INM DIVISION

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Allocation of Urea - Performance in Kharif 2015• Allocation of fertilisers is based on targeted cropped area and consumption

trend in last three seasons• It is observed during the course of season that in some states

– the area covered may not be as per the target– However, the lifting of urea as a percentage of allocation is much more

than the % area coveredArea Coverage vis-a-vis lifting of urea < As on 18.09.2015>

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State Targeted cropped area

(lakh hectares)

Reported cropped area

(lakh hectares)

% area covered

Lifting as a percentage of requirement

Punjab 39.17 35.77 91% 108%

Rajasthan 140.5 112.39 80% 96%

U.P 130.99 117.18 89% 96%

Haryana 26.95 25.12 93% 106%

Allocation of Urea - Performance in Kharif 2015

Area Coverage vis-a-vis lifting of urea < As on 18.09.2015>

There is a need for a review of the monthly supply plan

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State Targeted cropped area

(lakh hectares)

Reported cropped area

(lakh hectares)

% area covered

Lifting as a percentage of requirement

Telangana 46.15 33.83 73% 75%

Gujarat 87.95 70.44 80 % 85%

Maharashtra 165.01 141.08 85 % 81%

Odisha 61.5 49.90 81% 76%

All India Fertilizer requirement for Rabi 2015-16

<Figures in lakh metric tonnes (LMT)>

Note: Assessment is based on total projected gross cropped area of about 896 lakh hectares and consumption trend in last three seasons

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Product Assessed Requirement

UreaActual Allocation Reserve Allocation Total

164.67 3.80 168.46

DAP 51.51

MOP 18.36

Complexes (NPK) 53.53

SSP 32.48

Quality Control of FertilisersImported Fertilisers• Approx 2000 consignments annually• All consignments mandatorily tested by CFQC&TI

Indigenous Fertilisers• Factories (Urea – 30 factories, NPK – 30, SSP – 88)• Dealers (Approx 3 lakh dealers)• No fixed norms/periodicity for drawing & testing the samples

from the factories, dealers

In view of requirement of submission of quality certificate within 180 daysMay like to introduce periodicity for drawal of samples of indigenous fertilisers from all – Factories (company-wise)– Dealers (company-wise and product-wise) 5

Monitoring & Achievement of SHC Scheme

Performance of States

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Soil Samples CollectionSoil Samples

collected

Name of States

> 60% Andhra Pradesh ,Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura and Uttarakhand

40-60% Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh

20- 40% Goa, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Rajasthan, West Bengal

< 20% Karnataka, Haryana, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim

Funds Release StatusGOI share Released to all States

States share Not released in any State as on 15.09.2015

* No allotment made to Block offices / Soil Testing Labs as on 15.09.2015

SHC Challenges – Manpower & Logistics • SHC Scheme – decentralised and field oriented –

operated at the farmer’s field• Soil sample collection

⁻ Preparation of grid maps & GPS devices

⁻ Average collection in a district in 2 months = 6000 samples

⁻ Required collection per district in 2 months = 8500 samples

⁻ Persons required / district / month = 12 more persons

⁻ (@ 4 samples per day per person)

⁻ Manpower deployment through Farmer Friends

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SHC Challenges – Manpower & Logistics• Soil sample testing

⁻ 1000 samples are tested on an average per month / Single Shift Available capacity = 4.54 lakh per month in Govt STLs

⁻ If States can operate in 2 shifts Available capacity – 9 lakh/ month/108 lakh samples per

annum⁻ If ICAR centres start immediately, then the total capacity

available 5.93 lakh / month in single shift & 11.86 lakh / month in double shift / 142 lakh samples per annum

⁻ New STLs (105+225) may not be operational until 2016-17• Printing of Soil Health Cards

⁻ Arrangements not in place

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Soil Health Card (SHC) PortalRequest to States to fully adopt the Portal• 30 lakh samples reported in MIS portal• 2.85 lakh soil samples registered in portal• Bihar, A.P and Gujarat – data being uploaded in their own

software – NIC to migrate data to SHC portal• State-wise training scheduled from September 15th • E-learning for district level officers –1 hour daily - from Sept

16th

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PKVY Scheme• Cluster based approach - clusters of 50 acres @ 1 acre/ farmer• Rs.20,000/- per acre over 3 years• Assistance on mobilization, training, inputs, certification, labeling

and marketing• Achievements

Action plans approved – 6068 clusters (22 States) - Rs.163.00 crore sanctioned (54%)

Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) – India⁻ PGS India is cost effective, farmer-friendly and hassle-free – caters to

domestic market⁻ Promotes decentralized and participatory approach⁻ Prepares farmers to maintain process and product documentation to

win market credibility⁻ PGS India portal launched – helps track & trace the organic product

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PKVY Scheme ... contd...Issues in guidelines

• Flexibility to State to allow more than 1 acre per farmer to enable continuous cluster formation

• Flexibility to form clusters of less than 50 acres for purpose of contiguity

• Priority to rainfed and hilly areas where use of agro-chemicals is nil or less

• Take up some demonstrations through State Agriculture Universities and KVKs in rainfed and hilly areas

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