In order to promote the use of Nano Fertilizers, including Nano Urea and Nano DAP, and to increase their adoption amongst all the farmers, the following steps have been taken:
i. Use of Nano Fertilizers, including Nano Urea and Nano DAP, are promoted through different activities such as awareness camps, webinars, field demonstrations, Kisan Sammelans and films in regional languages etc.
ii.Nano Fertilizers, including Nano Urea and Nano DAP, are made available at Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samridhi Kendras (PMKSKs) by concerned companies.
iii. Nano Fertilizers has been included under monthly supply plan issued by Department of Fertilizers regularly.
iv. ICAR through Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal recently organized National Campaign on “Efficient and Balanced Use of Fertilizer (including Nano-fertilizers)”.
v.For ease in application and utilization of Nano fertilizers like Nano Urea through foliar application, initiatives such as innovative spraying options like 'Kisan Drones' and distribution of battery operated Sprayers at retail points are undertaken. For this purpose, pilot training and custom hiring spraying services through Village Level Entrepreneurs are actively promoted.
vi. DoF in collaboration with fertilizer companies has initiated a Maha Abhiyan for adoption of Nano DAP in all 15 agro-climatic zones of the country through consultations and field level demonstrations. Further, DoF in collaboration with fertilizer companies has also launched campaign for field level demonstrations and awareness programs of Nano Urea plus in 100 districts of the country.
Furthermore, State-wise sales data of Nano Urea and Nano DAP in the country, since inception upto 31.07.2025, is placed at Annexure.
Annexure
The State-wise Sales data for Nano Urea and Nano DAP
(In lakh Bottles of 500ml each)
| S.No | State Name | Nano Urea | Nano DAP |
| 1 | Uttar Pradesh | 136.390 | 30.56 |
| 2 | Maharashtra | 99.094 | 51.01 |
| 3 | Punjab | 94.331 | 9.84 |
| 4 | Gujarat | 86.653 | 14.41 |
| 5 | Rajasthan | 86.421 | 21.09 |
| 6 | Madhya Pradesh | 85.441 | 27.80 |
| 7 | West Bengal | 77.589 | 21.62 |
| 8 | Bihar | 70.068 | 8.81 |
| 9 | Karnataka | 60.255 | 25.61 |
| 10 | Haryana | 49.592 | 3.98 |
| 11 | Tamil Nadu | 36.192 | 7.50 |
| 12 | Uttarakhand | 33.890 | 17.19 |
| 13 | Assam | 33.210 | 2.67 |
| 14 | Odisha | 31.894 | 9.56 |
| 15 | Chhattisgarh | 25.114 | 5.97 |
| 16 | Telangana | 23.431 | 12.89 |
| 17 | Andhra Pradesh | 18.459 | 18.69 |
| 18 | Jharkhand | 12.968 | 1.30 |
| 19 | Jammu and kashmir | 9.454 | 0.92 |
| 20 | Himachal Pradesh | 6.391 | 0.34 |
| 21 | Kerala | 3.765 | 0.49 |
| 22 | Mizoram | 0.848 | 0.08 |
| 23 | Delhi | 0.708 | 0.02 |
| 24 | Manipur | 0.707 | 0.00 |
| 25 | Tripura | 0.212 | 0.00 |
| 26 | Puducherry | 0.110 | 0.10 |
| 27 | Meghalaya | 0.013 | 0.01 |
| 28 | Nagaland | 0.008 | 0.00 |
| 29 | Goa | 0.004 | 0.00 |
| 30 | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.003 | 0.00 |
| 31 | Andaman & Nicobar | 0.000 | 0.00 |
| 32 | Chandigarh | 0.000 | 0.00 |
| 33 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 0.000 | 0.00 |
| 34 | Daman and Diu | 0.000 | 0.00 |
| 35 | Lakshadweep | 0.000 | 0.00 |
| 36 | Sikkim | 0.000 | 0.00 |
| GRAND TOTAL | 1083.214 | 292.455 | |
This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Smt Anupriya Patel in Rajya Sabha in a written reply to a question today.