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The Department of Agriculture has issued a clarification that fertilizer prices and subsidies are determined wholly by the Central government.
Agriculture Director Manazir Jeelani said successful a connection connected Wednesday that the Department of Fertilisers (DoF), nether the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, was solely liable for fixing fertilizer prices and deciding subsidy allocations.
The Central authorities had ensured that the prices of commonly utilized fertilizers similar urea and DAP remained unchanged, portion that of analyzable fertilizers had seen lone marginal increase.
Overall, the Central authorities was providing a subsidy of astir ₹1.92 lakh crore to enactment farmers nationwide, helium said.
Under the Nutrient-Based Subsidy (NBS) Policy, subsidies connected nutrients specified arsenic nitrogen, phosphorus, potash, and sulphur, were reviewed doubly annually for the kharif and rabi seasons. Based connected this review, the Fertiliser Price Committee revises and notifies prices according to the Fertiliser Control Order, helium said.
Mr. Manazir Jeelani besides warned farmers against excessive usage of urea, noting that it could degrade ungraded fertility and negatively impact crops, the environment, and quality health. Farmers were advised to usage fertilisers successful a balanced and judicious manner.
To guarantee compliance, enforcement teams had been constituted to instrumentality strict enactment against dealers selling fertilizers supra prescribed rates, oregon forcing farmers to acquisition unwanted products.
“Farmers tin lodge complaints with the nearest Mandal Agriculture Officer, oregon done the toll-free helpline 155251. Appropriate enactment volition beryllium taken based connected verified complaints,” helium said.
