Lok Sabha Question No. 5533 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-04
Subject: Impact of One Nation, One Fertiliser
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Arvind Dharmapuri

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5533 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 04.04.2025

## Impact of One Nation, One Fertilizer

## 5533. SHRI  ARVIND DHARMAPURI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any study to assess the impact of the One Nation, One Fertilizer (ONOF) scheme on small and marginal farmers, particularly in Telangana, and if so, key findings thereof;
- (b) whether  concerns  have  been  raised  by  farmer's  organizations  in  Telangana regarding the  standardization of fertilizers under a single brand and if so, the details of consultations held with  them; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  considered  setting  up  region-specific  fertilizer customization programmes under the ONOF framework to ensure soil fertility and  crop  yield  optimization,  particularly  in  Telangana  and  if  so,  details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a): Government  of  India  vide  notification  dated  24 th August,  2022  has  decided  to implement One Nation One Fertilizers (ONOF) by introducing Single Bharat Brand for Fertilizers  and  Logo  under  Fertilizer  subsidy  scheme  namely  'Pradhanmantri Bhartiya Janurvarak  Pariyojna'  (PMBJP).  The  objective  of  the  scheme  is  to  increase  the availability basket of fertilizers; take care of dilemma among farmers in choosing from plethora  of  brands  available  in  the  markets,  to  reduce  the  crisscross  movement  and further ensure timely supply of fertilizers. Further, Department  of  Fertilizers  had consulted  all  stake  holders,  including  public  and  private  fertilizer  companies,  before launching PMBJP. However, the Government has not conducted any study to assess the  impact  of  the  One  Nation,  One  Fertilizer  (ONOF)  scheme  on  small  and  marginal farmers in the country.
- (b): No.  No such concerns have been received.

(c): The  Government  of  India  encourages  the  balance  use  of  fertilizer  and  in furtherance to that Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare under clause 20 B of Fertiliser  Control  Order,  1985  notifies  the  crop  specific  and  soil  customized  specific fertilizers  for  a  maximum  period  not  exceeding  4  years  after  taking  into  consideration their bio-efficacy.  At present, 30 customized fertilizers are valid for various districts of States  including  Telangana  (Sugarcane  Top  dressing,  Sugarcane  Basal,  Oil  Palm Basal,  Maize  Basal,  Maize  Top  dressing,  Rice  Basal,  Rice  Top  dressing)  and  other States  namely,  Uttar  Pradesh  (Sugarcane  Basal,  Potato  Basal,  Wheat  Basal,  Paddy Basal),  Uttrakhand  (Sugarcane  Basal),  Andhra  Pradesh  (Sugarcane  Basal,  Oil  Palm Basal,  Maize Basal,  Maize Top dressing,  Rice Basal, Rice Top  dressing),Tamil Nadu (Sugarcane  Top  dressing,  Sugarcane  Basal),  Maharashtra  (Sugarcane  Top  dressing, Sugarcane Basal, Onion Basal, Red Gram Basal, Maize Basal, Cotton, Banana), Bihar (Maize Basal) & West Bengal (Paddy Basal, Potato Basal).

Indian  Council  of  Agriculture  Research  (ICAR)have  worked  out  crop  specific agroclimatic  zone  specific  fertilizer  recommendations  for  improving  the  efficiency  of fertilizer  use.    Also  crop  yield  optimization for a  given input and soil condition is done through network programme on soil test crop response for major crops.

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