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Lok Sabha Question No. 1768 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-06
Subject: MSP to Small Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: MEKAPATI RAJAMOHAN REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1768

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  6 TH  MARCH, 2018

## MSP TO SMALL FARMERS

1768.  SHRI M. RAJA MOHAN REDDY:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE      ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP)  is  given  only  to  the  registered farmers;
- (b) if so, the alternative (s) available to the unregistered small and marginal farmers to get MSP for their produce;
- (c) the  procedure  laid  down  by  the  Government  to  assist  the  small  unregistered farmers for getting the MSP of their produce;
- (d) the names of the crops for which MSP is given at present; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  include  more  crops  under  the  MSP scheme, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã·¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè ( SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) & (b): The  minimum  support  prices  (MSPs)  fixed by the Government  for mandated  agricultural  crops  is  applicable  to  all  farmers  including  small  and  marginal farmers.
- (c): Government has taken several steps to ensure MSP to farmers including small and  marginal  farmers  like  setting  up  of  procurement  centres  keeping  in  view  the potential in the areas; creating awareness among the farmers of the MSP operations; encouraging  decentralized  procurement;  adopting  e-procurement  system;  engaging private players in certain States to participate in procurement operations, implementing e-national Agriculture Market (e-NAM), New Model Agricultural produce and Livestock Marketing(Promotion & Facilitation) Act, 2017 and promoting Farmer Producer Organizations(FPOs).
- (d) & (e): Government  fixes  MSPs  for  22  mandated  agricultural  crops  (14  major kharif  crops  viz.  paddy,  jowar,  bajra,  maize,  ragi,  arhar,  moong,  urad,  groundnut-inshell,  soyabean,  sunflower,  sesamum,  nigerseed  and  cotton;  6  major  rabi  crops  viz. wheat, barley, gram, masur  (lentil), rapeseed/mustard,  and  safflower and  other commercial crops viz. jute and copra) on the basis of the recommendations of CACP.

In  addition,  MSPs  of  toria  and  de-husked  coconut  are  also  fixed  by  the Government on the basis of MSPs of rapeseed/mustard and copra respectively.

There is no proposal of the Government to include more crops under the MSP

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1767 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-06
Subject: Implementation of Food Security Bill
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: KURUPPASSERY VARKEY THOMAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1767 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 TH  MARCH, 2018

## IMPLEMENTATION OF FOOD SECURITY BILL

1767.

PROF. K.V. THOMAS:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

PUBLIC

- (a) whether  the  Food  Security  Law  has  been  implemented  in  all  the States  of  the  country,  if  not,  the  details  of  the  States  which  have  not implemented this law;
- (b) whether any suggestions have come up from the States to amend any part of the Food Security Law and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  basis  and  norms  on  which  foodgrains  are  allocated  to  States under National Food Security Act, 2013; and
- (d) whether  the  poor  people  can  collect  the  allocated  foodgrains  from any State or district under their own quota and if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE FOR  CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (c): The  National Food  Security Act,  2013  (NFSA)  has  been implemented in all the States/Union Territories  (UTs)  and  foodgrains  under the Act are allocated to States/UTs on the basis of coverage of population determined  for  each  State/UT  under  the  Act,  identification of eligible households by States/UTs within the coverage and foodgrains entitlement of eligible households i.e. 35 kg per family per month for household under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana and 5 kg per person per month for Priority household.

No suggestion for amendment in the Act has been received from any of the States/UTs.

- (d): NFSA beneficiaries are attached to a particular fair price shop(FPS) to collect their entitled quota of foodgrains. However, as part of End-to-End Computerization of PDS Operations scheme, Governments of Andhra Pradesh,  Haryana  and  Delhi,  having  digitized  all  ration  cards  along  with linking of Aadhaar numbers and operationalization of electronic Point of Sale (ePoS)  devices  in  all  FPSs,  have  introduced  intra-state  portability  of  ration cards. Under this initiative, beneficiaries/households are able to collect their entitled quota of foodgrains from any FPS within the State.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1762 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-06
Subject: Use of Pesticides
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: PANKAJ CHOWDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1762 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  6 TH  MARCH, 2018

## USE OF PESTICIDES

1762.  SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE      ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  large,  medium  and  small  scale  industries  in  the  country  which produced pesticides;
- (b) the  per  hectare  quantum  of  chemicals/pesticides  being  used  for  agriculture production in the country;
- (c) whether the attention of the Government has been drawn towards the adverse impacts of pesticides on human beings, acquatic plants, acquatic life and soil, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  promote  the  production  and  use  of  biofertilizers by giving the status of industry to bio-fertilizer production and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान  कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã  ½ãñâ  Àã·¾ã  ½ãâ¨ããè (  SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a): No specific information is available with Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage. However, as per the information received from Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, information on selected Technical Grade Pesticides is collected from 32 large and medium scale units only.
- (b): As  per  the  Economic  Survey  2015-16,  India's  pesticides  usage  is  0.5  kg  per hectare.
- (c): The Registration Committee, constituted under Section 5 of the Insecticides Act, 1968  registers  pesticides  after  considering  its  efficacy  and  safety  to  human  beings, animals  and  environment.  Pesticides  used  as  per  approved  labels  and  leaflets  are unlikely to cause any harm to human health. In additions, technical reviews are carried out from time to time to assess the safety of pesticides for their continued use.
- (d): The Government is encouraging the use of organic/bio-fertilizers through various schemes/programmes viz: National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)/Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY). Under the said schemes, financial assistance  is  provided  to  the  State  Government  for  setting  up  of  State  of  the  art liquid/carrier based Bio-fertilizer/Bio-pesticide units and for establishment/strengthening of      Bio-fertilizer  and  Organic  fertilizer  testing  quality  control  Laboratory.  In  addition, financial assistance is provided to farmers for Integrated Manure Management.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 1760 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-06
Subject: Use of Regional Languages in Documents
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: VINOD CHAVDA

## Government of India Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1760

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.03.2018

## USE OF REGIONAL LANGUAGES IN DOCUMENTS

1760.  SHRI VINOD LAKHAMASHI CHAVDA:

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC  DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to use the regional languages in all the documents which are related to the consumers;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to make a rule to use the regional languages in all the documents which are related to the consumers;
- (c) whether there is any rule for the use of English language in the said documents;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k jkT; ea=h ¼Jh lh- vkj- pkS/kjh½

## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a)  & (b) :

No, Madam.

- (c) &(e)   : Provisions  in  the  Consumer  Protection  Act,  1986  does  not  stipulate  use  of any particular language on the documents related consumers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1759 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-06
Subject: Rohingya Refugees
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR, Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh, RANJANBEN BHATT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1759

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 06 TH  MARCH, 2018/ PHALGUNA 15, 1939 (SAKA)

## ROHINGYA REFUGEES

1759. SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR: SHRIMATI PRATYUSHA RAJESHWARI SINGH: SHRIMATI RANJANBEN BHATT:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of Rohingya refugees reported to have entered into and are staying in the country;

(b) the measures taken to deal with the crisis and also to deport the said refugees;

(c)  whether  Rohingyas  have  submitted  any  demands  for  their  return  to Myanmar;

(d) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;

(e)  whether there are reports that Rohingya refugees are involved in any antinational activities in the country; and

(f)  if  so,  the  details  of  such  incidents  reported  and  the  reaction  of  the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a): The  entry  of  illegal  migrants  is  clandestine  and  surreptitious  and therefore accurate figures are not available on the number of such illegal migrants.

## L.S.US.Q.NO.1759 FOR 06.03.2018

(b): Detection  and  deportation  of  illegal  immigrants  is  a  continuous process.  All States/UT Administrations have been advised to sensitize the law enforcement agencies for taking prompt steps in identifying the illegal migrants and taking action against them as per law.

- (c): No, Madam
- (d): Does not arise

(e) & (f): As per information available, some  Rohingyas  have been noticed indulging in illegal activities like procuring fake/ fabricated Indian identity documents and human trafficking. Therefore, infiltration of illegal Rohingya migrants besides being burden on the limited resources of  the country also aggravates the security challenges posed to the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1756 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-06
Subject: Attack on Minorities
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: MALLIKARJUN  KHARGE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1756

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 06 TH  MARCH, 2018/ PHALGUNA 15, 1939 (SAKA) ATTACK ON MINORITIES

1756. SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether attack on minorities, in the name of religion, especially on Christian minority community have been reported in various parts of the country and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether such frequent attacks on the minority community are violation of the fundamental right to freedom of religion; and

(c) if so, the steps taken by the Government to apprehend the culprits involved in such attacks?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR) ( a ) & ( b ) The available information does not indicate any instance which can be categorically  called  pre-meditated  attack  or  stated  to  have  been  carried  out purposely against any member of the minority community.

The  Constitution  of  India  guarantees  Fundamental  Rights  including Right  to  Freedom  of  Religion  under  Articles  25  to  28.  There  are  adequate provisions  in  the  Indian  Penal  Code  (IPC)  to  deal  with  the  offences  involving violation of right to freedom of religion. These offences are dealt with under the extant provisions of laws in force.

( c ) 'Public Order' and 'Police' are State subjects as per the Seventh Schedule of the  Constitution  of  India.  The  responsibilities  of  maintaining  law  and  order, registration,  investigation  and  prosecution  of  crimes  including  those  against minorities  rest  primarily  with  the  respective  State  Governments.  The  State Governments  are  competent  to  deal  with  such  offences  under  the  extant provisions of laws.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1753 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-06
Subject: Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE, ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1753

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 06, 2018

## JAWAHARLAL NEHRU URBAN RENEWAL MISSION

No. 1753

SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE: SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government  has  warned  some  of the State Governments  for  unsatisfactory  implementation  of  projects  under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) stating
- that they will not be receiving any financial assistance in future;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  reviewed  the  performance  of  the States regarding utilization of funds under JNNURM; and
- (d) if so, the names of States which have failed to utilize the funds so far along with the action taken against such  States by the Government?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) & (b): No, Madam.
- (c)  &  (d):  The  Urban  Infrastructure  Governance  (UIG)  and  Urban Infrastructure  Development  Scheme  for  Small  and  Medium  Towns (UIDSSMT) components of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal

Mission (JnNURM) have come to an end on 31 March, 2014. However, all  those projects of JnNURM in which 50% or more of the Central Assistance  had  been  released  and  physical  progress  was  50%  or more as on 31.03.2014 or were sanctioned during transition phase of the Mission, were approved for funding under AMRUT upto 31 March, 2017. This period has also come to an end and all the projects have been handed over to the respective states, on closure of the scheme.

The Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP) and Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP) components of JnNURM have come to an end in March 2012 which was extended upto 31 March,  2017.  The  Central  Sanctioning  and  Monitoring  Committee (CSMC) for JnNURM, decided that no central grant would be available after March 2017 for components of JnNURM for ongoing projects and any spill over liability on cost of projects will have to be borne by the respective State/UT Governments from their own sources.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1751 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-06
Subject: Cost of Organic Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: MAMTAZ SANGHAMITA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1751

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  6 TH  MARCH, 2018

## COST OF ORGANIC FARMING

1751.  DR. MAMTAZ SANGHAMITA:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE      ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  cost  of  organic  farming  is  greater  than  that  of  farming  based  on chemical fertilizers and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether there is any  policy to popularize organic farming amongst the farmers and farm holders and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether  the  organic  farming  is  giving  equal  or  better  yields  than  the  present conventional farming and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã

एवं  कसान  कयाण

PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) to (c): Cost  of  organic  agriculture  largely  depends  on  on-farm  generation  of inputs.  When on-farm organic inputs are used, cost of production per unit area is less by  13  %  under  organic  agriculture  than  inorganic  management.  However,  if  organic inputs  from  outside  the  farm  are  purchased  and  utilized,  the  cost  of  production increases  by  about  15-20  %  depending  on  the  nature  of  inputs  used.  Integrated Organic  Farming  System  (IOFS)  models  being  developed  under  NPOF  promises  to meet  70-80  %  of  organic  inputs  within  the  farm  thus  reducing  the  market  input  cost considerably.

During  the  conversion  period  of  initial  two  to  three  years,  yield  levels  are expected  to  be  low  till  soil  system  regains  to  respond  to  organic  production  system especially in the intensive agriculture areas.

The  study  conducted  through  on-station  experiments  of  Network  Project  on Organic  Farming  (NPOF)  and  scientific  evidences  clearly  establish  that  immediate switching over of high intensive agriculture areas to organic systems lead to reduction in crop  yields  considerably  (from  5  to  15%),  especially  during  initial  2  years;  before  soil system regains  and  crop  yields  come  to  comparable  level. In  overall,  the  yield  starts improving  or  comparable  with  chemical  management  from  3 rd year  onwards  under organic management.  The  scientific Packages  of Practices (PoP's) for organic production of crops developed through NPOF should be adopted for keeping the crop productivity  at  comparable  or  higher  level  and  should  be  utilized  in  development schemes.

Government  of  India  has  been  implementing  dedicated  schemes  of  PKVY  &

½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã  ½ãñâ  Àã·¾ã  ½ãâ¨ããè

(  SHRI

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1748 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-06
Subject: Delay in Allotment of Flats
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV, RAMA DEVI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1748

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 06, 2018

## DELAY IN ALLOTMENT OF FLATS

No. 1748    SHRI LAXMI NARYAN YADAV:

SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

Will  the  Minister  OF  HOUSING  AND  URBAN  AFFAIRS  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has not allotted housing units to the applicants so far under the scheme launched 43 years back;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether any accountability has been fixed in this regard;
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) to (e) : Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has informed that forty three years back it had announced General Housing Registration (SC/ST) Scheme, 1973 for MIG, LIG and Janta flats. Total number of flats allotted under the scheme in the year 1973-1975 was as under:

| Sl.No.   | Category   |   Total Number of flats allotted |
|----------|------------|----------------------------------|
| 1.       | MIG        |                             3984 |
| 2.       | LIG        |                             4427 |
| 3.       | Janta      |                             4302 |
|          | Total      |                            12713 |

DDA  has  further  informed  that  all  the  housing  scheme  of  DDA including  the  one  launched  43  years  back  have  been  closed  and registrants  have  been  afforded  due  opportunity  to  seek  refund  of registration amount, through public notices.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1746 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-06
Subject: Fertilizer Requirement
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: RAVINDRA BABU  PANDULA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1746  TO BE ANSWERED ON  06.03.2018

## Fertilizer Requirement

## 1746    DR. RAVINDRA BABU:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether any assessment has been made by the Government regarding the requirement of fertilizers to Andhra Pradesh for the Rabi season;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  demand made by the State and the amount/quota allocated;
- (c) whether there is a shortfall in the quota allocated; and
- (d) if  so, the details thereof along with the measures taken by the Government to mitigate the shortfall?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  THE  MINISTRY  OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## ( RAO INDERJIT SINGH )

(a)  &  (b):  Yes,  Madam.  Before  the  commencement  of  each  cropping  season, Department  of  Agriculture,  Cooperation  and  Farmers  Welfare  (DAC&FW),  in consultation with all the State Governments, assesses the requirement of fertilizers. On the basis of Month-wise & State-wise projection given  by  DAC&FW, Department  of  Fertilizers  allocates  sufficient/  adequate  quantities  of  fertilizers  to States  by  issuing  monthly  supply  plan  and  continuously  monitors  the  availability. The details of requirement (demand) of fertilizers and the amount/quota allocated (availability) to Andhra Pradesh for the Rabi 2017-18 season are indicated overleaf:

## <Figures in LMT>

|                          |   Total Projected Requirement (Rabi 2017-18) |   Requirement (upto January 2018) |   Availability (upto January 2018) |
|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Urea                     |                                         8    |                              5.7  |                               6.18 |
| P&K (DAP, MOP & complex) |                                         9.71 |                              6.51 |                               9.12 |

(c) & (d): No, Madam. Availability of fertilizers was adequate.

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