No. M.11011/4/2000-MPR
Government of India
Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilisers
Department of Fertilisers
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi

Dated, the October 9, 2000

To
All Chief Secretaries of States/UTs
All Agriculture Production Commissioners/ Secretaries, Deptt. of Agriculture
All manufacturers / Importers of DAP, MOP, SSP and complex fertilisers.

Subject: Revised procedure for submission of bills for payment/recoveries in respect of de-controlled fertilisers under the Concession Scheme of the Department of Fertilisers.

Consequent upon the decision of Government of India vide notification No. Doc. CD-566/2000 dated 27.9.2000 transferring the work relating to the administration of Concession Scheme and management of subsidy to the Department of Fertilisers, it has been decided that the Department of Fertilisers shall take over the administration of the Concession Scheme for decontrolled fertilisers with effect from 1.10.2000. All claims for sales of decontrolled fertilisers upto 30.9.2000 shall continue to be submitted to the Department of Agriculture & Cooperation for settlement under the old procedure.

For submission of claims for sales from 1.10.2000 onwards, following revised procedure shall be followed:

2. Eligibility

a) In supersession of the Government of India, Department of Agriculture & Cooperation letter No. 10-8/97-FD(CC) dated 18.6.1997, it has been decided that following shall be eligible for 80% ' on account' payment:

(i) All manufacturers and importers who have been importing regularly or have imported minimum for last two years after decontrol of phosphatic and potassic Fertilisers;

(ii) Public Limited Companies manufacturing SSP.