Lok Sabha Question No. 995 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Shortage of Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Sougata Ray, Anto  Antony, Pradyut Bordoloi, Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 995 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 03.12.2021

Shortage of Fertilizers

995:

PROF. SOUGATA RAY:

SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

SHRI TR BAALU:

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

- (a) whether Indian farming sector is acute shortage of essential fertilizers in the domestic market across the country and if the details of States which are experiencing shortage of fertilizers and the type of fertilizers of which supply is inadequate and the reasons behind it; facing SO,
- (c) whether the Government maintains the data on quantity of fertilizers supplied to various States and price at which it waslis being supplied during the period 2014 to 2021, State-wise and year-wise;
- b) whether the Government has takenlproposes to take any steps to address the shortage of fertilizers and ensure the availability of essential fertilizers to the farmers and if so, the details thereof;
- the steps taken/being taken to control the prices of fertilizers; and
- (e) whether the Government is taking any steps to shift away from chemical fertilizers, towards organic fertilizers , if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS & HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- No Sir. There has been no acute shortage in the domestic market across the country: However; in between the season, some states highlighted shortfall of DAP fertilizers , particularly in few districts Accordingly, based on the requests of State Governments, DAP rakes were moved to meet the requirement: The overall   availability of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertilizer in the country is comfortable during the ongoing Rabi season 2021-22.

the ongoing Rabi season 2021-22 (1st October; 2021 to November; 2021), against the DAP requirement (pro-rata) of 34.65 LMT, Department of Fertilizers has ensured availability of 36.60 LMT to the states Further, overall fertilizer availability in the country has also remained comfortable. 29th During

- (b): Yes Sir. The following steps are taken by the Government every season to meet the adequate and timely requirement of fertilizers in all the States.
- Before the commencement of each cropping season, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) , in consultation with all the State Governments, assesses the state-wise & month-wise requirement of fertilizers.
- (ii) On the basis of   requirement   projected, Department of Fertilizers allocates sufficientl adequate quantities of fertilizers to States by issuing monthly supply plan and continuously monitors the availability.
- (iii) The movement of all major\_subsidized fertilizers is monitored   throughout the country by an on-line web based monitoring called integrated Fertilizer Monitoring System (iFMS); system
- (iv) 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 DA&FW and DoF with State Agriculture Officials and   corrective actions are taken to dispatch  fertilizer as indicated by the State Governments.
- (vi) The gap between demand (requirement) and production for Urea & other fertilizer is met through imports: The import for the season is also finalised well in advance to ensure timely availability.
- (c) & (d): Urea is provided to all the farmers across the country at a statutorily notified Maximum Retail Price   (MRP) The MRP of 45 kg of urea is Rs.242 per (exclusive of charges towards neem coating and taxes as applicable) with effect from Ist March, 2018. bag bag

The P&k fertilizers are decontrolled & are covered under Nutrient Based Subsidy scheme.

In the wake of the volatility in prices in the international markets, the prices under NBS subsidy for 2021-22 were notified twice on 20.05.2021 and on 13.10.2021 in order to control the prices of fertilizers. The subsidy rates during FY 2021-22 is at Annexure-A

In addition, through reasonableness guidelines of DoF, the prices of fertilizers over and above the 12% profit margin are treated as unreasonable and thus the reasonableness guidelines control the unreasonable pricing of fertilizers.

Further; quantity of fertilizers supplied to various States during the period 2014 to 2021, State-wise and year-wise is Annexed at Annexure-B

- (e): Government has been   promoting Organic  Farming to substitute the use of chemical pesticide  and fertilizer for reduced health hazard, safety and healthy and sustainable   production through dedicated schemes viz Parampragat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and Mission  Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) since 2015-16. Both the schemes provide end to end support to organic farmers from organic production to certification and marketing including harvest management support like processing; packaging, storage etc. post

## Subsidy rate

From 01.04.2021 to 19.05.2021

| S.No.   | Nutrients   |        |
|---------|-------------|--------|
| 1       | N           | 18.789 |
| 2_      | P           | 14.888 |
| 3.      | K           | 10.116 |
| 4       | S           |  2.374 |

From 20.05.2021 to 30.09.2021

| SNo_   | Nutrients   |        |
|--------|-------------|--------|
| 1_     | N           | 18.789 |
| 2      | P           | 45.323 |
| 3.     | K           | 10.116 |
| 4      | S           |  2.374 |

From 01.10.2021 to 31.03.2021

| S.No_   | Nutrients   |   NBS (Rs Per Kg of Nutrient |
|---------|-------------|------------------------------|
| 1_      | N           |                       18.789 |
| 2       | P           |                       45.323 |
| 3.      | K           |                       10.116 |
| 4 .     | S           |                        2.374 |

Special one-time package with an additional subsidy for the following P&K fertilizers, applicable from 01.10.2021 to 31.03.2022 were:

| S No_   | Name Fertilizers   |   Additional subsidy over and above the NBS rates fixed for the same period (in Rs IMT) |
|---------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         | DAP 18-46-0-0      |                                                                                    8769 |
| 2       | NPK 20-20-0-13     |                                                                                    2000 |
| 3       | NPK 10-26-26-0     |                                                                                    2000 |
| 4       | NPK 12-32-16       |                                                                                    2000 |

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