Lok Sabha Question No. 2547 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: Usage of Urea
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2547 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 09.07.2019

## Usage of Urea

## 2547 . SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

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

- (a) the usage of Urea in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana during the last five years and the current year; year- wise, State-wise and Kharif and Rabi season-wise
- (b) the details of companies that are supplying urea to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana;
- (d) if sc , the manner in which the Ministry is going to provide assistance to the States?
- (c) whether it has come to the notice of the Government that both the States are going to face severe urea crisis in the coming crop season due to stopping of urea production by some companies in the above States; and

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## (D.V. SADANANDA GOWDA)

(a): the sales figures of Urea in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana during the last and the current year-wise and State-wise is as below Sir, years year,

| Last 5 years sales during 2014-15 to 2018-19 and current year 2019-20 (upto June'19)   | Last 5 years sales during 2014-15 to 2018-19 and current year 2019-20 (upto June'19)   | Last 5 years sales during 2014-15 to 2018-19 and current year 2019-20 (upto June'19)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                                                         | Telangana                                                                              |
|                                                                                        | 18.06                                                                                  | 12.36                                                                                  |
| 2015-16                                                                                | 15.47                                                                                  | 12.56                                                                                  |
| 2016-17                                                                                | 14.38                                                                                  | 15.49                                                                                  |
| 2017-18                                                                                | 14.09                                                                                  | 14.02                                                                                  |
| 2018-19                                                                                | 13.66                                                                                  | 13.75                                                                                  |
| 2019-20 (upto June'19)                                                                 | 1.31                                                                                   | 1.48                                                                                   |

Source:FMSI iFMS.

## <figures in LMT>

The sales figures of Urea in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Kharif and Rabi season-wise is as below:

<Figures in LMT>

| Sales of Urea   | Sales of Urea   | Sales of Urea   |
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| Season-wise     | Andhra Pradesh  | Telangana       |
| Kharif 2017     | 6.30            | 7.81            |
| Rabi 2017-18    | 7.79            | 6.21            |
| Kharif 2018     | 6.82            | 7.33            |
| Rabi 2018-19    | 6.84            | 6.43            |

Source:iFMS. (Season-wise data is available from 2017-18 onwards)

(b): The companies that are supplying urea to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are GSFC (Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd:) Baroda Plant, KRIBHCO (Krishak Bharati Co-operative Ltd:) MCFL (Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd:) Mangalore Plant; MFL (Madras Fertilizers Ltd.) Chennai Plant, NFCL (Nagarjuna Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd.) Kakinada Plant; NFL (National Fertilizers   Limited) Vijaypur Plant, RCF (Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd:) Thal & Trombay, SPIC (Southern Petrochemical Industries Ltd.) Tuticorin, ZACL (Zuari Agro Chemicals) Goa, IPL (Indian Potash Limited) and CIL (Coromandel International Limited): Corp.

These two States also Urea supplies   from the following ports (companies): New Tuticorin (IPL), Karaikal (IFFCO) , Chennai (IPL), Kakinada (IFFCO) , Krishnapatnam (CIL), PICTIParadip Gangavarem (IPL) , Kamrajar/Ennore (IFFCO) , Dhamra (IPL) and Vizag (NFL). get

(c) & (d): sir. No,

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