Department Of Fertilisers

The effort is aimed at cutting the use of chemical fertilisers, while also improving crop yields and saving on subsidies.

Budget 2016 India: Government announces DBT in fertiliser subsidy on pilot basis

The country's annual subsidy is about Rs 73,000 crore, a majority of which is paid to the manufacturers of controlled fertiliser urea.

Govt plans DBT in fertiliser subsidy

The Department of Fertilisers (DoF) is working on a road-map to capture the details of farmers so that sales data can be captured and subsidy can be transferred to farmers' accounts directly, according to a Parliamentary Standing Committee report.

Par committee for paying fert subsidy directly to farmer

"The committee is of the view that transfer of the benefits of direct subsidy to the farmers would check the corruption, close the loopholes and profligacy in subsidies," the Parliamentary Committee on Chemicals and Fertilisers said in its report.

Most issues with proposals sorted out: Dept of Fertilisers

In an interview with CNBC_TV18, Satish Chandra, chairman and managing director of Madras Fertilizers and also the joint secretary of Department of Fertilisers, spoke about the latest happenings in his sector and the road ahead.