Address: Central Fertilizer Quality Control & Training Institute, N.H.IV, FARIDABAD-121001 (HARYANA)

In pursuance of the recommendations of the Fertilizer Distribution Committee (Patel Committee, 1960), Sivaraman Committee (1965) and Estimates Committee of Lok Sabha (1967-68) to provide a lead to the State Quality Control Laboratories and to deal with the matters related to fertilizer quality control, the erstwhile Central Fertiliser Control Laboratory was set up as a sub ordinate office of Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation in the end of 4th Five Year Plan (1971-72) to undertake inspection and analysis of indigenous and imported fertilizers, standardization of methods of analysis and providing technical guidance to the State Govts. on the subject.

OBJECTIVES:-
(i) Drawal, inspection and analysis of both indigenous and imported fertilizers.

(ii) Training of State Fertilizer Inspectors and Fertilizer Analysts.

(iii) Standardization/Development of methods of analysis of fertilizers.

(iv) Acting as a Referee Laboratory and advisory body on matters related to FCO.

(v)  Preparation of technical literature in the field of Fertilizer Quality Control.