Lok Sabha Question No. 3362 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: Damage due to Use of Chemical Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Sisir Kumar Adhikari

- (a): No Sir.
- (b): In view of (a) above question does not arise\_
- (c): The details of BE 2021-22, RE 2021-22 and BE 2022-23 are as follows:

BE 2021-22

Rs\_ 84,041.30 Crore

RE 2021-22

Rs. 149,663.28 Crore

BE 2022-23

Rs. 109,242.23 Crore

The availability of fertilizers have remained comfortable during the ongoing Kharif 2022 season. Further; as per procedure, fertilizer companies generate claims in DBT system, on the basis of fertilizer sales through PoS devices installed at retail shops. Claims are the budget available for NBS and Schemes, In case sufficient budget is not available additional funds are requested from Ministry of Finance under Revised Estimates This is a continuous exercise.

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3362 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 05-08-2022

## Damage due to Use of Chemical Fertilizers

## 3362 SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any research or gathered any datalinformation to ascertain the damage being caused to agricultural cropslland due to increase in use of chemical fertilizers in the country;
- (c) the reasons for 24.9 percent decline in allocations   toward  fertilizer  subsidy under BE- 2023 as against RE 2022 along with its impact on the accessibility of fertilizers to the farmers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has taken any measures to mitigate check the rising costs of raw materials for non-urea fertilizers , such as phosphoric acid and ammonia thereto; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not; the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS & FERILIZERS

## (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

(d) & (e): In the wake of increasing international prices of finished P&K fertilizers as well as its raw materials, the subsidy rates of P&K fertilizers under the Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) scheme were increased on 20.5.2021 & 13.10.2021 (giving special compensation on DAP and 3 most commonly used NPK fertilizers) for the year 202122 and then further increased substantially for Kharif-2022 (applicable from 01.4.2022 to 30.9.2022), so that these fertilizers are made available at affordable prices to the farmers. The increase in the per kg subsidy rates for nutrients viz  N, P, Kand S under NBS scheme is as under:

| S No.   | INutrients   |   NBS (Rs. Per Kg of INBS (Rs. Per Kg of Nutrient) (from 01.04.2021 to (from 20.05.2021 to 19.05.2021) | Nutrient 31.03.2022)   |   NBS (Rs. Per Kg of Nutrient) (from 01.04.2022 to 30.09.2022) |
|---------|--------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | N            |                                                                                                 18.789 | 18.789                 |                                                          91.96 |
| 2_      | P            |                                                                                                 14.888 | 45.323                 |                                                          72.74 |
| 3       | K            |                                                                                                 10.116 | 10.116                 |                                                          25.31 |
| 4       | S            |                                                                                                  2.374 |                        |                                                           6.94 |

A special one-time package with additional subsidy has been provided (effective from J01.10.2021 to 31.3.2022) for DAP at Rs.8769/MT and 3 most consumed NPK fertilizers k10.26.26, in order to make Ip&K fertilizers available at affordable to the farmers. grade prices