Lok Sabha Question No. 871 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Production of Organic Fertilizers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SHARAD TRIPATHI

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.871

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  MARCH, 2016

## PRODUCTION OF ORGANIC FERTILIZERS

871.     SHRI  SHARAD TRIPATHI:

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

- (a) the  total  requirement  of  organic  fertilizers  in  the  country  and  the  quantum  of  organic fertilizers being produced in proportion thereto;
- (b) the details of the production of organic fertilizers in the country, State-wise;and
- (c) the steps being taken by the Government to augment the production of the said organic fertilizers in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्राऱय में राज्य मंत्री (SHRI  MOHANBHAI  KUNDARIYA)

- (a) & (b): Total requirement of organic fertilizer during 2014-15, in the country is 710 million Ton, as against the current availability of 229 million Ton . The total requirement of biofertilizer in the country is about 0.426 million Ton, while  the current availability of biofertilizer is about 0.0847 million Ton. The detailed state wise production of organic fertilizer in the country is at Annexure I.
- (c): i)    The  Government  is  encouraging  the  establishment  of  fruit/vegetable  market/agro waste  compost  production  unit  100  Ton  per  Day(TPD)/3000  Ton  per  Annum(TPA)  capacity) under Capital Investment  Subsidy  Scheme (CISS) through National Bank for  Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). The financial assistance is provided by NABARD  to farmers/individual/private agencies including the youth. @33% of total  financial  outlay (TFO) limited to Rs.63 lakh, whichever is less .
- ii) Establishment  of  biofertilizer/  biopesticides  (200  TPA  or  50000  liter/annum) production units is  encouraged  by providing 100% financial assistance to State Governments upto a maximum limit of Rs 160.00 lakhs per unit and financial assistance to farmers/individual/private  agencies  @  25%  of  total  financial  outlay  (TFO)  or  Rs.40  lakh, whichever is less under CISS through NABARD.

Annexure 1

- State- wise Bio-Fertilizer Production in India (2014-15)

| State              |   Carrier (Ton) |   liquid (KL) |
|--------------------|-----------------|---------------|
| Andhra Pradesh     |        2668.8   |     274.856   |
| Arunanchal Pradesh |          59     |       0       |
| Assam              |          88     |       0       |
| Bihar              |          64.9   |       0       |
| Chhattisgarh       |        1024.68  |       9.62    |
| Delhi              |         104.5   |       0       |
| Goa                |         802.52  |       0       |
| Gujarat            |        3667.93  |    2800.5     |
| Haryana            |         872.955 |      46.489   |
| Himachal Pradesh   |           0.768 |      33.07    |
| Jharkhand          |           9.08  |       0       |
| Jmmu               |           0     |       0       |
| Karnataka          |       16462.6   |      23.056   |
| Kerala             |        4916.97  |      10.5096  |
| Madhya Pradesh     |        2637.99  |     119.216   |
| Maharashtra        |       14847.4   |     324.767   |
| Manipur            |           0     |       0       |
| Meghalaya          |           0     |       0       |
| Mizoram            |           3.6   |       0       |
| Nagaland           |           7.45  |       0       |
| Orissa             |        1074.46  |       4.7     |
| Pondicherry        |         560.95  |       1.49757 |
| Punjab             |        6305.45  |      74.278   |
| Rajasthan          |         599.898 |       0       |
| Sikkim             |          12.4   |       0       |
| Tamilnadu          |       15373.3   |      11.3017  |
| Tripura            |         240     |       0       |
| Uttar Pradesh      |        4099.07  |      98.0357  |
| Uttarkhand         |        2129.95  |     208.034   |
| West Bengal        |        2061.83  |      14.633   |
| Grand Total        |       80696.5   |    4054.56    |

or say Total = 0.0847 million ton ( including carrier and liquid based ) KL=Kilo Litre

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