ગુજરાતી
English
Ahmedabad, 13 July 2023
According to the report of the Center for WTO Studies for the year 2018-19 dated 28-06-2023, the subsidy in India was around Rs 20 thousand per farmer (combined from all sources). While in America, a subsidy of 45.22 lakh (according to the 2016 report) was given by the government. 26,437 in 2023-24 as fertilizer subsidy to a farmer family in India.
If the fertilizer subsidy is not given, the current family income of the farmers is Rs 8,000 and they cannot take the risk.
According to the Indian Statistical Institute report in March 2019, the Center and the States together give subsidies to farmers amounting to about Rs 3,36,000 crore. The Center gives a subsidy of Rs 1,20,500 crore and the states Rs 1,15,500 crore.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today approved a total of Rs. announced. A package of schemes worth Rs 3,70,128.7 crore was approved by the Central Government for the farmers.
Excluding CCEA, urea tax and neem coating fee, farmers will get Rs. Urea subsidy scheme at the rate of Rs 242 per 45 kg bag was allowed to continue.
Urea subsidy for three years (2022-23 to 2024-25) is Rs. Rs 3,68,676.7 crore will be given. This amount is in addition to the recently approved Rs. 38,000 crore excluding Nutrient Based Subsidy.
MRP of Urea per 45 kg bag Rs. 242 (excluding neem coating and applicable taxes), while the actual cost of the bag is Rs. Comes around 2200.
Subsidy on fertilizers in 2014-15 was Rs. This will be increased to Rs 73,067 crore in 2022-23. 2,54,799 crores.
40 to 50 thousand rupees urea per farmer is wasted
Expenditure of urea fertilizer in Gujarat , liquid urea, LOCAL very cheap urea
Production
Chambal Ferti Limited at Kota in Rajasthan, Panagarh in West Bengal, Ramagundam in Telangana, Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, Sindri in Jharkhand and Matix Limited at Baruhani in Bihar are producing urea since 2018.
The indigenous production of urea was 225 LMT in 2014-15, 250 LMT in 2021-22, 284 LMT in 2022-23. By 2025-26, all urea will be produced in India.
nano urea
By 2025-26, eight Nano Urea plants with a capacity to produce 44 crore bottles equivalent to 195 LMT conventional urea would be commissioned. The controlled release of nutrients from nano-fertilizers contributes to higher efficiency of nutrient use and lower costs for farmers. Use of nano urea has been found to increase crop yield.
Discovery of world’s first liquid nano urea, benefits of crores to government and farmers
Despite Gujarat having the world’s first Nano Urea plant, farmers in the state are reluctant to use these new fertilizer products. Gujarat is not even in the top 10 states in terms of sale of Nano Urea. 500ml bottle cost Rs. While the cost of a sack of urea is Rs 240. 266 is. About 1.5 lakh bottles of Nano Urea are sold every month. This year 4-5 lakh bottles were to be sold.
Gujarat ranks 11th in the list of 21 states in terms of sale of Nano Urea. Since the production of Nano Urea started in Gujarat from August 2021, till December 12, 2022, a total of 17.94 lakh bottles of Nano Urea were sold in the state. During this period, 79.19 lakh bottles of Nano Urea were sold in Uttar Pradesh. Rajasthan sold 31.44 lakh bottles, Bihar sold 30.67 lakh bottles, followed by Punjab with 30.4 lakh bottles sold.
Between August 2021 and December 2022, Nano Urea sales in Gujarat accounted for only four per cent of the total sales of new products in the country.
The lowest sales were in Kerala at 2 lakh bottles, Himachal Pradesh at 2.09 lakh bottles and Uttarakhand at 2.85 lakh bottles.
3.66 lakh bottles of Nano Urea exported since August 2021. Out of which 3.06 lakh bottles were sent to Sri Lanka and 60,000 bottles to Nepal.
IFFCO inaugurated the first production plant of Nano Urea Liquid Fertilizer at Kalol, Gujarat on August 1, 2021. The plant has a production capacity of 1.5 lakh bottles (500 ml) per day.
For Ravi season 2022-23, Gujarat has told the requirement of 6 lakh bottles of Nano Urea. One million bottles were to be produced in 2023-24.
Apart from Rs 240 per bag of urea fertilizer, resentment was seen among the farmers adamant on the necessity of Rs 240 per bottle of nano urea. Because, farmers have to pay a total of Rs 510 including Rs 270 for urea fertilizer as well as Rs 240 for nano-urea, which is difficult for the farmer.
There is no subsidy of any kind on Nano Urea.
Spraying of nano urea in the field by drone, saving 40 percent, 5 lakh laborers will be unemployed
Drone spraying nano urea, 5 lakh laborers will unemployed in Gujarat
Neither Modi’s neem-coated urea, nano-urea nor spraying of urea by drones could stop the urea scam.
Modi’s Neem Coated Urea, Nano Urea and Spraying of Urea by Drone Could not stop the Urea Scam
sulfur coated urea
Sulfur Coated Urea (Urea Gold) is being launched for the first time in the country. It is economically cheaper and more efficient than the used neem coated urea. This will remove the deficiency of sulfur in the soil of the country.
natural farming
Natural or organic farming, alternative fertilizers, nano-fertilizers and bio-fertilizers can help restore fertility.
Under Market Development Assistance (MDA), Rs. 1451.84 crore was sanctioned.
Bio-Fertilizers i.e. Fermented Bio-Fertilizer (FOM)/Liquid FOM/Phosphate Enriched Bio-Fertilizers produced as a by-product from Bio-Gas Plants or Compost Biogas (CBG) Plants
For assistance in marketing of Varak (Prom) Rs. 1500 per MT Assistance (MDA) scheme.
so organic
The fertilizers will be branded as Bharat Brand FOM, LFOM and PROM. It can also provide an additional source of income for the farmers.
500 new Waste to Wealth plants will be set up.
It will also be easy to implement the announcement made in the circular.
A syllabus on organic farming has also been prepared for B.Sc and M.Sc programs to be implemented from the academic session July-August 2023.
One lakh Pradhan Kisan Samridhi Kendras (PMKSK) have already been set up.
how many farmers
According to NABARD estimates, there are 10.07 crore farmer families in the country. Which is 48 percent of the total families of the country. According to the 2016-17 Input Survey of the Ministry of Agriculture, there were 14.62 crore farmer households. While 11.15 crore farmers were given assistance under the Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. In 2020-21, this reduced to 10.20 crore farmers who took assistance.
