**Executive Summary**
This order, issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on July 20, 2026, notifies the technical specifications for three specific fertilizers to facilitate their manufacture for commercial trials. These provisions are effective for a period of three years from the date of publication in the Official Gazette. The notification provides detailed chemical and physical standards for Potash derived from molasses and two granular variants of Calcium Magnesium Sulphur (CMS).
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Authorized Fertilizers for Commercial Trials**
* The order permits any manufacturing unit to produce the specified fertilizers for the purpose of conducting commercial trials.
* The trial period and the validity of these specifications are restricted to three years from the date of the order’s publication.
**Specifications for Potash Derived from Molasses (50% K2O)**
* **Nutrient Content:** Must contain a minimum of 50.0% water-soluble Potassium (as K2O) and a minimum of 4.0% Sulphate sulphur by weight.
* **Physical Properties:** Moisture content must not exceed 5.0% by weight, and matter insoluble in water is capped at a maximum of 1.0%.
* **Chemical Balance:** The pH of a 5% solution must be maintained between 9.0 and 10.0.
**Specifications for Calcium Magnesium Sulphur (CMS) Variants**
* **CMS 10-5-10 (Granular):** Requires a minimum of 10.0% Calcium (as Ca), 5.0% Magnesium (as MgO), and 10.0% Sulphate Sulphur (as S).
* **CMS 6-2-4 (Granules):** Requires a minimum of 6.0% Calcium (as Ca), 2.0% Magnesium (as MgO), and 4.0% Sulphate Sulphur (as S).
* **Heavy Metal Limits:** Both CMS variants must not exceed maximum limits for Cadmium (0.0025%), Arsenic (0.01%), and Lead (0.003%).
* **Physical Standards:** Moisture for both is capped at 5.0%. Particle size must ensure 90% of the material is retained between 4 mm and 1 mm IS sieves.
**Impact Analysis**
**Fertilizer Manufacturing Units**
**Impact**
Manufacturers are granted the legal framework to produce and test new fertilizer compositions (Potash from molasses and CMS) in the commercial market for a fixed duration.
**Action Required**
Units must align their production processes to meet the exact percentage requirements for nutrients and moisture, and ensure strict compliance with heavy metal safety thresholds and particle size sieving standards.
**Regulatory and Quality Control Authorities**
**Impact**
These authorities are provided with the specific benchmarks necessary to monitor, sample, and verify the quality of these fertilizers during the three-year trial period.
**Action Required**
Testing laboratories must update their protocols to include the specific parameters mentioned, such as pH levels for molasses-derived potash and the specific mineral ratios for the new CMS variants.
Key Entities Referenced
Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Order, 1985: The primary legal instrument under which the Central Government notifies specifications for fertilisers and regulates their manufacturing and trials.
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare: The central regulatory authority responsible for issuing specifications and governing the commercial trials of fertilisers.
Potash Derived from molasses (50% K2O): A specific fertiliser for which manufacturing specifications and commercial trial conditions are established by this order.
Calcium Magnesium Sulphur (CMS): A category of granular fertilisers (including 10-5-10 and 6-2-4 grades) whose specifications are newly notified for commercial trials.
Franklin L. Khobung: The Joint Secretary within the Ministry who issued and signed the notification.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
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स.ं 3874] नई कदल्ली, र्ृहस्ट्प जतवार, िुलाई 23, 2026/िावण 1, 1948
No. 3874] 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. 4044(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार, उववरक (अकार्वजनक, कार्वजनक या जमजित) (जनयंत्रण) आदेि, 1985 के खडं
20 क के अनुसरण म ें , रािपत्र म ें इस आदेि के प्रकािन की तारीख स े तीन विव की अवजध के जलए ककसी भी जवजनमावण
इकाई द्वारा वाजणजययक परीक्षण करन े के जलए जवजनर्मवत जनम्नजलजखत उववरकों के जवजनदिे को अजधसूजित करती ह,ै
अर्ावत:् -
(1). िीरे स े व्युत्पन्न पोटाि ( 50% K O)
2
क्रम. स.ं पररमाप मल्ू य
(1) (2) (3)
(i) भार के आधार पर आद्रवता प्रजतित, अजधकतम 5.0
(ii) भार के आधार पर िल म ें घलु निील पोटेजियम (K O के रूप म)ें प्रजतित, न्यूनतम 50.0
2
(iii) भार के आधार पर सल्फेट सल्फर (S के रूप म)ें प्रजतित, न्यनू तम 4.0
(iv) पीएि (5% घोल) 9-10
5611 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
(v) भार के आधार पर पानी म ेंअघलु निील पदार्व, प्रजतित ,अजधकतम 1.0
(2) कैजल्ियम मग्नै ीजियम सल्फर (CMS) 10-5-10 (दानदे ार)
क्रम. स.ं पररमाप मल्ू य
(1) (2) (3)
(i) भार के आधार पर आद्रवता प्रजतित, अजधकतम 5.0
(ii) भार के आधार पर कैजल्ियम CaO के रूप में) प्रजतित, न्यूनतम 10.0
(iii) भार के आधार पर मैग्नीजियम (MgO) के रुप म ेंप्रजतित न्यूनतम 5.0
(iv) भार के आधार पर सल्फेट सल्फर (S के रूप म)ें प्रजतित न्यूनतम 10.0
(v) भार के आधार पर कैडजमयम (Cd के रूप म)ें अजधकतम 0.0025
(vi) भार के आधार पर आसेजनक (As के रूप म)ें अजधकतम 0.01
(vii) भार के आधार पर सीसा (Pb के रूप म)ें अजधकतम 0.003
(viii) 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 र्ीि रह िाएगा ।
(3) कैजल्ियम मग्नै ीजियम सल्फर (CMS) 6-2-4 (दानदे ार)
क्रम. स.ं पररमाप मल्ू य
(1) (2) (3)
(i) भार के आधार पर आद्रवता प्रजतित, अजधकतम 5.0
(ii) भार के आधार पर कैजल्ियम (CaOके रूप म)ें प्रजतित, न्यनू तम 6.0
(iii) भार के आधार पर मैग्नीजियम (MgO) के रुप म ेंप्रजतित न्यूनतम 2.0
(iv) भार के आधार पर सल्फेट सल्फर (S के रूप म)ें प्रजतित न्यूनतम 4.0
(v) भार के आधार पर कैडजमयम (Cd के रूप म)ें अजधकतम 0.0025
(vi) भार के आधार पर आसेजनक (As के रूप म)ें अजधकतम 0.01
(vii) भार के आधार पर सीसा (Pb के रूप म)ें अजधकतम 0.003
(viii) 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 र्ीि रह िाएगा ।
[फा. स. ं 4-36/2026 उववरक जवजध-3]
फ्रैंकजलन एल. खोर्ंग, संयक्तु सजिव[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
(Department of Agriculture, and Farmers Welfare)
ORDER
New Delhi, the 20th July, 2026
S.O. 4044(E).—In pursuance of clause 20 A of the Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control)
Order,1985, the Central Government hereby notifies the specifications of the following fertilisers to be manufactured
by any manufacturing unit for conducting commercial trials for a period of three years from the date of publication of
this Order in the Official Gazette, namely:-
(1). Potash Derived from molasses ( 50% K O)
2
Sr. No. Parameters Value
(1) (2) (3)
1. Moisture percent by weight maximum 5.0
2. Water soluble Potassium (as K 2O) percent by weight minimum 50.0
3. Sulphate sulphur as S, per cent. by weight minimum 4.0
3. pH (5 % solution) 9-10
4. Matter insoluble in water, percent by weight,maximum 1.0
(2). Calcium Magnesium Sulphur (CMS) 10-5-10 (Granular)
Sr. No. Parameters Value
(1) (2) (3)
1. Moisture percent by weight maximum 5.0
2. Calcium (as Ca), percent by weight, minimum 10.0
3. Magnesium (as MgO), percent by weight, minimum 5.0
4. Sulphate Sulphur (as S), percent by weight, minimum 10.0
5. Cadmium (as Cd), maximum per cent. by weight, maximum 0.0025
6. Arsenic (as As) per cent. by weight, maximum 0.01
7. Lead (as Pb) maximum per cent. by weight, maximum 0.003
8. Particle Size: 90 % of the material shall be retained between 4 mm Is sieve and 1 mm is sieve
(3). Calcium, Magnesium Sulphur (CMS) 6-2-4 (Granules)
Sr. No. Parameters Value
(1) (2) (3)
1. Moisture percent by weight maximum 5.0
2. Calcium (as Ca), percent by weight, minimum 6.04 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
3. Magnesium (as MgO), percent by weight, minimum 2.0
4. Sulphate Sulphur (as S), percent by weight Minimum 4.0
5. Cadmium (as Cd), per cent. by weight, maximum 0.0025
6. Arsenic (as As) maximum per cent. by weight, 0.01
maximum 0.01
7. Lead (as Pb) maximum per cent. by weight, maximum 0.003
8. Particle Size:90 % of the material shall be retained between 4 mm Is sieve and 1 mm is sieve
[F. No. 4-36/2026 Fert Law-III]
FRANKLIN L. KHOBUNG, Jt. Secy.
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