Lok Sabha Question No. 1792 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-02
Subject: Urea Availability
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan, Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1792 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 02.07.2019

## Urea Availability

## t1792. SHRI NIHAL CHAND: SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

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

- (a) whether adequate steps have been taken by the Government to ensure the availability and timely supply of urea and other fertilizers to the farriers and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to set up new fertilizers plants for manufacturing urea and other   fertilizers in States including  Rajasthan and Maharashtra; and
- (b) the details of arrangements made for the supply of urea and other fertilizers to farmers in the States particularly in Rajasthan and Maharashtra; being
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which such plants are likely to be set up?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

(D.V. SADANANDA GOWDA)

(a) & (b): Sir; the following steps are taken by the Government to ensure adequate supply of fertilizers across the country including Rajasthan and Maharashtra: being

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 f requirement; DAC&FW projects month-wise requirement of fertilizers.

On the basis of month-wise & state-wise  projection given by DAC&FW, Department of Fertilizers allocates of   fertilizers to States by issuing monthly supply plan and  continuously monitors the availability through following system:

- The movement  of all majcr  subsidized   fertilizers is monitored throughout an on-line web based  monitoring system called integrated Fertilizer Monitoring System (iFMS); being
- 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 through their state institutional agencies like Markfed etc.
- Regular Weekly Video Conference is conducted jointly by Department of Agriculture & Cooperation and Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW), Department of Fertilizers   (DoF) , and Ministry of Railways with State Agriculture Officials and corrective actions are taken to dispatch fertilizer as indicated by the State Governments.
- iv. The gap between demand (requirement) and production is met through imports. The import for the season is also finalised well in advance to ensure timely availability.

Thus, Department of Fertilizers ensures adequate availability of fertilizers to the farmers. However; distribution within the State is the responsibility of the concerned State Government:

- (c) & (d): The Cabinet in its meeting held on 21.05.2015 has decided to install a new urea plant of 8.646 Lakh Metric Tonne Per Annum (LMTPA) in the\_existing premises of Valley Fertilizers Corporation Limited (BVFCL) , which will subsequently the existing urea plants Namrup-II (capacity 2.20 LMTPA) and Namrup-III (capacity 2.70 LMTPA) replace

Government of India is also   reviving 5 closed   fertilizer  plants of Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd. (FCIL) and Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Ltd. (HFCL) namely Talcher (Odisha), Ramagundam (Andhra Pradesh), Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) and Sindri (Jharkhand) plants of FCIL and Barauni (Bihar) plant of HFCL by setting upnew Ammonia Urea plants oi 12.7 Lakh metric tonne per anum capacity each Subsequent to commissioning/ start of the above\_plants, the indigenous urea production will be enhanced by 63.5 Lakh Metric Tonne per  year  leading to corresponding reduction in import of urea.

The other details including the time by which such plants are likely to be setup are as under:

| S.No.   | Project Location      | Time-framel Commissioning   | Cost of the Project (Rs in crores)   |
|---------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|         | Gorakhpur_UP          | Feb_2021                    | 7085.77                              |
| 2       | Sindri, Jharkhand     | 2021 May,                   | 6977.01                              |
| 3       | Barauni, Bihar        | 2021 May,                   | 7043.26                              |
| 4       | Ramagindam; Telangana | Dec, 2019                   | 5254.28                              |
| 5       | Talcher , Odisha      | Sept; 2023                  | 11611.48 (+15%                       |