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GovernmentofIndia
MinistryofChemicalsandFertilizers
05May201512:47IST

NeemCoatedUrea
Indigenousmanufactures/producersofureaareallowedtoproduceNeemCoatedUrea(NCU)uptomaximumoftheirtotal
productionofsubsidizedureaandtorestricttheextraMRPtobechargedbythecompaniessellingNeemCoatedUreatothe
extentof5%oftheexistingMRPofureai.e.Rs.5360/perMT.
Further, it has been made mandatory for all the indigenous producers of urea to produce minimum 75% of their total
productionofsubsidizedureaasNCUfortheyear201516.
ResearchonNCUbyIndianAgriculturalResearchInstitute,NewDelhiindicatedincreaseinthericegrainyieldby6.3%to
11.9%overnormalurea.
NCUreducesconsumptionofureaby1015%.Asfarasenvironmentisconcerned,normalprilledUreauseefficiencyis
30%(Paddycrop)to50%(Wheatcrop)i.e.50%70%ureaislost/leacheddownresultinginnitratepollutioninunderground
water. In case of NCU, this loss is significantly reduced by about 10% 15%, thereby resulting in less pollution of
undergroundwater.Moreover,theusageofNCUisenvironmentalfriendly.
ThisinformationwasgivenbytheMinisterofStateforChemicals&FertilizersShriHansrajGangaramAhirinreplytoan
UnstarredQuestionintheLokSabhatoday.
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