Lok Sabha Question No. 1086 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-05
Subject: Distribution of Nano Urea and Nano DAP
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Smt. Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1086 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 05.12.2025

## Distribution of Nano Urea and Nano DAP

1086. Smt. Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo:

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

- (a) the  details  of  Nano  Urea  and  Nano  DAP  distribution  during  the  financial  year 2022-23 to  2024-25,  including  the  specific  quantity  allocated  to  Balangir  and Sonepur districts of Odisha;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  evaluated  the  field-level  effectiveness  of  Nano fertilizers in drought-prone districts such as Balangir in the State of Odisha, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the plans to expand training and awareness programmes for farmers regarding Nano fertilizers, especially in western Odisha where adoption remains limited?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a) The Financial  Year Wise  distribution  of  Nano  Urea  and  Nano  DAP  across  the nation,  including  the  State  of  Odisha  is  placed  at Annexure  A  and  B, respectively. Additionally, the Sales of Nano Urea and Nano DAP in Balangir and Sonepur districts of Odisha is placed at Annexure C .
- (b) In order to evaluate field-level effectiveness of Nano fertilizers, an MoU has been signed with ICAR on 03.11.2025 for undertaking a Network Project on the evaluation of Nano Urea,  at  a  cost  of  ₹21.20  crore  (including  GST)  and  funded  jointly  by  fertilizer PSUs/cooperatives. The project is scheduled to be conducted over a period of five years. The  project  is  conducted  in  several  Agricultural  University/Institutes,  including  Indian Council of Agricultural Research - Central Rice Research Institute (ICAR-CRRI), Cuttack, Odisha.

Furthermore,  ICAR  has  also  initiated  a  project,  funded  by  Indian  Council  for Fertilizers and Fertilizer Technology Research (ICFFTR) with a total outlay of ₹160 lakh,

to evaluate the impact of Nano Fertilizers on crop growth, soil health, and nutrient uptake across various agro-ecological zones, in August, 2024 for a period of 2 years.

Additionally,  IFFCO  has  informed  that  they  evaluated  their  Nano  fertilisers  in drought prone district like Balangir on crops like Paddy, Cotton, Brinjal through farmer field  trials  and  collaborative  trials  with  Odisha  University  of  Agriculture  &  Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar. Nano fertilizer trials conducted on Brinjal at Regional Research & Technology Transfer Station (RRTTS), OUAT, Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi and on Paddy at OUAT Seed Research Farm, Bargarh demonstrated better yield even at approximately 25-50% reduced dose of chemical fertilisers.

(c) In order to promote the use of Nano Fertilizers among farmers across the country, including in the State of Odisha, the following measures have been undertaken:

- i. Use  of  Nano  Fertilizers  is  promoted  through  different  activities  such  as awareness camps, webinars, field demonstrations, Kisan Sammelans and films in regional languages etc.
- ii. Nano  Fertilizers  are  made  available  at  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Samridhi Kendras (PMKSKs) by concerned companies.
- iii. Nano Fertilizers has been included under monthly supply plan issued by Department of Fertilizers regularly.
- iv. For  ease  in  application  and  utilization  of  Nano  fertilizers  like  Nano  Urea through foliar application, initiatives such as innovative spraying options like 'Kisan Drones' and distribution of battery operated Sprayers at retail points are undertaken. For this purpose, pilot training and custom hiring spraying services through Village Level Entrepreneurs are actively promoted.
- v. DoF in collaboration with fertilizer companies has initiated a Maha Abhiyan for  adoption  of  Nano  DAP  in  all  15  agro-climatic  zones  of  the  country through  consultations  and  field  level  demonstrations.  Further,  DoF  in collaboration with fertilizer companies has also launched campaign for field level demonstrations and awareness programs of Nano Urea plus in 100 districts of the country.
- vi. IFFCO  has  informed  that they are conducting regular training  and awareness programs such as field demonstrations, Farmers meetings, Sale point  Personnel  Trainings,  Drone  Spraying  campaigns,  Road  shows, Publicity Vans, Wall paintings etc. upto field level in the State of Odisha.

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## Annexure A

## Annexure referred to in reply to part ( a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1086 for answer on 05.12.2025

| Nano Urea (Qty in Lakh Bottles of 500ml each)   | Nano Urea (Qty in Lakh Bottles of 500ml each)   | Nano Urea (Qty in Lakh Bottles of 500ml each)   | Nano Urea (Qty in Lakh Bottles of 500ml each)   | Nano Urea (Qty in Lakh Bottles of 500ml each)   |
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                            | State Name                                      | 2022-23                                         | 2023-24                                         | 2024-25                                         |
| S.No                                            | State Name                                      | SALES                                           | SALES                                           | SALES                                           |
| 1                                               | Andaman & Nicobar                               | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 2                                               | Andhra Pradesh                                  | 4.80                                            | 3.24                                            | 3.02                                            |
| 3                                               | Arunachal Pradesh                               | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 4                                               | Assam                                           | 5.34                                            | 7.46                                            | 11.33                                           |
| 5                                               | Bihar                                           | 28.56                                           | 12.82                                           | 12.15                                           |
| 6                                               | Chandigarh                                      | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 7                                               | Chhattisgarh                                    | 11.02                                           | 4.33                                            | 3.56                                            |
| 8                                               | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                          | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 9                                               | Daman and Diu                                   | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 10                                              | Delhi                                           | 0.10                                            | 0.23                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 11                                              | Goa                                             | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 12                                              | Gujarat                                         | 17.60                                           | 27.47                                           | 30.12                                           |
| 13                                              | Haryana                                         | 12.59                                           | 8.25                                            | 10.21                                           |
| 14                                              | Himachal Pradesh                                | 1.27                                            | 1.53                                            | 1.73                                            |
| 15                                              | Jammu and kashmir                               | 3.00                                            | 2.95                                            | 1.26                                            |
| 16                                              | Jharkhand                                       | 3.66                                            | 2.22                                            | 3.94                                            |
| 17                                              | Karnataka                                       | 19.64                                           | 9.59                                            | 15.57                                           |
| 18                                              | Kerala                                          | 1.20                                            | 0.60                                            | 0.76                                            |
| 19                                              | Lakshadweep                                     | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 20                                              | Madhya Pradesh                                  | 23.38                                           | 16.28                                           | 24.89                                           |
| 21                                              | Maharashtra                                     | 25.04                                           | 14.92                                           | 35.59                                           |
| 22                                              | Manipur                                         | 0.44                                            | 0.09                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 23                                              | Meghalaya                                       | 0.00                                            | 0.01                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 24                                              | Mizoram                                         | 0.17                                            | 0.68                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 25                                              | Nagaland                                        | 0.00                                            | 0.01                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 26                                              | Odisha                                          | 11.21                                           | 6.78                                            | 5.78                                            |
| 27                                              | Puducherry                                      | 0.08                                            | 0.01                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 28                                              | Punjab                                          | 22.71                                           | 22.79                                           | 24.79                                           |
| 29                                              | Rajasthan                                       | 25.23                                           | 20.08                                           | 22.11                                           |
| 30                                              | Sikkim                                          | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 31                                              | Tamil Nadu                                      | 9.94                                            | 4.62                                            | 7.19                                            |
| 32                                              | Telangana                                       | 6.00                                            | 3.09                                            | 5.31                                            |
| 33                                              | Tripura                                         | 0.16                                            | 0.01                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 34                                              | Uttarakhand                                     | 2.34                                            | 1.68                                            | 27.94                                           |
| 35                                              | Uttar Pradesh                                   | 63.52                                           | 22.59                                           | 4.59                                            |
| 36                                              | West Bengal                                     | 26.36                                           | 12.42                                           | 21.79                                           |
| GRAND TOTAL                                     | GRAND TOTAL                                     | 325.35                                          | 206.77                                          | 273.62                                          |

## Annexure B

## Annexure referred to in reply to part ( a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1086 for answer on 05.12.2025

| Nano DAP (Qty in Lakh Bottles of 500ml each)   | Nano DAP (Qty in Lakh Bottles of 500ml each)   | Nano DAP (Qty in Lakh Bottles of 500ml each)   | Nano DAP (Qty in Lakh Bottles of 500ml each)   | Nano DAP (Qty in Lakh Bottles of 500ml each)   |
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                           | State Name                                     | 2022-23 SALES                                  | 2023-24 SALES                                  | 2024-25 SALES                                  |
| 1                                              | Andaman & Nicobar                              | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           |
| 2                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                 | 0.00                                           | 2.74                                           | 9.62                                           |
| 3                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                              | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           |
| 4                                              | Assam                                          | 0.00                                           | 0.46                                           | 1.63                                           |
| 5                                              | Bihar                                          | 0.00                                           | 1.43                                           | 5.46                                           |
| 6                                              | Chandigarh                                     | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           |
| 7                                              | Chhattisgarh                                   | 0.00                                           | 0.65                                           | 2.86                                           |
| 8                                              | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                         | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           |
| 9                                              | Daman and Diu                                  | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           |
| 10                                             | Delhi                                          | 0.00                                           | 0.02                                           | 0.00                                           |
| 11                                             | Goa                                            | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           |
| 12                                             | Gujarat                                        | 0.00                                           | 4.17                                           | 9.29                                           |
| 13                                             | Haryana                                        | 0.00                                           | 1.52                                           | 1.83                                           |
| 14                                             | Himachal Pradesh                               | 0.00                                           | 0.17                                           | 0.14                                           |
| 15                                             | Jammu and kashmir                              | 0.00                                           | 0.48                                           | 0.42                                           |
| 16                                             | Jharkhand                                      | 0.00                                           | 0.30                                           | 0.63                                           |
| 17                                             | Karnataka                                      | 0.00                                           | 4.13                                           | 11.45                                          |
| 18                                             | Kerala                                         | 0.00                                           | 0.17                                           | 0.26                                           |
| 19                                             | Lakshadweep                                    | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           |
| 20                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                 | 0.00                                           | 5.22                                           | 18.03                                          |
| 21                                             | Maharashtra                                    | 0.00                                           | 8.36                                           | 30.89                                          |
| 22                                             | Manipur                                        | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           |
| 23                                             | Meghalaya                                      | 0.00                                           | 0.01                                           | 0.00                                           |
| 24                                             | Mizoram                                        | 0.00                                           | 0.08                                           | 0.00                                           |
| 25                                             | Nagaland                                       | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           |
| 26                                             | Odisha                                         | 0.00                                           | 0.99                                           | 5.55                                           |
| 27                                             | Puducherry                                     | 0.00                                           | 0.02                                           | 0.07                                           |
| 28                                             | Punjab                                         | 0.00                                           | 2.19                                           | 5.77                                           |
| 29                                             | Rajasthan                                      | 0.00                                           | 3.96                                           | 10.04                                          |
| 30                                             | Sikkim                                         | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           |
| 31                                             | Tamil Nadu                                     | 0.00                                           | 1.54                                           | 3.63                                           |
| 32                                             | Telangana                                      | 0.00                                           | 1.87                                           | 6.04                                           |
| 33                                             | Tripura                                        | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           |
| 34                                             | Uttarakhand                                    | 0.00                                           | 0.42                                           | 16.57                                          |
| 35                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                  | 0.00                                           | 12.97                                          | 8.42                                           |
| 36                                             | West Bengal                                    | 0.00                                           | 3.98                                           | 11.40                                          |

## Annexure C

## Annexure referred to in reply to part ( a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1086 for answer on 05.12.2025

| Sales of Nano Urea and Nano DAP in the State of Odisha Qty in Lakh Bottle of 500ml each   | Sales of Nano Urea and Nano DAP in the State of Odisha Qty in Lakh Bottle of 500ml each   | Sales of Nano Urea and Nano DAP in the State of Odisha Qty in Lakh Bottle of 500ml each   | Sales of Nano Urea and Nano DAP in the State of Odisha Qty in Lakh Bottle of 500ml each   | Sales of Nano Urea and Nano DAP in the State of Odisha Qty in Lakh Bottle of 500ml each   | Sales of Nano Urea and Nano DAP in the State of Odisha Qty in Lakh Bottle of 500ml each   | Sales of Nano Urea and Nano DAP in the State of Odisha Qty in Lakh Bottle of 500ml each   | Sales of Nano Urea and Nano DAP in the State of Odisha Qty in Lakh Bottle of 500ml each   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                                                                      | District Name                                                                             | 2022-23                                                                                   | 2022-23                                                                                   | 2023-24                                                                                   | 2023-24                                                                                   | 2024-25                                                                                   | 2024-25                                                                                   |
| S.No                                                                                      | District Name                                                                             | Nano Urea                                                                                 | Nano DAP                                                                                  | Nano Urea                                                                                 | Nano DAP                                                                                  | Nano Urea                                                                                 | Nano DAP                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                         | Sonepur                                                                                   | 0.185                                                                                     | 0.000                                                                                     | 0.269                                                                                     | 0.014                                                                                     | 0.081                                                                                     | 0.168                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                         | Balangir                                                                                  | 0.301                                                                                     | 0.000                                                                                     | 0.277                                                                                     | 0.034                                                                                     | 0.176                                                                                     | 0.183                                                                                     |