Lok Sabha Question No. 318 (STARRED), answered on 2026-03-13
Subject: Market Development Assistance Scheme  for Organic Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shri Ananta Nayak

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO . 318

TO BE ANSWERED ON

: 13.03.2026

## Market Development Assistance for Organic Fertilizers

318: SHRI ANANTA NAYAK SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO

## Will the Minister of CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) the progress achieved under the Market Development Assistance (MDA) scheme for organic  fertilizers  produced  from  GOBARdhan  and  Compressed  Biogas  (CBG) Plants, State/UT-wise including the Keonjhar Lok Sabha Constituency of Odisha;
- (b) the total production volume of organic fertilisers promoted under the said scheme including details of plants operational therein, State-wise including the said Constituency;
- (c) the measures taken to facilitate marketing, branding, and offtake of organic fertilisers produced from GOBARdhan and CBG Plants;
- (d) whether the Government has made any assessment regarding the impact of the MDA scheme  on  adoption  of  organic  fertilisers  by  farmers  and  reduction  in  usage  of chemical fertilisers, if so, the details and findings thereof, State-wise including the said Constituency; and
- (e) the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  to  expand  GOBARdhan  and  CBG-based organic fertiliser production and utilization in the country, including support for periurban regions?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

(JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

- (a)   to (e) A statement is laid on the table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 318 FOR 13.03.2026 REGARDING MARKET DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FOR ORGANIC FERTILIZERS.

(a) The  Government  has  approved  the  Market  Development  Assistance (MDA) @ ₹ 1500/MT to promote organic carbon enhancers i.e., Fermented Organic Fertilizers (FOM)  and  Liquid FOM;  and  organic  fertilizer i.e., Phosphate  Rich  Organic  Manure  (PROM),  produced  at  plants  under  the Galvanizing  Organic  Bio-Agro  Resources  Dhan  ( GOBARdhan) initiative, covering different biogas/CBG plants. Under the scheme, 120 CBG/BG plants have  been  registered  on  Integrated  Fertilizer  Management  System  (iFMS) portal  as on 04.03.2026 for sale of FOM/LFOM/PROM. Year-wise, productwise sale of FOM/LFOM/PROM and MDA released is at Annexure-I .  As per the iFMS portal report, there is no plant registered from the State of Odisha for sale of FOM/LFOM/PROM under the MDA scheme.

(b) The State-wise and year-wise production of FOM/LFOM/PROM under MDA Scheme is at Annexure-II .

(c) to (e) All  Fertilizer Marketing  Companies  (FMCs)  are  encouraged  to enter into MoU with CBG operators in their catchment area for marketing of FOM/LFOM/PROM. So far, FMCs have signed 44 MoUs with CBG units for marketing of FOM/LFOM/PROM.

Since the Scheme of MDA is culminating this year, the Scheme is under evaluation by NITI Aayog. Department has approved a project on 'Awareness about FOM/LFOM amongst farmers and conducting FOM demonstrations/pilot study  at  KVK  farm  and  farmer's  field'  by  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural Research  (ICAR)  for  a  period  of  two  years  w.e.f.  29.11.2024  for  a  sum  of Rs.11.79 crore.

Fertilizer  companies  were  directed  by  Department  of  Fertilizers  to conduct Kisan Sangoshthis for extensive field interaction with farmers, local farmer  cooperatives,  panchayats  etc.  24  Fertilizer  Marketing  Companies (FMCs)  conducted  17,108  Camps/Kisan  Sangoshthis  across  the  Country during  February  2025  to  February,  2026.  Out  of  17,108,  467  camps/Kisan Sangoshthis were conducted in the State of Odisha including 11 in Keonjhar. Camps/Kisan Sangoshtis are being organised for promotion of FOM/LFOM/PROM  by  the  Fertilizer  companies.  This  initiative  focuses  on critical areas such as balanced use of fertilizers, integrated nutrient management (INM), promotion of organic farming, and soil health improvement. Awareness activities for farmers include demonstrations on the application of FOM, LFOM, PROM, PDM, and City Compost across various crops. These camps also feature technical sessions on appropriate fertilizer dosages,  crop-specific  application  techniques,  and  the  benefits  of  organic inputs.

The program aims to enhance farmers' understanding of INM, encourage adoption of balanced nutrient practices, and strengthen outreach and credibility through demonstration plots and interactive farmer engagement.

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## Year-wise sale of FOM/LFOM/PROM

| Year                      | FOM (in MT)   | LFOM (in MT)   | PROM (in MT)   | TOTAL (in MT)   |
|---------------------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
| 2023-24                   | 27,899.62     | 28,159.00      | -              | 56,058.62       |
| 2024-25                   | 1,06,620.15   | 2,28,181.00    | 1,490.16       | 3,36,291.30     |
| 2025-26 (upto 09.03.2026) | 5,89,086.33   | 11,22,882.26   | 4,879.00       | 17,16,847.58    |
| Total                     | 7,23,606.10   | 13,79,222.26   | 6,369.16       | 21,09,197.50    |

## Year wise release of MDA

| Year                              |   MDA Released (Rs. in Crore) |
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 2023-24                           |                          0    |
| 2024-25                           |                         28    |
| 2025-26 (upto 28.02-2026)         |                         83.72 |
| Total MDA released till 28.2.2026 |                        111.72 |

## Annexure-I

## State-wise and Year-wise production of FOM/LFOM/PROM

## Annexure-II

## (Qty. in MT)

|           | 2023      | 2023   | 2023      | 2023        | 2024        | 2024     | 2024        | 2024        | 2025        | 2025     | 2025         | 2025        | 2026 (upto 04.03.2026)   | 2026 (upto 04.03.2026)   | 2026 (upto 04.03.2026)   | 2026 (upto 04.03.2026)   |
|-----------|-----------|--------|-----------|-------------|-------------|----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|--------------|-------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|           | FOM       | LFOM   | PROM      | TOTAL       | FOM LFOM    | PROM     |             | TOTAL       | FOM         | LFOM     | PROM         | TOTAL       | FOM                      | LFOM PROM                | TOTAL                    |                          |
| 30.60     | -         | -      | 30.60     | 355.00      | 14,589.00   | -        | 14,944.00   | 245.00      | 13,310.00   | -        | 13,555.00    | 4,008.60    | 16,445.00                | -                        | 20,453.60                |                          |
| -         | -         | -      | -         | -           | -           | -        | -           | 5.00        | -           | -        | 5.00         | -           | -                        | -                        | -                        |                          |
| 257.80    | 2,006.92  | 65.30  | 2,330.02  | 31,383.75   | 59,384.33   | 1,762.50 | 92,530.58   | 44,857.53   | 88,642.00   | 581.00   | 1,34,080.53  | 9,835.50    | 34,047.50                | 650.00                   | 44,533.00                |                          |
| 2,430.00  | 7,585.00  | 145.00 | 10,160.00 | 12,332.03   | 32,719.71   | 540.00   | 45,591.74   | 99,020.76   | 1,44,469.74 | 433.91   | 2,43,924.41  | 72,307.41   | 57,122.00                | -                        | 1,29,429.41              |                          |
| 1,562.24  | 7,608.78  | -      | 9,171.02  | 16,536.43   | 73,575.18   | -        | 90,111.61   | 16,092.39   | 1,16,760.13 | -        | 1,32,852.52  | 1,252.15    | 28,441.35                | -                        | 29,693.50                |                          |
| 25.00     | 2.00      | -      | 27.00     | 1,369.00    | -           | -        | 1,369.00    | 21,284.49   | 34,464.90   | -        | 55,749.39    | 9,373.00    | 19,608.50                | -                        | 28,981.50                |                          |
| 15,735.21 | 6,250.00  | -      | 21,985.21 | 24,439.77   | 12,429.65   | -        | 36,869.42   | 57,919.16   | 4,690.00    | -        | 62,609.16    | 6,380.00    | 27,100.00                | -                        | 33,480.00                |                          |
| 5,486.40  | 6,742.00  | -      | 12,228.40 | 94,998.14   | 34,768.74   | -        | 1,29,766.88 | 1,46,995.04 | 1,83,725.00 | -        | 3,30,720.04  | 37,964.88   | 85,387.00                | -                        | 1,23,351.88              |                          |
| -         | -         | -      | -         | 1,613.00    | 1,550.00    | -        | 3,163.00    | 4,884.50    | 16,412.00   | -        | 21,296.50    | 11,504.00   | 20,979.00                | 28.00                    | 32,511.00                |                          |
| 2,149.00  | 140.00    | -      | 2,289.00  | 7,524.02    | 2,907.20    | 1,000.00 | 11,431.22   | 11,915.00   | 1,520.00    | 5,000.00 | 18,435.00    | 3,679.81    | 369.00                   | 1,000.00                 | 5,048.81                 |                          |
| -         | -         | -      | -         | 393.00      | -           | -        | 393.00      | 2,845.00    | 1,006.00    | -        | 3,851.00     | 915.00      | 609.00                   | -                        | 1,524.00                 |                          |
| 2,066.00  | 8,520.00  | -      | 10,586.00 | 35,248.37   | 1,07,546.89 | -        | 1,42,795.26 | 2,02,051.96 | 3,94,229.93 | 200.00   | 5,96,481.88  | 85,953.39   | 1,28,541.00              | -                        | 2,14,494.39              |                          |
| 986.01    | 1,346.02  | 0.01   | 2,332.04  | 3,497.58    | 8,032.45    | -        | 11,530.03   | 3,843.50    | 18,936.70   | -        | 22,780.20    | 511.00      | 5,471.00                 | -                        | 5,982.00                 |                          |
| 30,728.25 | 40,200.72 | 210.31 | 71,139.28 | 2,29,690.08 | 3,47,503.15 | 3,302.50 | 5,80,495.73 | 6,11,959.33 | 10,18,166.4 | 6,214.91 | 16,36,340.63 | 2,43,684.74 | 4,24,120.35              | 1,678.00                 | 6,69,483.09              |                          |