Lok Sabha Question No. 1378 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-09
Subject: Production Capacity of Nano Urea
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1378 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 09.02.2024

## Production Capacity of Nano Urea

## 1378:   SHRI RAM SHANKAR KATHERIA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  notified  the  Nano  Urea  in  the  Fertilizer  (Control) Order 1985;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  details  of  production  capacity  of  the  Nano  Urea  fertilizer  in  the  country  at present;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to further increase the production capacity of the said fertilizer and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of the Nano urea sold in the market after its launch, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b):  Department  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare  (DA&FW)  on  24 th February, 2021 has notified Nano Urea (Liquid) produced by IFFCO as a nano fertilizer under the Fertilizer Control Order (FCO). Further vide notification dated 6 th  March, 2023, DA&FW has also notified the specification of Nano Urea to be manufactured by M/s Ray Nano Science and Research Centre for a period of three years.
- (c): Three Nano Urea plants at Kalol, Phulpur and Aonla with capacity of 17 crore bottles  (500  ml  each)  per  annum  have  been  set  up  by  IFFCO.  Further,  Ray  Nano Science & Research Centre (Anand, Gujarat) has initiated commercial production of its Nano Urea plant having capacity of 4.5 crore bottles per annum.
- (d): The  Government  of  India  is  not  directly  involved  in  setting  up  of  Nano  Urea Plants. However, fertilizer companies have informed that they have decided to set up 6 more Nano Urea plants in the country.
- (e) : The details of the Nano Urea sales, State/UT wise is annexed.

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## State-wise Sales of Nano Urea (in 500ml Bottles) during August 2021 to January 2024

| State             | Sale (In Bottle) by IFFCO   | Sale (In Bottle) by Ray Nano Science & Research Centre   |
|-------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| Punjab            | 6263768                     | -                                                        |
| Haryana & Delhi   | 3722868                     | -                                                        |
| Rajasthan         | 5979880                     | -                                                        |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 765512                      | -                                                        |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 407886                      | -                                                        |
| Gujarat           | 5202314                     | 77780                                                    |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 5357990                     | -                                                        |
| Chhattisgarh      | 1956772                     | -                                                        |
| Maharashtra & Goa | 5602322                     | -                                                        |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 12492944                    | 41040                                                    |
| Uttarakhand       | 532212                      | -                                                        |
| Bihar             | 5461188                     | -                                                        |
| Jharkhand         | 719574                      | -                                                        |
| West Bengal       | 5001112                     | -                                                        |
| Assam & NE        | 1748174                     | -                                                        |
| Odisha            | 2196082                     | -                                                        |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 1332388                     | -                                                        |
| Telangana         | 1452524                     | -                                                        |
| Karnataka         | 3574754                     | -                                                        |
| Tamil Nadu        | 2643358                     | -                                                        |
| Kerala            | 275882                      | -                                                        |
| Export*           | 484560                      | -                                                        |
| Total             | 7,31,74,064                 | 1,18,820                                                 |
| Grand Total       | 7,32,92,884                 | 7,32,92,884                                              |

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