A Presentation on Operational Guidelines to the State Agriculture Secretaries

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Year

Correlation coefficient 0.71 0.93 0.56 0.43

Compound Growth Food Grain Production 2.17 3.13 1.44 1.14

Compound Growth NPK Consumption 23.71 8.58 3.90 4.02

60-61to 69-70 80-81 to 89 - 90 95-96 to 05-06 00 - 01 to 05-06

Lack of good soil testing facilities and neglect of organic manures Deficiency of not only NPK but also of secondary nutrients (S, Ca and Mg) and micro nutrients (B, Zinc, Mn, Mo, C and Fe etc.)
45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 N in Flooded Low Land N in Irrigated P in one Crop Upland Zn

Deviation from ideal NPK Ratio of 4:2:1 is wide in North and East Zones Decreasing organic Carbon content and biological health of soil Need for soil amendments in acidic and alkaline soil is getting accentuated 40% area in 130 districts have Sulphur deficiency, Zn very common, Boron thereafter
90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 N P K S Zn B Mo Fe

2001-02 to 2007-08

+VE: TN, Orissa, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Karnataka, AP, Gujarat, Haryana

Mildly VE: HP, Punjab, J&K, Maharashtra, UP, Uttarakhand, Chattisgarh, Kerala

Highly VE: WB, Assam, MP, Bihar

 ICAR Study for 30 years since 1970-71: Application of N alone reduced response ratio from 12.5 to 5 Based on research by ICAR and SAUs, INM Packages for different agroclimatic zones IISS, Bhopal + NIC : Digital Soil Maps

NPK + FYM

NPK

NP

N 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16

Particulars

Nos.

Rate

Amt

I. Strengthening of Soil Testing Laboratories (STLs)

1 Setting up of additional soil testing laboratories by Agri clinics / NGOs / Cooperative, Private entrepreneurs, etc under Public Private Partnership mode Strengthening of 315 State micronutrient analysis facility. STLs having no 500 @50% of project cost limited to maximum of Rs.30 lakh as one time subsidy. @Rs.10 lakh/lab 150.00

2 3

315 -

31.50 15.00

Capacity building through training of STL staff/Extension officers/ farmers and field demonstration/ Work Shop etc. on balanced use of fertilizer by State Govts / ICAR / SAUs / Fertilizer Industry Creation of data bank for site specific Balanced Use of Fertilizers Adoption of village by STLs (10 villages each) through Frontline Field Demos. (FFD) by 800 STLs Preparation of digital district soil maps & GPS based soil fertility monitoring by ICAR/SAUs

4 5

5.00 8000 villages 500 @ Rs.20,000/- per FFD 16.00

@Rs. 2 lakh/district

10.00

Setting up of Mobile Soil Testing Laboratories by Agri clinics / NGOs / Cooperative, Private entrepreneurs, etc under Public Private Partnership mode
TOTAL (Component I)

250

@75% of project cost limited to maximum of Rs.30 lakh as one time subsidy.

75.00

302.5

Particulars
II. Promoting Use of Integrated Nutrient Management.

No.
0.5 mha 0.5 mha 0.5 m ha @ Rs.500/ha

Rate

Amt
25.00 25.00 25.00 75.00

1 2 3 III. 1 2 3 4

Promotion of organic manures Promotion of soil amendments (lime/basic slag) in acidic soils. Promotion & distribution of micronutrients TOTAL ( Component II) Strengthening of Fertilizer Quality Control Laboratories (a) Continuation of CFQC&TI/ Regional Labs. (b) Strengthening of CFQC&TI/ Regional Labs including setting up of 4 new Regional Labs. Strengthening/upgradation of existing state fertilizer quality control labs. Setting up of New Fertilizer Quality Control Labs by State governments. Setting up of fertilizer testing labs under private/cooperative sector for advisory purposes

@Rs.500/ha @ 25% of cost @ Rs.500/ha

63 20 50

@Rs.25 lakh each @Rs.50 lakh @ 25% of the project cost or Rs.10.00 lakh as one time back ended subsidy

9.60 12.00 15.75 10.00 5.00

TOTAL (Component III) GRAND TOTAL FOR THE PROJECT

52.35 429.85

Stage 1

Identification of SDA Convey A/C Details

Stage 2

Project Preparation by IA Scrutiny and Forwarding by SPSMC

Stage 3

Interaction with States by INM Division Approval by PSMC

Physical and Financial targets till March, 2010

S. No.
1. 2. 3.

Component
Setting up of Additional STLs Existing STLs STL Staff/Extension Officers Farmers Training Field Demonstration

Physical/Financial Targets
2008-09 125 / 37.50 75 / 7.50 - / 1.00 2000 / 4.00 100 / 2.00 0.14 / 7.00 0.14 / 7.00 0.14 / 7.00 8 / 2.00 2 / 1.00 10 / 1.00 250 / 75.00 2009-10 125 / 37.50 75 / 7.50 2000 / 5.00 400 / 0.40 500 / 0.50 - / 1.00 2000 / 4.00 125 / 2.50 0.12 / 6.00 0.12 / 6.00 0.12 / 6.00 16 / 4.00 8 / 4.00 20 / 2.00 -

4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

Creation of Data Bank Adoption of Villages Digital Districts Soil Maps Promotion of Organic Manure Promotion of Soil Amendments Distribution of Micro Nutrients Upgradtion of Existing FQCLs Setting up of new FQCLs FQCLs under private/coop. sector Setting of MSTLs

Project proposals were to be submitted by last week of

November, but only 3 States have responded so far. Tentative State-wise targets given for FQCLs, STLs and MSTLs. For other components, approval will be need based and broadly in the ratio of cropped area & holdings. FY about to end. So prepare proposals for targets of next year as well and submit

Check List for Project Proposals:

Name and a/c details of IA Proposals for STLs, MSTLs and FQCLs as per numbers already indicated Adherence to cost norms given in the Guidelines Ensuring specs to achieve speed and functionality indicated in the Guidelines Inclusion of sufficient manpower in recurring cost to have analysing capacities as per Guidelines (10K, 5K, 4K) Upper limit on User Charges for IAs Recommendation of the PSMC including track record (with supporting documents) of non-government IAs Discretion of 10%

Central PSMC, DAC

SDA
STLs/ MSTLs Data bank, FFDs Promoting Use of INM New FQCL

Fertilizer Industry
For Capacity Building

ICAR/SAUs

Implementing Agency
FQCL for Advisory Purpose

Capacity Building/ Digital Soil Maps

No recurring liability after first year shall be borne by the GoI

State Designated Agency (SDA)

State Govt Departments

(Strengthening of STLs, FFDs/ Promoting use of INM Setting up of new FQCL)

ICAR/SAUs

IAs under PPP Mode

(STLs MSTLs ) As back ended subsidy or after verification

Data bank

Marginally > Visible Range (360 to 960 nm) for SP

Capacity increase 7 to 13.25 mn against 123 mn holdings

ICP only at central locations

Setting up of STLs / MSTLs

Double Beam AAS with at least 4 bulb slots

1065 Labs to have nutrient facility

User Charges: Keep 1:3 Ratio for -nutrient

2.

Databank and Digital Soil Fertility Maps

National Level Data Bank (site specific based on test reports from STLs and

MSTLs) of soil ingredients & GPS enabled Digital District Soil Fertility
Maps for 500 districts

Technologies for improvement in efficiency of fertilizers application may be unaffordable or unknown in some cases

Thus, use of correct dosage of right kind of fertilizers (including micronutrients) and may not only enhance production and improve soil health but also save thousands of crores of rupees to the State Exchequer in

fertilizer subsidy
3.

Capacity Building of Officials and Farmers and Field Demos (Rs. 10K to 25K per unit) and Adoption of villages by STLs on Frontline Field Demo

Organic Manure

5 lac ha @ Rs. 500 per ha Thrust should be given to creation of community assets or activities by group of farmers

Amendments in Acidic Soils

5 lac ha @ Rs. 500 per ha Alkaline Soil already covered in other projects

Distribution of Micronutrients

5 lac ha @ Rs. 500 per ha Rs. 500 per ha is equal to about 50% subsidy for ZnSO4

Existing FQCLs New FQCLs proposed New FQCLs for advisory purpose under PPP mode

63 20 50

Capacity enhancement of labs under FCO, 1985

From current 1.30 lakh samples to 2.10 lakh samples under FCO and 2.0 lakh samples for advisory purpose (against 3.25 lakh dealers)