Lok Sabha Question No. 1265 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-06
Subject: Strengthening of Fertilizer Quality Control Laboratories
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1265 TO BE ANSWERED ON

## : 06.02.2026

Strengthening of Fertilizer Quality Control Laboratories

## 1265.  SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY:

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

- (a) the detailed list of Fertilizer Testing Laboratories presently functioning in the  country,  State/UT-wise,  including  those  in Andhra  Pradesh,  along with their sanctioned sample testing capacity;
- (b) the  details  of  the  total  funds  approved,  released  and  utilised  for strengthening/modernisation  of  these  laboratories  during  the  last  five years, year-wise, State-wise and laboratory-wise;
- (c) the  total  number  of  fertilizer  samples  tested  by  the  said  laboratories during  the  last  five  years,  year-wise,  State-wise  and  laboratory-wise indicating  the  number  of  samples  found  substandard/spurious,  if  any; and
- (d) the details of sanctioned manpower, vacancies and steps taken to fill up vacancies in the said laboratories, along with measures taken to ensure timely testing and quality enforcement across the country?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL) (a): The list of State wise Fertilizer Testing Laboratories along with their sanctioned sample testing  capacity  during  2024-25  as  received  from  Central  Fertilizer  Quality Control & Training Institute (CFQC&TI) under Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) is attached as Annexure-A . for strengthening/modernisation of these laboratories during the last five years is attached

(b): The details of the total funds approved, released and utilised as Annexure-B .

(c): The details of total number of fertilizer samples tested by the said laboratories during the last five years indicating the number of samples found substandard/spurious is attached as Annexure-C . (d) : The matter pertaining to details of sanctioned manpower, vacancies & steps taken to fill up vacancies in the said laboratories vary from State to State wherein the State Governments are empowered to decide the target of the lab, sanctioned staff, the procedure to fill up the vacancies. For  timely  testing  of  fertilizers,  the  Department  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) has notified Fertilizer Control Order. 1985 wherein testing protocol, time limit for analysis equipment for labs are prescribed and all laboratories notified by Central Government & State Government are bound to follow similar testing protocol for analysis of fertilizers. As on date there are 84 Notified Laboratories wherein 04 by Central Government & 80 by State Governments. Towards quality enforcement across the country, the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW), Government of India and State Governments have formulated parameters/provisions to check the quality of fertilizers produced/imported/sold  in  the  country  including  detection  of  adulteration.  In  this regard, the Government of India and State Governments appoints Fertilizer Inspectors under Fertilizer Control Order, 1985 to check/ensure the quality of fertilizers distributed to the farmers of the country. The Fertilizer Inspectors are empowered to enter upon and search any premises where any fertilizer is manufactured/imported or stored or exhibited for sale, if the Inspectors have reason to believe that any fertilizer has been manufactured/imported/sold/offered for sale, stored, exhibited for sale or distributed contrary  to  the  provisions  of  the  order.  The  Inspectors  could  draw  samples  of  any fertilizers as per procedure prescribed for testing of quality of fertilizers so that quality product could be supplied to the farmers. The penalty provisions for violating the Quality Control including administrative or legal actions are also framed. The penalties of contravention of the Fertilizer Control Order, 1985 is imprisonment from three months or less than three months to seven years  with  or  without  fine.  The  penalty  provisions  are  defined  in  the  Essential

Commodities Act, 1955.

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Annexure-A Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 1265 for answering on 06.02.2026

| STATE WISE AND LOCATION WISE ANNUAL CAPACITY OF LABORATORY 2024-25   | STATE WISE AND LOCATION WISE ANNUAL CAPACITY OF LABORATORY 2024-25   | STATE WISE AND LOCATION WISE ANNUAL CAPACITY OF LABORATORY 2024-25   | STATE WISE AND LOCATION WISE ANNUAL CAPACITY OF LABORATORY 2024-25   | STATE WISE AND LOCATION WISE ANNUAL CAPACITY OF LABORATORY 2024-25   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No                                                               | Name of State                                                        | Laboratory location                                                  | Total Analytical Capacity                                            | Capacity                                                             |
| 1                                                                    | Assam (1)                                                            | Ulubari                                                              | 500                                                                  | 500                                                                  |
| 2                                                                    | Bihar (1)                                                            | Patna                                                                | 4800                                                                 | 4800                                                                 |
| 3                                                                    | Jharkhand (1)                                                        | Ranchi                                                               | 1500                                                                 | 1500                                                                 |
| 4                                                                    | Odisha (4)                                                           | 1. Bhubaneswar                                                       | 11000                                                                | 5500                                                                 |
| 4                                                                    | Odisha (4)                                                           | 2. Sambalpur                                                         | 11000                                                                | 2500                                                                 |
| 4                                                                    | Odisha (4)                                                           | 3. Rayagada                                                          | 11000                                                                | 3000                                                                 |
| 4                                                                    | Odisha (4)                                                           | 4. Bahrampur                                                         | 11000                                                                | 0                                                                    |
| 5                                                                    | West Bengal (3)                                                      | 1. Kolkata                                                           | 5136                                                                 | 3000                                                                 |
| 5                                                                    | West Bengal (3)                                                      | 2. Berhampur                                                         | 5136                                                                 | 1200                                                                 |
| 5                                                                    | West Bengal (3)                                                      | 3. Midnapur                                                          | 5136                                                                 | 936                                                                  |
| 6                                                                    | Mizoram (1)                                                          | Aizawal                                                              | 250                                                                  | 250                                                                  |
| 7                                                                    | Tripura (1)                                                          | Agartala                                                             | 500                                                                  | 500                                                                  |
| 8                                                                    | Haryana (3)                                                          | 1.Karnal                                                             | 5100                                                                 | 1700                                                                 |
| 8                                                                    | Haryana (3)                                                          | 2.Hisar                                                              | 5100                                                                 | 1700                                                                 |
| 8                                                                    | Haryana (3)                                                          | 3.Rohtak                                                             | 5100                                                                 | 1700                                                                 |
| 9                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh (3)                                                 | 1. Sundarnagar                                                       | 2000                                                                 | 660                                                                  |
| 9                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh (3)                                                 | 2. Hamirpur                                                          | 2000                                                                 | 805                                                                  |
| 9                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh (3)                                                 | 3. Shimla                                                            | 2000                                                                 | 535                                                                  |
| 10                                                                   | Jammu & Kashmir (2)                                                  | 1. Srinagar                                                          | 1450                                                                 | 600                                                                  |
| 10                                                                   | Jammu & Kashmir (2)                                                  | 2. Jammu                                                             | 1450                                                                 | 850                                                                  |
| 11                                                                   | Punjab (2)                                                           | 1.Ludhiana                                                           | 3600                                                                 | 2000                                                                 |
| 11                                                                   | Punjab (2)                                                           | 2.Faridkot                                                           | 3600                                                                 | 1600                                                                 |
| 12                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh (4)                                                    | 1. Meerut                                                            | 12000                                                                | 2989                                                                 |
| 12                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh (4)                                                    | 2. Varanasi                                                          | 12000                                                                | 3021                                                                 |
| 12                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh (4)                                                    | 3. Lucknow                                                           | 12000                                                                | 5038                                                                 |
| 12                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh (4)                                                    | 4. Rahmankhera, Lucknow                                              | 12000                                                                | 952                                                                  |
| 13                                                                   | Uttrakhand (2)                                                       | 1.Udhamsinghnagar                                                    | 500                                                                  | 250                                                                  |
| 13                                                                   | Uttrakhand (2)                                                       | 2.Dehradun                                                           | 500                                                                  | 250                                                                  |
| 14                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh (3)                                                   | 1. Anantpur                                                          | 10500                                                                | 3500                                                                 |
| 14                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh (3)                                                   | 2. Bapatla                                                           | 10500                                                                | 3500                                                                 |
| 14                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh (3)                                                   | 3. Tadepalligudam                                                    | 10500                                                                | 3500                                                                 |
| 15                                                                   | Telangana (2)                                                        | 1. Hyderabad                                                         | 9000                                                                 | 4500                                                                 |

|    |                  | 2. Warangal           |       |   4500 |
|----|------------------|-----------------------|-------|--------|
| 16 | Karnataka (7)    | 1. Bangaluru          | 18000 |   2950 |
|    |                  | 2. Belthangady        |       |   1000 |
|    |                  | 3. Dharwad            |       |   2700 |
|    |                  | 4. Gangavati          |       |   2950 |
|    |                  | 5. Davangere          |       |   2950 |
|    |                  | 6. Mandya             |       |   2750 |
|    |                  | 7. Belagavi           |       |   2700 |
| 17 | Kerala (2)       | 1. Thiruvananthapuram | 5000  |   2500 |
|    |                  | 2. Pattambi           |       |   2500 |
| 18 | Puducherry (1)   | 1. Pondicherry        | 700   |    700 |
| 19 | Tamilnadu (14)   | 1. Coimbatore         | 19600 |   2501 |
|    |                  | 2. Kovilpatti         |       |    797 |
|    |                  | 3. Madurai            |       |   1987 |
|    |                  | 4. Tiruchirapalli     |       |   1591 |
|    |                  | 5. Paramkudi          |       |   1193 |
|    |                  | 6. Kancheepuram       |       |   1987 |
|    |                  | 7. Dindigul           |       |   1193 |
|    |                  | 8. Villupuram         |       |   1193 |
|    |                  | 9. Salem              |       |   1193 |
|    |                  | 10. Dharampu          |       |   1193 |
|    |                  | 11. Kumbakonam        |       |   1193 |
|    |                  | 12. Thiruvarur        |       |   1193 |
|    |                  | 13. Nagercoil         |       |   1193 |
|    |                  | 14. Ooty              |       |   1193 |
| 20 | Gujarat (4)      | 1.Gandhinagar         | 16500 |   5000 |
|    |                  | 2.Junagarh            |       |   5000 |
|    |                  | 3.Bardoli             |       |   5000 |
|    |                  | 4.Nadiad              |       |   1500 |
| 21 | Madhya           | 1. Jabalpur           | 18000 |   3000 |
|    | Pradesh (6)      | 2. Bhopal             |       |   3000 |
|    |                  | 3. Gwalior            |       |   3000 |
|    |                  | 4. Indore             |       |   3000 |
|    |                  | 5. Sagar              |       |   3000 |
|    |                  | 6. Ujjain             |       |   3000 |
| 22 | Chattishgarh (1) | Raipur                | 3000  |   3000 |
| 23 | Maharashtra (5)  | 1. Pune               | 22100 |   4850 |
|    |                  | 2. Amravati           |       |   4850 |
|    |                  | 3. Aurangabad         |       |   4850 |
|    |                  | 4. Nashik             |       |   4850 |
|    |                  | 5. Kohlapur           |       |   2700 |
| 24 | Rajashtan (7)    | 1. Jaipur             | 15000 |   3000 |
|    |                  | 2. Jodhpur            |       |   2000 |
|    |                  | 3. Udaipur            |       |   2000 |
|    |                  | 4. Bharatpur          |       |   2000 |

|                 |                        | 5. Ajmer                  |        |   2000 |
|-----------------|------------------------|---------------------------|--------|--------|
|                 |                        | 6. Kota                   |        |   2000 |
|                 |                        | 7. Sriganganagar          |        |   2000 |
| 25              | Central Labs (GOI) (4) | 1. Faridabad (HQ)         | 2500   |   1000 |
| 25              | Central Labs (GOI) (4) | 2. Chennai (Reg. Lab)     | 2500   |    500 |
| 25              | Central Labs (GOI) (4) | 3. Navi Mumbai (Reg. Lab) | 2500   |    500 |
| 25              | Central Labs (GOI) (4) | 4. Kalyani (Reg. Lab)     | 2500   |    500 |
| Total All India | Total All India        | 84 Labs                   | 188236 | 188236 |

## Annexure-B

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 1265 for answering on 06.02.2026

| State-Wise Status of Fund Allocation, Released and Expenditure Under Soil Health   | State-Wise Status of Fund Allocation, Released and Expenditure Under Soil Health   | State-Wise Status of Fund Allocation, Released and Expenditure Under Soil Health   | State-Wise Status of Fund Allocation, Released and Expenditure Under Soil Health   | State-Wise Status of Fund Allocation, Released and Expenditure Under Soil Health   | State-Wise Status of Fund Allocation, Released and Expenditure Under Soil Health   | State-Wise Status of Fund Allocation, Released and Expenditure Under Soil Health   | State-Wise Status of Fund Allocation, Released and Expenditure Under Soil Health   | State-Wise Status of Fund Allocation, Released and Expenditure Under Soil Health   | State-Wise Status of Fund Allocation, Released and Expenditure Under Soil Health   | State-Wise Status of Fund Allocation, Released and Expenditure Under Soil Health   | State-Wise Status of Fund Allocation, Released and Expenditure Under Soil Health   | State-Wise Status of Fund Allocation, Released and Expenditure Under Soil Health   | State-Wise Status of Fund Allocation, Released and Expenditure Under Soil Health   | State-Wise Status of Fund Allocation, Released and Expenditure Under Soil Health   | State-Wise Status of Fund Allocation, Released and Expenditure Under Soil Health   | State-Wise Status of Fund Allocation, Released and Expenditure Under Soil Health   |
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| Sl . N o.                                                                          | Name of the State                                                                  | 2020-21                                                                            | 2020-21                                                                            | 2020-21                                                                            | 2021-22                                                                            | 2021-22                                                                            |                                                                                    |                                                                                    |                                                                                    |                                                                                    |                                                                                    |                                                                                    | Rs. in crore 2024-25                                                               | Rs. in crore 2024-25                                                               | Rs. in crore 2024-25                                                               | Rs. in crore 2024-25                                                               |
| Sl . N o.                                                                          | Name of the State                                                                  | Alloca ted                                                                         | Relea sed                                                                          | Expendi ture                                                                       | Alloca ted                                                                         | Relea sed                                                                          | Expendi ture                                                                       | Alloca ted                                                                         | Relea sed                                                                          | Expendi ture                                                                       | Alloca ted                                                                         | Relea sed                                                                          | Expendi ture                                                                       | Alloca ted                                                                         | Relea sed                                                                          | Expendi ture                                                                       |
| 1                                                                                  | Andaman & Nicobar                                                                  | 0.11                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.27                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.73                                                                               | 0.18                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                                     | 8.92                                                                               | 8.92                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 1.68                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 4.37                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00 9.52                                                                          |                                                                                    | 4.20                                                                               | 4.20                                                                               | 8.81                                                                               | 8.81                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                  | 5.18                                                                               | 4.69                                                                               | 4.69                                                                               | 2.03                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 4.59                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 1.18                                                                               | 0.31                                                                               | 0.31                                                                               | 1.09                                                                               | 0.81                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                  | Assam                                                                              | 24.21                                                                              | 16.21                                                                              | 16.21                                                                              | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 8.02                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 16.13                                                                              | 13.52                                                                              | 0.00                                                                               | 20.16                                                                              | 21.90                                                                              | 0.00                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                  | Bihar                                                                              | 18.28                                                                              | 6.85                                                                               | 6.85                                                                               | 4.05                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 12.41                                                                              | 3.10                                                                               | 3.10                                                                               | 6.83                                                                               | 12.71                                                                              | 12.68                                                                              | 6.32                                                                               | 10.30                                                                              | 0.00                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                                       | 6.87                                                                               | 3.02                                                                               | 3.02                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 5.80                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 5.05                                                                               | 3.86                                                                               | 3.86                                                                               | 4.67                                                                               | 4.67                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                  | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               |
| 8                                                                                  | Goa                                                                                | 0.86                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 2.16                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 1.16                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 1.24                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 1.15                                                                               | 1.03                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                  | Gujarat                                                                            | 8.94                                                                               | 3.69                                                                               | 3.69                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.08                                                                               | 0.08                                                                               | 3.32                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 6.61                                                                               | 6.05                                                                               | 6.05                                                                               | 6.12                                                                               | 4.04                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               |
| 10                                                                                 | Haryana                                                                            | 18.44                                                                              | 0.53                                                                               | 0.53                                                                               | 1.17                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 12.21                                                                              | 4.54                                                                               | 4.54                                                                               | 4.55                                                                               | 3.04                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 4.21                                                                               | 3.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               |
| 11                                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                   | 8.27                                                                               | 4.54                                                                               | 4.54                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 1.03                                                                               | 0.26                                                                               | 0.26                                                                               | 1.92                                                                               | 0.48                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 1.78                                                                               | 1.44                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               |
| 12                                                                                 | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                    | 11.85                                                                              | 5.92                                                                               | 5.92                                                                               | 2.95                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 17.06                                                                              | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 1.73                                                                               | 1.73                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 1.60                                                                               | 0.80                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               |
| 13                                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                                          | 8.73                                                                               | 4.04                                                                               | 0.52                                                                               | 0.45                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 3.16                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 4.14                                                                               | 5.53                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 3.83                                                                               | 3.78                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               |
| 14                                                                                 | Karnataka                                                                          | 13.41                                                                              | 13.10                                                                              | 13.10                                                                              | 0.15                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 4.52                                                                               | 1.13                                                                               | 1.13                                                                               | 6.71                                                                               | 18.71                                                                              | 3.69                                                                               | 6.21                                                                               | 6.21                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               |
| 15                                                                                 | Kerala                                                                             | 1.89                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 5.70                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 4.10                                                                               | 0.07                                                                               | 0.07                                                                               | 3.79                                                                               | 2.36                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               |
| 16                                                                                 | Ladakh                                                                             | 1.57                                                                               | 0.78                                                                               | 0.78                                                                               | 0.12                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 1.76                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.35                                                                               | 0.09                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 0.32                                                                               | 0.08                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               |

| 17    | Madhya Pradesh   |   17.39 | 3.35        | 3.35   | 0.00   | 0.00      | 0.00       | 83.78     | 20.94   |   20.94 | 32.16     | 14.43   | 14.43 29.75   |   18.59 |   0.00 |
|-------|------------------|---------|-------------|--------|--------|-----------|------------|-----------|---------|---------|-----------|---------|---------------|---------|--------|
| 18    | Maharashtra      |    6.15 | 3.71 3.71   |        | 0.00   | 0.00      | 0.00       | 6.00 3.94 | 3.94    |   11.62 | 5.81      |         | 5.81 10.75    |   10.19 |      0 |
| 19    | Manipur          |    8.3  | 5.36 5.36   | 0.00   | 0.00   | 0.00      | 0.69       | 0.52      | 0.52    |    1.78 | 0.95      | 0.00    | 1.65          |    0.42 |      0 |
| 20    | Meghalaya        |    2.58 | 1.39 1.39   | 0.45   | 0.00   |           | 0.00 0.36  | 0.00      | 0.00    |    1.73 | 1.73      | 0.00    | 3.13          |    1.57 |      0 |
| 21    | Mizoram          |    2.06 | 1.19 1.19   | 0.00   |        | 0.00 0.00 | 0.89       | 0.97      | 0.97    |    1.15 | 0.58      | 0.58    | 2.95          |    1.48 |      0 |
| 22    | Nagaland         |   14.54 | 11.00 11.00 | 14.85  |        | 7.48      | 7.48 7.14  | 10.24     | 10.24   |    1.7  | 12.94     | 12.94   | 11.97         |   12    |      0 |
| 23    | Odisha           |   16.04 | 13.09 13.09 | 0.00   |        | 0.00      | 0.00 8.26  | 0.00      | 0.00    |    6.68 | 6.68      | 6.68    | 6.18          |    6.09 |      0 |
| 24    | Puducherry       |    0.46 | 0.04        | 0.04   | 0.00   | 0.00      | 0.00 0.83  | 0.00      | 0.00    |    0.4  | 0.10      | 0.00    | 0.40          |    0.2  |      0 |
| 25    | Punjab           |    7.51 | 13.09 3.67  |        | 2.04   | 0.00 0.00 | 1.20       | 0.00      | 0.00    |    4.65 | 0.00      | 0.00    | 4.30          |    2.15 |      0 |
| 26    | Rajasthan        |   11.26 | 13.28       | 8.53   | 0.00   | 0.00      | 0.00 2.88  | 0.00      |         |    0    | 8.71 2.00 | 2.00    | 8.06          |    1.93 |      0 |
| 27    | Sikkim           |    0.65 | 0.50        | 0.50   | 0.00   | 1.20      | 1.20       | 2.17 1.67 |         |    1.67 | 0.88      | 3.25    | 3.25 3.01     |    2.04 |      0 |
| 28    | Tamil Nadu       |    9    | 8.65        | 8.65   | 2.94   | 0.00      | 0.00       | 9.99      | 5.00    |    5    | 10.02     | 16.02   | 15.95 9.27    |   19.06 |      0 |
| 29    | Telangana        |    2.5  | 0.00 0.00   | 1.20   |        | 0.00 0.00 | 1.52       | 0.00      | 0.00    |    6.96 | 0.00      | 0.00    | 6.44          |    3.22 |      0 |
| 30    | Tripura          |    1.89 | 1.38        | 1.38   | 0.00   | 0.00      | 0.00 1.24  | 0.31      | 0.31    |    4.49 | 3.56      |         | 3.56 4.15     |    2.04 |      0 |
| 31    | Uttar Pradesh    |   27.7  | 43.13       | 43.13  | 4.08   | 0.00      | 0.00 11.35 | 0.00      |         |    0    | 17.72     | 23.10   | 22.22 16.39   |   24.59 |      0 |
| 32    | Uttarakhand      |    8.84 | 8.50        | 8.50   | 1.53   | 0.00      | 0.00 4.80  | 0.00      | 0.00    |    4.95 | 3.24      |         | 2.69 4.58     |    4.8  |      0 |
| 33    | West Bengal      |   10.3  | 0.00        | 0.00   | 0.72   | 0.00      | 0.00 6.67  | 0.00      |         |    0    | 9.96      | 9.96    | 9.96 9.21     |    8.49 |      0 |
| Total | Total            |  284.66 | 199.95      | 173.33 | 42.57  | 8.76      | 8.76       | 235.13    | 52.62   |   52.62 | 196.35    | 174.83  | 130.93 202.25 |  188.09 |      0 |

Annexure-C Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 1265 for answering on 06.02.2026

| STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED 2020-21   | STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED 2020-21   | STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED 2020-21   | STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED 2020-21   | STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED 2020-21   | STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED 2020-21   | STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED 2020-21   |
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| State / UT                                                                                                     | No. Of Labs                                                                                                    | Annual Analysing Capacity                                                                                      | No. of Samples Analysed                                                                                        | No. of Samples Analysed                                                                                        | Capacity Utilisation (%)                                                                                       | Sample Non- Standard (%)                                                                                       |
| State / UT                                                                                                     | No. Of Labs                                                                                                    | Annual Analysing Capacity                                                                                      | Standard                                                                                                       | Non- Standard                                                                                                  | Capacity Utilisation (%)                                                                                       | Sample Non- Standard (%)                                                                                       |
| Assam                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                              | 500                                                                                                            | 423                                                                                                            | 5                                                                                                              | 84.60                                                                                                          | 1.20                                                                                                           |
| Mizoram                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                              | 250                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                           |
| Tripura                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                              | 500                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                           |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                              | 1500                                                                                                           | 602                                                                                                            | 10                                                                                                             | 40.13                                                                                                          | 1.70                                                                                                           |
| Bihar                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                              | 4000                                                                                                           | 3487                                                                                                           | 82                                                                                                             | 87.20                                                                                                          | 2.40                                                                                                           |
| Odisha                                                                                                         | 4                                                                                                              | 15000                                                                                                          | 6540                                                                                                           | 223                                                                                                            | 43.60                                                                                                          | 3.41                                                                                                           |
| West Bengal                                                                                                    | 3                                                                                                              | 4500                                                                                                           | 3231                                                                                                           | 295                                                                                                            | 71.80                                                                                                          | 9.13                                                                                                           |
| Total East &NER                                                                                                | 12                                                                                                             | 26250                                                                                                          | 14283                                                                                                          | 615                                                                                                            | 54.41                                                                                                          | 4.31                                                                                                           |
| Gujarat                                                                                                        | 3                                                                                                              | 15000                                                                                                          | 10247                                                                                                          | 135                                                                                                            | 68.31                                                                                                          | 1.32                                                                                                           |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                 | 6                                                                                                              | 15000                                                                                                          | 17301                                                                                                          | 1677                                                                                                           | 115.34                                                                                                         | 9.70                                                                                                           |
| Chattishgarh                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                              | 3000                                                                                                           | 2811                                                                                                           | 290                                                                                                            | 93.70                                                                                                          | 10.32                                                                                                          |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                    | 5                                                                                                              | 22100                                                                                                          | 19200                                                                                                          | 1915                                                                                                           | 86.90                                                                                                          | 10.00                                                                                                          |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                      | 7                                                                                                              | 15000                                                                                                          | 12570                                                                                                          | 177                                                                                                            | 83.80                                                                                                          | 1.41                                                                                                           |
| Total West Zone                                                                                                | 22                                                                                                             | 70100                                                                                                          | 62129                                                                                                          | 4194                                                                                                           | 88.63                                                                                                          | 6.80                                                                                                           |
| Haryana                                                                                                        | 3                                                                                                              | 5100                                                                                                           | 2708                                                                                                           | 173                                                                                                            | 53.10                                                                                                          | 6.39                                                                                                           |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                              | 2000                                                                                                           | 2080                                                                                                           | 83                                                                                                             | 104.00                                                                                                         | 4.00                                                                                                           |
| J&K                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                              | 1450                                                                                                           | 803                                                                                                            | 4                                                                                                              | 55.40                                                                                                          | 0.50                                                                                                           |
| Punjab                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                              | 3600                                                                                                           | 3418                                                                                                           | 198                                                                                                            | 94.94                                                                                                          | 5.80                                                                                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                  | 4                                                                                                              | 12000                                                                                                          | 11654                                                                                                          | 750                                                                                                            | 97.12                                                                                                          | 6.44                                                                                                           |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                              | 500                                                                                                            | 418                                                                                                            | 5                                                                                                              | 83.60                                                                                                          | 1.20                                                                                                           |
| Total North Zone                                                                                               | 16                                                                                                             | 24650                                                                                                          | 21081                                                                                                          | 1213                                                                                                           | 85.52                                                                                                          | 5.80                                                                                                           |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                              | 10500                                                                                                          | 10533                                                                                                          | 473                                                                                                            | 100.31                                                                                                         | 4.50                                                                                                           |
| Karnataka                                                                                                      | 7                                                                                                              | 15800                                                                                                          | 12683                                                                                                          | 186                                                                                                            | 80.30                                                                                                          | 1.50                                                                                                           |
| Kerala                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                              | 5000                                                                                                           | 3425                                                                                                           | 142                                                                                                            | 68.50                                                                                                          | 4.15                                                                                                           |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                     | 14                                                                                                             | 19600                                                                                                          | 19530                                                                                                          | 871                                                                                                            | 99.64                                                                                                          | 4.50                                                                                                           |
| Telangana                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                              | 9000                                                                                                           | 10320                                                                                                          | 211                                                                                                            | 114.70                                                                                                         | 2.04                                                                                                           |
| Puducherry                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                              | 700                                                                                                            | 402                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                              | 57.40                                                                                                          | 0.50                                                                                                           |
| Total South Zone                                                                                               | 29                                                                                                             | 60600                                                                                                          | 56893                                                                                                          | 1885                                                                                                           | 93.90                                                                                                          | 3.31                                                                                                           |
| Govt. Of India                                                                                                 | 4                                                                                                              | 8500                                                                                                           | 5141                                                                                                           | 718                                                                                                            | 60.50                                                                                                          | 14.00                                                                                                          |
| Total All India                                                                                                | 83                                                                                                             | 190100                                                                                                         | 159527                                                                                                         | 8625                                                                                                           | 83.92                                                                                                          | 5.41                                                                                                           |

| STATEWISE NUMBEROFFERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED 2021-22   | STATEWISE NUMBEROFFERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED 2021-22   | STATEWISE NUMBEROFFERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED 2021-22   | STATEWISE NUMBEROFFERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED 2021-22   | STATEWISE NUMBEROFFERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED 2021-22   | STATEWISE NUMBEROFFERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED 2021-22   | STATEWISE NUMBEROFFERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED 2021-22   |
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| State / UT                                                                                                   | No. Of Labs                                                                                                  | Annual Analysing                                                                                             | No. of Samples Analysed                                                                                      | No. of Samples Analysed                                                                                      | Capacity Utilisation (%)                                                                                     | Sample Non- Standard (%)                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                              |                                                                                                              | Capacity                                                                                                     | Standard                                                                                                     | Non- Standard                                                                                                |                                                                                                              |                                                                                                              |
| Assam                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                            | 500                                                                                                          | 411                                                                                                          | 4                                                                                                            | 82.20                                                                                                        | 1.00                                                                                                         |
| Bihar                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                            | 4000                                                                                                         | 3302                                                                                                         | 68                                                                                                           | 82.60                                                                                                        | 2.10                                                                                                         |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                            | 1500                                                                                                         | 545                                                                                                          | 7                                                                                                            | 36.33                                                                                                        | 1.30                                                                                                         |
| Odisha                                                                                                       | 4                                                                                                            | 15000                                                                                                        | 5975                                                                                                         | 245                                                                                                          | 39.83                                                                                                        | 4.10                                                                                                         |
| West Bengal                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                            | 4900                                                                                                         | 2814                                                                                                         | 665                                                                                                          | 57.43                                                                                                        | 23.63                                                                                                        |
| Mizoram                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                            | 250                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                         |
| Tripura                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                            | 500                                                                                                          | 508                                                                                                          | 7                                                                                                            | 101.60                                                                                                       | 1.40                                                                                                         |
| Total East &NER                                                                                              | 12                                                                                                           | 26650                                                                                                        | 13555                                                                                                        | 996                                                                                                          | 50.90                                                                                                        | 7.30                                                                                                         |
| Gujarat                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                            | 15000                                                                                                        | 9263                                                                                                         | 94                                                                                                           | 61.80                                                                                                        | 1.01                                                                                                         |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                               | 6                                                                                                            | 18000                                                                                                        | 16547                                                                                                        | 1624                                                                                                         | 91.93                                                                                                        | 9.80                                                                                                         |
| Chattishgarh                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                            | 3000                                                                                                         | 2417                                                                                                         | 141                                                                                                          | 80.60                                                                                                        | 5.80                                                                                                         |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                  | 5                                                                                                            | 22100                                                                                                        | 18614                                                                                                        | 2342                                                                                                         | 84.20                                                                                                        | 12.60                                                                                                        |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                    | 7                                                                                                            | 15000                                                                                                        | 17344                                                                                                        | 496                                                                                                          | 115.63                                                                                                       | 2.90                                                                                                         |
| Total West Zone                                                                                              | 22                                                                                                           | 73100                                                                                                        | 64185                                                                                                        | 4697                                                                                                         | 87.80                                                                                                        | 7.30                                                                                                         |
| Haryana                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                            | 5100                                                                                                         | 1901                                                                                                         | 105                                                                                                          | 37.30                                                                                                        | 5.52                                                                                                         |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                             | 3                                                                                                            | 2000                                                                                                         | 2129                                                                                                         | 78                                                                                                           | 106.50                                                                                                       | 3.70                                                                                                         |
| J&K                                                                                                          | 2                                                                                                            | 1450                                                                                                         | 810                                                                                                          | 5                                                                                                            | 55.90                                                                                                        | 0.62                                                                                                         |
| Punjab                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                            | 3600                                                                                                         | 3571                                                                                                         | 183                                                                                                          | 99.20                                                                                                        | 5.10                                                                                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                            | 12000                                                                                                        | 11078                                                                                                        | 808                                                                                                          | 92.30                                                                                                        | 7.30                                                                                                         |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                            | 500                                                                                                          | 220                                                                                                          | 7                                                                                                            | 44.00                                                                                                        | 3.20                                                                                                         |
| Total North Zone                                                                                             | 16                                                                                                           | 24650                                                                                                        | 19709                                                                                                        | 1186                                                                                                         | 80.00                                                                                                        | 6.00                                                                                                         |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                            | 10500                                                                                                        | 10485                                                                                                        | 374                                                                                                          | 99.90                                                                                                        | 3.60                                                                                                         |
| Karnataka                                                                                                    | 7                                                                                                            | 14000                                                                                                        | 11142                                                                                                        | 227                                                                                                          | 79.60                                                                                                        | 2.00                                                                                                         |
| Kerala                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                            | 5000                                                                                                         | 4110                                                                                                         | 180                                                                                                          | 82.20                                                                                                        | 4.40                                                                                                         |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                   | 14                                                                                                           | 19600                                                                                                        | 19779                                                                                                        | 730                                                                                                          | 100.91                                                                                                       | 3.70                                                                                                         |
| Telangana                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                            | 9000                                                                                                         | 11192                                                                                                        | 189                                                                                                          | 124.40                                                                                                       | 1.70                                                                                                         |
| Puducherry                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                            | 700                                                                                                          | 447                                                                                                          | 2                                                                                                            | 63.90                                                                                                        | 0.40                                                                                                         |
| Total South Zone                                                                                             | 29                                                                                                           | 58800                                                                                                        | 57155                                                                                                        | 1702                                                                                                         | 97.20                                                                                                        | 3.00                                                                                                         |
| Govt. Of India                                                                                               | 4                                                                                                            | 8500                                                                                                         | 5298                                                                                                         | 991                                                                                                          | 62.30                                                                                                        | 18.70                                                                                                        |
| Total All India                                                                                              | 83                                                                                                           | 191700                                                                                                       | 159902                                                                                                       | 9572                                                                                                         | 83.41                                                                                                        | 6.00                                                                                                         |

| STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED 2022-23   | STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED 2022-23   | STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED 2022-23   | STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED 2022-23   | STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED 2022-23   | STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED 2022-23   | STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED 2022-23   |
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| State / UT                                                                                                     | No. Of Labs                                                                                                    | Annual Analysing Capacity                                                                                      | No. of Samples Analysed                                                                                        | No. of Samples Analysed                                                                                        | Capacity Utilisation (%)                                                                                       | Sample Non- Standard (%)                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                | No. Of Labs                                                                                                    | Annual Analysing Capacity                                                                                      | Standard                                                                                                       | Non- Standard                                                                                                  | Capacity Utilisation (%)                                                                                       | Sample Non- Standard (%)                                                                                       |
| Assam                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                              | 500                                                                                                            | 423                                                                                                            | 5                                                                                                              | 84.60                                                                                                          | 1.20                                                                                                           |
| Bihar                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                              | 4000                                                                                                           | 5590                                                                                                           | 78                                                                                                             | 116.50                                                                                                         | 1.40                                                                                                           |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                              | 1500                                                                                                           | 545                                                                                                            | 7                                                                                                              | 36.33                                                                                                          | 1.30                                                                                                           |
| Odisha                                                                                                         | 4                                                                                                              | 11000                                                                                                          | 5896                                                                                                           | 109                                                                                                            | 53.60                                                                                                          | 1.85                                                                                                           |
| West Bengal                                                                                                    | 3                                                                                                              | 5000                                                                                                           | 3358                                                                                                           | 747                                                                                                            | 67.20                                                                                                          | 22.20                                                                                                          |
| Mizoram                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                              | 250                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                           |
| Tripura                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                              | 500                                                                                                            | 508                                                                                                            | 7                                                                                                              | 101.60                                                                                                         | 1.40                                                                                                           |
| Total East &NER                                                                                                | 12                                                                                                             | 23550                                                                                                          | 16320                                                                                                          | 953                                                                                                            | 69.30                                                                                                          | 5.80                                                                                                           |
| Gujarat                                                                                                        | 3                                                                                                              | 15000                                                                                                          | 9263                                                                                                           | 94                                                                                                             | 61.80                                                                                                          | 1.01                                                                                                           |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                 | 6                                                                                                              | 18000                                                                                                          | 17647                                                                                                          | 1755                                                                                                           | 98.04                                                                                                          | 9.90                                                                                                           |
| Chattishgarh                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                              | 3000                                                                                                           | 2417                                                                                                           | 141                                                                                                            | 80.60                                                                                                          | 5.80                                                                                                           |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                    | 5                                                                                                              | 22100                                                                                                          | 18614                                                                                                          | 2342                                                                                                           | 84.20                                                                                                          | 12.60                                                                                                          |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                      | 7                                                                                                              | 15000                                                                                                          | 17344                                                                                                          | 496                                                                                                            | 115.63                                                                                                         | 2.90                                                                                                           |
| Total West Zone                                                                                                | 22                                                                                                             | 73100                                                                                                          | 65285                                                                                                          | 4828                                                                                                           | 89.31                                                                                                          | 7.40                                                                                                           |
| Haryana                                                                                                        | 3                                                                                                              | 5100                                                                                                           | 1901                                                                                                           | 105                                                                                                            | 37.30                                                                                                          | 5.52                                                                                                           |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                              | 2000                                                                                                           | 2129                                                                                                           | 78                                                                                                             | 106.50                                                                                                         | 3.70                                                                                                           |
| J&K                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                              | 1450                                                                                                           | 1871                                                                                                           | 9                                                                                                              | 129.00                                                                                                         | 0.50                                                                                                           |
| Punjab                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                              | 3600                                                                                                           | 3571                                                                                                           | 183                                                                                                            | 99.20                                                                                                          | 5.10                                                                                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                  | 4                                                                                                              | 12000                                                                                                          | 11078                                                                                                          | 808                                                                                                            | 92.30                                                                                                          | 7.30                                                                                                           |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                              | 500                                                                                                            | 423                                                                                                            | 20                                                                                                             | 84.60                                                                                                          | 4.70                                                                                                           |
| Total North Zone                                                                                               | 16                                                                                                             | 24650                                                                                                          | 20973                                                                                                          | 1203                                                                                                           | 85.10                                                                                                          | 5.70                                                                                                           |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                              | 10500                                                                                                          | 10485                                                                                                          | 374                                                                                                            | 99.90                                                                                                          | 3.60                                                                                                           |
| Karnataka                                                                                                      | 7                                                                                                              | 18000                                                                                                          | 14458                                                                                                          | 343                                                                                                            | 80.30                                                                                                          | 2.40                                                                                                           |
| Kerala                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                              | 5000                                                                                                           | 4110                                                                                                           | 180                                                                                                            | 82.20                                                                                                          | 4.40                                                                                                           |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                     | 14                                                                                                             | 19600                                                                                                          | 19779                                                                                                          | 730                                                                                                            | 100.91                                                                                                         | 3.70                                                                                                           |
| Telangana                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                              | 9000                                                                                                           | 11192                                                                                                          | 189                                                                                                            | 124.40                                                                                                         | 1.70                                                                                                           |
| Puducherry                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                              | 700                                                                                                            | 417                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                              | 59.60                                                                                                          | 0.50                                                                                                           |
| Total South Zone                                                                                               | 29                                                                                                             | 62800                                                                                                          | 60441                                                                                                          | 1818                                                                                                           | 96.20                                                                                                          | 3.00                                                                                                           |
| Govt. Of India                                                                                                 | 4                                                                                                              | 2500                                                                                                           | 3356                                                                                                           | 572                                                                                                            | 134.20                                                                                                         | 17.00                                                                                                          |
| Total All India                                                                                                | 83                                                                                                             | 186600                                                                                                         | 166375                                                                                                         | 9374                                                                                                           | 89.20                                                                                                          | 5.60                                                                                                           |

| STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED 2023-24   | STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED 2023-24   | STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED 2023-24   | STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED 2023-24   | STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED 2023-24   | STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED 2023-24   | STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED 2023-24   |
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| State / UT                                                                                                     | No. Of Labs                                                                                                    | Annual Analysin g Capacity                                                                                     | No. of Samples Analysed                                                                                        | No. of Samples Analysed                                                                                        | Capacity Utilisatio n (%)                                                                                      | Sample Non- Standar d (%)                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                | Standar d                                                                                                      | Non- Standar d                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |
| Assam                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                              | 500                                                                                                            | 324                                                                                                            | 5                                                                                                              | 64.80                                                                                                          | 1.50                                                                                                           |
| Bihar                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                              | 4800                                                                                                           | 5235                                                                                                           | 27                                                                                                             | 109.10                                                                                                         | 0.50                                                                                                           |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                              | 1500                                                                                                           | 369                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                              | 24.60                                                                                                          | 0.50                                                                                                           |
| Odisha                                                                                                         | 4                                                                                                              | 11000                                                                                                          | 6493                                                                                                           | 108                                                                                                            | 59.00                                                                                                          | 1.70                                                                                                           |
| West Bengal                                                                                                    | 3                                                                                                              | 5136                                                                                                           | 2824                                                                                                           | 535                                                                                                            | 55.00                                                                                                          | 18.90                                                                                                          |
| Mizoram                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                              | 250                                                                                                            | 58                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                              | 23.20                                                                                                          | 3.40                                                                                                           |
| Tripura                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                              | 500                                                                                                            | 490                                                                                                            | 9                                                                                                              | 98.00                                                                                                          | 1.80                                                                                                           |
| Total East &NER                                                                                                | 12                                                                                                             | 23686                                                                                                          | 15793                                                                                                          | 688                                                                                                            | 66.70                                                                                                          | 4.40                                                                                                           |
| Gujarat                                                                                                        | 4                                                                                                              | 16500                                                                                                          | 18935                                                                                                          | 413                                                                                                            | 114.80                                                                                                         | 2.20                                                                                                           |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                 | 6                                                                                                              | 18000                                                                                                          | 17165                                                                                                          | 1370                                                                                                           | 95.40                                                                                                          | 8.00                                                                                                           |
| Chattishgarh                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                              | 3000                                                                                                           | 5326                                                                                                           | 170                                                                                                            | 177.50                                                                                                         | 3.20                                                                                                           |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                    | 5                                                                                                              | 22100                                                                                                          | 19150                                                                                                          | 2635                                                                                                           | 86.70                                                                                                          | 13.80                                                                                                          |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                      | 7                                                                                                              | 15000                                                                                                          | 15311                                                                                                          | 383                                                                                                            | 102.10                                                                                                         | 2.50                                                                                                           |
| Total West Zone                                                                                                | 23                                                                                                             | 74600                                                                                                          | 75887                                                                                                          | 4971                                                                                                           | 101.73                                                                                                         | 6.60                                                                                                           |
| Haryana                                                                                                        | 3                                                                                                              | 5100                                                                                                           | 2326                                                                                                           | 60                                                                                                             | 45.60                                                                                                          | 2.60                                                                                                           |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                              | 2000                                                                                                           | 2061                                                                                                           | 82                                                                                                             | 103.10                                                                                                         | 4.00                                                                                                           |
| J&K                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                              | 1450                                                                                                           | 1645                                                                                                           | 12                                                                                                             | 113.40                                                                                                         | 0.70                                                                                                           |
| Punjab                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                              | 3600                                                                                                           | 3856                                                                                                           | 163                                                                                                            | 107.10                                                                                                         | 4.20                                                                                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                  | 4                                                                                                              | 12000                                                                                                          | 11495                                                                                                          | 823                                                                                                            | 95.80                                                                                                          | 7.20                                                                                                           |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                              | 500                                                                                                            | 302                                                                                                            | 10                                                                                                             | 60.40                                                                                                          | 3.30                                                                                                           |
| Total North Zone                                                                                               | 16                                                                                                             | 24650                                                                                                          | 21685                                                                                                          | 1150                                                                                                           | 88.00                                                                                                          | 5.30                                                                                                           |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                              | 10500                                                                                                          | 13805                                                                                                          | 392                                                                                                            | 131.50                                                                                                         | 2.80                                                                                                           |
| Karnataka                                                                                                      | 7                                                                                                              | 18000                                                                                                          | 13356                                                                                                          | 185                                                                                                            | 74.20                                                                                                          | 1.40                                                                                                           |
| Kerala                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                              | 5000                                                                                                           | 4254                                                                                                           | 265                                                                                                            | 85.10                                                                                                          | 6.20                                                                                                           |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                     | 14                                                                                                             | 19600                                                                                                          | 19810                                                                                                          | 739                                                                                                            | 101.10                                                                                                         | 3.70                                                                                                           |
| Telangana                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                              | 9000                                                                                                           | 11011                                                                                                          | 197                                                                                                            | 122.30                                                                                                         | 1.80                                                                                                           |
| Puducherry                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                              | 700                                                                                                            | 471                                                                                                            | 7                                                                                                              | 67.30                                                                                                          | 1.50                                                                                                           |
| Total South Zone                                                                                               | 29                                                                                                             | 62800                                                                                                          | 62707                                                                                                          | 1785                                                                                                           | 99.90                                                                                                          | 2.80                                                                                                           |
| Govt. Of India                                                                                                 | 4                                                                                                              | 2500                                                                                                           | 5081                                                                                                           | 394                                                                                                            | 203.20                                                                                                         | 7.80                                                                                                           |
| Total All India                                                                                                | 84                                                                                                             | 188236                                                                                                         | 181153                                                                                                         | 8988                                                                                                           | 96.20                                                                                                          | 5.00                                                                                                           |

| STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED-2024-25   | STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED-2024-25   | STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED-2024-25   | STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED-2024-25   | STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED-2024-25   | STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED-2024-25   | STATEWISE NUMBER OF FERTILISER QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES, ANALYSING CAPACITY AND SAMPLES ANALYSED-2024-25   |
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| Name of State                                                                                                  | No. Of Labs                                                                                                    | Annual Analysing Capacity                                                                                      | No. Of Samples Analysed                                                                                        | No. Of Samples Analysed                                                                                        | Capacity Utilisation (%)                                                                                       | Sample Non- Standard (%)                                                                                       |
| Name of State                                                                                                  | No. Of Labs                                                                                                    | Annual Analysing Capacity                                                                                      | Standard                                                                                                       | Non- Standard                                                                                                  | Capacity Utilisation (%)                                                                                       | Sample Non- Standard (%)                                                                                       |
| Assam                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                              | 500                                                                                                            | 310                                                                                                            | 6                                                                                                              | 62.00                                                                                                          | 1.94                                                                                                           |
| Mizoram                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                              | 250                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                           |
| Tripura                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                              | 500                                                                                                            | 485                                                                                                            | 11                                                                                                             | 97.00                                                                                                          | 2.27                                                                                                           |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                              | 1500                                                                                                           | 1099                                                                                                           | 4                                                                                                              | 73.27                                                                                                          | 0.36                                                                                                           |
| Bihar                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                              | 4800                                                                                                           | 5150                                                                                                           | 80                                                                                                             | 107.29                                                                                                         | 1.55                                                                                                           |
| Odisha                                                                                                         | 4                                                                                                              | 11000                                                                                                          | 7355                                                                                                           | 72                                                                                                             | 66.86                                                                                                          | 0.98                                                                                                           |
| West Bengal                                                                                                    | 3                                                                                                              | 5136                                                                                                           | 3504                                                                                                           | 562                                                                                                            | 68.22                                                                                                          | 16.04                                                                                                          |
| Total East &NER                                                                                                | 12                                                                                                             | 23686                                                                                                          | 17903                                                                                                          | 735                                                                                                            | 75.60                                                                                                          | 4.11                                                                                                           |
| Gujarat                                                                                                        | 4                                                                                                              | 16500                                                                                                          | 14316                                                                                                          | 345                                                                                                            | 86.76                                                                                                          | 2.41                                                                                                           |
| M.P.                                                                                                           | 6                                                                                                              | 18000                                                                                                          | 17931                                                                                                          | 903                                                                                                            | 99.62                                                                                                          | 5.04                                                                                                           |
| Chattishgarh                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                              | 3000                                                                                                           | 5371                                                                                                           | 181                                                                                                            | 179.03                                                                                                         | 3.37                                                                                                           |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                    | 5                                                                                                              | 22100                                                                                                          | 19350                                                                                                          | 2685                                                                                                           | 87.56                                                                                                          | 13.88                                                                                                          |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                      | 7                                                                                                              | 15000                                                                                                          | 18548                                                                                                          | 420                                                                                                            | 123.65                                                                                                         | 2.26                                                                                                           |
| Total West Zone                                                                                                | 23                                                                                                             | 74600                                                                                                          | 75516                                                                                                          | 4534                                                                                                           | 101.23                                                                                                         | 6.00                                                                                                           |
| Haryana                                                                                                        | 3                                                                                                              | 5100                                                                                                           | 2340                                                                                                           | 73                                                                                                             | 45.88                                                                                                          | 3.12                                                                                                           |
| H.P                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                              | 2000                                                                                                           | 2145                                                                                                           | 95                                                                                                             | 107.25                                                                                                         | 4.43                                                                                                           |
| J&K                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                              | 1450                                                                                                           | 1578                                                                                                           | 41                                                                                                             | 108.83                                                                                                         | 2.60                                                                                                           |
| Punjab                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                              | 3600                                                                                                           | 3940                                                                                                           | 191                                                                                                            | 109.44                                                                                                         | 4.85                                                                                                           |
| U.P.                                                                                                           | 4                                                                                                              | 12000                                                                                                          | 11526                                                                                                          | 593                                                                                                            | 96.05                                                                                                          | 5.14                                                                                                           |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                              | 500                                                                                                            | 1213                                                                                                           | 22                                                                                                             | 242.60                                                                                                         | 1.81                                                                                                           |
| Total North Zone                                                                                               | 16                                                                                                             | 24650                                                                                                          | 22742                                                                                                          | 1015                                                                                                           | 92.30                                                                                                          | 4.50                                                                                                           |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                              | 10500                                                                                                          | 8009                                                                                                           | 361                                                                                                            | 76.28                                                                                                          | 4.51                                                                                                           |
| Telangana                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                              | 9000                                                                                                           | 10950                                                                                                          | 204                                                                                                            | 121.67                                                                                                         | 1.86                                                                                                           |
| Karnataka                                                                                                      | 7                                                                                                              | 18000                                                                                                          | 13405                                                                                                          | 210                                                                                                            | 74.47                                                                                                          | 1.57                                                                                                           |
| Kerala                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                              | 5000                                                                                                           | 3830                                                                                                           | 184                                                                                                            | 76.60                                                                                                          | 4.80                                                                                                           |
| Puducherry                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                              | 700                                                                                                            | 441                                                                                                            | 5                                                                                                              | 63.00                                                                                                          | 1.13                                                                                                           |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                     | 14                                                                                                             | 19600                                                                                                          | 19985                                                                                                          | 763                                                                                                            | 101.96                                                                                                         | 3.82                                                                                                           |
| Total South Zone                                                                                               | 29                                                                                                             | 62800                                                                                                          | 56620                                                                                                          | 1727                                                                                                           | 90.20                                                                                                          | 3.10                                                                                                           |
| Govt. Of India                                                                                                 | 4                                                                                                              | 2500                                                                                                           | 7505                                                                                                           | 1950                                                                                                           | 300.20                                                                                                         | 26.00                                                                                                          |
| Total All India                                                                                                | 84                                                                                                             | 188236                                                                                                         | 180286                                                                                                         | 9961                                                                                                           | 95.80                                                                                                          | 5.50                                                                                                           |