Government Promotes Balanced Use of Fertilizers and Sustainable Practices

• Umbrella policy push by Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers to correct skewed NPK consumption ratio, cut chemical-fertilizer dependence, and incentivise States toward organic/natural farming.
• Anchored on PM-PRANAM (CCEA-approved 28 June 2023) plus parallel instruments: Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS), Neem-coated urea, Nano Urea, Soil Health Card linkages.
• High UPSC relevance: cross-cuts GS-III (Agriculture, Subsidies, Environment) and GS-II (Centre-State fiscal devolution via subsidy savings).