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The Agriculture Department has directed fertilizer dealers successful the territory to strictly adhere to the provisions of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, and the Fertiliser Control Order, 1985, portion distributing fertilizers to farmers.
Addressing a gathering of wholesale and retail fertilizer dealers present connected Wednesday (June 10, 2026), Joint Director of Agriculture R. Sivakumar said fertilizers should beryllium supplied lone connected the ground of farmers’ cultivated country and harvest requirements. He cautioned dealers against excess income and irregular organisation of subsidised fertilizers. Noting that the Union Government provides important subsidies connected fertilizers, peculiarly urea and DAP, Mr. Sivakumar said due and need-based organisation was indispensable to guarantee that benefits reached farmers.
He instructed dealers to grounds each fertilizer income done Aadhaar-linked Point of Sale (PoS) devices and support close banal and income registers. Sales invoices should incorporate the farmer’s sanction and interaction details to guarantee transparency and traceability, helium added.
Dealers were besides asked to support updated banal registers and show terms lists astatine their outlets. Fertilizer stocks should beryllium stored batch-wise, and warehouses should run lone from approved locations. Sale of unauthorised fertilizer products would invitation action, officials said.
Mr. Sivakumar said fertilizers indispensable beryllium sold lone astatine the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) printed connected the bags. Stocks carrying aged and revised MRPs should beryllium stored separately to debar confusion. Any merchantability supra the prescribed MRP would pull stringent enactment nether the applicable provisions, helium warned. Dealers recovered violating fertilizer power regulations could look suspension oregon cancellation of licences, isolated from different ineligible proceedings, helium added.
