216 Organic Manure and Bio-Fertilizer Production units set up under National Project on Organic Farming

216 Organic Manure and Bio-Fertilizer Production units set up under National Project on Organic Farming Under National Project on Organic Farming, 216 organic manure and bio-fertilizer production units were set up with subsidy grant of Rs.268.37 lakh during the year 2009-10. Details of units sanctioned are as under:

(i) Fruit & Vegetable market waste compost – 2 No.
(ii) Bio-fertilizer units – 3 No.
(iii) Vermi-culture hatcheries – 211 No.

Budget allocation for setting up of such units during the year 2009-10 was Rs.10.00 crore.

The steps taken by the Government to encourage use of organic manure, inter-alia, include promoting awareness regarding benefits of organic manures, provision of incentives for organic manures under schemes such as, Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), National Horticulture Mission (NHM), National Project on Management of Soil Health and Fertility(NPMSF) and National Project on Organic Farming(NPOF).

This information was given by Shri Arun Yadav, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha February 22.