Lok Sabha Question No. 304 (STARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Use of Biofertilizers and Pesticides
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh, Chandra Prakash Joshi

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 304

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  10 TH  AUGUST, 2021

## USE OF BIOFERTILIZERS AND PESTICIDES

- *304.     SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH: SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

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

- (a) the quantum of biofertilizers and pesticides used in the country during the last three years, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to stop the use of chemical pesticides and if so, the necessary steps taken/proposed to be taken in this regard;
- (c) the  details  of  steps  taken  to  enable  farmers  to  access  biofertilizers  and  pesticides easily and locally; and
- (d) whether any specific funds have been allotted and incentives given by the Government for promotion of production and use of biofertilizers and pesticides in the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 304    DUE FOR REPLY ON 10 TH  AUGUST, 2021.

- (a): The  State-wise  detail  of  quantum  of  bio-fertilizers  and  Chemical  pesticides  used  / consumed during last 3 years as received from State Governments is given at Annexure -I and ll respectively.

(b) to (d): 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  bio-fertilisers  and  biopesticides. 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.

Bio-fertilizers are also promoted through Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) and are  made  integral  part  of  package  of  practices  developed  by  ICAR  and  State  Agriculture Universities. ICAR/ 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.

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

-2- 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.

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  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.

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 Zonal Conferences on inputs for Kharif  & Rabi Seasons 2020-21

## CONSUMPTION OF CHEMICAL PESTICIDES IN VARIOUS STATES/UTs DURING 2018-19 TO 2020-21

| 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     |           |           |           |
| 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 |           |           |           |
| 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  |

As on 31.03.2021                                                      Unit: MT Tech. Grade

Source: States/UTs Zonal Conferences on inputs (Plant Protection) for Kharif & Rabi Seasons.

NR: Not Reported.

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