Lok Sabha Question No. 3297 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: Demand of Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Hanuman Beniwal

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3297 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 05.08.2022

## Demand of Fertilizers

## 3297 . SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any study on the demand and
- (b) the details of the comparative demand of pesticides and fertilizers in the country during the last five years, year-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has any plans to reduce the MRP of pesticides and adopt a strategy to control and stabilize the prices of pesticides, if so, the details thereof?
- (c) whether the Government is aware that the MRP of pesticides is relatively higher as compared to the actual selling price, if the details thereof; and SO,

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

(a) & (b): Before the commencement of each cropping season, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) , in consultation with all the State Governments , assesses the requirement of fertilizers. After assessment of requirement; DA&FW projects monthwise requirement of fertilizers. On the basis of month-wise & State-wise projection given by DA&FW; Department of Fertilizers allocates sufficientl adequate quantities of fertilizers to States by issuing monthly supply plan the availability: The requirement of fertilizer at all India level for the last five years is as follows:

| fig_in LMT)   | fig_in LMT)   | fig_in LMT)   | fig_in LMT)   | fig_in LMT)   | fig_in LMT)   |
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| S No          | States        | UREA          | DAP           | MOP           | NPKS          |
|               | 2017-18       | 298.00        | 98.77         | 33.90         | 98.19         |
| 2             | 2018-19       | 300.04        | 98.40         | 36.81         | 97.68         |
| 3             | 2019-20       | 335.26        | 103.30        | 38.12         | 104.82        |
| 4             | 2020-21       | 350.64        | 107.76        | 35.51         | 108.00        |
| 5             | 2021-22       | 356.53        | 123.90        | 37.10         | 122.74        |

Further; the demand and requirements of pesticides is related to and disease situation the information obtained from States/UTs in the form of agenda reports years (based on for Kharif and Rabi Seasons every   year) is attached as for Zonal Conferences Annexure-A: pest

(c) & (d) There is no mechanism to regulate the pricing of pesticides in the Insecticides 1968 and Insecticides Rules, 1971, Pricing of pesticides is market driven ad to at  reasonable   prices, the Registration farmers ensures healthy competition in the market thereby having the effect of stabilizing the prices.

## STATE-WISE ESTIMATED DEMAND OF PESTICIDES DURING 2017-18 TO 2021-22 As on 22.07.2022 Unit: MT Tech Grade

Source:

States/UTs Zonal Conferences on inputs (Plant Protection) for Kharif & Rabi Seasons.

NR: Not Reported by State/UT.

| S No.             | States/UTs                           | 2017-18       | 2018-19       | 2019-20                                    | 2020-21       | 2021-22       |
|-------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
| 1                 | Andhra Pradesh                       | 4000          | 3950          | 3850                                       | 3850          | 2750          |
| 2                 | Bihar                                | 1147          | 1147          | 1250                                       | 1295          | 1295          |
| 3                 | Chhattisgarh                         | 1685          | 5642          | 1672                                       | 1693          | 1740          |
| 4                 | Goa                                  | 29            | 29            | 31                                         | 31            | 36            |
| 5                 | Gujarat                              | 1907          | 2103          | 1986                                       | 1967          | 2246          |
| 6                 | Haryana                              | 4200          | 4200          | 4400                                       | 4200          | 4220          |
|                   | Himachal Pradesh                     | 638           | 628           | 1256                                       | 0             | 1092          |
| 8                 | Jharkhand                            | 650           | 625           | 710                                        | 710           | 735           |
|                   | Karnataka                            | 1900          | 1900          | 1900                                       | 1900          | 1900          |
| 10                | Kerala                               | 805           | 961           | 821                                        | 588           | 431           |
| 11                | Madhya Pradesh                       | 706           | 650           | 650                                        | 777           | 829           |
| 12                | Maharashtra                          | 15004         | 15704         | 14396                                      | 14396         | 15881         |
| 13                | Orissa                               | 990           | 1189          | 1210                                       | 1290          | 1288          |
| 14                | Punjab                               | 6374          | 5765          | 5765                                       | 5700          | NR            |
| 15                | Rajasthan                            | 2325          | 2330          | 2112                                       | 2590          | 2450          |
| 16                | Tamil Nadu                           | 2160          | 2122          | 1863                                       | 2046          | 2064          |
| 17                | Telangana                            | 5550          | 5642          | 5689                                       | 6535          | 6556          |
| 18                | Uttar Pradesh                        | 10676         | 11031         | 11116                                      | 11850         | 11795         |
| 19                | Uttarakhand                          | 280           | 256           | 280                                        | 151           | 159           |
| 20                | West Bengal                          | 4125          | 4125          | 4400                                       | 4400          | 4400          |
|                   | Sub Total                            | 63467         | 69970         | 65358                                      | 65970         | 61867         |
| North-Eastern     | North-Eastern                        |               |               |                                            |               |               |
| 21                | Arunachal Pradesh                    | NR            | 5             | 5                                          | 2             | 3             |
| 22                | Assam                                | 241           | 347           | 410                                        | 420           | 428           |
| 23                | Manipur                              | 28            | NR            | 27                                         | 27            | NR            |
| 24                | Meghalaya                            | NR            | NR            | Organic State                              | Organic State | Organic State |
| 25                | Mizoram                              | NR            | 171           | 171                                        | NR            | 189           |
| 26                | Nagaland                             | 26            | 28            | 27                                         | 51            | 63            |
| 27                | Sikkim                               | Organic State | Organic State | prganic State_prganic State_prganic State_ |               |               |
| 28                | Tripura                              | 370           | NR            | 482                                        | NR            | NR            |
|                   |                                      | 665           | 550           | 1122                                       | 500           | 682           |
| Union Territories | Union Territories                    |               |               |                                            |               |               |
| 29                | Andaman & Nicobar                    | NR            | NR            | NR                                         | NR            | NR            |
| 30                | Chandigarh                           | NR            | NR            | NR                                         | NR            | NR            |
| 31                | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | NR            | NR            | NR                                         | NR            | NR            |
| 32                | Delhi                                | NR            | 130           |                                            | NR            | NR            |
| 33                | Jammu & Kashmir                      | 2290          | 2545          | 2685                                       | 4199          | 4247          |
| 34                | Ladakh                               | NR            | NR            | NR                                         | NR            | NR            |
| 35                | Lakshadweep                          | NR            | NR            | NR                                         | NR            | NR            |
| 36                | Pondicherry                          | 50            | 48            | 46                                         | NR            | NR            |
| Sub Total         | Sub Total                            | 2341          | 2724          | 2731                                       | 4199          | 4247          |
| Grand Total       | Grand Total                          | 66472         | 73244         | 69211                                      | 70668         | 66796         |

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