To apply for Renew Fertilizers (Retail, Wholesale) License the applicant must follow the below procedure.

Apply In-Person

1. The applicant has to reach out to the License Registering Authority of the respective state agriculture department requesting the application renewal form for applying the license.
2. The contact link for agriculture department is available at the location & Contacts section below.
3. The licensing officer grants the application renewal form after receiving the prescribed fee from the applicant.
4. If the fertilizer is sold at more than one place, separate applications for renewal license shall be issued in respect of every such place.
5. The licensing officer accepts the renewal request only if the applicant satisfy the eligibility criteria as mentioned in the eligibility section.
6. The applicant can fill up the requested details and then submit the application renewal form to the licensing officer.
7. The application fee can be sent as demand draft along with the application renewal form, supporting documents and sale of the preceding year.
8. The verification officer after validating the application renewal form and the documents will provide you with an acknowledgement slip.
9. Collect the acknowledgement slip and keep it safe for future reference. The application will be processed further internally by the concerned authorities.
10. In case of wholesale license the joint director, for retail license the chief agriculture officer concerned will scrutinize the application .This process takes 10 days.
11. The applicant will get intimation for inspection of premises through post or mobile in case if required. The officials will inspect the premises where the fertilizer is sold.
12. The reports are submitted to officer for reference.
13. The licence officer may, after giving an opportunity of being heard, refuse to renew the licence.
14. If all the criteria is satisfied the license will be renewed. Once the license is ready, the applicant will receive an SMS or call on the registered mobile number to collect it.
15. The final processing of the application generally takes 5 days .
16. The applicant can collect their renewed license copy from the licensing officer at the office by providing the acknowledgement slip.

The below documents are required

• Application / Letter written on Letter Head of the holder / firm recording reasons for renewal.
• Photocopy of the old license (for reference)
• Application Form (Form “C”).
• Dealer ID and GST No.
• Form “O” from the authority as per FCO-1985.
• Fertilizer off take statement for last three years.
• Treasury receipt of Prescribed Fee.
• Affidavit with regard to the unemployment.
• Affidavit to the effect that No FIR has been lodged against the authorization renewed for.
• Performance Report from Enforcement Agency

Director of Agriculture;
Kheti Bhawan, Institutional Site No.204
Phase 6, Mohali, Punjab,
Ph. 2970602(O)
Email ID: directoragriculturepunjab@gmail.com
Contact contact

• Every person shall along with his application for renewal of a license to undertake operation of fertilizer, file a certificate from the principal whom he represents or desires to represent.
• Any person who applied for renewal of license for undertaking pest control operations should complete 15 days certificate course from any State Agriculture University or Krishi Vigyan Kendras or National Institute of Agri Extn. Management (MANAGE) or National Institute of Rural Development and panchayati Raj (NIDPR) or Fertiliser Association of India or any other approved Govt. Institute. Provide that a person in possession of one of below mentioned qualifications.
  • Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from a recognised University or Institute. Or
    
  • Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from a recognised University or Institute. Or
    
  • Diploma in Agriculture Science from a recognised University or Institute. Or
    
  • Certificate course on Agri-Inputs for a minimum period of six months from National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), National Institute of Plant Health Management (NIMPH) and other Government approved Institute
    

• Application fee for the renewal of a license is Rs.5000/- (Rs.500/- for retailers) under 0401 crop husbandry.
• One can apply for renewal with additional late fee of Rs.500/- within one month from date of expiry of the validity of the wholesale fertilizer license.

A license granted is valid for a period of 3 years unless suspended or cancelled.

Reach out to the corresponding License Registering Authority for the application form document.

Please attach sample completed documents which would help other people who would like to follow this procedure.

The time take for processing the application and issuance of license is 22 days.

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• The license and any certificate of renewal shall be kept on the approved premises and shall be produced for inspection at the request of an officer appointed under the Act or any other officer or authority authorized by the licensing officer.
• Any change in the name of the expert staff, named in the licence, shall forthwith be reported to the licensing officer.
• An application for the renewal of a licence shall be made before its expiry and if such an application is made after the date of expiry but within three months from such date.
• One can apply for renewal with additional late fee of Rs.500/- within one month from date of expiry of the validity of the wholesale fertilizer license.
• The Holder of the certificate shall comply with the provisions of the Fertilizer Control Order 1985 and the notification issued there under for the time being in force
• The holder of the Certificate shall from time to time report to the Registering Authority any change in the premises of sale depot and godown attached to sale depot
• The industrial dealer shall submit a report to the central Government by the 15th of April for the preceding year, showing the opening stocks as on 1st of April of the reporting year, source wise receipts during the year, sale and closing stocks of fertilizers along-with the source wise purchase/sale price
• The wholesale dealer or the retail dealer except where such a dealer is a state Govt. a manufacture importer or pool handling agency shall not sell fertilizers for industrial use and as the case may be an industrial dealer for Agriculture use.
• An application for renewal is made before the expiry of the licence and the order regarding refusal or renewal is passed after the expiry of the licence, the applicant shall be deemed to have been carrying on his business in accordance with the expired licence till the date of communication of the final order on that application.
• Where an application for renewal is made after the expiry of the licence with late fee, the applicant shall be deemed to have been carrying on his business in accordance with the expired licence (from the date of expiry) till the date of communication of the final order on that application.
• The licence shall continue to be in force until it is renewed or revoked

• category of operation
• expert staff
• Location of godowns where fertilizer will be stored address including of branch offices
• Whether any new branch/ unit has been opened after grant or renewal of licence.
• particulars of fee deposited
• person engaged details

Every holder of a Wholesale, Retail fertilizer license, desiring to renew the certificate, shall, before the date of expiry of the said certificate of manufacture make an application to the registering authority

• The whole sale dealer shall submit a report to the Registering authority with a copy to the Enforcement Inspector, Fertilizer or such other Officer as the State Government may notify in whose jurisdiction the place of business is situated, by the 5th of every month, showing the opening stock, receipts sales and closing stocks of fertilizer in the preceding month. He shall also submit in time such other returns as may be prescribed by the Registering Authority.
• The industrial dealer shall submit a report to the central Government by the 15th of April for the preceding year, showing the opening stocks as on 1st of April of the reporting year, source wise receipts during the year, sale and closing stocks of fertilizers along-with the source wise purchase/sale price.

Please explain what other uses of obtaining this document /certificate are.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity

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If the requestor for renewal of license has failed to comply with the conditions subject to which the license was granted or has contravened any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made there under. Then, without prejudice to any other penalty to which the renewal request of the license may be liable under this Act, the licensing officer may, after giving the requestor of the license an opportunity of showing cause, revoke or suspend the license.