Lok Sabha Question No. 2468 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-04
Subject: Neem Coated Urea
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

**LOK  SABHA**

**UNSTARRED** QUESTION NO. 2468

TO BE ANSWERED ON  : **04-08-2015**

**Neem Coated Urea**

**2468:	SHRI KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO:**

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

(a)	whether it is a fact that KRIBHCO has developed neem coated urea by mixing of neem oil in urea;

(b) 	if so, the details thereof;

(c)	whether the Government has supplied neem coated urea during Kharif and Rabi seasons 2015-16 to all the States and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;

(d)	the cost impact on farmers due to use of neem coated urea;

(e)	whether all the fertilizer manufacturing units are equipped/upgraded/modified to produce neem coated urea; and

(f)	the details thereof, State/UT-wise?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

( **SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)**

(a) & (b):  All the Urea manufacturing units in India, including KRIBHCO, are producing Neem Coated Urea by applying a coating of neem oil to normal urea. The details of production of Normal Urea and Neem Coated Urea at Kribhco - Hazira from April 2015 to July 2015 is as below:

**(‘000’ MT)**

| **Month**    |   **Normal Urea** |   **Neem Coated Urea** |   **Total  Urea** |   **% of Neem Coated Urea** |
|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
| April – 2015 |              60.7 |                   85.4 |             146.1 |                        58.5 |
| May 2015     |              45.2 |                  148.9 |             194.1 |                        76.7 |
| June, 2015   |              72.0 |                  118.7 |             190.7 |                        62.2 |
| July, 2015   |               0.0 |                  205.8 |             205.8 |                       100.0 |

-: 2 :-

(c):	The details regarding state-wise movement of Neem Coated Urea during Kharif 2015 (April to July 2015) is **annexed.**

(d):	At present, the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of urea is Rs. 5360 per MT (exclusive of 1%  central excise duty, central sales tax, countervailing duty, the sales tax and other local taxes wherever levied) w.e.f. 01 st November, 2012.	An extra MRP of 5% (of Rs. 5360 per MT) is charged by the fertilizer manufacturing entities on Neem Coated Urea.

(e) & (f):	Yes, Madam. All urea manufacturing units are equipped/ upgraded/ modified to produce Neem Coated Urea except BVFCL Namrup – II, Assam where the installation of facilities for production of Neem Coated Urea is yet to be done.

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**-: 3 :-**

**Annexure**

**<Figures in MTs>**

| **State-wise Movement of Neem Coated Urea during Kharif**   |                         |              |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
| **2015 (April to July 2015), upto 30th July**               |                         |              |
| **States**                                                  | **Quantity (Despatch)** | MT           |
| Andhra Pradesh                                              | 2,14,766.85             | 2,14,766.85  |
| Assam                                                       | 43,185.00               | 43,185.00    |
| Bihar                                                       | 4,26,969.60             | 4,26,969.60  |
| Chattisgarh                                                 | 2,17,827.60             | 2,17,827.60  |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                        |                         | 653.80       |
| Daman & Diu                                                 |                         | 94.00        |
| Delhi                                                       |                         | 750.00       |
| GOA                                                         | 1,164.00                | 1,164.00     |
| Gujarat                                                     | 4,52,219.00             | 4,52,219.00  |
| Haryana                                                     | 4,09,035.55             | 4,09,035.55  |
| Himachal Pradesh                                            | 27,463.50               | 27,463.50    |
| J&K                                                         | 26,296.40               | 26,296.40    |
| Jharkhand                                                   | 84,426.50               | 84,426.50    |
| Karnataka                                                   | 2,83,631.65             | 2,83,631.65  |
| Kerala                                                      | 19,384.65               | 19,384.65    |
| Madhya Pradesh                                              | 3,49,583.15             | 3,49,583.15  |
| Maharashtra                                                 | 5,49,512.05             | 5,49,512.05  |
| Manipur                                                     | 1,515.00                | 1,515.00     |
| Nagaland                                                    | 3,825.80                | 3,825.80     |
| Orissa                                                      | 2,24,975.95             | 2,24,975.95  |
| Pondicherry                                                 | 2,304.00                | 2,304.00     |
| Punjab                                                      | 5,64,059.70             | 5,64,059.70  |
| Rajasthan                                                   | 2,50,660.70             | 2,50,660.70  |
| Tamil Nadu                                                  | 98,835.10               | 98,835.10    |
| Telangana                                                   | 2,38,419.90             | 2,38,419.90  |
| Uttar Pradesh                                               | 14,38,480.45            | 14,38,480.45 |
| Uttaranchal                                                 | 1,13,770.80             | 1,13,770.80  |
| West Bengal                                                 | 2,81,896.00             | 2,81,896.00  |
| **Grand Total**                                             | **63,25,706.70**        |              |