Lok Sabha Question No. 456 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-26
Subject: Conversion of City Waste into Compost Manure
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: S.SELVAKUMARA CHINNAYAN

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.456

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  26 TH  APRIL, 2016

## CONVERSION OF CITY WASTE INTO COMPOST MANURE

456.   SHRI S. SELVAKUMARA CHINNAYAN:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं किसान िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  has  any  proposal  to  formulate  a  policy  for conversion of city waste into compost manure under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  salient  features  of  the  proposed  policy; and
- (c) the  time  by  which  the  policy  is  likely  to  be  formulated  and  implemented  in  the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं किसान िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã·¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè ( SHRI MOHANBHAI KUNDARIYA )

- (a) & (b): The  Government  of  India  has  approved  a  policy  on  promotion  of  City Compost. The salient features of the policy are at Annexure.
- (c): The policy on promotion of City Compost has been notified on 10.2.2016 and is under implementation.

## POLICY ON PROMOTION OF CITY COMPOST

## SALIENT  FEATURES

- I. Market Development Assistance in the form of fixed amount of Rs. 1500 per tone of  City Compost will be provided for scaling up production and consumption of the product.
- II. Initially,  marketing  and  promotion  of  city  compost  will  be  done  through  the  existing fertilizer companies.  In due course, compost manufacturers and other marketing entities recognized by the concerned State Government may also be included for the purpose with the approval of Department of Fertilizers.  The market development assistance shall be routed through the entity which is marketing it.
- III. The Fertilizer marketing companies shall be eligible for on account payment upto 50% only  on  the  basis  of  first  point  sale  (to  the  dealer/retailer)  at  the  district  level.    The balance shall be released on receipt of retailer's acknowledgement in mFMS as well as issue  of  required  certificates  relating  to  quantity  and  quality  issued  by  the  respective State  Governments in prescribed forms.  In case of other marketing entities including compost manufacturers, if they are involved in promotion and sale of city compost and are  duly  recognized  by  concerned  State  Governments,  the  modalities  for  release  of subsidy to them may be decided by Department of Fertilizers.
- IV. Fertiliser  companies  and  marketing  entities  will  also  co-market  City  Compost  with chemical fertilizers through their dealers' network.  The mechanism, extent and mode of implementation  of  such  co-marketing  depending  on  levels  of  compost  production, demand generation and other relevant factors shall  be  decided  by  the  Department of Fertilizers.  The provision of market Development Assistance as proposed in para (i) to (iii) above, shall however, not be linked to the issue of co-marketing mentioned above.
- V. The companies will also adopt villages for promoting the use of compost.
- VI. Government Departments and Public Sector undertaking will also use City  Compost to the extent possible for their horticulture and related use.
- VII. Department  of  Agriculture,  Cooperation  and  Farmers  Welfare  will  carry  out  IEC compaigns  to  educate  farmers  on  the  benefits  of  city  compost.    The  Agricultural Extension  Machineries  including  KVKs  of  ICAR  will  also  make  special  efforts  in  this regard.  Agriculture Universities and KVKs will also take up field demonstration activities to  the  extent  possible  using  City  compost  to  make  it  popular  amongst  the  farmers. Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare will assign targets to the KVKs in this regard.
- VIII. Ministry of Urban Development will take steps to increase setting up of compost plants across all States.
- IX. An appropriate BIS standard/Eco-Mark will also be developed in consultation with BIS for enabling better market acceptance.  It shall be branded appropriately in a  way that reflects clearly that particular initiative is part of Swachh Bharat Mission.
- X. A  Joint  mechanism  will  be  set    up  by  Department    of  Fertilizers,  Ministry  of  Urban Development  and  Department  of  Agriculture  to  monitor  and  facilitate  availability  of adequate  quantity  of  City  Compost  at  terms  mutually  agreeable  between  compost manufacturers  and  Fertilizer  Marketing  companies.    They  will  also  be  authorized  to resolve any coordination related issue that may arise.

******