**Summary of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Notification (S.O. 4043(E))**
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) issued an order on July 20, 2026, published in the Extraordinary Gazette of India on July 23, 2026. Pursuant to clause 20 A of the Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Order, 1985, the Central Government has established the official manufacturing specifications for Anhydrous Ammonia fertilizer.
**Key Specifications and Provisions:**
* **Fertilizer Type:** Anhydrous Ammonia fertilizer.
* **Metric:** The fertilizer must contain a minimum of 82% Nitrogen by weight.
* **Effective Period:** This notification allows any manufacturing unit to produce the specified fertilizer for a period of three years from the date of publication in the Official Gazette (July 23, 2026).
**Administrative and Contact Information:**
* **Order Number:** S.O. 4043(E)
* **File Reference:** F. No. 4-62/2026 Fert Law
* **Signatory:** Franklin L. Khobung, Joint Secretary
* **Publication Authority:** Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054, and printed by the Directorate of Printing, Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064.
* **Registration Numbers:** REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 and CG-DL-E-24072026-274772.
Key Entities Referenced
Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Order, 1985: The primary regulatory framework under which fertilizer specifications and manufacturing standards are governed in India.
Anhydrous Ammonia fertilizer: The specific fertilizer for which the government has notified new specifications, requiring a minimum of 82% nitrogen by weight.
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare: The primary regulatory authority responsible for issuing orders and notifying standards for agricultural inputs like fertilizers.
Clause 20 A of the Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Order, 1985: The specific legal provision that empowers the Central Government to notify specifications for fertilizers to be manufactured by any unit.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
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स.ं 3873] नई कदल्ली, र्ृहस्ट्प जतवार, िुलाई 23, 2026/िावण 1, 1948
No. 3873] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2026//SHRAVAN 1, 1948
कृजि एव ं ककसान कल्याण मत्रं ालय
(कृजि एव ं ककसान कल्याण जवभाग)
आदेि
नई कदल्ली, 20 िुलाई, 2026
का.आ. 4043(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार, उववरक (अकार्वजनक, कार्वजनक या जमजित) (जनयंत्रण) आदेि, 1985 के खडं
20 क के अनुसरण म,ें रािपत्र म ें इस आदिे के प्रकािन की तारीख स े तीन विव की अवजध के जलए ककसी भी जवजनमावण
इकाई द्वारा जवजनर्मवत करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत उवरव क के जवजनदेि को अजधसूजित करती ह,ै अर्ावत्:-
(1) जनिवल अमोजनया उववरक
भार के आधार पर नाइरोिन प्रजतित, न्यूनतम 82
[फा. स. ं 4-62/2026 उववरक जवजध]
फ्रैंकजलन एल. खोर्ंग, संयक्तु सजिव
5610 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
(Department of Agriculture, and Farmers Welfare)
ORDER
New Delhi, the 20th July, 2026
S.O. 4043(E).—In pursuance of clause 20 A of Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed)
(Control) Order,1985, the Central Government hereby notifies the specification of the following
fertilizer to be manufactured by any manufacturing unit for a period of three years from the date of
publication of this Oreder in the Official Gazette, namely:-
(1) Anhydrous Ammonia fertilizer
Nitrogen per cent . by weight minimum 82
[F. No. 4-62/2026 Fert Law]
FRANKLIN L. KHOBUNG, 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.