A new digital platform to ensure more transparent and farmer-centric fertiliser distribution has been implemented on a pilot basis in 56 districts across 23 states so far, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.
The new platform ‘Framework for Fertilizer Sale’ has been jointly developed by Fertiliser and Agriculture Ministries with consent from the state governments.
It is implemented in a “staggered pilot manner, with the objective of making the fertiliser distribution system more transparent, organised, farmer-centric, land and crop data integrated and demand driven”, Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Anupriya Patel said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.
Under the proposed arrangement, farmers or their authorised representatives will register through a mobile application and enter land and crop-related details for advance booking (pre-booking) of fertiliser requirements.
Upon successful booking of fertilisers, a QR code-based token shall be generated. This QR code
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