- What is a fertilizer ?
- What is Group Concession Scheme under New Pricing Scheme?
- What is the Retention Price Scheme?
- Whether Government gives subsidy on freight?
- Has the Government taken any steps to prevent manufacture and sale of sub- standard SSP?
- What is the procedure for taking action against units manufacturing sub- standard fertilizers?
- why the States certifies sales of decontrolled fertilizers?
- How quality control is ensured for fertilizers?
- Can I get subsidy just after import of DAP/MOP?
- How can I import and trade DAP and MOP in the country?
- Whether subsidy is payable to fertilizer mixture manufacturers?
- What is the difference between the Concession Scheme and Subsidy Scheme?
- Why subsidy is not given directly to farmers?
- Why Government is giving subsidy on fertilizers?
- What is the selling price of fertilizers?
- How can I take dealer license for trading in fertilizers?
- What is Fertilizer Control Order?
- How can I select right combination and doses of fertilizer for any crop?
- What is meant by the term "balanced fertilization"?
- Are chemical fertilizers harmful for crops, if used in. excess quantity or in wrong combination of nutrients?
- How chemical fertilizers are different from bio-fertilizers?
- Is there any expiry date of fertilizers?
A.
A fertilizer is a chemical product either mined or manufactured
material containing one or more essential plant nutrients that are
immediately or potentially available in sufficiently good amounts.
A.
Group Concession Scheme under NPS introduced from 1.402003 Under
NPS, all units were classified into six groups based on vintage and the
feedstock. For each group, weighted average group price was worked out
excluding the outlier (RPS more than +/- 20% of group average). Each
unit will get the concession rate based on the group average or the
retention price, whichever is lower. Outlier units to get advantage of
50%n of the difference between the RPS and the group average for a
period of three years.
A.
The Retention Price Scheme (RPS) for fertilizer Industry introduced
from 1.11.1977 and remained in force till 31.3.2003. Under the RPS
Retention Price was fixed for each unit by the Govt. The difference
between the Retention Price of Urea and the maximum retail price of urea
was paid as subsidy.
A.
The Union Government subsidies the urea manufacturing units for the
cost of transportation to facilitate the availability of urea at the
same maximum retail price all over the country.
A.
The DCF has notified specified grades of Rock Phosphate along with
their source of origin, which are considered suitable to production of
SSP meeting FCC specifications in terms of water-soluble phosphate
content. The Department has also set up Technical Audit and Inspection
Cell (TAC), which carries out technical inspection of an SSP unit for
its capability to produce SSP meeting FCC norms before induction thereof
under the Concession Scheme. The use of notified grades of Rock
phosphate and periodical (six monthly) inspections by TAC had been made
mandatory for the units for being eligible to claim concession under the
Scheme.
A.
Primarily, provisions of FCC are directed towards manufacture, and
sale of substances that can be used in the soil as fertilizers having
the specifications as laid down there under. A manufacturer/dealer in
fertilizers has to get himself registered in the State wherein he
intends to carry out such activities in accordance with the conditions
of FCC. The FCC apart from disallowing ales of sub-standard fertilizers
but for in accordance with the procedure laid down there under for
disposal of sub-standard fertilizers, it also authorises suspension or
cancellation of registration/licence by the appropriate authority in the
case of contravention of the FCC provisions.
A.
Concession on decontrolled P&K fertilizers is payable only on
the quantities sold for agricultural purposes. Sales can be ascertained
or verified from the outlet sources namely dealers/retailers and
wholesalers registered under FCO. The States already have administrative
field machinery for supervision and implementation of Central and State
Schemes, as also ensuring compliance of provisions of FCO. Thus, the
States have been given the responsibility of certifying the sales of
P&K fertilizers including intimation of quantities. found
sub-standard for settlement of claims for payment of concession.
A.
The FCO has laid down fertilizer-wise detailed specifications and
no fertilizer, not meeting the said specification, can be sold in the
country for agricultural purposes. It also lays down detailed procedure
for sampling and analysis of each fertilizer. The Central Fertilizer
Quality Control & Training Institute CFQC&TI), Faridabad and its
four Regional Fertilizer Control Laboratories (RFCL) under the
Department of Agriculture & Co-operation (DAC) take samples of
imported fertilizers at the discharge port for analysis thereof. The
States also have their own State notified quality control laboratories
that analyse samples taken from field (warehouses/dealers/retailers) as
well as from the manufacturing plants. Based on the analysis, the labs
declare samples as standard or non-standard in terms of specifications
laid down in the FCO. The sub-standard quantities are arrived at as per
procedure laid down in the FCO and the copies of analysis report are
sent to DAC, DOF, the concerned manufacturer/importer etc. No subsidy is
payable on quantities declared as sub-standard.
A.
No, the concession is payable on sale of decontrolled P&K
fertilizers including imported DAP/MOP. For the purposes of claiming
concession, enlistment with DOF as an importer under the Concession
Scheme is a pre-condition. The procedure for claiming payment of
concession is detailed in the guidelines of 5.8.2002 on Concession
Scheme.
A.
There is no restriction on import of DAP/MOP. For trading of
DAP/MOP as fertilizers in the country, the concerned importer shall.
have to obtain licence/registration under FCQ from the States/UTs where
the importer proposes to sell the same. For purposes of claiming
concession under the Concession Scheme, the importer shall have to .
approach Deptt. of Fertilizers for being enlisted as an importer in
terms of guidelines on Concession Scheme issued on 5.8.2002.
A.
No subsidy is payable on mixture fertilizers. However, subsidy is
paid on urea and decontrolled P&K fertilizers covered under the
Concession Scheme if sold to the manufacturers of mixture fertilizers
registered under FCO.
A.
Urea is the only fertilizer at present with pricing and
distribution being controlled statutorily by the Government. Thus, no
one can sell urea above the MRP declared by the Govt. Under the
Concession Scheme, the MRP for each fertilizer is indicative in nature.
The manufacturers/ importers of such P&K fertilizers have to sell
these at the indicative MRPs declared under the Scheme in order to meet
one of themandatory conditions for being eligible to claim thereunder.
While subsidy on urea is paid on dispatch concession under the Scheme is
paid on the quantities sold.
A.
The main objective of the Government is to make available
fertilizers at reasonable/affordable prices for agricultural purposes
including farmers. This objective is achieved through fixation of
statutorily backed uniform MRP for urea and indicative MRP for
fertilizers covered under the Concession Scheme on sale of decontrolled
P&K fertilizers. Administratively, it is not feasible to disburse
subsidy directly to farmers, which would require disbursement at the
time of each. purchase and the extent thereof would depend upon the
quantity and type of product purchased. Also, in such a scenario, Govt.
will have to lift the price control, whether statutory or indicative, as
for urea and decontrolled P&K fertilizers, respectively. Then, it
would be the market forces that would control the selling price for each
product, which could be manufacturer specific as well. This could lead
to disparity in actual to be borne by farmers in different regions of
the country.
A.
The Government is subsidising fertiJizers for their availability at
reasonable prices for agricultural purposes. This also helps in
achieving the objective of balanced use of fertilizers as disparity in
prices gets minimised. The system also indirectly su'pports survival of
indigenous fertilizer industry moving the country further towards
becoming self sufficient in meeting its requirement.
A.
Urea is the only fertilizer with statutorily controlled price
& movement. the Concession Scheme on sale of phosphatic &
potassic (P&K) fertilizers provides for indicative Maximum Retail
Price declared by Department of Fertilizers at which these fertilizers
are to be sold. MRP for Single Super Phosphate under the Scheme is
declared by the respective State/UT Government. These MRPs can be viewed
on this site.
A.
The procedural requirements are detailed in Clause 8 of FCO.
Application has to be made in Form A/ Al to Controller of Fertilizers of
the concerned State/UT for obtaining registration/license as Industrial
Dealer in fertilizers or dealer in fertilizers for agricultural sales,
respectively, along with fee prescribed under Clause 36 and certificate
of source in Form O.
A.
Fertilizer (Control) Order, 1985 which is administered by Deptt.
of riculture Cooperation, Govt. of India has been issued under the
Essential Commodities Act, 1955. The FCO lays ,down as to wh~t
substances ualify for use as fertilizers in the soil, product-wise
specifications, methods for sampling and analysis of fertilizers,
procedure for obtaining license/registration as manufacture/dealer in
fertilizers and conditions to be fulfilled for trading thereof, etc.
A.
Please contact your Area/Block Agriculture Officer.
A.
The requirement of nutrients such as Nitrogen, Phosphate and
Potash are soil and crop specific. The use of right ratio of nutrients
as per soil or crop requirement is known as "balanced fertilization".
A.
Are chemical fertilizers harmful for crops, if used in. excess quantity or in wrong combination of nutrients?
A.
Chemical fertilizers are manufactured artificially. They are
primarily, chemicals having nitrogen, phosphate and potash as main soil
nutrients. Bio-fertilizers are plants such as bacteria (azotobacter,
rhizobium etc.), fungi etc. that fix free nitrogen from the atmosphere,
which is then 'used by the crops.
A.
There is no expiry date of chemical fertilizers. However, in case
of mported Fertilizers, the container (bag) has. indication regarding
month and year of Manufacture/import.
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