Lok Sabha Question No. 2575 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: Production of Organic Manures
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2575

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH   DECEMBER, 2015

## PRODUCTION OF ORGANIC MANURES

## 2575.   SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

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

- (a) the details of the different types of organic manures produced in the country;
- (b) the amount of money the Government has been spending on purchasing organic manures during the last three years;
- (c) the  existing  mechanism  for  quality  control  of  organic  manures  for  the  interest/benefit  of farmers;
- (d) the  details  of  the  number  of  approved  firms  for  supplying  organic  manure  in  the  country, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the details of punishments for defaulting suppliers of organic manures and the number of defaulters punished during the last three years, State/UT-wise?

## 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): The different type of organic manures produced in the country is given at Annexure- I.
- (b): Government is promoting the production of organic manures by providing 100% financial assistance  to  State  Government/  Government  Agencies  upto  a  maximum  limit  of  Rs.190.00 lakh per unit and  33%  of  project cost maximum  limited  to Rs.63  lakh per unit for individuals/private  agencies  through  NABARD  as  capital  investment  for  establishment  of agro/vegetable waste compost production units of 3000 TPA production capacity.
- (c): In the Fertilizer Control Order, 1985, four organic fertilizers namely City Compost, Vermi Compost,  Phosphate  Rich  Organic  Manure  (PROM)  and  organic  manure  are  specified  in Schedule IV. No person shall manufacture/import for sale, sell, offer for sale stock or exhibit for sale  or  distribute  any  organic  fertilizer  which  is  not  notified  in  the  FCO  or  not  of  standard prescribed  in  the  said  order.  State  Governments  are  the  implementing  authority  and  are adequately  empowered  to  take  necessary  action  in  regard  to  the  violation  of  any  of  the provision  of  FCO,  1985.The  State  Governments  check  the  quality  of  organic  fertilizers  by drawing samples and testing them at notified Laboratories.
- (d) & (e): Under FCO (1985) State Governments are empowered to authorise the supplier of organic manures under their jurisdiction. State Governments take appropriate punitive action as  deemed  fit  as  per  procedure  laid  down  in  the  FCO  (1985)  against  the  defaulters  for committing contraventions to FCO (1985). Under the Essential Commodities Act, 2005 for the contravention of any of the provision of the FCO, 1985 may result in a punishment from three months to seven years.

## Annexure-I State-wise details of different organic manures produced / available (lakh MT) in different States (2014-15)

| State                                                                         | Rural Compost (MT)                                                            | FYM (MT)                                                                      | City Compost (MT)                                                             | organic manure (MT)                                                           | Vermi Compost (MT)                                                            | other manure (MT)                                                             | Total Manure (MT)                                                             | Area cover ( Lakh Ha.)                 | Green manure (Ha.)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                | 49.5                                                                          | 0.21                                                                          | 21.3                                                                          | 0                                                                             | 1.02                                                                          | 0                                                                             | 72.03                                                                         | 7.203                                  | 28.54                |
| Arunanchal Pradesh                                                            | 0.11                                                                          | 0.25                                                                          | 0.00                                                                          | 0.01                                                                          | 0.65                                                                          | 0.06                                                                          | 1.08                                                                          | 0.108                                  | 0.07                 |
| Assam                                                                         | 0.92                                                                          | 940                                                                           | 0.03                                                                          | 0                                                                             | 1.75                                                                          | 0                                                                             | 942.70                                                                        | 94.27                                  | 2.9                  |
| Bihar                                                                         | 3.83                                                                          | 0                                                                             | 0.29                                                                          | 4.91                                                                          | 3.14                                                                          | 0                                                                             | 12.17                                                                         | 1.217                                  | 362000               |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                  | 49                                                                            | 45.5                                                                          | 3.25                                                                          | 0.0011                                                                        | 3.5                                                                           | 3                                                                             | 104.25                                                                        | 10.42511                               | 420000               |
| Delhi                                                                         | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0.8                                                                           | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0.80                                                                          | 0.08                                   | 0                    |
| Goa                                                                           | 0.04                                                                          | 0                                                                             | 0.5                                                                           | 0.04                                                                          | 0.03                                                                          | 0.216                                                                         | 0.83                                                                          | 0.0826                                 | 3                    |
| Gujarat                                                                       | 0                                                                             | 361                                                                           | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0.51                                                                          | 4.195                                                                         | 365.71                                                                        | 36.5705                                | 3.2                  |
| Haryana                                                                       | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0.084                                                                         | 0.063                                                                         | 0                                                                             | 0.15                                                                          | 0.0147                                 | 0                    |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                              | 2                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0.23                                                                          | 0.0074                                                                        | 26.4                                                                          | 0                                                                             | 28.64                                                                         | 2.86374                                | 0.5                  |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                                               | 1.761                                                                         | 0.00                                                                          | 0.19                                                                          | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 1.95                                                                          | 0.1951                                 | 1080                 |
| Jharkhand                                                                     | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 511                                                                           | 0                                                                             | 511.00                                                                        | 51.1                                   | 0                    |
| Karnataka                                                                     | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 10.32                                                                         | 0                                                                             | 6.1                                                                           | 0                                                                             | 16.42                                                                         | 1.642                                  | 0                    |
| Kerala                                                                        | 0                                                                             | 1.11                                                                          | 1.86                                                                          | 0                                                                             | 0.88                                                                          | 0                                                                             | 3.85                                                                          | 0.385                                  | 0                    |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                | 5.85                                                                          | 0.01                                                                          | 0.059                                                                         | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0.135                                                                         | 6.05                                                                          | 0.6054                                 | 60000                |
| Maharashtra                                                                   | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 5.5                                                                           | 0                                                                             | 1.42                                                                          | 3.126                                                                         | 10.05                                                                         | 1.0046                                 | 0.65                 |
| Manipur                                                                       | 0                                                                             | 0.65                                                                          | 0.00                                                                          | 0                                                                             | 0.05                                                                          | 0                                                                             | 0.70                                                                          | 0.07                                   | 0                    |
| Mizoram                                                                       | 0                                                                             | 0.06                                                                          | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0.06                                                                          | 0                                                                             | 0.12                                                                          | 0.012                                  | 0                    |
| Meghalaya                                                                     | 0                                                                             | 17.00                                                                         | 0.00                                                                          | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 17.00                                                                         | 1.7                                    | 0                    |
| Nagaland                                                                      | 0.035                                                                         | 0.84                                                                          | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0.05                                                                          | 0                                                                             | 0.93                                                                          | 0.0925                                 | 0.9                  |
| Odisha                                                                        | 23.27                                                                         | 0                                                                             | 0.07                                                                          | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 23.34                                                                         | 2.334                                  | 0                    |
| Punjab                                                                        | 0                                                                             | 2.96                                                                          | 0                                                                             | 0.0064                                                                        | 0.329                                                                         | 0.031                                                                         | 3.33                                                                          | 0.33264                                | 199000               |
| Pondicherry                                                                   | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 3.23                                                                          | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 3.23                                                                          | 0.323                                  | 0                    |
| Rajasthan                                                                     | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0.015                                                                         | 0                                                                             | 0.007                                                                         | 0.02                                                                          | 0.0022                                 | 0                    |
| Sikkim                                                                        | 0.32                                                                          | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0.03                                                                          | 0                                                                             | 0.35                                                                          | 0.035                                  | 0                    |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                    | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 6.38                                                                          | 5.042                                                                         | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 11.42                                                                         | 1.1422                                 | 0                    |
| Tripura                                                                       | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0.00                                                                          | 0                                      | 0                    |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                 | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0.105                                                                         | 0                                                                             | 0.11                                                                          | 0.0105                                 | 238805               |
| Uttarakhand                                                                   | 9.4                                                                           | 13.6                                                                          | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0.2961                                                                        | 0                                                                             | 23.30                                                                         | 2.32961                                | 0                    |
| West Bengal                                                                   | 79.84                                                                         | 17.2                                                                          | 10.21                                                                         | 0.07                                                                          | 25.8119                                                                       | 3.986                                                                         | 137.12                                                                        | 13.71179                               | 16.1                 |
| Grand Total                                                                   | 225.88                                                                        | 1400.39                                                                       | 64.22                                                                         | 10.186                                                                        | 583.20                                                                        | 14.756                                                                        | 2298.62                                                                       | 229.8622                               | 1280941              |
| = 242.67 Lakh ha. or 24.26 million ha.                                        | = 242.67 Lakh ha. or 24.26 million ha.                                        | = 242.67 Lakh ha. or 24.26 million ha.                                        | = 242.67 Lakh ha. or 24.26 million ha.                                        | = 242.67 Lakh ha. or 24.26 million ha.                                        | = 242.67 Lakh ha. or 24.26 million ha.                                        | = 242.67 Lakh ha. or 24.26 million ha.                                        | = 242.67 Lakh ha. or 24.26 million ha.                                        | = 242.67 Lakh ha. or 24.26 million ha. |                      |
| Source: Compiled by NCOF (Data Provided by Production Units/State Government) | Source: Compiled by NCOF (Data Provided by Production Units/State Government) | Source: Compiled by NCOF (Data Provided by Production Units/State Government) | Source: Compiled by NCOF (Data Provided by Production Units/State Government) | Source: Compiled by NCOF (Data Provided by Production Units/State Government) | Source: Compiled by NCOF (Data Provided by Production Units/State Government) | Source: Compiled by NCOF (Data Provided by Production Units/State Government) | Source: Compiled by NCOF (Data Provided by Production Units/State Government) |                                        |                      |

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