Lok Sabha Question No. 2691 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: Use of Bio-Fertilizers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: HARI NARAYAN RAJBHAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2691

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH   DECEMBER, 2015

## USE OF BIO-FERTILIZERS

2691.    SHRI  HARINARAYAN RAJBHAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has prepared any scheme/policy to encourage the use of biofertilizers by the farmers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the percentage increase registered in the use of biofertilizers under the said schemes, during the last three years and the current year; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to promote use of organic/ bio-fertilizers in the country?

## ANSWER

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

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

- (a): Government is promoting bio-fertilizers under National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA). 100% financial assistance to State Govt./ Govt. Agencies upto a maximum limit of Rs.160.00 lakh/ unit for 200 TPA or 50000 LPA production   and 25% of financial outlay subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs.40.00 lakhs for biofertiliser production unit, is provided as back-ended subsidy through NABARD to individuals/private agencies.
- (b):     An increase of 16.15%, 39.90% and 29.33% has been witnessed in production and use of  bio-fertilizers  during  the  last  three  years  i.e.  starting  from  2011-12  to  14-15.    State  -wise details are given at Annexure - I.
- (c): To  promote  the  use  of  organic/  bio-fertilizers  in  the  country  Government  is  providing financial  assistance  under      National  Mission  for  Sustainable  Agriculture  (NMSA).  Details  of pattern of assistance  is given at Annexure - II.

Annexure-I Production and Use of Biofertilizers in India during last three

## years and current year (MT)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   |   2011-12 |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |
|-----------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      |   1126.35 |   1335.74 |  2714.22  |  2943.66  |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   |      0    |      0    |    59     |    59     |
| 3         | Assam               |     68.33 |     89    |   149     |    88     |
| 4         | Bihar               |     75    |     52.4  |    52.4   |    64.9   |
| 5         | Chhatisgarh         |    276.34 |    501.63 |   712.07  |  1034.3   |
| 6         | Delhi               |   1617    |      0    |   396     |   104.5   |
| 8         | Goa                 |      0    |    370    |    66.26  |   802.52  |
| 7         | Gujarat             |   2037.35 |    978.48 |  6411.43  |  6468.43  |
| 9         | Haryana             |    914.41 |   5832.61 |  1146.48  |   919.444 |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh    |      1.29 |      0    |    26.147 |    33.838 |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir     |      0    |      0    |    45.26  |     9.08  |
| 12        | Jharkhand           |      8.38 |     35.3  |    14.2   |     0     |
| 13        | Karnataka           |   5760.32 |   7683.72 |  9907.34  | 16485.7   |
| 14        | Kerala              |    904.17 |   1045.64 |  3520.66  |  4927.48  |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh      |   2309.06 |   1408.08 |  4824.19  |  2757.21  |
| 16        | Maharashtra         |   8743.69 |   5897.91 |  6218.61  | 15172.2   |
| 17        | Manipur             |      0    |      0    |     0     |     0     |
| 18        | Mizoram             |      0    |      0    |     4     |     0     |
| 19        | Meghalaya           |      0    |      0    |     0     |     3.6   |
| 20        | Nagaland            |     13    |      7.45 |     7.45  |     7.45  |
| 21        | Orissa              |    590.12 |    407.1  |  1097.61  |  1079.16  |
| 22        | Punjab              |    692.22 |   2311.33 |  2124.85  |   562.448 |
| 23        | Pondicherry         |    509.45 |    621    |   516.98  |  6379.73  |
| 24        | Rajasthan           |    199.78 |    982    |  1315     |   599.898 |
| 25        | Sikkim              |      0    |      9.5  |    10.1   |    12.4   |
| 26        | Tamil Nadu          |   3373.81 |  11575.7  | 14104.8   | 15384.6   |
| 27        | Tripura             |   1542.85 |    514    |   225     |   240     |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh       |   8695.08 |   1310.02 |  2682.22  |  4197.1   |
| 29        | Uttarakhand         |    263.01 |   2758.21 |  5493.85  |  2337.99  |
| 30        | West Bengal         |    603.2  |   1110    |  1682.71  |  2076.46  |
|           | Total               |  40324.2  |  46836.8  | 65527.9   | 84751     |

Source: Compiled by NCOF (Data provided by Production Units/State Government/RCOFs).

## Annexure - II

## Pattern of assistance for promotion of  organic/ Bio- fertilizers

| Component                                                                                                                                     | Pattern of assistance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| NMSA                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 1. Setting up of mechanized Fruit/Vegetable market waste/ Agro waste compost production unit.                                                 | 100% Assistance to State Govt./Govt. Agencies upto a maximum limit of Rs. 190.00 lakh /unit and 33% of cost limited to Rs.63 lakh/unit for individuals/ private agencies through NABARD as capital investment for 3000 TPA production capacity.                                                                                                            |
| 2. Setting up of State of art liquid/ carrier based Biofertilizer/ Biopesticide units.                                                        | 100% Assistance to State Govt/Govt. Agencies upto a maximum limit of Rs.160.00 lakh /unit and 25% of cost limited to Rs.40 lakh/unit for individuals/ private agencies through NABARD as capital investment of 200 TPA production capacity                                                                                                                 |
| 3. Promotion of Organic Inputs on farmer's field (Manure, Vermi-compost, Bio-Fertilizers Liquid / solid, Waste compost, Herbal extracts etc.) | 50 % of cost subject to a limit of Rs. 5000/- per ha and Rs. 10,000 per beneficiary. Propose to cover 1 million ha area.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| MIDH                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Vermi compost Units/organic input production.                                                                                                 | 50% of cost conforming to the size of the unit of 30'X8'X2.5' dimension of permanent structure to be administered on pro-rata basis. For HDPE Vermibed, 50% of cost conforming to the size of 96 cft (12'X4'X2') and IS 15907:2010 to be administered on pro-rata basis (Rs. 100,000/ unit for permanent structure and Rs. 16,000/unit for HDPE Vermibed). |

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