The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on September 21, 2021 has issued the Fertilizer (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Sixth Amendment Order, 2021 to further amend the Fertilizer (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Order, 1985.
The amendment in the Fertilizer (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Order, 1985 are as follows: -
• In Schedule -I, Part-A which specifies “Specifications of Fertilizers”, the following changes has been made: -
• In Sub-heading 1(g) Serial number 19 which specifies “Zinc Polyphosphate” against the item (v) the figure “9.0” has been substituted.
• In Sub-heading 1(k) Serial number 9 & 10 which specifies “Potassium Thiosulphate (K2S2O3)” & “Calcium Thiosulphate (CaS2O3)” respectively, has been inserted.
• In Schedule II, Part-B Serial number 32 which specifies “Method of analysis of Zinc Polyphosphate”, has been inserted.
• In Schedule V, Part-A (1) which specifies “General Specifications of Nonedible De-Oiled Cake”, the following note has been inserted, namely: -
“Note.-A company can sell the deoiled cake under its source name as Castor, Neem, Karanj (Pongamiapinnata), Mahua (madhucalongifolia) and Jatropha deoiled cake and can also print any specification of nutrient content over and above the minimum specification of nutrient prescribed under the general specifications of Non edible deoiled cake specified in FCO”
[Notification No- S.O. 3901(E)]
