  assistance  of  Rs  12200/ha  for  3  years  is  provided  for  cluster  formation,  capacity building and continuous handholding by trained personnel, certification and residue analysis.

Government  is  also  implementing  the  'Sub-Mission  on  Plant  Protection  and  Plant Quarantine' through 35 Central Integrated Pest Management Centers located in 28 States and 2 UTs    with  a  mandate  to  popularize  adoption  of  Integrated  Pest  Management  (IPM)  through training and demonstration in crops, inter-alia promotion of biological control approaches in crop protection  technology  with  major  emphasis  on  judicious  use  of  chemical  pesticide  as  a  last resort, safety  in  use  of  pesticides,  alternate  tools  for  pest  management  viz;  cultural,  physical, mechanical  methods  of  pest  control  as  well  as  use  of  bio-pesticides  and  bio-control  agents. During  2019-20  and  2020-21,  a  total  of  33757  and  45364  Farmer  Field  Schools  have  been conducted in various States respectively.

## Annexure I

STATE-WISE CONSUMPTION OF BIOFERTILISERS DURING 2018-19 TO 2020-21

|                 |                   | 2018-19            | 2018-19           | 2019-20            | 2019-20           | 2020-21            | 2020-21           |
|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
| Sl. No.         | State             | Carrier based (MT) | Liquid based (KL) | Carrier based (MT) | Liquid based (KL) | Carrier based (MT) | Liquid based (KL) |
| South Zone      |                   |                    |                   |                    |                   |                    |                   |
| 1               | Andhra Pradesh    | 263.88             | -                 | 228.27             | _                 | 180.95             | -                 |
| 2               | Karnataka         | 3253.7             | 758.19            | 3606.72            | 1218.00           | 1866.40            | -                 |
| 3               | Kerala            | 108.24             | 2.098             | 91.03              | 5512.14           | 96.80              | 1235              |
| 4               | Puducherry        | 121.9              | 6.192             | 121.90             | 7.57              | 75.90              | -                 |
| 5               | Tamil Nadu        | 4187.243           | 536.784           | 11611.00           | 1481.59           | 64384.00           | 1109.12           |
| 6               | Telengana         | 2556.29            | 12711.74          | 1536.33            | 174.75            | 320.00             | -                 |
| West Zone       |                   |                    |                   |                    |                   |                    |                   |
| 1               | Chhattisgarh      | 172.029            | 133.74            | 26.77              | 189.64            | 55.62              | 182.7             |
| 2               | Gujarat           | 10596              | 430.529           | 20788.00           | 9444.00           | 19108.0            | -                 |
| 3               | Goa               | 2044               | -                 | 50.00              | _                 | 30.00              | -                 |
| 4               | Madhya Pradesh    | 7426.517           | 327.193           | 1330.01            | 315.64            | 1747.71            | -                 |
| 5               | Maharashtra       | 15049.75           | 4193.78           | 15897.00           | 237.14            | 15591.00           | -                 |
| 6               | Rajasthan         | 791.81             | 1.12              | 2142.78            |                   | 1570.00            | -                 |
| North Zone      |                   |                    |                   |                    |                   |                    |                   |
| 1               | Delhi             | 394                | -                 | 345.00             | _                 | 347.00             | -                 |
| 2               | Haryana           | 2128.7             | 246.54            | 2794.77            | _                 | 8517.00            | -                 |
| 3               | Himachal Pradesh  | 135.112            | 12.05             | 320.00             | 137.90            | 200.00             | -                 |
| 4               | Jammu& Kashmir    | -                  | 0.04              | _                  | _                 | -                  | -                 |
| 5               | Punjab            | 7167.384           | 220.785           | 9252.19            | 192.49            |                    |                   |
| 6               | Uttar Pradesh     | 2451.8             | 2444.55           | 2142.78            | 2539.89           | 13724.00           | -                 |
| 7               | Uttarakhand       | 3359.79            | 281.406           | 3118.98            | 4980.00           | 2691.77            | 605.30            |
| East Zone       |                   |                    |                   |                    |                   |                    |                   |
| 1               | Bihar             | 130.83             | -                 | 375.00             | 1900.00           | 161.67             |                   |
| 2               | Jharkhand         | 20.96              | -                 | 5.15               | _                 | 14.55              | -                 |
| 3               | Odisha            | 8166.89            | 149.692           | 449.20             | 1719.00           | 1404.70            | -                 |
| 4               | West Bengal       | 2050               | 37.74             | 2200.00            | _                 | 2235.00            | -                 |
| North East Zone |                   |                    |                   |                    |                   |                    |                   |
| 1               | Arunachal Pradesh | 0                  | 0                 | _                  | _                 | -                  | -                 |
| 2               | Assam             | 617.197            | -                 | 640.33             | 4.90              | -                  | -                 |
| 3               | Manipur           | 81.5               | 100               | 13.20              | 11.51             |                    |                   |
| 4               | Mizoram           | 2.5                | -                 | 1.40               | _                 | 0.5                | -                 |
| 5               | Nagaland          | 17.452             | -                 | 18.75              | _                 | -                  | -                 |
| 6               | Sikkim            | -                  | 51.5              | _                  | _                 | -                  | -                 |
| 7               | Tripura           | 81.79              | -                 | 340.06             | 39.78             | -                  | -                 |
|                 | Total             | 73377.264          | 22645.669         | 79446.61           | 30105.94          | 134322.6           | 3132.12           |

Source: States/UTs

## Annexure- II

## STASTE/ UTS -WISECONSUMPTION OF CHEMICAL PESTICIDES IN VARIOUS DURING

2018-19 TO 2020-21 (As on 31.03.2021 )                                                     Unit: MT Tech. Grade

| S. No.            | States/UTs        | 2018-19           | 2019-20           | 2020-21           |
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 1                 | Andhra Pradesh    | 1689.00           | 1558.63           | 1558.63           |
| 2                 | Bihar             | 850.00            | 850.00            | 995.00            |
| 3                 | Chhattisgarh      | 1770.00           | 1672.00           | 1639.00           |
| 4                 | Goa               | 25.33             | 30.00             | 30.22             |
| 5                 | Gujarat           | 1608.00           | 1784.00           | 1573.00           |
| 6                 | Haryana           | 4015.00           | 4200.00           | 4050.00           |
| 7                 | Himachal Pradesh  | 322.40            | 881.20            | 56.39             |
| 8                 | Jharkhand         | 646.40            | 681.00            | 1161.00           |
| 9                 | Karnataka         | 1524.00           | 1568.00           | 1930.00           |
| 10                | Kerala            | 994.72            | 656.40            | 585.27            |
| 11                | Madhya Pradesh    | 540.00            | 540.00            | 691.00            |
| 12                | Maharashtra       | 11746.00          | 12783.00          | 13243.00          |
| 13                | Orissa            | 1609.00           | 1115.00           | 1158.41           |
| 14                | Punjab            | 5543.00           | 4995.00           | 5193.00           |
| 15                | Rajasthan         | 2290.00           | 2088.00           | 2330.00           |
| 16                | Tamil Nadu        | 1901.00           | 2225.00           | 1834.00           |
| 17                | Telangana         | 4894.00           | 4915.00           | 4986.00           |
| 18                | Uttar Pradesh     | 11049.00          | 12217.00          | 11557.00          |
| 19                | Uttarakhand       | 195.28            | 223.77            | 135.48            |
| 20                | West Bengal       | 3190.02           | 3630.02           | 3629.80           |
| Sub Total         | Sub Total         | 56402.15          | 58613.02          | 58336.21          |
| North-Eastern     | North-Eastern     | North-Eastern     | North-Eastern     | North-Eastern     |
| 21                | Arunachal Pradesh | 4.60              | 4.95              | 1.95              |
| 22                | Assam             | 256.05            | 410.39            | 419.50            |
| 23                | Manipur           | NR                | 25.10             | 45.55             |
| 24                | Mizoram           | 26.01             | 27.44             | NR                |
| 25                | Nagaland          | 21.00             | 19.00             | 36.00             |
| 26                | Tripura           | 349.12            | 364.00            | NR                |
| Sub Total         | Sub Total         | 656.78            | 850.88            | 503.00            |
| Union Territories | Union Territories | Union Territories | Union Territories | Union Territories |
| 27                | Andaman &Nicobar  | NR                | NR                | 1.42              |
| 28                | Delhi             | 110.00            | NR                | NR                |
| 29                | Jammu &Kashmir    | 2458.69           | 2198.00           | 3352.00           |
| 30                | Pondicherry       | 42.31             | 40.00             | NR                |
| Sub Total         | Sub Total         | 2611.00           | 2238.00           | 3353.42           |
| Grand Total       | Grand Total       | 59669.93          | 61701.90          | 62192.63          |

Source: States/UTs .

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## Steps taken by government for promotion of bio/organic fertilizers through various schemes.

-  Soil  Health  Management  (SHM) :  Government  is  providing  Rs  160  lakh  /unit  for establishment  of  bio-fertilizer  production  unit  (200MT  capacity)  to  State  Government which  is  shared  on  60:40  ratios  between  GoI  and  State  Government.  15  bio-fertilizer production units have been established under SHM
-  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 biofertilizers,  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.
-  Based on ICAR recommendation Government is promoting soil test based balanced and integrated  nutrient  management through conjunctive use of both inorganic and organic sources (manure, bio-fertilizers etc.) of plant nutrients to improve soil health and fertility.

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