**Executive Summary**
The Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control), Ninth Amendment Order, 2026, was issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on July 22, 2026. This order amends clause 8, sub-clause (4) of the Principal Order (1985) to include specific agricultural entities and omit a prior proviso. The amendments are effective as of their publication in the Official Gazette on July 23, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Legal Authority and Commencement**
* The order is issued under powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.
* It is officially titled the "Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control), Ninth Amendment Order, 2026."
* The provisions come into force immediately upon publication in the Official Gazette (July 23, 2026).
* **Amendments to Clause 8, Sub-clause (4)**
* **Inclusion of Specific Entities:** In the second proviso of the clause, the words "Agricultural Cooperative Society or State Marketing Federations" are inserted following the word "dealer."
* **Removal of Proviso:** The third proviso of sub-clause (4) is omitted in its entirety.
**Impact Analysis**
**Agricultural Cooperative Societies and State Marketing Federations**
**Impact**
These entities are now explicitly recognized and grouped with "dealers" under the second proviso of Clause 8(4) regarding fertilizer control regulations.
**Action Required**
Must ensure operational compliance with the updated regulatory requirements of the Fertilizer (Control) Order as they now fall under the specific scope of the amended proviso.
**Fertilizer Dealers**
**Impact**
The regulatory framework governing dealers is modified by the inclusion of cooperative/marketing entities in the same proviso and the removal of the third proviso.
**Action Required**
Review the amended Clause 8(4) to align business practices with the removal of the third proviso and the updated definitions.
**Regulatory and Enforcement Authorities**
**Impact**
Authorities must update their enforcement protocols to include Agricultural Cooperative Societies and State Marketing Federations within the relevant regulatory context of the second proviso.
**Action Required**
Update internal documentation, databases, and inspection checklists to reflect the Ninth Amendment Order, 2026.
Key Entities Referenced
Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Order, 1985: The principal regulatory framework being amended, which governs the production, distribution, and control of fertilizers in India.
Essential Commodities Act, 1955: The parent legislation that empowers the Central Government to regulate the supply and distribution of essential items, including fertilizers.
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare: The primary regulatory body responsible for issuing and overseeing the implementation of fertilizer control orders.
Agricultural Cooperative Society or State Marketing Federations: Specific entities added to the scope of the order's provisions regarding fertilizer dealers.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 3875] नई कदल्ली, र्ृहस्ट्प जतवार, िुलाई 23, 2026/िावण 1, 1948
No. 3875] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2026//SHRAVAN 1, 1948
कृजि एव ं ककसान कल्याण मत्रं ालय
(कृजि एव ं ककसान कल्याण जवभाग)
आदेि
नई कदल्ली, 22 िुलाई, 2026
का.आ. 4045(अ).—आवश्यक वस्ट्तु अजधजनयम, 1955 (1955 का 10) की धारा 3 द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का
प्रयोग करते हुए, उववरक (अकार्वजनक, कार्वजनक या जमजित) (जनयंत्रण) आदिे , 1985 का और संिोधन करन े के जलए
जनम्नजलजखत आदिे करती ह,ै अर्ावत् :-
1. संजिप्त नाम और प्रारंभ:- (1) इस आदेि का संजिप्त नाम उववरक (अकार्वजनक, कार्वजनक या जमजित) (जनयंत्रण) नौवां
संिोधन आदेि, 2026 ह ै।
(2) यह रािपत्र म ें इसके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रवृत्त होगा ।
2. उववरक (अकार्वजनक, कार्वजनक या जमजित) (जनयंत्रण) आदिे , म,ें खडं 8 के उपखडं (4) म,ें-
(क) दसू रे परंतुक म,ें व्यवहारी” िब्द के पश्चात जनम्नजलजखत िब्द अतं ः स्ट्र्ाजपत अंतः स्ट्र्ाजपत ककय े िाएँगे, अर्ावत्:-
5612 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
“,कृजि सहकारी सजमजत या राज्य जवपणन संघ”
(ख) तीसरे परंतुक का लोप ककया िाएगा।
[फा. स. ं 4-56/2026 उववरक जवजध]
फ्रैंकजलन एल. खोर्ंग, संयिु सजिव
टिप्पण :- मलू आदेि, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 2, खंड 3, उपखडं (i) म ें सा.का.जन. संख्या 758 (अ), तारीख
25 जसतंर्र, 1985 द्वारा प्रकाजित ककया गया र्ा और सख्याकं का.आ. 3937 (अ) तारीख 16 िलु ाई, 2026 द्वारा अंजतम
र्ार संिोजधत ककया गया र्ा।
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
(Department of Agriculture, and Farmers Welfare)
ORDER
New Delhi, the 22nd July, 2026
S.O. 4045(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. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Order may be called the Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed)
(Control), Ninth Amendment Order, 2026.
(2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Fertilizer (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Order, in clause 8, in sub-clause (4),-
(a) in second proviso, after the word “dealer”, the following words shall be inserted, namely:-
“, Agricultural Cooperative Society or State Marketing Federations”;
(b) third proviso, shall be omitted.
[F. No. 4-56/2026-Fert.Law]
FRANKLIN L. KHOBUNG, Jt. Secy.
Note:- The Principal Order was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section(i),
vide G.S.R. number 758 ( E), dated 25th September,1985 and was last amended vide S.O number 3937 ( E), dated 16th
July,2026.
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