Lok Sabha Question No. 1313 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-28
Subject: Production of Manure
Ministry: AGRICULTURE
Asked by: SUBHASH CHANDRA BAHERIA

O.I.H

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & COOPERATION

**LOK  SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1313**

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  28 TH JULY, 2015

**PRODUCTION OF MANURE**

1313. 	     SHRI SUBHASH CHANDRA BAHERIA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE 	     कृषि मंत्री

be pleased  to state:

(a)	 the details of the quantum of manure produced in various States of the country including Rajasthan;

(b)	 whether the country is self reliant in the production of quality manure and is fully able to cater to the demand of the domestic market;

(c)	 if so, the details thereof; and

(d)	 the steps taken by the Government to increase the domestic production of manure and deal with the problem of shortage of supply of manure reported from various States of the country including Rajasthan during the last year?

### 1 ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

कृषि मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री  (SHRI MOHANBHAI KUNDARIA)

(a):	The details of the present status of State-wise production of compost including State of Rajasthan are given at Annexure-I.

(b) & (c):	Yes, Madam.  The details of the production of organic fertilizer for last three years is at Annexure-II.

(d):	Government  is promoting organic input production through various schemes/ programmes viz: National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)/ Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), Mission  for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), National Mission on Oilseeds & Oil Palm (NMOOP) Network Project on Organic Farming of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and National Programme on Organic Production (NPOP) of Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA).  The pattern of assistance provided to state governments through various schemes for promotion of organic input production is given at Annexure-III

**ANNXURE-I**

**State-wise details of different organic manures produced / available (lakh MT) in different States (2013-14)**

(As per details provided by the States and adjusted against availability of biomass for manuring purpose)

| **State**            | **Rural Compost**   | **FYM**    | **City Compost**   | **organic manure**   | **Vermi Compost**   | **Other manure**   | **Total Manure**   | **Area Cover (Lakh Ha.)**   | **Green manure    (Ha.)**   |
|----------------------|---------------------|------------|--------------------|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh       | 49.5                | 0.21       | 21.3               | 0                    | 1.02                | 0                  | 72.03              | 14.406                      | 28.54                       |
| Arunachal pPPPradesh | 0.09                | 0.23       | 0                  | 0                    | 0.61                | 0.065              | 0.995              | 0.199                       | 0.06                        |
| Assam                | 0.83                | 9165       | 0.02               | 0                    | 1.65                | 0                  | 9167.5             | 1833.5                      | 2.65                        |
| Bihar                | 3.83                | 0          | 0.29               | 4.91                 | 3.14                | 0                  | 12.17              | 2.434                       | 362000                      |
| Chhattisgarh         | 49                  | 45.5       | 3.25               | 0.0011               | 3.5                 | 3                  | 104.2511           | 20.85022                    | 375000                      |
| Delhi                | 0                   | 0          | 0.8                | 0                    | 0                   | 0                  | 0.8                | 0.16                        | 0                           |
| Goa                  | 0.04                | 0          | 0.5                | 0.04                 | 0.03                | 0.21               | 0.82               | 0.164                       | 3                           |
| Gujarat              | 0                   | 361        | 0                  | 0                    | 0.51                | 4.3                | 365.81             | 73.162                      | 3.2                         |
| Haryana              | 0                   | 0          | 0.045              | 0                    | 0.041               | 0                  | 0.086              | 0.0172                      | 0                           |
| Himachal Pradesh     | 2                   | 0          | 0.23               | 0                    | 15.42               | 0                  | 17.65              | 3.53                        | 0.5                         |
| Jammu  & Kashmir     | 1.765               | 0          | 0.19               | 4.53                 | 0.084               | 0                  | 6.569              | 1.3138                      | 1080                        |
| Jharkhand            | 0                   | 0          | 0.02               | 0                    | 525                 | 0                  | 525.02             | 105.004                     | 0                           |
| Karnataka            | 0                   | 1.37       | 8.32               | 0                    | 1.96                | 0                  | 11.65              | 2.33                        | 0                           |
| Kerala               | 0                   | 1.11       | 1.86               | 0                    | 0.88                | 0                  | 3.85               | 0.77                        | 0                           |
| Madhya Pradesh       | 5.5                 | 0.01       | 0.05               | 0                    | 0                   | 0.1                | 5.66               | 1.132                       | 58000                       |
| Maharashtra          | 0                   | 0          | 5.5                | 0                    | 1.46                | 3                  | 9.96               | 1.992                       | 0.65                        |
| Manipur              | 0                   | 0.61       | 0                  | 0                    | 0                   | 0                  | 0.61               | 0.122                       | 0                           |
| Mizoram              | 0                   | 0.055      | 0                  | 0                    | 0.042               | 0                  | 0.097              | 0.0194                      | 0                           |
| Meghalaya            | 0                   | 16.35      | 0                  | 0                    | 0                   | 0                  | 16.35              | 3.27                        | 0                           |
| Nagaland             | 0.031               | 0.81       | 0                  | 0                    | 0.04                | 0                  | 0.881              | 0.1762                      | 0.85                        |
| Odisha               | 23.27               | 0          | 0.0283             | 0                    | 0.33281             | 0                  | 23.63111           | 4.726222                    | 0                           |
| Punjab               | 0                   | 2.98       | 0.032              | 0                    | 0.05215             | 0                  | 3.06415            | 0.61283                     | 199000                      |
| Pondicherry          | 0                   | 0          | 3.23               | 0                    | 0                   | 0                  | 3.23               | 0.646                       | 0                           |
| Rajasthan            | 0                   | 0          | 0                  | 0.015                | 0                   | 0.007              | 0.022              | 0.0044                      | 0                           |
| Sikkim               | 0.32                | 0          | 0                  | 0                    | 0.03                | 0                  | 0.35               | 0.07                        | 0                           |
| Tamil Nadu           | 0                   | 2.1        | 9.11               | 0                    | 3.18                | 0                  | 14.39              | 2.878                       | 0                           |
| Tripura              | 0                   | 0          | 0                  | 0                    | 0                   | 0                  | 0                  | 0                           | 0                           |
| Uttar Pradesh        | 0                   | 0          | 0                  | 0                    | 0.222               |                    | 0.222              | 0.0444                      | 238805                      |
| Uttarakhand          | 9.4                 | 13.65      | 0.35               | 0                    | 0.17                | 0                  | 23.57              | 4.714                       | 0.1                         |
| West Bengal          | 79.4                | 36.8       | 8.21               | 0                    | 22.9                | 4.1                | 151.41             | 30.282                      | 16.1                        |
| **Grand Total**      | **224.976**         | **9647.8** | **63.335**         | **9.496**            | **582.274**         | **14.782**         | **10542.65**       | **2108.530**                | **1233941**                 |

***Total Cover Area = 2120.87 Lakh ha. or 212.08 million ha** .

Source: Compiled by NCOF (Data Provided by Production Units/State Government)

*(Manure area cover 2108.53 lakh ha + Green manuring area 12.34 lakh ha.)

**Annexure-II**

Details of organic manure production & availability in the country (excluding green manures)

| Year    |   Rural compost |   Urban compost |     FYM |   Vermi  compost |   other manures |   Total manure production & availability |
|---------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|------------------|-----------------|------------------------------------------|
| 2009-10 |          804.49 |          618.96 | 1220.65 |            73.72 |           40.62 |                                  2758.44 |
| 2010-11 |          797.54 |          111.24 | 2234.44 |           114.16 |          131.82 |                                  3389.20 |
| 2011-12 |          939.85 |          140.86 | 1860.64 |           268.50 |           35.43 |                                  3245.28 |
| 2012-13 |         1039.35 |          143.04 | 2850.50 |            53.70 |           29.16 |                                  4115.76 |
| 2013-14 |          224.97 |           63.33 |  9647.8 |           582.27 |           24.27 |                                 10542.64 |

The manure production is increased from 2758.44 MT (2009-10) to 10542.64 MT (2013-14)

**Annexure-IIl**

**Pattern of assistance for promotion of organic farming**

| **Component**                                                                                                                                                      | **Pattern of assistance**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **NMSA**                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 1. Setting up of mechanized Fruit/Vegetable market waste/ Agro waste compost production unit.                                                                      | 100% Assistance to State Govt/Govt. Agencies upto a maximum limit of Rs. 190.00 lakh /unit and 33% of cost limited to Rs.63 lakh/unit for individuals/ private agencies through NABARD as capital investment for 3000 TPA production capacity                                                                                                              |
| 2.Setting up of State of art liquid/ carrier based Biofertilizer/ Biopesticide units                                                                               | 100% Assistance to State Govt/Govt. Agencies upto a maximum limit of Rs.160.00 lakh /unit and 25% of cost limited to Rs.40 lakh/unit for individuals/ private agencies through NABARD as capital investment of 200 TPA production capacity                                                                                                                 |
| 3. Setting up of Bio-fertilizer and Organic fertilizer testing Quality Control Laboratory (BOQCL) or Strengthening of existing Laboratory under FCO.               | Assistance up to maximum limit of Rs. 85 lakh for new laboratory and up to a maximum limit of Rs. 45 lakh for strengthening of existing infrastructure to State Government Laboratory under Agriculture or Horticulture Department.                                                                                                                        |
| 4. Promotion of Organic Inputs on farmer’s field (Manure, Vermi-compost, Bio-Fertilizers Liquid / solid, Waste compost, Herbal extracts etc.)                      | 50 % of cost subject to a limit of Rs. 5000/- per ha and Rs. 10,000 per beneficiary. Propose to cover 1 million ha area.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 5.  **Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana**  - (PKVY) Adoption of organic farming through cluster approach under Participatory Guarantee  system (PGS) certification. | **Under PKVY scheme- Fifty or more farmers will form a cluster and their 50 acres of land will be brought under Organic Farming.**                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 6.Support to research for development of organic package of practices specific to state and cropping system                                                        | Against specific proposal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 7.Setting up of separate Organic  Agriculture Research and Teaching Department                                                                                     | Against specific proposal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **MIDH**                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Vermi compost Units/organic input production)                                                                                                                      | 50% of cost conforming to the size of the unit of 30’X8’X2.5’ dimension of permanent structure to be administered on pro-rata basis. For HDPE Vermibed, 50% of cost conforming to the size of 96 cft (12’X4’X2’) and IS 15907:2010 to be administered on pro-rata basis (Rs. 100,000/ unit for permanent structure and Rs. 16,000/unit for HDPE Vermibed). |

**RKVY:**

Under RKVY, State Governments have flexibility and autonomy in the process of selection, planning, approval and execution of schemes including Organic Farming, as per their priorities.  Accordingly, cost of projects under Organic Farming are approved by respective State Level Sanctioning Committees.

**NPOP:**

NPOP was notified under Foreign Trade Development & Regulation Act (FTDR) in  year 2001, primarily for regulation and certification of organic commodities meant for export.  It provides institutional mechanism for the implementation of National Standards for Organic Production, through a National Accreditation Policy and Programme.  It covers crop production, animal husbandry, food processing, labeling, storage and transport.

NMOOP:

Has launched a scheme for increasing production and productivity of oilseed crops in the country. The expenditure on subsidies is mostly shared on 75: 25 sharing basis between Central and State Government. Financial assistance is being provided for different type of components including bio-fertilisers, Supply of Rhyzobium culture/Phosphate Solubilising Bacteria (PSB)/ Zinc Solubilising Bacreria (ZSB)/ Azatobacter/ Mycorrhiza and vermi compost.

**ICAR:**

ICAR Research Centres are involved in developing Package of Practices for different crops and cropping system under Organic Farming in different agro-eco regions of country.

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