**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare issued the Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) (Third) Amendment Order, 2026, on March 13, 2026. The document introduces new specifications for fortified and sulphur-based fertilizers and updates standards for bio-fertilisers, de-oiled cake fertilisers, and nano-fertilisers. These regulations came into force on March 16, 2026, upon publication in the Official Gazette.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**New Fertilizer Specifications (Schedule I)**
* **NPK 14-22-14 with Sulphur Zinc and Boron:** Introduced as a new fortified fertilizer requiring 14.0% total nitrogen, 22.0% available phosphorus, 14.0% water-soluble potassium, 8.0% sulphate sulphur, 0.5% zinc, and 0.2% boron.
* **Sulphur with Nitrogen 10-0-0-75 (S):** Introduced with specifications requiring 10.0% total nitrogen (urea form) and 75.0% total elemental sulphur.
* **Particle Size Requirements:** For both new entries, at least 90% of the material must pass through a 4mm sieve and be retained on a 1mm IS sieve.
**Bio-fertiliser Standards (Schedule III)**
* **Measurement Updates:** For "Phosphate Solubilising bacteria" and "Carrier based Consortia," the "Total Viable count" specification now includes measurements "per gram capsule content."
**Non-edible De-oiled Cake Fertilisers (Schedule V)**
* **Requirement Changes:** In the general specifications for non-edible de-oiled cake fertilisers, the entry for item 4 has been amended from "<4" to "shall not be more than 8."
**Nano Fertiliser Amendments (Schedule VII)**
* **Reclassification:** "Nano Nitrogen and Phosphorus Fertiliser" is renamed to "Nano Nitrogen, Phosphorus with and without Potassium."
* **Numerical Limits:** The specified range for Nano Nitrogen and Phosphorus has been changed from "10-70" to "<100."
* **Omissions:** Specific entries under serial number 3 regarding "Nano Phosphorus" (item iii) have been deleted.
**Impact Analysis**
**Fertilizer Manufacturers**
**Impact**
Manufacturers are now permitted to produce and market new fortified NPK and Sulphur-Nitrogen blends. They must also comply with revised concentration limits for nano-fertilisers and updated counting methods for bio-fertilisers.
**Action Required**
Align production formulations and quality control testing with the new specifications; update product packaging and labeling to reflect the amended nutrient percentages and "per gram capsule" metrics.
**Regulatory and Quality Control Authorities**
**Impact**
Government inspectors and laboratories must use updated benchmarks for verifying the legal compliance of fertilizers sold in the market.
**Action Required**
Update laboratory testing protocols to accommodate the new "<100" limit for nano-fertilisers and the revised de-oiled cake fertiliser standards.
**Farmers and Agricultural Consumers**
**Impact**
Farmers gain access to specialized fertilizer blends containing micronutrients like Zinc and Boron, as well as updated bio-fertiliser formats (capsules).
**Action Required**
Review product specifications on new fertilizer bags to ensure they meet the updated 2026 standards for nutrient content and particle size.
Key Entities Referenced
Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Order, 1985: The principal regulatory framework being amended, which governs the quality, distribution, and technical specifications of fertilizers in India.
Essential Commodities Act, 1955: The parent legislation that empowers the Central Government to regulate the production, supply, and distribution of fertilizers as essential commodities.
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare: The primary regulatory authority responsible for issuing this amendment and overseeing national fertilizer policy through the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 1276] नई कदल्ली, सोमिार, मार् च16, 2026/फाल्ग नु 25, 1947
No. 1276] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2026/PHALGUNA 25, 1947
कृजि और ककसान कल्याण मत्रं ालय
(कृजि और ककसान कल्याण जिभाग)
आदेि
नई कदल्ली, 13 मार्,च 2026
का.आ. 1335(अ).— केंद्रीय सरकार, आिश्यक िस्ट्त ु अजधजनयम, 1955 (1955 का 10) की धारा 3 द्वारा प्रदत्त
िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, उिचरक (अकार्चजनक, कार्चजनक या जमजित) (जनयंत्रण) आदेि, 1985 का और संिोधन करने के
जलए जनम्नजलजखत आदिे करती ह,ै अर्ाचत् :-
1. (1) इस आदेि का संजिप्त नाम उिचरक (अकार्चजनक, कार्चजनक या जमजित) (जनयंत्रण) तीसरा संिोधन आदेि,
2026 ह ै।
(2) यह रािपत्र म ें इसके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रिृत्त होगा ।
2. उिचरक (अकार्चजनक, कार्चजनक या जमजित) (जनयंत्रण) आदिे , 1985 (जिसे इसम ें इसके पश्चात ् उि आदेि कहा गया ह)ै
म,ें -
(i) उपिीि च अनुसूर्ी -1 के भाग क "उिचरको के जिजनदेि " म े 1(ि) म ें फोरटीफाइड उिचरक स े संर्ंजधत, क्रम संख्या
39 के पश्चात ् जनम्नजलजखत क्रमसंख्या अंत:स्ट्र्ाजपत की िाएगं ी, अर्ाचत् :—
1855 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
“40 एनपीके 14-22-14 सल्फर जिंक और र्ोरॉन के सार्
(i) भार के आधार पर आद्रचता प्रजतित, अजधकतम 1.5
(ii) कुल नाइरोिन (अमोजनकल नाइरोिन के रूप म)ें प्रजतित, न्यनू तम 14.0
(iii) भार के आधार पर उपलब्ध फास्ट्फोरस (पी2ओ5 के रुप म)ें प्रजतित, न्यनू तम 22.0
(iv) भार के आधार पर िल म ेंघलु निील फास्ट्फोरस (पी2ओ5 के रुप म)ें प्रजतित, न्यूनतम 19.0
(v) िल म ेंघलु निील पोटेजियम, प्रजतित, न्यनू तम 14.0
(vi) भार के आधार पर सल्फेट सल्फर (एस के रूप म)ें प्रजतित, न्यनू तम 8.0
(vii) भार के आधार पर कुल जिंक (िैड एन के रुप म)ें न्यनू तम प्रजतित, 0.5
(viii) भार के आधार पर कुल र्ोरेन (र्ी के रुप म)ें ) प्रजतित, न्यनू तम 0.2
(ix) कण आकार : सामग्री का कण आकार ऐसा होगा कक सामग्री का न्यूनतम 90 प्रजतित 4 जम. मी.
और 1 जम. मी. भारतीय मानक छलनी के र्ीर् रह िाएगा ।
41 सल्फर नाइरोिन के सार् 10-0-0-75 (एस)
(i) भार के आधार पर आद्रचता प्रजतित, अजधकतम 0.5
(ii) कुल नाइरोिन ((यूररया के रूप में) प्रजतित, न्यूनतम 10.0
(iii) भार के आधार पर सल्फर (एस के रूप म)ें प्रजतित, 75.0
न्यूनतम
(iv) कण आकार: कण आकार : सामग्री का कण आकार ऐसा होगा
कक सामग्री का न्यूनतम 90 प्रजतित 4 जम. मी.
और 1 जम. मी. भारतीय मानक छलनी के र्ीर् रह
िाएगा ।“
3. अनुसूर्ी III, भाग ‘क’ म,ें ििै उिचरकों के जिजनदेि” स े संर्ंजधत,-
(i) क्रम संख्या 4 स ेसंर्ंजधत फॉस्ट्फेट घलु निील र्ैक्टीररया के अधीन, कुल व्यिहाय चसंख्या” प्रजिजि के सामन,े “कोजिका
प्रजत ग्राम” िब्द के पश्चात, “या प्रजत ग्राम कैप्सूल सामग्री या” िब्द अंत:स्ट्र्ाजपत ककय े िाएंग;े
(ii) क्रम संख्या 9 स े संर्ंजधत “िाहक आधाररत भागीदारी” के अधीन, “उत्पाद म ें सभी िैि उिचरकों की कुल व्यिहाय च
संख्या” प्रजिजि के सामने, “कोजिका प्रजत ग्राम” िब्द के पश्चात, “या प्रजत ग्राम कैप्सूल सामग्री” िब्द को अंत:स्ट्र्ाजपत
ककय े िाएंगे
4. उि आदिे की अनुसूर्ी V म,ें भाग क म,ें “अखाद्य तले रजहत खली की साधारण जिजिजियां” स ेसंर्ंजधत, क्रम सख्ं या 1 के
अंतगतच ,मद 4 के सामन,े प्रजिजि “<4” के स्ट्र्ान पर, “8 स ेअजधक नहीं होगा” िब्द और अंक रखे िाएंगे ।
5, “नैनो 'उिचरकों के सामान्य जिजनदेि,” स े संर्ंजधत उि आदिे की अनुसूर्ी VII म,ें-
(i) क्रम सख्ं याक 2 नैनो नाइरोिन और फास्ट्फोरस उिचरक,-
(क) ननै ो नाइरोिन और फॉस्ट्फोरस िब्दों के स्ट्र्ान पर नैनो नाइरोिन, फॉस्ट्फोरस पोटैजियम के सार् और जर्ना
पोटैजियम िब्दों को रखा िाएगा, अर्ातच ्:—
(ख) मद (1) म,ें प्रजिजि (क) के सामन,े “10-70” अंको के स्ट्र्ान पर जनम्नजलजखत म े रखा िाएगा, अर्ाचत्,-
“<100”,[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
(ii) क्रम संख्याक (3) ननै ो फॉस्ट्फोरस म,ें मद iii और उससे संर्ंजधत प्रजिजियां का लोप ककया िाएगा;
[फा. स.ं 4-8/2025 उिचरक जिजध]
फ्रैंकजलन एल. खोर्ंग, संयिु सजर्ि
रटप्पण : मलू आदेि, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखडं (i) म ें सा.का.जन. संख्या 758 (अ), तारीख 25
जसतंर्र, 1985 द्वारा प्रकाजित ककया गया र्ा और सख्यांक का.आ. 1242 (अ) तारीख 9 मार्,च 2026 द्वारा उसे
अंजतम र्ार संिोजधत ककया गया।
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 cent. by weight , minimum 14.0
(iii) Available Phosphorus per cent. by weight , minimum 22.0
(iv) Water soluble phosphorus, per cent. by weight , minimum 19.0
(v) Water soluble potassium, per cent. by weight , minimum 14.0
(vi) Sulphate Sulphur (as S) per cent. by weight , minimum 8.0
(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. by 75.0
weight minimum
(iv) Particle size : minimum 90 % of the material shall pass through 4mm
and 1 mm IS sieve”4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
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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