Executive Summary:
This notification from the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare fixes the maximum price per bag at which specified fertilizers shall be sold. It supersedes a previous notification from 2012, with the new prices effective from March 1, 2018. The order impacts dealers, manufacturers, importers, and pool handling agencies involved in the sale of fertilizers to growers or cultivators.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Price Fixation:**
* The Central Government fixes the maximum price per bag for specified fertilizers.
* Prices are listed in column 4 of the Schedule, based on bag size in column 3 and fertilizer type in column 2.
* **Fertilizers and Prices:**
* Urea (46 N, 45 kg): Rs. 242 per bag.
* Zincated Urea (45 kg): Rs. 266 per bag.
* **Exclusions and Additional Charges:**
* The maximum price is exclusive of central excise duty, Central Tax, Integrated Tax, Union Territory Tax or Countervailing Duty, the state tax and other local taxes.
* Dealers may charge additional amounts for small fertilizer bags:
* 2 kg packing: Rs. 1.50
* 5 kg packing: Rs. 2.25
* 10 kg packing: Rs. 3.50
* 25 kg packing: Rs. 5.00
* **Sales of 50 kg Bags:**
* 50 kg bags shall be sold at the price fixed in the Schedule, exclusive of taxes.
* **Unsold Stocks:**
* Wholesale and retail dealers (excluding manufacturers and pool handling agents) must sell unsold stocks procured at the old price, at a price not exceeding the new maximum price.
Impact Analysis:
Dealers, Manufacturers, Importers, and Pool Handling Agencies:
* Impact: Must adhere to the newly fixed maximum prices when selling fertilizers.
* Action Required: Adjust pricing to comply with the specified rates and ensure compliance with tax regulations.
Growers of Tea, Coffee, or Rubber Plantations and Cultivators:
* Impact: Will be affected by the change in fertilizer prices.
* Action Required: Be aware of the new prices when purchasing fertilizers.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers (excluding manufacturers and pool handling agents):
* Impact: Need to adjust pricing of existing fertilizer stocks to comply with the new maximum prices.
* Action Required: Sell existing stock at or below the newly mandated maximum price.
Key Entities Referenced
Zincated Urea: Urea fertilizer that contains zinc.
UPMA SRIVASTAVA: Additional Secretary who signed the order
Central Government: The government of India.
Urea: A common nitrogen-based fertilizer.
Fertilizer Control Order, 1985: A regulation that governs the quality, distribution, and pricing of fertilizers in India.
New Delhi: The location where the order was issued.
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare: The government ministry responsible for agriculture and farmers' welfare in India.
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare: A department within the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
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उपमा lीवाDतव, अपर सिचव
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
(Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare)
ORDER
New Delhi, the 1st March, 2018
S.O. 909(E).—In pursuance of sub-clause (1) of clause 3 of the Fertilizer (Control) Order, 1985 and in
supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agriculture
and Cooperation) number S.O. 2663 (E) dated the 31st October, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as the said notification),
except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby fixes,
with effect from the date of issue of this notification, the prices specified in column (4) of the Schedule annexed hereto
as the maximum price per bag of size specification in column (3) at which the fertilisers specified in the corresponding
entries in column (2) of the said Schedule shall be sold by a dealer, manufacturer, importer or a pool handling agency to
the growers of tea, coffee or rubber plantations or to the cultivators:-
SCHEDULE
S.No. Name of fertiliser Bag size Maximum price per bag (net in
Rupees)
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1. Urea (46% N) 45 kg. Rs. 242/-
2. Zincated Urea 45 kg. Rs. 266/-
Explanation I.- The maximum price fixed above shall be exclusive of the central excise duty, Central Tax, Integrated
Tax, Union Territory Tax or Countervailing Duty, the state tax and other local taxes wherever levied, whether at the retail
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Explanation II : Where the sale of any fertiliser is made in quantities not exceeding 25 kilograms, the dealer may charge
the following amount on small fertiliser bags in addition to the price specified in the Schedule namely:-
(a) On packing of 2 kg. Rs. 1.50 per packing;
(b) On packing of 5 kg Rs. 2.25 per packing;
(c) On packing of 10 kg. Rs. 3.50 per packing; and
(d) On packing of 25 kg. Rs. 5.00 per packing.
(2) The 50 kg. bag, if any, shall be sold by a dealer, manufacturer, importer and a pool handling agency at the price
fixed in the Schedule to the said notification which shall be exclusive of taxes specified in Explanation I above.
(3) After the coming into force of this notification, the unsold stocks of fetiliser procured at the price fixed in the
Schedule to the said notification, by any wholesale or retail dealer other than the manufacturer and pool handling agent,
whether in the Government, private or cooperative sector (including the State Agro-Industries Corporations, Apex
Cooperative Marketing Federations and other institutional agencies), shall be sold at the price not exceeding the
maximum price fixed under the said notification.
[F.No. 3-12/2017 Fert. Law]
UPMA SRIVASTAVA, Addl. Secy.
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