Nano Urea available at Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samridhi Kendras: Union Minister Anupriya Patel

Use of Nano Urea is being promoted through different activities such as awareness camps, webinars, nukkad nataks, field demonstrations, Kisan Sammelans and films in regional languages.

New Delhi: The Centre has said that Nano Urea is made available at Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samridhi Kendras.

Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Anupriya Patel informed Lok Sabha that Department of Fertiliser in collaboration with fertilizer companies has initiated a Maha Abhiyan for adoption of Nano DAP in all 15 agro-climatic zones of the country.

The Centre has notified Nano DAP under the Fertilizer Control Order (FCO) – 1985 on the basis of the bio efficacy trials and toxicology tests. M/s Coromandel International Limited (CIL), M/s Zuari Farm Hub Limited and M/s Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) have been granted permission to manufacture Nano DAP, the Minister said in written reply.

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has informed that IFFCO and CIL have developed Nano DAP and have conducted preliminary field trials on selected crops in selected ICAR Institutes/State Agriculture Universities. The report indicated that with the use of Nano DAP as seed treatment and foliar application, there is a possibility of saving of granular DAP conventionally applied, the Minister said.

Use of Nano Urea is promoted through different activities such as awareness camps, webinars, nukkad nataks, field demonstrations, Kisan Sammelans and films in regional languages etc.

Nano Urea is made available at Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samridhi Kendras (PMKSKs) by concerned companies, the Minister said.

Nano Urea has been included under monthly supply plan issued by Department of Fertilizers regularly.ICAR through Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal recently organized National Campaign on “Efficient and Balanced Use of Fertilizer (including Nano-fertilizers), " she said.

With an aim to provide drones to 15,000 women Self Help Groups (SHGs), the Government of India has launched launched the 'Namo Drone Didi' Scheme. Under the said scheme, 1094 drones have been made available by fertilizer companies to Namo Drone Didis of Women Self Help Groups, which is ensuring increased application of nano fertilizers through drones, she said.

The Ministry in collaboration with fertilizer companies has initiated a Maha Abhiyan for adoption of Nano DAP in all 15 agro-climatic zones of the country through consultations and field level demonstrations. Further, the Ministry in collaboration with fertilizer companies has also launched campaign for field level demonstrations and awareness programs of Nano Urea plus in 100 districts of the country, she said.