Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Monday, Jun 16, 2003
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, Jun 16, 2003 |
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Opinion
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Letters Fertiliser price
This is with reference to the editorial "Fertiliser tangle" (Business Line, June 14). The suggestion that the selling prices of fertilisers should be left to be determined by the market forces rather than by the Government is inappropriate to Indian conditions. The policy of the government to provide subsidy on urea and concession on decontrolled phosphatic and potassic fertilisers is with the twin objectives of making fertilisers affordable, and also for promoting balanced application of all the three main nutrients: Nitrogen, phosphate and potash (NPK). Although the application of a proper mix of fertilisers depends on the prevalent soil properties in a region, kind of crops cultivated and so on, the ideal consumption ratio of N, P and K for the country as a whole has been estimated at 4:2:1. However, the present consumption ratio is 6.8:2.8:1. Excess application of nitrogen and phosphate has led to an "adverse NPK ratio". The fertiliser policy of the Government should aim at providing solution to the balanced NPK ratio. The farmers should also be educated about the use and importance of natural manure. C. Ramesh Keeramangalam (TN) Letters to the editor and contributions can be sent by e-mail to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in
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