Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has asked the state governments to immediately stop traditional fertilizers such as urea and diamond phosphate (DAP) as well as “forced tagging” of nano-enemies or biostimulants.
In a letter to the Chief Ministers, Chauhan highlighted the complaints that retailers are not selling traditional fertilizers such as urea, DAP, etc. to farmers, unless they buy nano-dancing or biostimulants.
Chauhan wrote, “It is illegal to force farmers to buy other products by tagging them with traditional fertilizer bags.”
Chauhan asked him to immediately stop the forced tagging of Nano-Nishchan and biostimulants with traditional fertilizers.
He wrote, “Forced tagging of traditional fertilizers as well as nano-dancing or bio-stimulating products should be stopped immediately. In such cases, legal action should be taken against criminals according to the law,” he wrote.
Chauhan also asked the Chief Ministers to take strict action against the sale of Sprius and Substandard fertilizers.
He said that agriculture is the backbone of India’s economy, and to ensure stability in farmers’ income, it is necessary to provide them at the right time, at affordable prices and with standard quality.
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He said that the sale of fake or substandard fertilizers is prohibited under fertilizer (control) order 1985, which falls under the Essential Commodities Act 1955.
He said that it is the responsibility of the states to ensure adequate availability of fertilizers at the right places and places where it is needed. Therefore, states should strictly monitor and take Intense He said that he said action against activities such as black marketing, overprising and concessional fertilizers.
He urged the Chief Ministers to regularly monitor fertilizer production and sale as well as sample and test to ensure strict control over strict and substandard products.
“Strict legal action including cancellation of license and registration of FIRs, should be taken against the culprits, and effective prosecution to secure the punishment,” he said, “he said.
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He also urged all the states to launch a statewide campaign to eliminate the problem of fake and substandard agricultural inputs from its roots.
Chauhan’s letter considers the importance between Nano-Nishchan and his recent comments about bioostimulants. During the Kharif 2025 conference, Chauhan expressed concern about the disability of Nano urea. At a recent conference, he also questioned the utility of biostimulants.
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