Lok Sabha Question No. 4438 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Bio-Fertilizer Units
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4438

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 th  MARCH, 2023

## BIO-FERTILIZER UNITS

4438. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of bio-fertilizer units set up till date under Soil Health Management (SHM) Scheme;
- (b) the district-wise details thereof particularly in Bihar and Jharkhand;
- (c)  the  details  regarding the criteria for setting-up bio-fertilizer unit and the process of selection under the said scheme; and
- (d) the details of the funds allocated and utilized till date under the said scheme, Statewise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a)  to  (d):            Under  Soil  Health  Management  (SHM)  Scheme  of  National Project  on Management of Soil Health & Fertility, the financial assistance was provided to the State Governments/  Union  Territories  for setting up  and  strengthening  of Bio-fertilizer Production  Units  based  on  their  requirement.  33  Bio-fertilizer  Production  Units  @ Rs.160.00 lakh per unit for 200 tons per annum, so far, have been sanctioned to the States under the scheme. The State-wise Bio-fertilizer Production Units set up under the Scheme are at Annexure-I. The district-wise Bio-fertilizer Production Units set up in the Bihar and Jharkhand are at Annexure-II. The State-wise details of funds allocated, funds released are at Annexure-III.

## Annexure-I

## State-wise Bio-fertilizer Production Units set up under the Soil Health Management Scheme

| S. No   | State             |   Number of Bio-fertilizer Production Units sanctioned |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                      1 |
| 2       | Assam             |                                                      1 |
| 3       | Bihar *           |                                                     10 |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh      |                                                      1 |
| 5       | Jharkhand*        |                                                      1 |
| 6       | Haryana           |                                                      2 |
| 7       | Meghalaya         |                                                      1 |
| 8       | Nagaland          |                                                     12 |
| 9       | Sikkim            |                                                      1 |
| 10      | Tamil Nadu        |                                                      2 |
| 11      | Telangana         |                                                      1 |
| 12      | Tripura           |                                                      1 |
| 13      | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                     10 |
|         | Total             |                                                     44 |

* Set up under State Government initiatives.

## Annexure-II

District-wise Bio-fertilizer Production Units set up in the Bihar and Jharkhand

(Rs. in lakh)

|   S. No. | Name of State   | Name of District   |   Number of Bio-fertilizer Production Units |
|----------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Bihar           | Nalanda            |                                           2 |
|        1 | Bihar           | Jahanabad          |                                           1 |
|        1 | Bihar           | Samastipur         |                                           2 |
|        1 | Bihar           | East Champaran     |                                           1 |
|        1 | Bihar           | Gopalganj          |                                           1 |
|        1 | Bihar           | West Chamaran      |                                           1 |
|        1 | Bihar           | Gaya               |                                           1 |
|        1 | Bihar           | Begusarai          |                                           1 |
|        2 | Jharkhand       | Ranchi             |                                           1 |

Annexure-III

State-wise funds allocated and funds released under the Soil Health Management Scheme (Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No   | States            | Funds     | Funds    |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|----------|
|          |                   | Allocated | Released |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 3188.19   | 4689.86  |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 816.39    | 604.20   |
| 3        | Assam             | 2766.02   | 1179.50  |
| 4        | Bihar             | 4057.49   | 1116.88  |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 2160.64   | 1616.47  |
| 6        | Goa               | 610.03    | 260.99   |
| 7        | Gujarat           | 3845.37   | 789.87   |
| 8        | Haryana           | 5521.89   | 944.32   |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 504.25    | 843.42   |
| 10       | J & K             | 3584.67   | 1280.58  |
| 11       | Jharkhand         | 429.03    | 747.23   |
| 12       | Karnataka         | 4657.53   | 3319.30  |
| 13       | Kerala            | 841.45    | 141.28   |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    | 12440.77  | 4504.64  |
| 15       | Maharashtra       | 5964.81   | 3044.12  |
| 16       | Manipur           | 887.67    | 456.05   |
| 17       | Meghalaya         | 247.44    | 301.58   |
| 18       | Mizoram           | 253.04    | 222.48   |
| 19       | Nagaland          | 4578.21   | 2740.39  |
| 20       | Odisha            | 1973.37   | 1263.12  |
| 21       | Punjab            | 4114.76   | 637.57   |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | 4847.49   | 1333.09  |
| 23       | Sikkim            | 1781.93   | 971.90   |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        | 2940.75   | 1937.74  |
| 25       | Telangana         | 4093.43   | 4403.21  |
| 26       | Tripura           | 359.49    | 590.01   |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     | 6649.66   | 2439.78  |
| 28       | Uttarakhand       | 680.24    | 234.67   |
| 29       | West Bengal       | 2203.12   | 852.74   |
| 30       | Puducherry        | 83.84     | 87.50    |
| 31       | A&N Island        | 0.00      | 24.02    |
| 32       | D&N Haveli        | 20.40     | 20.40    |
| 33       | Ladakh            | 312.90    | 63.75    |
| Total    | Total             | 87416.27  | 87416.27 |