Lok Sabha Question No. 2456 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-09
Subject: Urea Import
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Darshana Vikram Jardosh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2456 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 09.03.2021

## UREA IMPORT

## 2456. SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH:

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

- (a) the details of the total quantity of urea imported from other countries during the last three years, countrywise;
- (b) the action taken for rehabilitation of sick fertilizer units , State-wise; and
- (c) whether there is any proposal for expansion of existing urea manufacturing units and if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## (SHRI D.V: SADANANDA GOWDA)

(a): A statement indicating total quantity of urea imported from other countries during the last three years is placed at Annexure "A"\_

- (b): At present; Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT), Kerala and Madras Fertilizers Limited (MFL) , Tamil Nadu are sick fertilizers Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs)

In a high level meeting held recently, it has been decided that FACT and MFL should inter alia try to monetize their vacant lands, enhance operating efficiencies and rationalize their manpower to achieve the desired restructuring: As a result, have undertaken enhancement of their operating efficiencies through asset monetization and manpower rationalization.' they

- (c): no decision has been taken to increase the capacity of any existing urea unit. No,

Annexure "A"

| Import of Urea during the years 2017-18 to 2019-20 <Figures in Lakh MT)   | Import of Urea during the years 2017-18 to 2019-20 <Figures in Lakh MT)   | Import of Urea during the years 2017-18 to 2019-20 <Figures in Lakh MT)   | Import of Urea during the years 2017-18 to 2019-20 <Figures in Lakh MT)   |
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| Country Name                                                              | 2017-18                                                                   | 2018-19                                                                   | 2019-20                                                                   |
| Algeria                                                                   |                                                                           | 3.03                                                                      | 1.48                                                                      |
| Bahrain                                                                   | 1.19                                                                      | 1.68                                                                      | 3.56                                                                      |
| China                                                                     | 7.46                                                                      | 14.30                                                                     | 24.25                                                                     |
| Egypt                                                                     |                                                                           | 3.82                                                                      | 7.02                                                                      |
| Finland                                                                   |                                                                           | 1.02                                                                      | 1.51                                                                      |
| Indonesia                                                                 |                                                                           | 0.33                                                                      | 6.12                                                                      |
| Iran                                                                      | 20.36                                                                     | 13.11                                                                     |                                                                           |
| Kuwait                                                                    | 1.14                                                                      | 0.41                                                                      |                                                                           |
| Lativa                                                                    |                                                                           | 0.52                                                                      | 1.15                                                                      |
| Nigeria                                                                   |                                                                           | 0.31                                                                      |                                                                           |
| Malaysia                                                                  |                                                                           |                                                                           | 0.91                                                                      |
| Oman                                                                      | 25.13                                                                     | 25.68                                                                     | 27.57                                                                     |
| Pakistan                                                                  | 0.96                                                                      |                                                                           |                                                                           |
| Qatar                                                                     | 0.42                                                                      | 1.96                                                                      | 2.83                                                                      |
| Russia                                                                    | 0.52                                                                      | 1.98                                                                      | 1.44                                                                      |
| Saudi-Arabia                                                              | 0.70                                                                      | 2.69                                                                      | 1.98                                                                      |
| UAE                                                                       | 1.33                                                                      | 3.97                                                                      | 6.72                                                                      |
| Ukraine                                                                   | 0.54                                                                      |                                                                           | 4.24                                                                      |
| Vietnam                                                                   |                                                                           |                                                                           | 0.43                                                                      |
| Grand Total:                                                              | 59.75                                                                     | 74.81                                                                     | 91.21                                                                     |