Chemical
Gowda launches fertilizer home delivery pilot project
The project has been launched for home delivery of fertilizers to farmers in Andhra Pradesh.
- By Pravin Prashant
| October 01, 2020
The Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers D.V. Sadananda Gowda has launched the POS 3.1 software, SMS Gateway and home delivery facility of fertilizers for farmers in Andhra Pradesh.
Gowda said the Department of Fertilizer is the only department which has successfully implemented a complex system of end to end computerization of movement of fertilizer in the entire country. The system enables us to know and monitor availability of fertilizer on a real time basis at state, district and at the retail outlet. Entire fertilizer subsidy for the last two years have been disbursed through this system.
Gowda complemented Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy for the excellent work done by his government in home delivery of fertilizer. In fact, Andhra Pradesh is the only state which has launched such a unique initiative.
Mansukh Mandavia, MoS, Chemical and fertilizers and Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy also addressed the gathering through video conferencing. Mandaviya said that the pilot project for home delivery of fertilizers in Andhra Pradesh is model for other states.
Under POS 3.1 version, keeping in view of prevailing pandemic condition, contactless OTP based authentication option has been introduced. Farmers will be able to purchase fertilizer without touching fingerprint sensors.
The Minister said SMS Gateway will periodically send SMS to farmers about availability of fertilizer at retail outlets. The farmers will also be able to get information about availability of fertilizer at any retail outlet by sending retailer ID to mobile number 7738299899. Further on purchase of fertilizer, SMS will be sent to his mobile indicating the quantity purchased and amount paid by him.
Under an initiative of home delivery of fertilizers in Andhra Pradesh through Rythu Bharosa Kendralu (RBK) state government has launched 10,641 RBKs in all gram panchayats to provide farmers with quality inputs and allied services. Under these systems, farmers after biometric authentication can order fertilizers from RBKs in their village and fertilizer will be delivered at their doorstep.
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