February 7, 2025

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Fertiliser Ministry hikes sale limit on subsidised nutrients to plantations

Next issues raised by the plantation sector, the Fertiliser Ministry has hiked the greatest restrict for obtain of subsidised fertilisers by six periods to 1,two hundred luggage for every thirty day period for every plantation from the earlier two hundred luggage.

The Office of Fertiliser (DOF) on Thursday issued a be aware expanding the greatest restrict for sale of fertilisers to 1,two hundred luggage for every thirty day period for every plantation. On January 21 this yr, the DOF had fixed limitations at two hundred luggage for every thirty day period for every plantation and fifty luggage for every thirty day period for other farmers, in what was noticed as an endeavor to control excess use of nutrients and its diversion. Even so, DOF has not adjusted the obtain restrict for other farmers.

The United Planters Association of South India (Upasi) had raisedconcerns stating that fixing a restrict on fertiliser sale would hurt generation of plantation commodities and competitiveness of the marketplace.

Prashant Bhansali, President, UPASI, mentioned that nevertheless the improve in allotment of subsidised fertiliser is much better, it is not likely to resolve the issue of larger plantations for their sufficient prerequisite of fertilisers.

Bhansali emphasised that allotment of subsidised fertiliser ought to be connected to the true hectarage beneath cultivation for plantations. This would enable even handed use of subsidised fertiliser for its supposed goal of augmenting the generation and productiveness of crops. He also stressed that a single-sizing-matches-all technique ought to be avoided in the plantation sector.

The annual prerequisite of fertilisers may differ in between 24 and 48 luggage for every ha relying on the land productiveness. Plantations need the fertiliser all through sure months of the yr, relying on the rainfall, and consequently will not be in a situation to purchase every thirty day period.