'Diversion of highly subsidised urea towards non-agricultural purposes negligible’

摘要

The Minister of State for Planning(IC)and Chemicals & Fertilizers,Mr.Rao Inderjit Singh,has stated that the diversion of highly subsidised urea towards non-agricultural purposes is negligible among farmers after the introduction of the mandatory policy of production and distribution of only neem coated urea.In a written reply to a question on neem coated urea,in the Lok Sabha recently,he pointed to a study instituted by the Department of Agriculture,Cooperation & Farmers Welfare(DAC & FW),to determine the impact of neem coated urea.The interim report prepared by Agricultural Development and Rural Transformation Centre(ADRTC),Bengaluru has been submitted by DAC & FW and backs this finding,he noted.He informed that during the period from 2016-17 to 2018-19(till date),only one case of diversion(in 2017-18)has been reported by the State Government of Uttarakhand.