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Order further amending the Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Order, 1985 to insert new fertiliser specifications into Schedule I and Schedule VII.

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In exercise of powers under section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) issued S.O. 1781(E) dated 22 April 2024, titled the Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Second Amendment Order, 2024, effective from its publication in the Official Gazette, amending the Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Order, 1985. The amendment inserts new serial numbers and specifications into Schedule I, Part A: sub-heading 1(d) gains serial no. 3 "Sulphur 90% (Dispersable Granule)" with minimum 90% elemental sulphur; sub-heading 1(h) gains serial nos. 36 "NPK Si Ca Mg 1.4-4-5-5-2-1.5", 37 "NPKSi Ca B 2.5-1.0-10-5-1.5-2" and 38 "Sulphur with Zinc (Granule)"; sub-heading 1(k) "Liquid Fertiliser" gains serial no. 14 "Urea Ammonium Sulphate (liquid)"; and sub-heading 1(j) "Beneficial Element Fertiliser" gains serial no. 5 "Potassium Nitrate with Iodine", each with detailed compositional specifications (minimum/maximum percentages by weight for nitrogen, phosphorus, potash, sulphur, zinc, calcium, magnesium, boron, iodine, moisture, and particle sizing). Additionally, in Schedule VII "General Specification of Nano Fertiliser", serial number 1 "Nano Nitrogen" entry 2 is amended by substituting particle size figures ("20-50" and "20-80") with "<100", and two new serial numbers, 4 "Nano Zinc" and 5 "Nano Copper", are inserted with specifications for physical/hydrodynamic particle size (minimum 50% of material <100 nm) and surface charge/zeta potential (>15 mV). The order is signed by Yogita Rana, Joint Secretary, under File No. 2-1/2024 Fert Law.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-24042024-253847 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1694] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2024/VAISAKHA 4, 1946 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) ORDER New Delhi, the 22nd April, 2024 S.O. 1781(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.Short title and Commencement.- (1) This Order may be called the Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Second Amendment Order, 2024. (2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Order, 1985, hereinafter referred as said Order), in Schedule I, Part A,— (i) in sub-heading 1 (d), after serial number 2 and entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely: "3. Sulphur 90% (Dispersable Granule) +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+--------+ | | Description | | +=====+=========================================================+========+ | (i) | Total elemental Sulphur per cent by weight, minimum | 90 | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+--------+ | (ii)| Moisture per cent. by weight, maximum | 2.0 | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+--------+ | (iii)| Disintegration per cent. in water | 90 | | | (% passing through 150 micron), minimum | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+--------+ | (iv)| 90 per cent of the material shall retain between 1 mm IS | | | | sieve and 5 mm IS sieve." | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+--------+ (ii) in sub-heading 1 (h), after serial number 35 and entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely: "36. NPK Si Ca Mg 1.4-4-5-5-2-1.5 +---+---------------------------------------------------------+-------+ | | Description | | +===+=========================================================+=======+ | 1.| Moisture per cent. by weight, maximum | 1.5 | +---+---------------------------------------------------------+-------+ | 2.| Total Nitrogen ( Urea+ Nitrate+ Ammonical) per cent by | 1.4 | | | weight, minimum | | +---+---------------------------------------------------------+-------+ | 3.| Water soluble Phosphorus (as P2O5) per cent. by weight, | 4.0 | | | minimum | | +---+---------------------------------------------------------+-------+ | 4.| Water soluble potash (as K2O) per cent by weight, minimum| 5.0 | +---+---------------------------------------------------------+-------+ | 5.| Total Silicon (as Si O2), per cent by weight, minimum | 5.0 | +---+---------------------------------------------------------+-------+ | 6.| Water soluble Calcium (as CaO ) per cent by weight, minimum| 2.0 | +---+---------------------------------------------------------+-------+ | 7 | Magnesium as MgO per cent by weight, minimum | 1.5 | +---+---------------------------------------------------------+-------+ "37. NPKSi Ca B 2.5-1.0-10-5-1.5-2 +---+---------------------------------------------------------+-------+ | | Description | | +===+=========================================================+=======+ | 1.| Moisture per cent. by weight, maximum | 1.5 | +---+---------------------------------------------------------+-------+ | 2.| Total Nitrogen ( Urea+ Nitrate+ Ammonical) per cent by | 2.5 | | | weight, minimum | | +---+---------------------------------------------------------+-------+ | 3.| Water soluble Phosphorus (as P2O5) per cent. by weight, | 1.0 | | | minimum | | +---+---------------------------------------------------------+-------+ | 4.| Water soluble potash (as K2O) per cent by weight minimum| 10.0 | +---+---------------------------------------------------------+-------+ | 5.| Total Silicon (as Si O2), per cent by weight, minimum | 5.0 | +---+---------------------------------------------------------+-------+ | 6.| Water soluble Calcium (as CaO ) per cent by weight, minimum| 1.5 | +---+---------------------------------------------------------+-------+ | 7 | Boron (as B) per cent by weight, minimum | 2.0 | +---+---------------------------------------------------------+-------+ "38. Sulphur with Zinc (Granule) +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | | Description | | +=====+=========================================================+=========+ | (i) | Total elemental Sulphur per cent by weight, minimum | 70 | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | (ii)| Moisture per cent. by weight, maximum | 2.0 | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | (iii)| Zinc (as Zn) per cent. by weight minimum | 8.0 | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | (iv)| lead(as Pb) per cent. by weight, maximum | 0.003 | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | (v) | Arsenic (as As) per cent. by weight, maximum | 0.01 | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | (vi)| Cadimum(as Cd) per cent. by weight, maximum | 0.0025 | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+---------+ | (vii)| 90 per cent of the material shall retain between 1 mm IS | | | | sieve and 5 mm IS sieve." | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+---------+ (iii) in sub-heading 1 (k), "Liquid Fertiliser" after serial number 13 and entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely:— "14. Urea Ammonium Sulphate (liquid) +-----+-------------------------------------------+---------+ | | Description | | +=====+===========================================+=========+ | (i) | Total Nitrogen percent by weight, minimum | 18.5 | +-----+-------------------------------------------+---------+ | (ii)| Total Sulphur (as S) percent by weight, minimum| 5.2 | +-----+-------------------------------------------+---------+ | (iii)| pH (10% w/w Solution) at 25°C | 5.6-7.6 | +-----+-------------------------------------------+---------+ | (iv)| Density at 25°C (g/cc) | 1.21-1.28| +-----+-------------------------------------------+---------+ (iv) in sub-heading 1 (j), “Beneficial Element Fertiliser", after serial number 4 and entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely:— "5. Potassium Nitrate with Iodine +-----+---------------------------------------------------+-------+ | | Description | | +=====+===================================================+=======+ | (i) | Total Nitrogen (all in Nitrate form) per cent. by | 13.0 | | | weight minimum | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------+-------+ | (ii)| Water soluble Potassium as K2O per cent. by weight| 45.0 | | | minimum | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------+-------+ | (iii)| Iodine per cent. by weight minimum | 0.1 | +-----+---------------------------------------------------+-------+ | (iv)| Sodium (as Na) per cent. by weight, maximum | 1.0 | +-----+---------------------------------------------------+-------+ | (v) | Total Chloride ( as Cl) per cent. by weight maximum| 1.5 | +-----+---------------------------------------------------+-------+ | (vi)| Matter insoluble in water per cent. by weight,maximum| 1.5" | +-----+---------------------------------------------------+-------+ 3. In the said Order, in Schedule VII, "GENERAL SPECIFICATION OF NANO FERTILISER", — (i) in serial number 1 “Nano Nitrogen", in entry 2, — (a.) in item (a), for the figures "20-50", the figures and letters “<100” shall be substituted; (b.) in item (b), for the figures "20-80", the figures and letters “<100” shall be substituted; (ii) after serial number 3 and entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely: "4. Nano Zinc +-----+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | | Particle Size in nano meter (nm) in one dimension | | +=====+===================================================+===================================================+ | (i).| (a.) Physical particle Size as per TEM analysis | Minimum 50 per cent. of the material shall | | | | be < 100 nm | +-----+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | | (b.) Hydrodynamic Particle size as per DLS Analysis| Minimum 50 per cent. of the material shall | | | | be <100 nm | +-----+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | (ii).| Surface Charge or Zeta Potential (+/- scale) mV | >15 | +-----+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ 5. Nano Copper +-----+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | | Particle Size in nano meter (nm) in one dimension | | +=====+===================================================+===================================================+ | (i).| (a.) Physical particle Size as per TEM analysis | Minimum 50 per cent. of the material shall | | | | be < 100 nm | +-----+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | | (b.) Hydrodynamic Particle size as per DLS Analysis| minimum 50 per cent. of the material shall | | | | be <100 nm | +-----+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | (ii).| Surface Charge or Zeta Potential (+/- scale) mV | >15". | +-----+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ [F. No. 2-1/2024 Fert Law] YOGITA RANA, Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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