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The Union Minister said that farmers are given a bag of compost at Rs 266, which costs the government Rs 2,300. The country provides fertilizer to farmers at subsidized rates.
Mansukh Mandvia, Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers of India (Mansukh Mandaviya) States to indigenously developed nano fertilizers (Nano Urea Liquid) Appealed to popularize and use it instead of chemical fertilizers. The minister said FarmersFertilizer bags cost Rs. 266, while the actual cost to the government is Rs. Is 2,300. He said India consumes 35 per cent of the world’s manure and imports 70 lakh to 100 lakh tonnes of manure every year.
The Union Minister said that farmers are given a bag of compost at Rs 266, which costs the government Rs 2,300. The country provides fertilizer to farmers at subsidized rates. Mandvia said the Indian government spends Rs 2.5 lakh crore on fertilizer as a subsidy, which is equivalent to the annual budget of any major state like Karnataka. Indian scientists said they have understood the problems faced by the government and have developed nano-fertilizers.
Each bottle of fertilizer costs Rs 240
Each bottle of nano fertilizer costs Rs 240. One crore nano-compost bottles are equivalent to four lakh tonnes of compost bags, Mandvia said. Can we make them popular? I have used it in my 100 acres of land myself and found it very effective. The minister also said that nano fertilizer bottles have been studied and found to be safe and effective. In addition, it is indigenous and a step towards a ‘self-reliant India’.
9 nano fertilizer plants will be set up
Mandvia informed that nine nano fertilizer plants would be set up in the country by 2025 with the aim of replacing the use of two lakh tonnes of chemical fertilizers with nano fertilizers. Mandvia also appealed to the states to stop the misuse of subsidized fertilizers by industries. Earlier, Union Minister Mandvia said that farmers have adopted nano urea well which is very encouraging.
He said that liquid nutrients are effective in maintaining soil health as well as increasing crop yields. According to a ministry official, the decline in imports due to increasing use of nano-fertilizers has cost the government Rs. 40,000 crore of foreign exchange will be saved.
With rapid growth in production of nano urea and efforts to promote its use, the government hopes that India will become self-sufficient in urea by 2025. There will be no need to import for domestic needs. However, India is the largest importer of fertilizers other than urea.