The Fertilizer Monitoring System (FMS) was launched in 2007 by the Department of Fertilizers. All the availability and movement of fertilizers till district level is currently being tracked on real time basis through Fertilizer Monitoring System. Subsidy (including freight subsidy) is being processed with the help of this system.
The various stake holders in the FMS, viz. the Department of Fertilizers, State Agriculture Department and Companies are using the system extensively. The availability of fertilizers at the district level can be seen by the general public at the URL – www.urvarak.co.in.
The Department of Fertilizers in consultation with the Fertilizer Association of India arranges meeting and seminars in various regions to create awareness amongst the stake holders. Specific funds, however, are not allocated for creating awareness for the popularization of the FMS.
The mobile Fertilizer Monitoring System (mFMS) deals with the movement, distribution and availability of fertilizers and does not deal with the food distribution system. The pilots for the mFMS were started in November 2011 and Department of Fertilizers is in the process of implementing the mFMS across the country. The mFMS system is developed on the basis of the recommendations given in the Interim Report submitted by the Task Force on direct transfer of subsidies on Kerosene, LPG and Fertilizers to intended beneficiaries in June 2011 (available on www.finmin.nic.in). Presently, implementation of first phase of project is in progress which will ensure information visibility about the availability of Fertilizers up to the retailer level in the public domain.
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