Lok Sabha Question No. 4251 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-20
Subject: Supply of Fertilizers in Jalpaiguri
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Dr. Jayanta Kumar Roy

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4251 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 20.12.2024

## Supply of Fertilizers in Jalpaiguri

4251: DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has undertaken any initiatives to ensure the timely supply of fertilizers to farmers in Jalpaiguri district, especially in tea gardens and agricultural areas, if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  promoting  organic  fertilizers  and  sustainable farming  techniques  in  Jalpaiguri,  and  if  so,  the  details  of  the  steps  being taken to encourage their adoption?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## ( SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a): Before  the  commencement  of  each  cropping  season,  Department  of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) assesses the State-wise & Month-wise requirement of fertilizers.  To fulfil this requirement of fertilizers in the States as per assessment  done  by  DA&FW,  D/o  Fertilizers  allocates  adequate  quantities  of fertilizers  to  States  by  issuing  monthly  supply  plans.  The  movement  of  all  major subsidized  fertilizers  is  monitored  through  web-based  monitoring  system  called integrated  Fertilizer  Monitoring  System  (iFMS).  However,  the  inter/intra-district distribution  of  fertilizers  is  being  done  by  the  respective  State  to  meet  the  field requirement within the State. In this context, as per the information received from State  Govt.  of  West  Bengal,  assessment  of  fertilizers'  requirement  is  done including the requirement of fertilizers for the tea estates in Jalpaiguri District. The allocation as well as supply of fertilizer is made accordingly.
- (b): Government  is  promoting  organic  farming  on  priority  in  the  country  for improving soil health and water retention through PARAMPARAGAT KRISHI VIKAS YOJANA  (PKVY)  in  all  the  States/UTs  other-than  North  Eastern  Region.  The scheme stresses on end-to-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  parts  of  the  scheme.

Under  PKVY, assistance of Rs. 31,500 per ha for a period of 3 years is provided for  promotion  of  organic  farming  to  cover  different  components  like  training  & capacity building, data management,  Participatory Guarantee SystemIndia Certification, value addition, marketing and publicity. Out of this, the assistance of Rs.  15,000  per  ha  for  a  period  of  3  years  is  provided  to  farmers  through  Direct Benefit  Transfer  for  on  -  farm  /off  -  farm  organic  inputs.  As  per  the  information received from State Govt. of West Bengal, PKVY is running in Jalpaiguri district as well.  Under  the  domain  of  this  scheme,  farmers  of  this  district  are  gradually adopting organic farming and becoming  acquainted with the techniques of sustainable agriculture.

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