Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the world’s 1st IFFCO Nano DAP (liquid) manufacturing unit at Kalol, Gujarat today i.e. on Tuesday in the afternoon. Besides IFFCO top officials, Union Health and Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will also be present on the occasion.
IFFCO Managing Director U S Awasthi has already arrived at the IFFCO Kalol Unit to give finishing touches to the preparations. A large number of co-operators are expected to attend the event.
IFFCO MD Dr U S Awasthi wrote on X “Today the IFFCO Nano DAP plant at IFFCO Kalol will be inaugurated by the Honorable Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri @AmitShah Ji. Honorable Union Health and Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister Dr. @mansukhmandviya Ji will also be present. This is a proud moment for the entire IFFCO family.”
Speaking to the India Cooperative, IFFCO Chairman Dileep Sanghani who is currently in Gandhinagar said he would reaching at Kalol on time to receive the two ministers. It’s a matter of pride for us indeed , added Sanghani.
It bears recalling that the plant has been set up at the cost of Rs 250 crore at the IFFCO’s Kalol Unit in Gujarat and it is fully automatic.
The newly developed IFFCO Nano DAP will not only reduce the cost in comparison to conventional DAP but also cut down the subsidy. It is said that one bottle of Nano DAP would cost around Rs 600.
Currently, the cost of one bag of conventional DAP is Rs1,350, while the actual cost of a bag is Rs 4,000. The gap between actual cost and prices paid by the farmers is borne by the government under the fertiliser subsidy head.