Lok Sabha Question No. 2195 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-12
Subject: Use of Nano Urea
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pavan Rajenimbalkar, Shri Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh, Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2195 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 12.12.2025

## Use of Nano Urea

†2195. Shri Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh:

Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pavan Rajenimbalkar:

Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav:

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

- (a) the details of States where Nano Urea is being used along with the benefits derived therefrom;
- (b) whether  any  assessment  has  been  made  by  the  Government  regarding  the reduction in fertilizer subsidy burden due to use of the said Urea;
- (c) the details of farmers using the said Urea in Maharashtra at present, district-wise;
- (d) the manner in which the farmers are being made aware about the use and benefits of the said Urea;
- (e) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  safety  standards  and  field validation; and
- (f) whether the Government proposes to promote regional Nano Urea production units in the country, State-wise including Maharashtra, if so, the details of the proposed plan in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The State-wise Sales of Nano Urea in the country, as on 30.11.2025, is placed at Annexure  A .  Nano  Fertilizers  hold  great  promise  for  application  in  plant nourishment because of the size-dependent qualities, high surface-volume ratio  and  unique  optical  properties.  Furthermore,  Nano  fertilizer,  such  as Nano Urea, releases plant nutrients in a controlled manner contributing to higher nutrient use efficiency and are also easy to carry in the field.

- (b) No. Sir, No such assessment has been made.

(c) The District-wise Sales of Nano Urea in the State of Maharashtra, as on 30.11.2025, is placed at Annexure B.

(d) The Steps taken by the Government to raise awareness about the use and benefits of Nano Urea among farmers, the following measures have been undertaken:

- i. Use  of  Nano  Fertilizers  is  promoted  through  different  activities  such  as awareness camps, webinars, field demonstrations, Kisan Sammelans and films in regional languages etc.
- ii. Nano Fertilizers are made available at Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samridhi Kendras (PMKSKs) by concerned companies.
- iii. Nano  Fertilizers  has  been  included  under  monthly  supply  plan  issued  by Department of Fertilizers regularly.
- iv. For ease in application and utilization of Nano fertilizers like Nano Urea through foliar  application,  initiatives  such  as  innovative  spraying  options  like  'Kisan Drones'  and  distribution  of  battery  operated  Sprayers  at  retail  points  are undertaken. For this purpose, pilot training and custom hiring spraying services through Village Level Entrepreneurs are actively promoted.
- v. DoF in collaboration with fertilizer companies has initiated a Maha Abhiyan for adoption  of  Nano  DAP  in  all  15  agro-climatic  zones  of  the  country  through consultations and field level demonstrations. Further, DoF in collaboration with fertilizer companies has also launched campaign for field level demonstrations and awareness programs of Nano Urea plus in 100 districts of the country.
- vi. IFFCO has undertaken various campaigns for farmers  to make them aware about the use and benefits of Nano Urea by taking extensive field demonstrations, Field Days, Awareness Campaigns, Training & Visits, Drone Spraying  Campaigns,  Crop  Seminars,  through  print  and  electronic  media (Farmers Success Stories) etc.

(e) In order to ensure safety standards and field validation of Nano Urea, an MoU has been  signed  between  National  Productivity  Council  (NPC)  of  India  and  Department  of Fertilizers on 5th March, 2024 to undertake the study of Nano Urea on "Evaluating Efficacy, Utility and Impact of Nano Urea in comparison to Conventional Urea'. A Phase-II study by NPC has also  been  signed  on  14.11.2025  for  evaluating  the  extent  of  replacement  of Conventional Urea by Nano Urea. The Phase-II study will be conducted at a cost of ₹61.52 lakh.

Additionally, an MoU has been signed with ICAR on 03.11.2025 for undertaking a Network Project on the evaluation of Nano Urea, at a cost of ₹21.20 crore (including GST), jointly funded by fertilizer PSUs/cooperatives. The project will be carried out over a period of five years. It is being implemented across multiple collaborating agricultural institutions.

Furthermore, ICAR has also initiated a 2024-26 project funded by the Indian Council for  Fertilizers  and  Fertilizer  Technology  Research  (ICFFTR), with a  total outlay of ₹160 lakh, to evaluate the impact of Nano Fertilizers on crop growth, soil health, and nutrient

uptake across various agro-ecological zones. This project, too, involves several collaborating agricultural institutions.

Apart from this, IFFCO's Nano Urea have been evaluated and validated for BioEfficacy,  Bio-Safety,  Bio-Toxicity  through  National  Agricultural  Research  &  Extension System (NARES) in collaboration  with ICAR- Research Institutes  and  State  Agriculture Universities  as  well  as  NABL  accredited-  GLP  (Good  laboratory  Practice)  certified Laboratories and also notified in Fertiliser Control Order (FCО), 1985.

(f) The Government of India is not directly involved in setting up of Nano Fertilizers Plants  across  the  country.  However,  even  in  the  absence  of  direct  Government intervention,  Fertilizer  Companies have  proactively  set  up  8  Nano  Urea  Plants  with  a combined  annual  production  capacity  of  33.22  crore  bottles  (500  ml  equivalent). Moreover, 2 new Nano Urea production units are planned, one at Trombay by RCF with an annual capacity of 5 crore bottles, and another at Deoghar, Jharkhand by IFFCO with a capacity of 6 crore bottles per year.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a)   of Lok Sabha  Unstarred  Question No 2195  for answering on 12.12.2025

(In lakh Bottles of 500ml each)

| State-wise Sales of Nano Urea (Since Feb. 2021 till Nov. 2025)   | State-wise Sales of Nano Urea (Since Feb. 2021 till Nov. 2025)   | State-wise Sales of Nano Urea (Since Feb. 2021 till Nov. 2025)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                                             | State Name                                                       | STATE-WISE TOTAL SALES                                           |
| 1                                                                | Andaman & Nicobar                                                | 0                                                                |
| 2                                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                                   | 21.69                                                            |
| 3                                                                | Arunachal Pradesh                                                | 0                                                                |
| 4                                                                | Assam                                                            | 39.05                                                            |
| 5                                                                | Bihar                                                            | 72.93                                                            |
| 6                                                                | Chandigarh                                                       | 0                                                                |
| 7                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                     | 26.89                                                            |
| 8                                                                | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                           | 0                                                                |
| 9                                                                | Daman and Diu                                                    | 0                                                                |
| 10                                                               | Delhi                                                            | 0.71                                                             |
| 11                                                               | Goa                                                              | 0                                                                |
| 12                                                               | Gujarat                                                          | 90.41                                                            |
| 13                                                               | Haryana                                                          | 54.39                                                            |
| 14                                                               | Himachal Pradesh                                                 | 7.05                                                             |
| 15                                                               | Jammu and kashmir                                                | 9.62                                                             |
| 16                                                               | Jharkhand                                                        | 14.79                                                            |
| 17                                                               | Karnataka                                                        | 67.6                                                             |
| 18                                                               | Kerala                                                           | 4.1                                                              |
| 19                                                               | Lakshadweep                                                      | 0                                                                |
| 20                                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                   | 92                                                               |
| 21                                                               | Maharashtra                                                      | 104.05                                                           |
| 22                                                               | Manipur                                                          | 0.71                                                             |
| 23                                                               | Meghalaya                                                        | 0.01                                                             |
| 24                                                               | Mizoram                                                          | 0.85                                                             |
| 25                                                               | Nagaland                                                         | 0.01                                                             |
| 26                                                               | Odisha                                                           | 35.01                                                            |
| 27                                                               | Puducherry                                                       | 0.11                                                             |
| 28                                                               | Punjab                                                           | 98.1                                                             |
| 29                                                               | Rajasthan                                                        | 93.98                                                            |
| 30                                                               | Sikkim                                                           | 0                                                                |
| 31                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                       | 39.03                                                            |
| 32                                                               | Telangana                                                        | 28.78                                                            |
| 33                                                               | Tripura                                                          | 0.21                                                             |
| 34                                                               | Uttarakhand                                                      | 34.39                                                            |
| 35                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                    | 142.43                                                           |
| 36                                                               | West Bengal                                                      | 83.06                                                            |
|                                                                  | Total                                                            | 1161.96                                                          |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b)   of Lok Sabha  Unstarred  Question No 2195  for answering on 12.12.2025

(In lakh Bottles of 500ml each)

| District-wise Sales of Nano Urea in the State of Maharashtra (Since Feb. 2021 till Nov. 2025)   | District-wise Sales of Nano Urea in the State of Maharashtra (Since Feb. 2021 till Nov. 2025)   | District-wise Sales of Nano Urea in the State of Maharashtra (Since Feb. 2021 till Nov. 2025)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                          | District                                                                                        | Sales of Nano Urea                                                                              |
| 1                                                                                               | Ahmednagar                                                                                      | 4.95353                                                                                         |
| 2                                                                                               | Akola                                                                                           | 3.00001                                                                                         |
| 3                                                                                               | Amaravati                                                                                       | 3.27604                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                               | Aurangabad Mh                                                                                   | 4.38312                                                                                         |
| 5                                                                                               | Baramati                                                                                        | 1.39763                                                                                         |
| 6                                                                                               | Beed                                                                                            | 5.73217                                                                                         |
| 7                                                                                               | Chandrapur                                                                                      | 3.69831                                                                                         |
| 8                                                                                               | Dhule                                                                                           | 3.21616                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                               | Gadhinglaj                                                                                      | 0.90357                                                                                         |
| 10                                                                                              | Gondia                                                                                          | 1.92912                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                              | Hingoli                                                                                         | 1.27704                                                                                         |
| 12                                                                                              | Jalgaon                                                                                         | 3.46432                                                                                         |
| 13                                                                                              | Jalna                                                                                           | 3.32332                                                                                         |
| 14                                                                                              | Kolhapur                                                                                        | 2.15903                                                                                         |
| 15                                                                                              | Kopargaon                                                                                       | 2.26039                                                                                         |
| 16                                                                                              | Kurduwadi                                                                                       | 4.9554                                                                                          |
| 17                                                                                              | Latur                                                                                           | 3.37969                                                                                         |
| 18                                                                                              | Malegaon                                                                                        | 3.70594                                                                                         |
| 19                                                                                              | Malkapur                                                                                        | 3.00464                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                              | Nagpur                                                                                          | 4.58563                                                                                         |
| 21                                                                                              | Nanded                                                                                          | 5.50104                                                                                         |
| 22                                                                                              | Nandurbar                                                                                       | 2.05064                                                                                         |
| 23                                                                                              | Nasik                                                                                           | 3.30334                                                                                         |
| 24                                                                                              | Osmanabad                                                                                       | 2.53962                                                                                         |
| 25                                                                                              | Pachora                                                                                         | 3.04765                                                                                         |
| 26                                                                                              | Parbhani                                                                                        | 2.82212                                                                                         |
| 27                                                                                              | Pune                                                                                            | 2.14409                                                                                         |
| 28                                                                                              | Sangli                                                                                          | 4.33165                                                                                         |
| 29                                                                                              | Satara                                                                                          | 2.9402                                                                                          |
| 30                                                                                              | Wardha                                                                                          | 3.12423                                                                                         |
| 31                                                                                              | Washim                                                                                          | 1.34751                                                                                         |
| 32                                                                                              | Yeotmal                                                                                         | 6.2952                                                                                          |