Lok Sabha Question No. 177 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-02
Subject: Budget Outlay for Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 177 TO BE ANSWERED ON : 02.02. 2024

## Budget Outlay for Fertilizers

## 177:  SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL :

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

- (a) the details of Budget outlay for Fertilizers in the country during the last three years, year-wise;
- (b) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government for balanced and integrated  use  of  inorganic  and  organic  fertilizers  to  maintain  good  soil health that results in increase in production in the country;
- (c) whether  the  Government  provides  financial  assistance  to  States/UTs  for training of farmers, demonstrations on farmer's fields and organising farmer melas about the balanced use of fertilizers in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

- (a):   The details of budget outlay for Fertilizers in the country during the last three years (FY 2021-22 to 2023-24) is as follows:
- (b):   The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) in its meeting held on 28th  June,  2023  has  approved  the  'PM  Programme  for  Restoration,  Awareness Generation, Nourishment, and Amelioration of Mother-Earth (PM-PRANAM)'. The initiative aims to complement the efforts initiated by States/UTs to save the health of Mother Earth by promoting sustainable and balanced use of fertilizers, adopting alternate  fertilizers,  promoting  organic  farming.  Further,  regular  meetings  are undertaken with the States/UTs for promotion of balanced use of fertilizers, use of alternate  fertilizer  like  nano/bio/organic  fertilizers  etc.  Also,  promotion  of  PMPRANAM scheme has been included as one of the activities under the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra (VBSY) which was launched on 15 th November, 2023. Department of Fertilizers is also promoting the scheme through different platforms.

| Year    |   Amount (in Crores) |
|---------|----------------------|
| 2021-22 |               162072 |
| 2022-23 |               254799 |
| 2023-24 |               201121 |

The Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  is  also  recommending soil test based balanced and integrated nutrient management through conjunctive use of both inorganic and organic sources (manure, bio-fertilizers, green manuring, in-situ  crop  residue  recycling  etc.)  of  plant  nutrients  with  4R  approach  i.e.,  right quantity,  right  time,  right  mode  and  right  type  of  fertilizer  for  judicious  use  of chemical fertilizers and to reduce use of chemical fertilizers.

(c) & (d):  Government is implementing the Soil Health & Fertility of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY) in  the  country  including  Ladakh.  Under the scheme,  since, 2014-15, so far 23.74 crore soil health cards have been issued and also providing financial  assistance  to  States/UTs  for  training  of  farmers,  demonstrations  on farmer's fields and organizing farmers mela about the balanced use of fertilizers in the  country.  Based  on  the  recommendations  on  Soil  Health  Card  (SHC),  the trainings  &  demonstrations  are  conducted  to  create  the  awareness  among  the farmers for adopting the recommendations on judicious use of chemical fertilizers including secondary and micronutrients in conjunction with organic manures & biofertilizers. So far, 93781 farmer's trainings, 6.45 lakh demonstrations, 7425 farmer's melas/campaigns  on  soil  health  card  recommendations  have  been  organized across the country.

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