Lok Sabha Question No. 4565 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: Demand and Supply of Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Sanjay Jaiswal

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4565T0 BE ANSWERED ON: 23.03.2021

## DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF FERTILIZERS

## 4565. DR: SANJAY JAISWAL:

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

- (a) The total demand and supply of fertilizers in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (c) If so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the corrective measures taken/being taken by the Government in this regard, State/UTwise;
- (b) Whether there is shortage of fertilizers in some parts of the country in recent time; any
- (d) Whether the Government has   conveyed any  meeting with Fertilizer Industry and officials of Fertilizers Association of India on various issues;
- The steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure timely supply of adequate quantity and quality fertilizers to the farming community at reasonable prices.
- (e) If so, the details of the issues discussed in the said meeting and the outcome thereof; and

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## (SHRI D.V. SADANANDA GOWDA)

- (a) the demand and supply of fertilizers in the country is annexed as per Annexure Sir ,
- (b) No there has been no shortage of fertilizers in any part of the country in recent time. Sir ,
- (c) Question does not arise.
- (d) & (e): The meetings with the Fertilizer   Industry and officials of Fertilizer Association of India is a regular process and various issues are discussed from time to time and addressed suitably.
- The following are being taken by the Government to meet the demand of fertilizers timely in the country: steps
- L 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. After assessment of   requirement; DAC&FW projects month-wise   requirement of fertilizers and convey it to the Department of Fertilizers.

- ii\_ On the basis of month-wise & State-wise projection given by DAC&FW Department of Fertilizers allocates sufficientl adequate quantities of fertilizers to States by  issuing monthly   supply plans and continuously monitor the availability.
- M The movement of all major subsidized fertilizers is being monitored throughout the country by an on-line web based  monitoring   system called   integrated Fertilizer Monitoring System (iFMS);
- iv. The State Governments are regularly advised to coordinate with manufacturers and importers of fertilizers for   streamlining the supplies through timely placement of indents for railway rakes.
- V Regular  Weekly Video Conference is conducted   jointly by Department of Agriculture & Cooperation and Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) and Department of Fertilizers   (DoF) with State  Agriculture   Officials and corrective actions are taken to ensure comfortable availability:
- The gap between demand (requirement) and production in case of urea is met through imports The import for the season are finalized  timely to ensure comfortable availability.

Thus, with the steps as indicated above, Department of Fertilizers ensures availability of fertilizers at the State level and the distribution to the farmers within the State is the responsibility of the respective State Governments.

Further with regard to reasonability, Urea is being provided to the farmers at a statutorily notified Maximum Retail Price (MRP) , which is subsidized: The MRP of 45 Kg of Urea is Rs 242 per bag (exclusive of charges towards the neem coating and taxes as applicable): The difference between the delivered cost of urea farm and net market realization by the urea units is given as subsidy to the urea manufacturerlimporter by the Government of India. Accordingly, all farmers are being supplied subsidized urea. bag gate

For P&k fertilizers, the Department has issued reasonableness guidelines  dated 15.11.2019 wherein the reasonableness of MRP of P&k fertilizers is checked in order to make them available at reasonable rates to the farmers.

With regard to quality, the specification of various fertilizers is specified under the Fertilizer (Control) Order 1985. The Order strictly prohibits the sale of fertilizer which are not of prescribed standards: Therefore, it is mandatory for every manufacturer   limporter to provide quality of fertilizers to farmers\_ The state Government are enforcing authorities and are adequately empowered to enforce the   provisions of Order 1985. Further the enforcement authorities randomly draw the samples from various sources for ensuring the quality of fertilizers. good

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|                       |                       |                       |                       | <Figures in LMT> Pek  | <Figures in LMT> Pek  |
| S.NO                  | State Name            | DEMAND                | SUPPLY                | DEMAND                | SUPPLY                |
|                       | 2                     |                       | 4                     | 5                     | 6                     |
|                       | Andhra Pradesh        | 16.39                 | 18.13                 | 18.61                 | 27.15                 |
| 2                     | Bihar                 | 21.10                 | 25.00                 | 12.70                 | 16.61                 |
| 3                     | Chhattisgarh          | 6.35                  | 10.40                 | 5.59                  | 8.36                  |
|                       | Gujarat               | 23.10                 | 24.82                 | 11.04                 | 17.55                 |
| 5                     | Haryana               | 20.00                 | 22.70                 | 7.02                  | 7.99                  |
|                       | Himachal Pradesh      | 0.69                  | 0.86                  | 0.51                  | 0.52                  |
|                       | Jammu and kashmir     | 1.23                  | 2.34                  | 0.92                  | 1.49                  |
| 8                     | Jharkhand             | 2.55                  | 3.01                  | 1.49                  | 1.71                  |
|                       | Karnataka             | 14.98                 | 19.21                 | 22.02                 | 34.22                 |
| 10                    | Kerala                | 1.08                  |                       | 2.16                  | 3.17                  |
| 11                    | Madhya Pradesh        | 30.75                 | 33.96                 | 18.40                 | 24.71                 |
| 12                    | Maharashtra           | 23.80                 | 28.00                 | 30.88                 | 48.41                 |
| 13                    | Odisha                | 5.16                  | 6.24                  | 5.98                  | 7.66                  |
| 14                    | Puducherry            | 0.11                  | 0.14                  | 0.07                  | 0.14                  |
| 15                    | Punjab                | 28.05                 | 31.27                 | 10.34                 | 10.35                 |
| 16                    | Rajasthan             | 21.60                 | 25.08                 | 8.50                  | 10.79                 |
| 17                    | Tamil Nadu            | 9.57                  | 10.76                 | 11.96                 | 15.49                 |
| 18                    | Telangana             | 18.50                 | 20.93                 | 18.35                 | 24.16                 |
| 19                    | Uttarakhand           | 2.19                  | 2.50                  | 0.85                  | 0.88                  |
| 20                    | Uttar Pradesh         | 72.50                 |                       | 32.74                 | 40.12                 |
| 21                    | West Bengal           | 13.62                 | 14.98                 | 16.38                 | 20.88                 |
|                       | ALL INDIA TOTAL       | 337.95                | 388.10                | 238.98                | 324.73                |
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