House panel seeks Aadhaar-linked fertiliser tracking
To prevent diversion of highly subsidised fertilisers for non-agricultural use, a parliamentary panel on Tuesday recommended integrating Aadhaar-based authentication of the fertiliser ministry’s database with the digital farmers’ registry and PM-Kisan schemes of the agriculture ministry to ensure better targeting of beneficiaries.
“The Integrated Fertiliser Management System (iFMS) portal has identified 18.7 crore unique buyers, and 6.25 crore of them have availed the fertiliser subsidy, which contradicts the PM-Kisan database of the agriculture ministry,” the Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilisers (2025–26) said in its report.
