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The Central Government issues an Order to further amend the Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Order, 1985.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, issued Order S.O. 1335(E) on March 13, 2026, in exercise of powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955). This Order, called the Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) (Third) Amendment Order, 2026, amends the principal Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Order, 1985 (originally published vide G.S.R. number 758 (E) dated September 25, 1985, and last amended by S.O number 1242(E) dated March 9, 2026). The amendments include: In Schedule I, Part A, 'Specifications of Fertiliser', new serial numbers 40 and 41 are inserted under sub-heading 1(h) for 'Fortified fertilizer', specifying detailed compositional requirements for 'NPK 14-22-14 with Sulphur Zinc and Boron' (e.g., Total Nitrogen min 14.0%, Sulphate Sulphur min 8.0%, Zinc min 0.5%, Boron min 0.2%) and 'Sulphur with Nitrogen 10-0-0-75 (S)' (e.g., Total nitrogen min 10.0%, Total elemental sulphur min 75.0%). In Schedule III, Part A, 'Specification of Bio ferilisers', the phrase "or per gram capsule content or" is inserted for 'Total Viable count' under serial number 4 ('Phosphate Solubilising bacteria') and "or per gram capsule content" for 'Total Viable count of all biofertilisers in the product,' under serial number 9 ('Carrier based Consortia'). In Schedule V, Part A, 'Specification of Non-edible De-oiled cake Fertilisers', for item 4 under serial number 1, the entry "<4" is substituted with "shall not be more than 8". Lastly, in Schedule VII, 'General Specifications of Nano Fertilisers', serial number 2 ('Nano Nitrogen, and Phosphorus Fertiliser') is amended to 'Nano Nitrogen, Phosphorus with and without Potassium', and the figure '10-70' is replaced with '<100' for item (i), entry (a); item (iii) and its entries are omitted under serial number 3 ('Nano Phosphorus'). The Order comes into force on its date of publication in the Official Gazette.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-17032026-271002 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1276] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2026/PHALGUNA 25, 1947 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) Order New Delhi, the 13th March, 2026 S.O. 1335(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), the Central Government hereby makes the following Order further to amend the Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Order, 1985, namely:— 1. (1) This Order may be called the Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) (Third) Amendment Order, 2026. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette 2. In the Fertilizer (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Order,1985 (hereinafter referred to as the said order, in schedule I, Part A "Specifications of Fertiliser",- (i) in sub-heading 1(h) relating to, Fortified fertilizer, after serial number 39, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely,- “40. NPK 14-22-14 with Sulphur Zinc and Boron +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------+ | (i) | Moisture per cent by weight, maximum | 1.5 | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------+ | (ii)| Total Nitrogen (in ammonical form ), per | 14.0 | | | cent. by weight, minimum | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------+ | (iii)|Available Phosphorus per cent. by weight, | 22.0 | | | minimum | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------+ | (iv)| Water soluble phosphorus, per cent. by | 19.0 | | | weight, minimum | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------+ | (v) | Water soluble potassium, per cent. by | 14.0 | | | weight, minimum | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------+ | (vi)| Sulphate Sulphur (as S) per cent. by | 8.0 | | | weight, minimum | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------+ | (vii)|Zinc as Zn, per cent. by weight, minimum | 0.5 | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------+ | (viii)|Boron as B per cent. by weight, minimum | 0.2 | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------+ | (ix)| 90% of the material shall retain between | | | | 4mm and 1 mm sieve | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------+ 41. Sulphur with Nitrogen 10-0-0-75 (S) +-----+-------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | (i) | Moisture percent by weight maximum | 0.5 | +-----+-------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | (ii)| Total nitrogen (in urea form) per cent. by| 10.0 | | | weight minimum | | +-----+-------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | (iii)|Total elemental sulphur (as S), per cent. | 75.0 | | | by weight minimum | | +-----+-------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | (iv)| Particle size : | minimum 90% of the material shall pass | | | | through 4mm and 1 mm IS sieve" | +-----+-------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 3. In Schedule -III,of the said Order, in Part A, relating to Specification of Bio ferilisers,- (i) under serial number 4. relating to "Phosphate Solubilising bacteria", against the entry "Total Viable count,"after the word "carrier material", the words "or per gram capsule content or" shall be inserted; (ii) under serial number 9, relating to Carrier based Consortia, against the entry "Total Viable count of all biofertilisers in the product,", after the word “carrier / powder ", the words "or per gram capsule content” shall be inserted. 4.In Schedule V of the said Order, in Part A, relating to " Specification of Non-edible De-oiled cake Fertilisers", under serial number 1. “General Specification of Non-edible De-oiled cake Fertilisers", against item 4, for the entry "<4", the words and figure "shall not be more than 8 shall be substituted". 5. In schedule VII of the said Order relating to "General Specifications of Nano Fertilisers,"- (i) in serial number 2, Nano Nitrogen, and Phosphorus Fertiliser,- (a) for the words Nano nitrogen, and Phosphorus, the words Nano Nitrogen, Phosphorus with and without Potassium shall be substituted; (b) in item (i), against entry (a), for the figures "10-70" the following shall be substituted, namely,- "<100", (ii) in serial number 3, Nano Phosphorus, the item (iii) and entries thereunder shall be omitted. [F. No. 4-8/2025-Fert.Law] FRANKLIN L. KHOBUNG, Jt. Secy. Note: The Principal Order was published in the Gazette of India, Extra-ordinary, Pat-II, Section 3, sub-section (i) vide G.S.R. number 758 (E) dated 25th September,1985 and was last amended S.O number 1242(E) dated 9th March,2026.

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