Lok Sabha Question No. 3534 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Natural Manure
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, DNV Senthilkumar. S.

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3534

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  AUGUST, 2021

## NATURAL MANURE

3534.    SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE: DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S:

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

- (a)    whether  natural manure can be produced from agricultural waste and fecal waste of animals;
- (b)      if  so,  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  boost  the  production  of  natural manure through the utilization of agricultural waste and animal dung;
- (c)  the achievements made during the last three years in this regard;
- (d)  whether Indian the  Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed improved technology for preparation of quality compost from animal excreta etc. and if so, the details thereof ;
- (e)        the  details  of  funds  released  as  subsidy  to  various  States  for  setting  up  of fruit/vegetable market waste compost  production unit ; and
- (f)  the other steps taken by the Government to promote the production of organic manure through utilization of agricultural waste and animal dung?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (c): Various types of organic manures like compost, vermin-compost ,bio-enriched compost,  phosphocompost  etc.  are  produced  from  agricultural  waste  and  fecal  waste  of animal.

Government has been implementing  Bhartiya  Prakritik  Krishi  Padhati  (BPKP)  as  a sub scheme of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) since 2020-21 for the promotion of  traditional/  natural  indigenous  practices  by  utilization  of  agricultural  waste  and  animal dung.  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  and  time  to  time  working  of  soil  for aeration.  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. As of now, an area of 4.09 lakh ha has been covered in 8 states .

(d): Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed improved technologies for  the preparation  of  quality  composts  namely  Vermicompost,  bio-enriched  compost, Mineral-enriched compost (such as Phospho-Sulpho-Nitro compost, Phospho compost), and rapo-compost from different biomass including animal excreta etc. Besides, lignocellulolytic microbial consortium has been developed for reducing the period of composting within 3045 days depending upon the substrate used.

(e) & (f) : Government  has  been  implementing  dedicated  schemes  of  Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and Mission Organic Value Chain Development in North East Region  (MOVCDNER)  to  promote  and  popularise  chemical  input  free  farming  among farmers.  Under  the  schemes,  assistance  is  provided  for  cluster  formation,  training  of farmers, organic input procurement/ on-farm preparation,  post  harvest  management including marketing.  Farmers are provided subsidy of Rs 31000/ ha / 3 years under PKVY and  32500/  ha/  3  years  under  MOVCDNER  for  various  organic  inputs  including  organic manure. A budget of Rs 650 crores is allocated for the financial year 2021-22 to promote organic/ bio input based organic farming in the country.

In addition, Government is also providing credit linked back ended subsidy through  NABARD  under  CISS  to  private  agencies  @  33%  of  total  financial  out-lay  with maximum limit up to Rs. 63 lakh/unit of 100 Ton Per Day (TPD) capacity.

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