**Executive Summary**
This document contains the answer to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1086, addressed to the Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, regarding the distribution of Nano Urea and Nano DAP. The response, provided on December 5, 2025, includes details on distribution, field-level effectiveness evaluations, and plans for farmer training and awareness programs. Annexures provide state-wise sales data for 2022-23 to 2024-25 and district-wise sales in Odisha.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Distribution Details:**
* Financial year-wise distribution of Nano Urea and Nano DAP across the nation is detailed in Annexures A and B, respectively.
* Sales of Nano Urea and Nano DAP in Balangir and Sonepur districts of Odisha are listed in Annexure C.
* **Field-Level Effectiveness Evaluation:**
* An MoU was signed with ICAR on November 3, 2025, for a five-year Network Project to evaluate Nano Urea, costing ₹21.20 crore (including GST), jointly funded by fertilizer PSUs/cooperatives.
* ICAR also initiated a project, funded by ICFFTR with a total outlay of ₹160 lakh, to evaluate the impact of Nano Fertilizers on crop growth, soil health, and nutrient uptake across various agro-ecological zones, starting in August 2024 for two years.
* IFFCO has evaluated Nano fertilizers in drought-prone Balangir on crops like Paddy, Cotton, and Brinjal, showing improved yields with a reduced dose of chemical fertilizers (25-50% reduction) in trials with Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology (OUAT).
* **Promotion of Nano Fertilizers:**
* Various measures are being taken to promote Nano Fertilizers among farmers, including awareness camps, webinars, field demonstrations, Kisan Sammelans, and regional language films.
* Nano Fertilizers are available at Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samridhi Kendras (PMKSKs).
* Nano Fertilizers are included in the monthly supply plan issued by the Department of Fertilizers.
* Initiatives to ease application include 'Kisan Drones' and distribution of battery-operated sprayers.
* The Department of Fertilizers (DoF) has initiated a Maha Abhiyan for the adoption of Nano DAP and a campaign for Nano Urea, including consultations, field demonstrations, and awareness programs.
* IFFCO conducts regular training and awareness programs like field demonstrations, farmer meetings, and drone spraying campaigns.
**Impact Analysis**
**Farmers (especially in Odisha):**
* **Impact:** Increased awareness and access to Nano fertilizers, potential for reduced chemical fertilizer usage and improved crop yields, access to training and demonstration programs.
* **Action Required:** Participate in training programs, adopt Nano fertilizers in agricultural practices, and utilize available resources (e.g., Kisan Drones, PMKSKs).
**Fertilizer PSUs/Cooperatives:**
* **Impact:** Financial contribution to the ICAR Network Project for Nano Urea evaluation. Opportunity to promote and distribute Nano fertilizers.
* **Action Required:** Contribute to funding the ICAR project, participate in promotion and distribution efforts, and collaborate with DoF and other stakeholders.
**ICAR and related agricultural research institutes:**
* **Impact:** Responsibility for conducting research and evaluation of Nano fertilizers, including the five-year Network Project.
* **Action Required:** Execute the Network Project effectively, collaborate with Agricultural Universities/Institutes, and provide data-driven insights on Nano fertilizer effectiveness.
**Department of Fertilizers (DoF):**
* **Impact:** Leading role in promoting Nano fertilizer adoption through awareness campaigns and Maha Abhiyan.
* **Action Required:** Organize and execute promotional activities, collaborate with fertilizer companies, and monitor the impact of Nano fertilizers on agricultural practices.
Key Entities Referenced
Nano Urea: A type of nano fertilizer, focus of distribution and evaluation.
Nano DAP: Another type of nano fertilizer, focus of distribution and evaluation.
Odisha: State where Nano Urea and Nano DAP effectiveness is being evaluated, and the focus of distribution details.
ICAR: Indian Council of Agricultural Research, which signed an MoU to undertake a Network Project on the evaluation of Nano Urea.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers: The primary government body responsible for the matters discussed in the document.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1086 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 05.12.2025
Distribution of Nano Urea and Nano DAP
1086. Smt. Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo:
Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:
(a) the details of Nano Urea and Nano DAP distribution during the financial year
2022–23 to 2024–25, including the specific quantity allocated to Balangir and
Sonepur districts of Odisha;
(b) whether the Government has evaluated the field-level effectiveness of Nano
fertilizers in drought-prone districts such as Balangir in the State of Odisha, if so,
the details thereof; and
(c) the plans to expand training and awareness programmes for farmers regarding
Nano fertilizers, especially in western Odisha where adoption remains limited?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS
(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)
(a) The Financial Year Wise distribution of Nano Urea and Nano DAP across the
nation, including the State of Odisha is placed at Annexure A and B, respectively.
Additionally, the Sales of Nano Urea and Nano DAP in Balangir and Sonepur districts of
Odisha is placed at Annexure C.
(b) In order to evaluate field-level effectiveness of Nano fertilizers, an MoU has been
signed with ICAR on 03.11.2025 for undertaking a Network Project on the evaluation of
Nano Urea, at a cost of ₹21.20 crore (including GST) and funded jointly by fertilizer
PSUs/cooperatives. The project is scheduled to be conducted over a period of five years.
The project is conducted in several Agricultural University/Institutes, including Indian
Council of Agricultural Research – Central Rice Research Institute (ICAR-CRRI), Cuttack,
Odisha.
Furthermore, ICAR has also initiated a project, funded by Indian Council for
Fertilizers and Fertilizer Technology Research (ICFFTR) with a total outlay of ₹160 lakh,-2-
to evaluate the impact of Nano Fertilizers on crop growth, soil health, and nutrient uptake
across various agro-ecological zones, in August, 2024 for a period of 2 years.
Additionally, IFFCO has informed that they evaluated their Nano fertilisers in
drought prone district like Balangir on crops like Paddy, Cotton, Brinjal through farmer
field trials and collaborative trials with Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology
(OUAT), Bhubaneswar. Nano fertilizer trials conducted on Brinjal at Regional Research
& Technology Transfer Station (RRTTS), OUAT, Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi and on Paddy
at OUAT Seed Research Farm, Bargarh demonstrated better yield even at approximately
25-50% reduced dose of chemical fertilisers.
(c) In order to promote the use of Nano Fertilizers among farmers across the country,
including in the State of Odisha, the following measures have been undertaken:
i. Use of Nano Fertilizers is promoted through different activities such as
awareness camps, webinars, field demonstrations, Kisan Sammelans and
films in regional languages etc.
ii. Nano Fertilizers are made available at Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samridhi
Kendras (PMKSKs) by concerned companies.
iii. Nano Fertilizers has been included under monthly supply plan issued by
Department of Fertilizers regularly.
iv. For ease in application and utilization of Nano fertilizers like Nano Urea
through foliar application, initiatives such as innovative spraying options like
'Kisan Drones' and distribution of battery operated Sprayers at retail points
are undertaken. For this purpose, pilot training and custom hiring spraying
services through Village Level Entrepreneurs are actively promoted.
v. DoF in collaboration with fertilizer companies has initiated a Maha Abhiyan
for adoption of Nano DAP in all 15 agro-climatic zones of the country
through consultations and field level demonstrations. Further, DoF in
collaboration with fertilizer companies has also launched campaign for field
level demonstrations and awareness programs of Nano Urea plus in 100
districts of the country.
vi. IFFCO has informed that they are conducting regular training and
awareness programs such as field demonstrations, Farmers meetings, Sale
point Personnel Trainings, Drone Spraying campaigns, Road shows,
Publicity Vans, Wall paintings etc. upto field level in the State of Odisha.
*****-3-
Annexure A
Annexure referred to in reply to part ( a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1086 for
answer on 05.12.2025
Nano Urea
(Qty in Lakh Bottles of 500ml each)
2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
S.No State Name
SALES SALES SALES
1 Andaman & Nicobar 0.00 0.00 0.00
2 Andhra Pradesh 4.80 3.24 3.02
3 Arunachal Pradesh 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Assam 5.34 7.46 11.33
5 Bihar 28.56 12.82 12.15
6 Chandigarh 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Chhattisgarh 11.02 4.33 3.56
8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 0.00 0.00 0.00
9 Daman and Diu 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Delhi 0.10 0.23 0.00
11 Goa 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Gujarat 17.60 27.47 30.12
13 Haryana 12.59 8.25 10.21
14 Himachal Pradesh 1.27 1.53 1.73
15 Jammu and kashmir 3.00 2.95 1.26
16 Jharkhand 3.66 2.22 3.94
17 Karnataka 19.64 9.59 15.57
18 Kerala 1.20 0.60 0.76
19 Lakshadweep 0.00 0.00 0.00
20 Madhya Pradesh 23.38 16.28 24.89
21 Maharashtra 25.04 14.92 35.59
22 Manipur 0.44 0.09 0.00
23 Meghalaya 0.00 0.01 0.00
24 Mizoram 0.17 0.68 0.00
25 Nagaland 0.00 0.01 0.00
26 Odisha 11.21 6.78 5.78
27 Puducherry 0.08 0.01 0.00
28 Punjab 22.71 22.79 24.79
29 Rajasthan 25.23 20.08 22.11
30 Sikkim 0.00 0.00 0.00
31 Tamil Nadu 9.94 4.62 7.19
32 Telangana 6.00 3.09 5.31
33 Tripura 0.16 0.01 0.00
34 Uttarakhand 2.34 1.68 27.94
35 Uttar Pradesh 63.52 22.59 4.59
36 West Bengal 26.36 12.42 21.79
GRAND TOTAL 325.35 206.77 273.62-4-
Annexure B
Annexure referred to in reply to part ( a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1086 for
answer on 05.12.2025
Nano DAP
(Qty in Lakh Bottles of 500ml each)
2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
S.No State Name
SALES SALES SALES
1 Andaman & Nicobar 0.00 0.00 0.00
2 Andhra Pradesh 0.00 2.74 9.62
3 Arunachal Pradesh 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Assam 0.00 0.46 1.63
5 Bihar 0.00 1.43 5.46
6 Chandigarh 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Chhattisgarh 0.00 0.65 2.86
8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 0.00 0.00 0.00
9 Daman and Diu 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Delhi 0.00 0.02 0.00
11 Goa 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Gujarat 0.00 4.17 9.29
13 Haryana 0.00 1.52 1.83
14 Himachal Pradesh 0.00 0.17 0.14
15 Jammu and kashmir 0.00 0.48 0.42
16 Jharkhand 0.00 0.30 0.63
17 Karnataka 0.00 4.13 11.45
18 Kerala 0.00 0.17 0.26
19 Lakshadweep 0.00 0.00 0.00
20 Madhya Pradesh 0.00 5.22 18.03
21 Maharashtra 0.00 8.36 30.89
22 Manipur 0.00 0.00 0.00
23 Meghalaya 0.00 0.01 0.00
24 Mizoram 0.00 0.08 0.00
25 Nagaland 0.00 0.00 0.00
26 Odisha 0.00 0.99 5.55
27 Puducherry 0.00 0.02 0.07
28 Punjab 0.00 2.19 5.77
29 Rajasthan 0.00 3.96 10.04
30 Sikkim 0.00 0.00 0.00
31 Tamil Nadu 0.00 1.54 3.63
32 Telangana 0.00 1.87 6.04
33 Tripura 0.00 0.00 0.00
34 Uttarakhand 0.00 0.42 16.57
35 Uttar Pradesh 0.00 12.97 8.42
36 West Bengal 0.00 3.98 11.40
GRAND TOTAL 0.00 57.82 160.00-5-
Annexure C
Annexure referred to in reply to part ( a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1086 for
answer on 05.12.2025
Sales of Nano Urea and Nano DAP in the State of Odisha
Qty in Lakh Bottle of 500ml each
2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
S.No District Name Nano Nano Nano Nano Nano Nano
Urea DAP Urea DAP Urea DAP
1 Sonepur 0.185 0.000 0.269 0.014 0.081 0.168
2 Balangir 0.301 0.000 0.277 0.034 0.176 0.183