Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Third Amendment Order, 2021
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
(Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare) ORDER
New Delhi, the 31st May, 2021
1. (1) This Order may be called the Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Third Amendment Order, 2021.
(2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Order, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as the said Order), in Schedule –I, in Part-A, under the heading “SPECIFICATIONS OF FERTILIZERS”,-
(i) under the sub-heading “1(c) STRAIGHT POTASSIUM FERTILIZERS”, after serial number 6 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted namely:-
“7. Potassium Magnesium Sulphate (granular)
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(i) |
Moisture per cent. by weight, maximum |
0.5 |
|
(ii) |
Magnesium as MgO per cent. by weight, minimum |
10.0 |
|
(iii) |
Potash as K2O per cent.by weight, minimum |
30.0 |
|
(iv) |
Sulphate Sulphur as S per cent. by weight, minimum |
17.0 |
|
(v) |
Total Chlorides per cent. by weight, maximum |
2.5 |
|
(vi) |
Particle Size 90% of the material shall be retained between |
5 mm IS sieve and on 2 mm IS sieve” |
(ii) under sub-heading 1(g) relating to “ MICRONUTRIENTS “, after serial number 23 and entries related thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely:-
“24. Magnesium Hydroxide and Zinc Phosphate
|
(i) |
Magnesium as Mg per cent. by weight minimum |
24.0 |
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(ii) (iii) |
Zinc as Zn per cent. by weight minimum pH (50 g/L) |
10.0 8.5+/-1 |
|
(iv) |
Available Phosphorus as P2O5, per cent. by weight minimum |
2.5.” |
(ii) under sub- heading “1 (i) 100% Water Soluble Complex Fertilisers”, in serial number 7 relating to Potassium Nitrate (prilled) (soil application), in item (vi) for figure “0.5”, the figure “1.5” shall be substituted;
(iii) under the sub-heading “1(j) Benefical Element Fertilisers”, after serial number (2) and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted namely,-
“3 Sodium Silicate (liquid)
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i. |
Silicon as SiO2 per cent. by weight minimum |
23.8 |
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ii. iii. |
Sodium as Na per cent. by weight minimum Specific gravity |
6.0 1.3.” |