Lok Sabha Question No. 1738 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-16
Subject: Acute Shortage of Essential Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil, K. Shanmuga Sundaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 1738 TO BE ANSWERED ON : 16.12.2022

## Acute shortage of essential fertilizers

## 1738. SHRI B.B. PATIL: SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K:

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

- (a) the amount of natural fertilizers produced, procured and disbursed, in the country, State-wise;
- (c) the measures implemented to create awareness amongst farmers across the country;
- (b) the steps takenlproposed to be taken to reduce dependency on Chemical Fertilizers and to promote the usage of Natural fertilizers in the country;
- (d) whether the Government has taken note of the fact that there is shortage in supply of essential raw materials for the production of fertilizers;
- whether the Government is taking any steps to shift away from chemical fertilizers, towards organic fertilizers, if so, the details thereof
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the steps takenlproposed to be taken in this regard; and

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA )

(a) The amount of Organic Fertilizers and Bio-fertilizers produced during the year 2021-22 State-wise is at Annexure- | & II.

(b) &(c): The Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) recommends soil test based balanced and integrated nutrient management through conjunctive use of both inorganic and organic sources (manure\_ bio-fertilizers , etc:) of plant nutrients with 4R approaches, i.e right quantity, right time, right mode and right type Government has taken various steps to promote chemical free farming methods like organic and natural farming by providing incentives and facilities to farmers and groups through Paramparagat Krishi Vikas  Yojana (PKVY), Bhartiya Prakritik Krishi Padhati (BPKP), Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) and

National Project on Organic farming (NPOF): The ICAR imparts training, organizes Front Line Demonstrations   (FLDs) and balanced use of fertilizer   campaigns to educate farmers\_

(d) & (e): P&K fertilizer sector is decontrolled. P&K fertilizer companies import the fertilizerslraw materials keeping in view the demand supply situation: Under the Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Scheme implemented with effect from 1.4.2010, a fixed amount of  subsidy, decided on annuallsemi annual basis, is   provided on subsidized P&K fertilizers depending on their nutrient content. Under the policy, MRP is fixed by fertilizer companies as per market dynamics at reasonable level which is monitored by the Government. To increase the supply of domestically available raw materials, the Ministry of Mines, State Governments of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Geological Survey of India and Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited have been engaged to increase the mining of domestically available fertilizer minerals (rock phosphate and potash):

(f) National Centre of Organic & Natural Farming under the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has been mandated to promote chemical free farming through following activities:

- HRD Trainings to various stakeholders to popularize organic and natural farming  among farmers and encourage them to use on farm inputs including organic manures.
- M) Publication of Training Literature.
- (iii) Dissemination of region and crop specific best package of practiceslsuccess stories etc
- (iv) IEC activities (organizinglparticipating in Nationall International Exhibitionsl Trade Fairs , Seminars)

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3State-wise Production of Bio-fertilizers (2021-22)

## Annexure 1

| S.No.   | State                    | Carrier based (in metric tonnes)   | Liquid Based (in KL)   |
|---------|--------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------|
|         | Andaman & Nicobar Island |                                    |                        |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh           | 353.87                             | 62.61                  |
| 3       | Daman & Diu              |                                    |                        |
|         | Karnataka                | 1510.61                            | 1368.37                |
|         | Kerala                   | 127.19                             | 660.60                 |
|         | Lakshadweep              |                                    |                        |
|         |                          | 90.147                             | 5.66                   |
|         | Tamil Nadu               | 0.00                               | 1108.89                |
|         | Telengana                | 290.31                             | 105                    |
| 10      | Chhattisgarh             | 9.78                               | 103.45                 |
| 11      | Gujarat                  | 24772.14                           | 8030.32                |
| 12      | Goa                      | 124.26                             |                        |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh           | 6584.79                            | 84200.00               |
| 14      | Maharashtra              | 7452.94                            | 4680.88                |
| 15      | Rajasthan                | 0.00                               |                        |
| 16      | Dadar & Nagar Haveli     |                                    |                        |
| 17      | Delhi                    | 173                                |                        |
| 18      | Chandigarh               | 0                                  |                        |
| 19      | Haryana                  | 99809.61                           | 108982.00              |
| 20      | Himachal Pradesh         | 120.45                             | 137.00                 |
| 21      | Jammu & Kashmir*         | 0.55                               | 3.3                    |
| 22      | Punjab                   | 3063.70                            | 85.70                  |
| 23      | JUttar Pradesh           | 132.11                             | 0.00                   |
| 24      | Uttarakhand              | 3476.03                            | 566.84                 |
| 25      | Bihar                    | 6545.656                           | 0.00                   |
| 26      | Jharkhand                |                                    | 0                      |
| 27      | Odisha                   | 13367.97                           | 200.818                |
| 28      | West Bengal              | 703.00                             | 12.48                  |
| 29      | JArunachal Pradesh       | 0                                  | 0                      |
| 30      | Assam                    | 524.85                             | 22582.00               |
| 31      | Manipur                  | 22.10                              | 24.74                  |
| 32      | Meghalaya                | 0                                  |                        |
| 33      | Mizoram                  | 0.90                               |                        |
| 34      | Nagaland                 | 6.04                               |                        |
| 35      | Sikkim                   | 0.00                               | 11.31                  |
| 36      | [Tripura                 | 117.04                             | 2.32                   |
|         | Total                    | 169379.04                          | 232934.29              |

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