DISCREPANCY IN FERTILIZER QUALITY TESTING

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare DISCREPANCY IN FERTILIZER QUALITY TESTING प्रव तथ: 28 JUL 2026 6:16PM by PIB Delhi As per existing provision of Fertilizer Control Order (FCO), 1985 which was amended on 13-12-2024, out of the three samples collected by the Fertiliser Inspectors, one sample is given to the dealer or importer or manufacturer or pool handling agency or marketer as the case may be and the second sample is sent to the in-charge of the laboratory and the third sample is kept in the custody of designated authority appointed by the State Government.

In case the sample is reported as non-standard then within a period of fifteen days from the receipt of the report, the dealer or manufacturer or importer or pool handing agency or marketer, as the case may be, will have to apply to the designated authority appointed by the State Government for re-testing along with the prescribed fee and the sample provided to him by the Fertiliser Inspector. The designated authority of the State Government shall immediately send any of the two samples that is one submitted by the dealer or manufacturer or pool handling agency or importer or marketer and other lying in its custody to the National Test House (NTH), Ghaziabad Coding centre for testing at any of its Centre at Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Jaipur and Ghaziabad for second analysis.

The report of National Test House shall be treated as final and in case there is variance in first and second analysis report that is the sample reported as non-standard in different parameters, then the designated authority of state Government shall suo motto send the sample lying in their possession for third analysis at Central Fertiliser Quality Control and Training Institute, (CFQCTI), Faridabad and the

analysis report of the Institute shall be treated as final:

However, if the dealer or manufacturer or pool handing agency, as the case may be, does not apply within the stipulated period of fifteen days then the report of first analysis shall be final. In case where the sample reports that is first analysis report and second analysis report are declared as non-standard in a common parameter, in such case, there shall not any third analysis and the report of the second analysis shall be treated as final.

The detail of samples received and test results for 2nd analysis by NTH and 3rd analysis by CFQC&TI are as under- Details of 2nd analysis by NTH Details of 3rd analysis by CFQCTI Year No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of Samples Samples Samples Samples Samples Samples received found found received found found non standard non standard standard standard2025-26 3906 2128 1778 1078 215 863 2026-27 578 321 257 223 51 172 (Upto June

2026) Under clause 30 of FCO, 1985, the time limit is prescribed for analysis and communication of results. As per this clause, for 2nd testing, the designated officer of State Government shall send the sample for analysis at NTH, within a period of three working days from the date when the concerned manufacturer, dealer, importer, pool handling agency or marketer applied for referee analysis. NTH shall analyse the sample within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of sample in the laboratory and also communicate the results. In case samples failed in different parameters, the designated officer of State Government within three working days shall send the sample to Central Fertiliser Quality Control and Training Institute, Faridabad for third analysis.

The laboratory shall analyse the sample within a period of fifteen days from date of receipt and communicate the results to concern designated authority of State Government, within a period of three working days from the generation of report. The designated officer of State Government shall communicate the result to the concerned party within the period of three working days from the date of receipt of report.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR in a written reply in Lok Sabha today. ***** RC/MS (रलीज़ आईडी: 2290629) आगंतुक पटल : 660 इस वज्ञ को इन भाषाओ ंम पढ़: Urdu , ही