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Order under section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 issuing the Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) (Sixth) Amendment Order, 2023, amending specification standards for Fermented Organic Manure and Liquid Fermented Organic Manure under the Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Order, 1985.

Detailed Summary

Issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) as S.O. 3240(E) dated 19th July 2023, this Order, made under section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), promulgates the Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) (Sixth) Amendment Order, 2023, effective from publication, amending Schedule IV of the Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Order, 1985 (principal order published via G.S.R. No. 758(E) dated 25th September 1985, last amended by S.O. 2345(E) dated 29th May 2023): for serial number 9 (Fermented Organic Manure), entry (iv) is changed from '<20' to 'upto 30' and entry (vi) from '6.5-8.0' to '6.5-8.4', with a new note requiring manufacturers to indicate on bags that the manure be added 15-25 days prior to sowing; identical changes are made to serial number 10 (Liquid Fermented Organic Manure), entries (iv) and (v), with a corresponding note for containers; per file number 2-2/2023 Fert Law, signed by Yogita Rana, Joint Secretary.

Full Text

4662 GI/202 3 (1) रजजस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3107] NEW DELH I, WEDNES DAY, JULY 19, 2023/ ASHADHA 28, 1945 CG-DL-E-19072023-247464 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (Department of Agriculture, and Farmers Welfare) ORDER New Delhi, the 19 th July, 2023 S.O. 3240 (E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), the Central G overnment hereby makes the following Order further to amend the Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Order,1985, namely: - 1. This Order may be called the Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) (Sixth) Amendment Order, 2023. (2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. 1. In the Fertiliser ( Inorganic, Organic or Mixed ) (Control) Order, 1985 ( hereinafter referred to as the said Order), in Schedule IV, - (a) inserial number 9 relating to “Ferm ented Organic Manure”, - (i) in entry (iv), for the figures “<20”, the figures and words “upto 30” shall be substituted; (ii) in entry (vi), for the figures “6.5 -8.0”, the figures “6.5 -8.4” shall be substituted; (iii) after serial number 9, the following Note shall be ins erted , namely: - “Note: - Every manufacturer shall categorically indicate on bags that Fermented Organic Manure shall be added 15 -25 days prior to sowing of crop in the field.’ (b) in serial number 10 relating to “Liquid Fermented Organic Manure”; - (i) in entry (iv), for the figures “<20” , the figures and words “upto 30” shall be substituted; (ii) in entry (v), for the figures “6.5 -8.0”, the figures “6.5-8.4” shall be substituted; (iii) after serial number 10, the following Note shall be inserted , namely: - “Note;-Every manufacturer shall categorically indicate on container that Liquid Fermented Organic Manure shall be added 15 -25 days prior to sowing of crop in the field” [F. No. 2-2/2023Fert Law] YOGITA RANA , Jt. Secy. Note : The principal Order was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub -section (ii), vide notification G .S.R. No.758 (E) dated 25th September,1985 and was last amended vide notification number S.O. 2345 (E) dated 29th May, 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, D elhi-110054.

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