Replying to question in the Rajya Sabha on role of chemicals and fertilizers in land degradation Tariq Anwar, the Minister Of Agriculture And Food Processing Industries said that "the Government is promoting balanced use of fertilizers through soil test based judicious use of chemical fertilizers in conjunction with organic manures, use of customized fertilizers etc to minimize adverse effect on the agricultural land" and also presented statewise-data on the arable degraded lands.
