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FERTILIZERS Fertiliser is generally defined as any material, organic or inorganic, natural or synthetic, which supplies one or more of the chemical elements required for the plant growth Chemical fertilizers have played a vital role in the success of Indias green revolution and consequent self-reliance in food-grain production. The increase in fertilizer consumption has contributed significantly to sustainable production of food grains in the country. The Government of India has been consistently pursuing policies conducive to increased availability and consumption of fertilizers in the country The Indian Fertilizer industry had a very humble beginning in 1906, when the first manufacturing unit of Single Super Phosphate (SSP) was set up in Ranipet near Chennai with an annual capacity of 6000 MT. The Fertilizer Chemicals Travancore of India Ltd. (FACT) at Cochin in Kerala and the Fertilizers Corporation of India (FCI) in Sindri in Bihar were the first large sized -fertilizer plants set up in the forties and fifties with a view to establish an industrial base to achieve self-sufficiency in foodgrains. Subsequently, green revolution in the late sixties gave an impetus to the growth of fertilizer industry in India. The seventies and eighties then witnessed a significant addition to the fertilizer production capacity. Fertilizer is a key ingredient in ensuring the food security of the country by increasing the production and productivity of the soil. The domestic food grain production target has been set at 320 million tonnes by 2011-12 from the present production of 210 million tonnes. This target could be achieved by higher productivity through improved farming practices, expansion of irrigation, better seeds and extensive and balanced use of fertilizers. Towards this end, the Department is planning to raise the production of urea from the present installed capacity of 197 LMT to 300 LMT by the end of 11th Five Year Plan i.e., 2011-12 by taking concrete steps to boos