Lok Sabha Question No. 3662 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-13
Subject: Fertiliser Subsidy for Organic Farmers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Dr. Indra Hang Subba

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3662 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2026

## Fertiliser Subsidy for Organic Farmers

## 3662. Dr. Indra Hang Subba:

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

- (a)  the  total  quantum  of funds  spent  by  the  Government during the last five years on fertilizer subsidy in the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether any incentives have been given to those farmers who do not use chemical fertilizer and practice organic farming, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the total area covered under organic farming?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a): Under 'DBT in Fertilizers' system, 100% subsidy on various fertilizer grades is released  to  the  fertilizer  companies,  on  actual  sales  to  the  beneficiaries  based  on Aadhar authentication through PoS devices installed at each retail shop. All farmers are being supplied fertilizers at the subsidized rates on no-denial basis. The details of the total amount of fertilizer subsidy provided by the Government during the last five years i.e. from year 2020-21 to 2024-25 are as follows:

## ( Figures in Rs. crore

)

|                  | Subsidy Scheme   | Subsidy Scheme   | Subsidy Scheme   | Subsidy Scheme   | Subsidy Scheme   |           |
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------|
| Financial Year   | Indigenous P&K   | Indigenous Urea  | City Compost     | Imported P&K     | Import of Urea   | Total     |
| 2020-21          | 22288.36         | 68807.41         | 68.74            | 15015.37         | 25049.62         | 131229.50 |
| 2021-22 31931.46 | 54619.72         |                  | 43.71            | 20794.80         | 50250.40         | 157640.09 |
| 2022-23 50089.67 | 127311.10        |                  | -                | 36032.56         | 41365.60         | 254798.93 |
| 2023-24 36270.00 | 102027.00        |                  | -                | 28929.57         | 28193.94         | 195420.51 |
| 2024-25          | 34010.00         | 103319.50        | -                | 18800.00         | 21000.00         | 177129.50 |

(b): Government provides incentives to farmers who do not use chemicals under the following schemes:

- I. Under the Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), farmers receive financial  assistance  over  three  years,  for  organic  inputs  like  biofertilizers;
- II. Support  for  infrastructure  development  for  production  of  on-farm inputs and natural resource conservation at farmer/ Local group level;
- III. The  Govt.  covers  costs  for  PGsS-India  (Participatory  Guarantee System) Certification, helping small farmers validate their produce for premium markets;
- IV. Offer subsidies for bio-inputs, organic seeds, and certification costs;
- V. Under the  NMNF, farmers receive  an incentive  of  ₹4,000  per acre annually for two years; and
- VI. NMNF  also  funds  PGS-India  Natural  certification  and  Bio-input Resource Centres (BRCs) for affordable on farm input production.

(c): The details of total area covered under organic farming as on 01.03.2026, are attached at Annexure .

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## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3662 for answering on 13.03.2026

| State Wise Total Area covered under Organic Farming as on 01.03.2026   | State Wise Total Area covered under Organic Farming as on 01.03.2026   | State Wise Total Area covered under Organic Farming as on 01.03.2026   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                  | State/UT Name                                                          | Total Area (ha)                                                        |
| 1.                                                                     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                            | 48.30                                                                  |
| 2.                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                         | 38438.41                                                               |
| 3.                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                      | 4742.61                                                                |
| 4.                                                                     | Assam                                                                  | 24463.64                                                               |
| 5.                                                                     | Bihar                                                                  | 37865.71                                                               |
| 6.                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                           | 104030.25                                                              |
| 7.                                                                     | Daman And Diu                                                          | 579.89                                                                 |
| 8.                                                                     | Delhi                                                                  | 8424.32                                                                |
| 9.                                                                     | Goa                                                                    | 11006.13                                                               |
| 10.                                                                    | Gujarat                                                                | 79830.00                                                               |
| 11.                                                                    | Haryana                                                                | 1001.83                                                                |
| 12.                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                                       | 21321.40                                                               |
| 13.                                                                    | JammuAnd Kashmir                                                       | 9900.52                                                                |
| 14.                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                              | 31590.04                                                               |
| 15.                                                                    | Karnataka                                                              | 61576.26                                                               |
| 16.                                                                    | Kerala                                                                 | 62752.80                                                               |
| 17.                                                                    | Ladakh                                                                 | 13732.97                                                               |
| 18.                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                         | 136453.70                                                              |
| 19.                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                            | 175028.40                                                              |
| 20.                                                                    | Manipur                                                                | 492.23                                                                 |
| 21.                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                              | 1650.15                                                                |
| 22.                                                                    | Mizoram                                                                | 1154.01                                                                |
| 23.                                                                    | Nagaland                                                               | 2669.21                                                                |
| 24.                                                                    | Odisha                                                                 | 60825.06                                                               |
| 25.                                                                    | Puducherry                                                             | 1425.50                                                                |
| 26.                                                                    | Punjab                                                                 | 3730.32                                                                |
| 27.                                                                    | Rajasthan                                                              | 149179.35                                                              |
| 28.                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                             | 38425.28                                                               |
| 29.                                                                    | Telangana                                                              | 12697.78                                                               |
| 30.                                                                    | Tripura                                                                | 2696.27                                                                |
| 31.                                                                    | Uttarakhand                                                            | 175504.62                                                              |
| 32.                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                          | 212344.42                                                              |
| 33.                                                                    | West Bengal                                                            | 24323.59                                                               |
|                                                                        | Total                                                                  | 1509905                                                                |

(Source:https://pgsindiancof.gov.in/PGSI/misReport/individuaFarmerLocalGroupLacDetails)

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