Lok Sabha Question No. 1095 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Demand of Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1095 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 22.07,2022

## Demand of Fertilizers

## 1095: DR: BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI:

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

- (6) fertilizer for its timely and sufficient supply to the farmers?
2. being produced in the country at present; and the details of quantum of fertilizers the steps taken by the Government to ensure availability of sufficient quantity

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

- The details of requirement of fertilizer (during the ongoing Kharif Season 2022) as (a): of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) in consultation with assessed by Department The demand of fertilizer for Rabi 2022the State Government is annexed at Annexure-A has not been assessed The projected domestic production of fertilizer in 23 season the country is as follows:

Figures: In LMT

| YEAR   |   Urea |   DAP |   Complex |
|--------|--------|-------|-----------|
|        |    317 | 45.08 |     97.35 |

- production   of fertilizer  during the ongoing Kharif 2022 season is as (b): The actual follows:

| IEAR                      |   Urea |   DAP |   Complex |
|---------------------------|--------|-------|-----------|
| /2022-23 (upto June 2022) |   66.6 | 10.98 |    19.293 |

## Figures: In LMT

- The following steps are taken by the Government every season to ensure adequate (c): and timely availability of fertilizers to the farmers:
- the projected demand and domestic production of fertilizers in the country during (a) the period of 2022-23;

of

- Before the commencement of each cropping season, Department of Agriculturee and Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW), in consultation with all the State Cooperation assesses the requirement of fertilizers. After assessment of Governments, requirement DARFW projects month-wise requirement of fertilizers
- On the basis of month-wise & State-wise projection given by DA&FW; Department to States by of issuing monthly supply plan and continuously monitors the availability:
- The movement of all major subsidized fertilizers is being monitored throughortittee (iii) country by an on-line web based monitoring called integrated Fertilizer Monitoring System (IFMS); system
- The State Governments are regularly advised to coordinate with manufacturers and (iv) of fertilizers for streamlining the supplies through timely placement of importers indents for railway rakes.
- Weekly Video Conference is conducted jointly by Department of Regular and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) and Department of Agriculture & Cooperation with State Agriculture Officials and corrective actions are taken to Fertilizers (DoF) dispatch fertilizer as indicated by the State Governments
- between demand (requirement) and production in case of urea; is met (vi) The gap of P&k fertilizers, the imports come under Open & through timely imports. In case General  license and fertilizer companies import these fertilizers based on their commercial judgments.

| ANNEXURE- A                                             | ANNEXURE- A                                             | ANNEXURE- A                                             |
|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| FERTILIZER REQUIREMENT FOR KHARIF 2022 <FIGURES IN LMT> | FERTILIZER REQUIREMENT FOR KHARIF 2022 <FIGURES IN LMT> | FERTILIZER REQUIREMENT FOR KHARIF 2022 <FIGURES IN LMT> |
| S.NO.                                                   | PRODUCT GROUP                                           | REQUIREMENT                                             |
| 1                                                       | UREA                                                    | 179.01                                                  |
| 2                                                       | DAP                                                     | 58.82                                                   |
| 3                                                       | MOP                                                     | 19.82                                                   |
| 4                                                       | NPKS                                                    | 63.72                                                   |

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