Lok Sabha Question No. 693 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Promotion of Organic and  Bio-fertilizers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: D. M. Kathir Anand, K. Shanmuga Sundaram, Sanjay Bhatia

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 693

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 Th  JULY, 2023

## PROMOTION OF ORGANIC AND BIO-FERTILIZERS

693. SHRI D.M. KATHIR ANAND: SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K.: SHRI SANJAY BHATIA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has constituted a task force under NITI Aayog to examine the production and promotion of organic fertilizers and bio-fertilizers;
- (b) if so, the details and activities thereof, State-wise;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to promote organic farming and organic fertilizers and the details thereof; and
- (d) the total funds allocated for the supply of organic fertilizers in the country in the last eight years, year-wise and State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b): Yes Sir. A  Task Force was constituted by NITI Aayog under the Chairmanship of Professor Ramesh Chand, Member (Agriculture) NITI Aayog on 'Production and Promotion of Bio fertilizers with Special Focus on Improving Economic Viability of Gaushalas'.

(c) & (d): Government  is  promoting  organic  farming  and  organic  fertilizer  in  the  country through the schemes of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER). Both the schemes stress on endto-end  support  to  farmers  engaged  in  organic  farming  i.e.  from  production  to  processing, certification  and  marketing  and  post-harvest  management Training  and Capacity  Building  are integral  part  of  the  scheme.  PKVY  is  being  implemented  in  all  the  States  other-than  North Eastern  States,  across  the  country  whereas  MOVCDNER  scheme  is  being  implemented exclusively in the NE States.

Under  PKVY,  States/UTs  of  the  country  are  provided  financial  assistance  of  Rs. 50000/ha for 3 years out of which, Rs. 31000/ha/3 years is provided directly to farmers through DBT  for  on-farm  and  off-farm  organic  inputs  including  Organic  Fertilizer  where  as  under

MOVCDNER,  an  assistance  of  Rs.  46,575/ha  for  3years  is  provided  for  creation  of  FPO, support to farmers for organic inputs, quality seeds/ planting material and training, hand holding and  certification.  Under  the  scheme,  financial  assistance  @  Rs  32500/  ha  for  3  years  is provided as incentive through DBT to farmers for off farm /on -farm organic inputs. No separate allocation of funds is made for supply of organic fertilizer to the States in the country. However, the  incentives  to  farmers  through  DBT  for  off  farm  /on  -farm  organic  inputs  under  schemes include the provision for organic fertilizer.

In order to ensure the avaibility of good quality of bio-fertilizers, the Government of India regulates  its  quality  under  the  Fertilizer  Control  Order  (1985).  Government  has  notified  32 quality  testing  laboratory  and  initiated  steps  to  accredite  its  laboratories  to  strengthen  quality control  activities.  Government  has  also  developed  a  web  portal  (https://frs.dbtfert.nic.in/  )  for online registration of all kind of fertilizer to make registration more easy and simplified.

To incentivize the farmers to reduce the overall consumption of fertilizers for improving soil health and fertility and sustainable productivity,  Government  has  announced  'PM Programme for Restoration, Awareness, Nourishment and Amelioration of Mother Earth (PMPRANAM)'  which  will  be  launched  to  incentivize  States  and  Union  Territories  to  promote alternative  fertilizers  and  balanced  use  of  chemical  fertilizers.  Under  this  programme  50%  of subsidy savings will be passed on as a grant to the state that saves the money.

Under Mission Life programme Government is taking up various environment Initiative to encourage  natural  and  organic  farming  using  organic  and  bio-fertilizer  to  reduce  carbon  foot print, reduced emission of Green House Gas (GHG) through reduction of chemical fertilizer and pesticides.

National  Center  of  Organic  and  Natural  Farming  (NCONF)  and  its  Regional  Center  of Organic and Natural Farming located at Ghaziabad, Nagpur, Bangalore, Imphal and Bhubaneswar  are  organizing  various  HRD  training  namely  One  Day  Farmers'  Training,  Two Days  Training  for  Extension  Officers/Staff,  Two  Days  Training  on  PGS,  30  Days  Certificate course,  One  day  Jaivik  evam  Prakratik  Kisan  Sammelan  for  500  participants,  One  Day Stakeholder  consultations/  conferences  on  Natural  Farming  for  100  participitants,  Orientation Program on Natural  Farming  and  awareness  programmes  across  the  country  to  disseminate information on organic and natural farming as well as on- farm production and use of various kinds  of  organic  and  bio-fertilizers.  NCONF  and  RCONF  also  organize  online  awareness campaign and training prpgrammes on organic and natural farming and production and use of organic and bio-fertilizers.

The  ICAR  also  imparts  trainings,  organizes  front-line  demonstrations,  awareness progrmas etc. to educate farmers on all these aspects.

The year-wise and State-wise fund allocated  under  PKVY  and  MOVCDNER schemes including DBT to farmers with provision for organic fertilizer during the last 8 years is given an Annexure-I & Annexure-II

## Annexure-I

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| Year-wise and State-wise fund allocated   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23      |
|-------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|
| Andhra Pradesh                            | 1854.47   | 1308.50   | 2323.09   | 9673.14   | 9484.48   | 11291.09  | 2173.21   | 826.35       |
| Bihar                                     | 1400.49   | 988.17    | 1002.14   | 508.19    | 387.49    | 1750.99   | 1591.81   | 2830.65      |
| Chhattisgarh                              | 805.17    | 568.12    | 381.32    | 2055.86   | 2101.86   | 4825.62   | 1924.74   | 3504.93      |
| Gujarat                                   | 428.28    | 302.19    | 175.49    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 20.20     | 20.81     | 20.50        |
| Goa                                       | 17.13     | 12.09     | 7.02      | 1009.80   | 1040.40   | 1009.80   | 0.00      | 1025.10      |
| Haryana                                   | 85.66     | 60.44     | 35.10     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 10.10     | 10.40     | 10.25        |
| Jharkhand                                 | 428.28    | 302.19    | 817.92    | 1967.99   | 1823.84   | 1814.76   | 270.50    | 1397.27      |
| Karnataka                                 | 2334.15   | 1646.96   | 956.43    | 1009.80   | 1040.40   | 1030.00   | 20.81     | 1045.61      |
| Kerala                                    | 509.66    | 359.61    | 2350.26   | 1733.13   | 1106.35   | 2905.47   | 1809.68   | 1543.10      |
| Madhya Pradesh                            | 3768.90   | 2659.31   | 3685.75   | 6454.95   | 5971.26   | 8175.34   | 2203.81   | 5925.51      |
| Maharashtra                               | 3991.61   | 2816.45   | 3031.79   | 1692.01   | 1300.38   | 747.25    | 41.62     | 745.90       |
| Odisha                                    | 1370.51   | 967.02    | 561.57    | 1454.11   | 1498.18   | 2318.87   | 618.12    | 741.44       |
| Punjab                                    | 214.14    | 151.10    | 944.31    | 806.35    | 559.06    | 222.16    | 20.81     | 222.46       |
| Rajasthan                                 | 3233.55   | 2281.56   | 3016.69   | 11291.67  | 11097.19  | 10148.49  | 52.02     | 2452.64      |
| Tamil Nadu                                | 479.68    | 338.46    | 196.55    | 403.92    | 416.16    | 487.76    | 63.65     | 704.87       |
| Telangana                                 | 1284.85   | 906.58    | 2196.78   | 1178.56   | 684.42    | 1315.14   | 31.21     | 30.75        |
| Uttar Pradesh                             | 2462.64   | 1737.62   | 1201.80   | 1145.79   | 1119.37   | 4703.65   | 6229.30   | 13400.57     |
| West Bengal                               | 513.94    | 362.63    | 210.59    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 555.39       |
| Assam                                     | 1413.34   | 997.24    | 579.12    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 106.03    | 109.24    | 0.00         |
| Arunachal Pradesh                         | 122.06    | 86.13     | 50.02     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 15.15     | 15.61     | 0.00         |
| Mizoram                                   | 218.43    | 154.12    | 89.50     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 15.15     | 15.61     | 0.00         |
| Manipur                                   | 192.73    | 135.99    | 78.97     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 15.15     | 15.61     | 0.00         |
| Nagaland                                  | 154.18    | 108.79    | 63.18     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 15.15     | 15.61     | 0.00         |
| Sikkim                                    | 963.64    | 679.94    | 394.86    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 15.15     | 15.61     | 0.00         |
| Tripura                                   | 321.21    | 226.65    | 131.62    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 15.15     | 15.61     | 0.00         |
| Meghalaya                                 | 289.09    | 203.98    | 118.46    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 15.15     | 15.61     | 0.00         |
| Himachal Pradesh                          | 706.67    | 498.62    | 931.99    | 680.50    | 497.33    | 815.19    | 401.17    | 1121.36      |
| Jammu &Kashmir                            | 179.88    | 126.92    | 73.71     | 75.74     | 78.03     | 109.40    | 34.68     | 387.09       |
| Uttarakhand                               | 3533.35   | 2493.10   | 1672.65   | 11973.31  | 12264.81  | 11844.95  | 31.21     | 6030.68 0.00 |
| Andman & Nicobar                          | 485.39    | 342.49    | 198.89    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      |              |
| Daman & Diu                               | 0.00      | 0.00      | 392.59    | 277.01    | 160.87    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00         |
| Dadar Nagar                               | 0.00      | 0.00      | 3569.04   | 2518.28   | 1462.43   | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00         |
| Delhi                                     | 0.00      | 0.00      |           |           | 1462.43   |           |           |              |
|                                           |           |           | 3569.04   | 2518.28   |           | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00         |
| Puducherry                                | 0.00      | 0.00      | 57.10     | 40.29     | 92.76     | 67.32     | 0.00      | 50.49        |
| Chandigarh                                | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 218.79    | 225.42    | 218.79    | 0.00      | 0.00         |
| Lakshadeep                                | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 454.41    | 468.18    | 454.41    | 0.00      | 227.21       |
| Ladakh                                    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 877.20    | 918.00    | 228.23       |

Annexure-II

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| Year-wise & State-wise funds allocated under MOVCDNER from 2015-16 to 2022-23   | Year-wise & State-wise funds allocated under MOVCDNER from 2015-16 to 2022-23   | Year-wise & State-wise funds allocated under MOVCDNER from 2015-16 to 2022-23   | Year-wise & State-wise funds allocated under MOVCDNER from 2015-16 to 2022-23   | Year-wise & State-wise funds allocated under MOVCDNER from 2015-16 to 2022-23   | Year-wise & State-wise funds allocated under MOVCDNER from 2015-16 to 2022-23   | Year-wise & State-wise funds allocated under MOVCDNER from 2015-16 to 2022-23   | Year-wise & State-wise funds allocated under MOVCDNER from 2015-16 to 2022-23   | Year-wise & State-wise funds allocated under MOVCDNER from 2015-16 to 2022-23   | Year-wise & State-wise funds allocated under MOVCDNER from 2015-16 to 2022-23   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (Rs.                                                                            | (Rs.                                                                            | (Rs.                                                                            | (Rs.                                                                            | (Rs.                                                                            | (Rs.                                                                            | (Rs.                                                                            | (Rs.                                                                            | (Rs.                                                                            | (Rs.                                                                            |
| Sl. No.                                                                         | Name of the State                                                               | 2015-16                                                                         | 2016-17                                                                         | 2017-18                                                                         | 2018-19                                                                         | 2019-20                                                                         | 2020-21                                                                         | 2021-22                                                                         | 2022-23                                                                         |
|                                                                                 | Name of the State                                                               | Allocation                                                                      | Allocation                                                                      | Allocation                                                                      | Allocation                                                                      | Allocation                                                                      | Allocation                                                                      | Allocation                                                                      | Allocati on                                                                     |
| 1                                                                               | Assam                                                                           | 2439.30                                                                         | 526.22                                                                          | 1423.47                                                                         | 1762.61                                                                         | 1769.51                                                                         | 3193.80                                                                         | 2587.98                                                                         | 2681.80                                                                         |
| 2                                                                               | Manipur                                                                         | 1174.42                                                                         | 1102.88                                                                         | 1788.42                                                                         | 2407.10                                                                         | 2333.33                                                                         | 6212.31                                                                         | 6238.76                                                                         | 2915.37                                                                         |
| 3                                                                               | Meghalaya                                                                       | 2070.24                                                                         | 926.10                                                                          | 940.71                                                                          | 2857.79                                                                         | 1472.03                                                                         | 2857.79                                                                         | 836.65                                                                          | 2011.88                                                                         |
| 4                                                                               | Nagaland                                                                        | 1426.74                                                                         | 1244.85                                                                         | 1927.75                                                                         | 2096.13                                                                         | 2014.99                                                                         | 2837.80                                                                         | 2781.18                                                                         | 1961.01                                                                         |
| 5                                                                               | Mizoram                                                                         | 1882.43                                                                         | 1300.35                                                                         | 583.44                                                                          | 1019.12                                                                         | 2358.60                                                                         | 1612.80                                                                         | 1858.80                                                                         | 1604.25                                                                         |
| 6                                                                               | Arunachal Pradesh                                                               | 1301.96                                                                         | 1053.36                                                                         | 1181.45                                                                         | 1634.39                                                                         | 1727.21                                                                         | 3044.25                                                                         | 2938.02                                                                         | 1860.77                                                                         |
| 7                                                                               | Sikkim                                                                          | 5013.31                                                                         | 2077.00                                                                         | 687.88                                                                          | 883.85                                                                          | 1829.90                                                                         | 1880.94                                                                         | 2406.84                                                                         | 4005.10                                                                         |
| 8                                                                               | Tripura                                                                         | 578.58                                                                          | 594.24                                                                          | 491.88                                                                          | 1789.01                                                                         | 1337.43                                                                         | 3804.13                                                                         | 3042.70                                                                         | 2759.82                                                                         |
|                                                                                 | Total                                                                           | 15886.98                                                                        | 8825.00                                                                         | 9025.00                                                                         | 14450.00                                                                        | 14843.00                                                                        | 25443.81                                                                        | 22690.93                                                                        | 19800.0 0                                                                       |

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