Lok Sabha Question No. 325 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-26
Subject: Promotion of Bio-Fertilizers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SHARAD TRIPATHI, RITI PATHAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 325

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  APRIL, 2016

## PROMOTION OF BIO-FERTILIZERS

325.    SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI: SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the total quantum of bio-fertilizers required and actually produced in the country;
- (b) the details of the steps being taken by the Government to increase the production and utilization of bio-fertilizers in various States of the country;
- (c) the details of the bio-fertilizers/ organic fertilizers produced and distributed during the last three years and the current year, State-wise; and
- (d) whether several organisations are involved in research and development of organic fertilizers/bio-fertilizers in the country, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्राऱय में राज्य मंत्री (SHRI  MOHANBHAI  KUNDARIYA)

- (a) to (c): The  total requirement of various bio-fertilizers that are required for seed/root  treatment  and  soil  is  estimated  to  be  about  0.426  million  ton,  based  on  net cultivated  area.    Government  is  promoting  bio-fertilizers  through      various  schemes  of National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)/ Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) and National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm  (NMOOP),  National  Food  Security  Mission  (NFSM)  and  Indian  Council  of Agricultural  Sciences  (ICAR).  The  pattern  of  assistance  is  given  in Annexure I. The detailed state wise production of organic fertilizer in the country is at Annexure II.
- (d): The  Indian  Council  of  Agriculture  Research  (ICAR)  under  Network  project  on Organic  Farming  is  undertaking  research  to  develop  location  specific  organic  farming package  of  practices  for  crops  and  cropping  systems.  Presently,  the  project  is  being implemented in 20 centres located in state covering 16 States. Organic farming package of practices for 18 crops/cropping systems have been developed. Besides, under ICAR's Network  project  on  Soil  Biodiversity-Biofertiliser  has  developed  improved  and  efficient strains  of  biofertiliser  specific  to  different  crops  and  soil  types.  Liquid  Biofertiliser technology with higher shelf life has also been developed. The Council has developed technologies  to  prepare  various  types  of  organic  manures  such  as  phospho  compost, vermi compost, municipal solid waste compost, bio-enriched compost etc. from various organic  wastes.  The  ICAR  also  imparts  training,  organizes  Front  Line  Demonstrations (FLDs) to educate farmers on all these aspects.

- A.  National Mission of Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)-Organic & INM Component of Soil Health Management (SHM):
1. 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.
2.   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.
3.  Promotion  of  Organic  Inputs  on  farmer's  field  (Manure,  Vermi-compost,  BioFertilizers  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.
- B.  Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY): It  is  the  first  comprehensive scheme launched by the Central Government as a centrally sponsored programme (CSP). The scheme is implemented by the State Governments on a cluster basis of 20 hectare each. The farmer within the cluster is given financial assistance upto a maximum of 1 ha and the limit of assistance is Rs.50,000 per ha  during  the  conversion  period  of  3  years.  The  target  is  to  promote  10,000 clusters  covering  5  lakh  acres  over  the  period  of  3  years,  2015-16  to  2017-18. Further,  following  assistance  is  given  for  procuring  liquid  bio-fertilizer  and  biopesticides:
1.  Liquid  Bio-fertilizer  consortia  (Nitrogen  fixing/  Phosphate  Solubilizing/  potassium mobilizing bio-fertilizer) @ Rs.500/acre x 50 of Rs.25000 per cluster in first year.
2.  Liquid Biopesticides (Trichoderma viridae, Pseudomonas, fluorescens, Matarhizium, Beaviourie bassiana, Pacelomyces, verticillium) 2 Rs.500/ acre x 50 of Rs.25000 per cluster in second year.

- C.  National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP): Financial assistance is being provided for different type of components including bio-fertilisers, Supply of Rhizobium culture/Phosphate Solubilising Bacteria (PSB)/ Zinc Solubilising Bacteria (ZSB)/ Azatobacter/ Mycorrhiza and vermi compost.
- D.  National Food Security Mission (NFSM): Under NFSM, financial assistance is provided for promotion of Bio-Fertilizer (Rhizobium/PSB) @50% of the cost limited to Rs.300 per ha.
- E.  Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY): Organic Farming projects are considered by respective State Level Sanctioning committee
- F.  Indian Council  of Agricultural  Sciences  (ICAR): The  Indian Council of Agriculture  Research  (ICAR),  Pusa  under  Network  project  on  Soil  BiodiversityBiofertiliser has developed improved and efficient strains of biofertiliser specific to different crops and soil types. Liquid Biofertiliser technology with higher shelf life has also been developed. The ICAR also imparts training, organizes Front Line Demonstrations (FLDs) to educate farmers on all these aspect.

## Annexure II

Zone- Wise Bio-Fertilizer Production in India (2010-15)

| Sl. No.                                                         | State                                                           | 2010-11                                                         | 2011-12                                                         | 2012-13                                                         | 2013-14                                                         | 2014-15                                                         | 2014-15                                                         |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| South Zone                                                      | South Zone                                                      | South Zone                                                      | South Zone                                                      | South Zone                                                      | South Zone                                                      | Carrier based (MT)                                              | Liquid (KL)                                                     |
|                                                                 | A & N Islands                                                   | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0.0000                                                          | 0.0000                                                          |
| 2                                                               | Andhra                                                          | 999.6                                                           | 1126.35                                                         | 1335.74                                                         | 2714.22                                                         | 2668.8000                                                       | 274.8560                                                        |
| 3                                                               | Pradesh Daman &                                                 | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0.0000                                                          | 0.0000                                                          |
| 4                                                               | Diu Karnataka                                                   | 6930                                                            | 5760.32                                                         | 7683.72                                                         | 9907.33                                                         | 16462.620                                                       | 23.0561                                                         |
| 5                                                               | Kerala                                                          | 3257                                                            | 904.17                                                          | 1045.64                                                         | 7 3520.66                                                       | 0 4916.9700                                                     | 10.5096                                                         |
| 6                                                               | Lakshadwee                                                      | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0.0000                                                          | 0.0000                                                          |
| 7                                                               | p Pondicherry                                                   | 783                                                             | 509.45                                                          | 621                                                             | 516.98                                                          | 560.9500                                                        | 1.4976                                                          |
| 8                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                      | 8691                                                            | 3373.81                                                         | 11575.7                                                         | 14104.8                                                         | 15373.290                                                       | 11.3017                                                         |
|                                                                 | Total                                                           | 20660.6                                                         | 11674.1                                                         | 22261.8                                                         | 3 30764.0                                                       | 0 39982.630                                                     | 321.2210                                                        |
| 27 0 West Zone                                                  | 27 0 West Zone                                                  | 27 0 West Zone                                                  | 27 0 West Zone                                                  | 27 0 West Zone                                                  | 27 0 West Zone                                                  | 27 0 West Zone                                                  | 27 0 West Zone                                                  |
| 1                                                               | Chhattisgarh                                                    | 0                                                               | 276.34                                                          | 501.63                                                          | 712.07                                                          | 1024.680                                                        | 9.620                                                           |
| 2                                                               | Gujarat                                                         | 6318                                                            | 2037.35                                                         | 978.48                                                          | 6411.43                                                         | 3667.929                                                        | 2800.500                                                        |
| 3                                                               | Goa                                                             | 443.4                                                           | 0                                                               | 370                                                             | 4 66.26                                                         | 802.520                                                         | 0.000                                                           |
| 4                                                               | Madhya                                                          | 2455.57                                                         | 2309.06                                                         | 1408.08                                                         | 4824.19                                                         | 2637.990                                                        | 119.216                                                         |
| 5                                                               | Pradesh Maharashtra                                             | 2924.00                                                         | 8743.69                                                         | 5897.91                                                         | 4 6218.60                                                       | 14847.397                                                       | 324.767                                                         |
| 6                                                               | Rajasthan                                                       | 819.75                                                          | 199.78                                                          | 982                                                             | 7 1315                                                          | 599.898                                                         | 0.000                                                           |
| 7                                                               | D & N Haveli                                                    | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0.000                                                           | 0.000                                                           |
|                                                                 | Total                                                           | 12960.7                                                         | 13566.2                                                         | 10138.1                                                         | 19547.5                                                         | 23580.414                                                       | 3254.103                                                        |
| 20 20 00 65 North Zone                                          | 20 20 00 65 North Zone                                          | 20 20 00 65 North Zone                                          | 20 20 00 65 North Zone                                          | 20 20 00 65 North Zone                                          | 20 20 00 65 North Zone                                          | 20 20 00 65 North Zone                                          | 20 20 00 65 North Zone                                          |
| 1                                                               | Delhi                                                           | 1205                                                            | 1617                                                            | 0                                                               | 396                                                             | 104.500                                                         | 0.000                                                           |
| 2                                                               | Chandigarh                                                      | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0.000                                                           | 0.000                                                           |
| 3                                                               | Haryana                                                         | 6.53                                                            | 914.41                                                          | 5832.61                                                         | 1146.48                                                         | 872.955                                                         | 46.489                                                          |
| 4                                                               | H.P.                                                            | 9                                                               | 1.29                                                            | 0                                                               | 3 26.147                                                        | 0.768                                                           | 33.070                                                          |
| 5                                                               | J & Kashmir                                                     | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 45.26                                                           | 0.000                                                           | 0.000                                                           |
| 6                                                               | Punjab                                                          | 2.5                                                             | 692.22                                                          | 2311.33                                                         | 2124.85                                                         | 6305.453                                                        | 74.278                                                          |
| 7                                                               | Uttar                                                           | 1217.45                                                         | 8695.08                                                         | 1310.02                                                         | 2 2682.22                                                       | 4099.068                                                        | 98.036                                                          |
| 8                                                               | Pradesh Uttarakhand                                             | 45.00                                                           | 263.01                                                          | 2758.21                                                         | 1 5493.85                                                       | 2129.952                                                        | 208.034                                                         |
|                                                                 | Total                                                           | 2485.48                                                         | 12183.0                                                         | 12212.1                                                         | 1 11914.8                                                       | 13512.696                                                       | 459.907                                                         |
| 0 10 70 14 East Zone                                            | 0 10 70 14 East Zone                                            | 0 10 70 14 East Zone                                            | 0 10 70 14 East Zone                                            | 0 10 70 14 East Zone                                            | 0 10 70 14 East Zone                                            | 0 10 70 14 East Zone                                            | 0 10 70 14 East Zone                                            |
| 1                                                               | Bihar                                                           | 136.26                                                          | 75                                                              | 52.4                                                            | 52.4                                                            | 64.90                                                           | 0.00                                                            |
| 2                                                               | Jharkhand                                                       | 0                                                               | 8.38                                                            | 35.3                                                            | 14.2                                                            | 9.08                                                            | 0.00                                                            |
| 3                                                               | Odisha                                                          | 357.66                                                          | 590.12                                                          | 407.1                                                           | 1097.61                                                         | 1074.46                                                         | 4.70                                                            |
| 4                                                               | West Bengal                                                     | 393.39                                                          | 603.2                                                           | 1110                                                            | 1682.70                                                         | 2061.83                                                         | 14.63                                                           |
|                                                                 | Total                                                           | 887.31                                                          | 1276.7                                                          | 1604.8                                                          | 76 2846.91                                                      | 3210.27                                                         | 19.33                                                           |
| 76 North East Zone                                              | 76 North East Zone                                              | 76 North East Zone                                              | 76 North East Zone                                              | 76 North East Zone                                              | 76 North East Zone                                              | 76 North East Zone                                              | 76 North East Zone                                              |
| 1                                                               | Arunachal                                                       | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 59                                                              | 59.000                                                          | 0.000                                                           |
| 2                                                               | Pradesh Assam                                                   | 130                                                             | 68.33                                                           | 89                                                              | 149                                                             | 88.000                                                          | 0.000                                                           |
| 3                                                               | Manipur                                                         | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0.000                                                           | 0.000                                                           |
| 4                                                               | Meghalaya                                                       | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0.000                                                           | 0.000                                                           |
| 5                                                               | Mizoram                                                         | 2                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 4                                                               | 3.600                                                           | 0.000                                                           |
| 6                                                               | Nagaland                                                        | 21.5                                                            | 13                                                              | 7.45                                                            | 7.45                                                            | 7.450                                                           | 0.000                                                           |
| 7                                                               | Sikkim                                                          | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 9.5                                                             | 10.1                                                            | 12.400                                                          | 0.000                                                           |
| 8                                                               | Tripura                                                         | 850                                                             | 1542.85                                                         | 514                                                             | 225                                                             | 240.000                                                         | 0.000                                                           |
|                                                                 | Total                                                           | 1003.50                                                         | 1624.18                                                         | 619.95                                                          | 454.55                                                          | 410.450                                                         | 0.000                                                           |
| Grand Total 37997.6 40324.2 46836.8 65527.8 80696.455 4054.5637 | Grand Total 37997.6 40324.2 46836.8 65527.8 80696.455 4054.5637 | Grand Total 37997.6 40324.2 46836.8 65527.8 80696.455 4054.5637 | Grand Total 37997.6 40324.2 46836.8 65527.8 80696.455 4054.5637 | Grand Total 37997.6 40324.2 46836.8 65527.8 80696.455 4054.5637 | Grand Total 37997.6 40324.2 46836.8 65527.8 80696.455 4054.5637 | Grand Total 37997.6 40324.2 46836.8 65527.8 80696.455 4054.5637 | Grand Total 37997.6 40324.2 46836.8 65527.8 80696.455 4054.5637 |

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Source: Compiled by NCOF (Data Provided by Production Units/State Government/ RCOFs MT= Metric Ton   KL= Kilo litrer

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