Fertiliser Control Order 1985 (5th amendment order 2021) on Bio-Fertilizers & Organic Fertilizers

The gazette of India Extraordinary PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) released on 2nd July 2021 and shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

in clause ( 2), in sub-clause (nna), for the brackets and words ―(such as Castor, Neem)”, the words
“including Castor, Neem, Karanj (Pongamiapinnata), Mahua (madhucalongifolia) and Jatropha‖ shall be substituted.

In clause (30), for sub- clause (2) the following shall be substituted, namely:—
The laboratory shall analyse the sample and forward the analysis report to the authority specified in the
memorandum referred to in sub-clause (1) in the following manner, namely:—
(a) in case of fertilizer, other than bio-fertilizer, organic fertilizer and deoiled cake fertilizer, the analyzing
report shall be in Form L and forwarded within fifteen days;
(b) in case of the sample of organic fertilizer, the analysis report shall be in Form L1, and forwarded within
thirty days;
(c) in case of bio-fertilizer, the analysis report shall be in Form L2 and forwarded within forty-five days;
(d) in case of deoiled cake fertilizer, the analysis report shall be in Form L3 and forwarded within thirty days
from the date of receipt of sample in the laboratory.‖;

This includes specification of below fertilizers along with procedure and method of analysis of samples:

  1. SPECIFICATION OF BIO-FERTILIZER
  2. TOLERANCE LIMITS OF BIO-FERTILIZER
  3. TOLERANCE LIMIT OF ORGANIC FERTILIZERS

For more, please go to attached gazette of India in this regard.