Lok Sabha Question No. 3389 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: Affordable Fertilizer Price
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Khagen Murmu, Mahabali Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 3389 TO BE ANSWERED ON : 05.08.2022

## Affordable Fertilizer Price

## 3389. SHRI KHAGEN MURMU SHRI MAHABALI SINGH

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

- (a) Whether the Government has proposed any scheme to ensure easy availability of manures and fertilizers at cheaper prices to the poor farmers of the country;
- whether the Government has any plans to ensure the availability of fertilizer for distribution across the country; and
- (6) if the details thereof; SO,
- (d) Biso  the details thereof; State/UT-wise including the States of West Bengal and Bihar ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## (BHAGWANTH KHUBA )

- (a) & (b) Government has been implementing Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and Mission Organic Value Chain Development (MOVCDNER) schemes to promote organic farming since 2015-16.

PKVY is implemented in all the States and Union Territories across the country to promote organic farming in cluster mode. Under the scheme farmers are provided financial assistance of Rs 500OO/ha for 3 years in Which, Rs 31000/ ha / 3 years is provided directly to farmers through DBT for organic inputs such as seeds, bio fertilizers, bio-pesticides, organic manure, compostIvermi-compost; botanical extracts etc. whereas under MOVCDNER scheme, assistance is provided Rs 32500/ha/3yaers to farmers for procurementlon farm production of organic inputs including organic fertilizers.

Government has been   implementing Nutrient Based   Subsidy We.f: 1.4.2010 for Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) Fertilizers. Under the policy, a fixed amount of subsidy, decided on annual/semi-annual is provided on subsidized Policy basis, content: Under this policy, MRP is fixed by PRK fertilizers depending on their nutrient level which is monitored by fertllizer companies as per market dynamics at reasonable farmers who the Government: The mandate of the are buying these   fertilizers is  getting   benefits and supply of subsidized of Fertilizers is to ensure comfortable availability sufficientl Department Department of Fertilizers is allocating fertilizers to all the  states/UTs: States/UTs on timely basis. However , adequate   quantities of fertilizers to all the mandate of respective to the farmers within the state is the distribution of fertilizers State Governments.

comfortable availability of fertilizers (c) & (d): Department of Fertilizers is ensuring and sales of all fertilizers the country: The details of requirement, availability across July, 2022) is at Annexure-I & II. during ongoing Khairf 2022 (upto 31st \_

## UREA

## Annexure-|

| State Wise Requirement, Availability & Sale 0f Urea for KHARIF 2022 from 01/0412022 to 31/07/2022   | State Wise Requirement, Availability & Sale 0f Urea for KHARIF 2022 from 01/0412022 to 31/07/2022   | State Wise Requirement, Availability & Sale 0f Urea for KHARIF 2022 from 01/0412022 to 31/07/2022   | State Wise Requirement, Availability & Sale 0f Urea for KHARIF 2022 from 01/0412022 to 31/07/2022   | State Wise Requirement, Availability & Sale 0f Urea for KHARIF 2022 from 01/0412022 to 31/07/2022   | State Wise Requirement, Availability & Sale 0f Urea for KHARIF 2022 from 01/0412022 to 31/07/2022   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                                                                                | State                                                                                               | Seasonal Requirement for Kharif 2022                                                                | Pro rata Requirement                                                                                | Availability                                                                                        | in LMT Cumulative DBT Sales                                                                         |
|                                                                                                     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.01                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                |
| 2                                                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                      | 8.00                                                                                                | 3.41                                                                                                | 6.10                                                                                                | 2.53                                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                     | Assam                                                                                               | 1.85                                                                                                | 1.20                                                                                                | 141                                                                                                 | 1.09                                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                                   | Bihar                                                                                               | 10.10                                                                                               | 4.90                                                                                                | 5.66                                                                                                | 4.01                                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                                   | Chandigarh                                                                                          | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                                                        | 6.50                                                                                                | 5.50                                                                                                | 6.56                                                                                                | 496                                                                                                 |
| 8                                                                                                   | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.01                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                |
| 9                                                                                                   | Daman and Diu                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                |
| 10                                                                                                  | Delhi                                                                                               | 0.080                                                                                               | 0.065                                                                                               | 0.108                                                                                               | 0.083                                                                                               |
| 11                                                                                                  | Goa                                                                                                 | 0.017                                                                                               | 0.014                                                                                               | 0.011                                                                                               | 0.008                                                                                               |
| 12                                                                                                  | Gujarat                                                                                             | 11.50                                                                                               | 7.60                                                                                                | 9.91                                                                                                | 6.10                                                                                                |
| 13                                                                                                  | Haryana                                                                                             | 10.00                                                                                               | 7.70                                                                                                | 9.23                                                                                                | 6.92                                                                                                |
| 14                                                                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                    | 0.360                                                                                               | 0.280                                                                                               | 0.404                                                                                               | 0.272                                                                                               |
| 15                                                                                                  | Jammu and kashmir                                                                                   | 0.810                                                                                               | 0.697                                                                                               | 1.006                                                                                               | 0.736                                                                                               |
| 16                                                                                                  | Jharkhand                                                                                           | 1700                                                                                                | 1.100                                                                                               | 1.448                                                                                               | 0.691                                                                                               |
| 17                                                                                                  | Karnataka                                                                                           | 10.50                                                                                               | 6.40                                                                                                | 9.55                                                                                                | 7.29                                                                                                |
| 18                                                                                                  | Kerala                                                                                              | 0.65                                                                                                | 0.44                                                                                                | 0.53                                                                                                | 0.36                                                                                                |
| 19                                                                                                  | Lakshadweep                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                |
| 20                                                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                      | 13.00                                                                                               | 9.50                                                                                                | 12.45                                                                                               | 8.87                                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                                  | Maharashtra                                                                                         | 15.50                                                                                               | 11.16                                                                                               | 15.20                                                                                               | 9.45                                                                                                |
| 22                                                                                                  | Manipur                                                                                             | 0.22                                                                                                | 0.22                                                                                                | 0.19                                                                                                | 0.14                                                                                                |
| 23                                                                                                  | Meghalaya                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                |
| 24                                                                                                  | Mizoram                                                                                             | 0.08                                                                                                | 0.06                                                                                                | 0.02                                                                                                | 0.01                                                                                                |
| 25                                                                                                  | Nagaland                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                |
| 26                                                                                                  | Odisha                                                                                              | 4.00                                                                                                | 2.50                                                                                                | 3.53                                                                                                | 2.08                                                                                                |
| 27                                                                                                  | Puducherry                                                                                          | 0.07                                                                                                | 0.05                                                                                                | 0.06                                                                                                | 0.05                                                                                                |
| 28                                                                                                  | Punjab                                                                                              | 14.50                                                                                               | 12.00                                                                                               | 14.27                                                                                               | 11.75                                                                                               |
| 29                                                                                                  | Rajasthan                                                                                           | 8.50                                                                                                | 6,00                                                                                                | 8.82                                                                                                | 6.32                                                                                                |
| 30                                                                                                  | Sikkim                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                |
| 31                                                                                                  | Tamil Nadu                                                                                          | 4.50                                                                                                | 2.58                                                                                                | 3.37                                                                                                | 2.79                                                                                                |
| 32                                                                                                  | Telangana                                                                                           | 10.50                                                                                               | 7.50                                                                                                | 9.10                                                                                                | 3.65                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                     | Tripura                                                                                             | 0.15                                                                                                | 0.11                                                                                                | 0.16                                                                                                | 0.04                                                                                                |
| 34 35                                                                                               | Uttarakhand                                                                                         | 1.16                                                                                                | 0.87                                                                                                | 0.99                                                                                                | 0.86                                                                                                |
| 36                                                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                       | 38.50 6.25                                                                                          | 24.25                                                                                               | 33.93                                                                                               | 19.62                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                     | West Bengal                                                                                         | 179.01                                                                                              | 4.00                                                                                                | 6.48                                                                                                | 2.98                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                     | Total                                                                                               |                                                                                                     | 120.10                                                                                              | 160.54                                                                                              | 103.67                                                                                              |

State Wise

Requirement, Availability

P&k

| 31/07/2022 in LMT)   | 31/07/2022 in LMT)          | 31/07/2022 in LMT)                   | 31/07/2022 in LMT)   | 31/07/2022 in LMT)   | 31/07/2022 in LMT)   |
|----------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| S.No                 | State                       | Seasonal Requirement for Kharif 2022 | Pro rata Requirement | Availability         | Cumulative DBT Sales |
|                      | and Andaman Nicobar Islands | 0.01                                 | 0.01                 | 0.01                 | 0.00                 |
|                      | Andhra Pradesh              | 10.07                                | 3.80                 | 6.96                 | 2.65                 |
| 2                    | Arunachal                   | 0.00                                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 |
| 3                    | Pradesh                     |                                      | 0.71                 | 0.70                 | 0.34                 |
|                      | Assam                       | 1.10                                 | 4.45                 | 3.74                 | 177                  |
| 5                    | Bihar                       | 6.00                                 |                      | 0.00                 | 0.00                 |
|                      | Chandigarh                  | 0.00                                 | 0.00                 | 3.59                 | 2.83                 |
|                      | Chhattisgarh                | 4.90                                 | 4.11                 |                      | 0.00                 |
| 8                    | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | 0.01                                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 |
| 9                    | Daman and Diu               | 0.00                                 | 0.00                 | 0.00 0.02            | 0.01                 |
| 10                   | Delhi                       | 0.02                                 | 0.01 0.03            | 0.02                 | 0.01                 |
| 11                   | Goa                         | 0.04                                 | 5.15                 | 5.82                 | 3.53                 |
| 12                   | Gujarat                     | 6.55                                 | 2.85                 | 2.54                 | 1.59                 |
| 13                   | Haryana                     | 3.70                                 | 0.11                 | 0.16                 | 0.08                 |
| 14                   | Himachal Pradesh            | 0.18                                 | 0.47                 | 0.37                 | 0.24                 |
| 15                   | Jammu and kashmir           | 0.52                                 |                      | 0.72                 | 0.41                 |
| 16                   | Jharkhand                   | 1,.25                                | 1107                 | 13.19                | 9.07                 |
| 17                   | Karnataka                   | 16.26                                | 0.97                 | 1.04                 | 0.63                 |
| 18                   | Kerala                      | 1.44                                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00_                |
| 19                   | Lakshadweep                 | 0.00                                 | 8.26                 | 8.49                 | 5.72                 |
| 20                   | Madhya Pradesh              | 13.50                                | 16.34                | 18.06                | 11.44                |
| 21                   | Maharashtra                 | 22.70                                | 0.24                 | 0.06                 | 0.03                 |
| 22                   | Manipur                     | 0.24                                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 |
| 23                   | Meghalaya                   | 0.00                                 | 0.06                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 |
| 24                   | Mizoram                     | 0.09                                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 |
| 25                   | Nagaland                    | 0.00                                 | 3.80                 | 3.50                 | 191                  |
| 26                   | Odisha                      | 5.25                                 | 0.03                 | 0.05                 | 0.03                 |
| 27                   | Puducherry                  | 0.05                                 | 2.65                 | 3.09                 | 1,75                 |
| 28                   | Punjab                      | 3.25                                 | 3.82                 | 4.09                 | 2.85                 |
| 29                   | Rajasthan                   | 5.15                                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 |
| 30                   | Sikkim                      | 0.00                                 | 3.49                 | 5.33                 | 3.10                 |
| 31                   | Tamil Nadu                  | 5.65                                 | 9.40                 | 9.02                 | 4.83                 |
| 32                   | Telangana                   | 12.95                                | 0.08                 | 0.05                 | 0.02                 |
| 33                   |                             | 0.10                                 |                      |                      | 0.16                 |
|                      | Tripura                     | 0.40                                 | 0.26_                | 0.41                 | 5.14                 |
| 34 35                | Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh   | 13.50                                | 9.10                 | 10.63 5.23           | 2.35                 |
| 36                   | West Bengal                 | 749                                  | 4.44                 |                      | 62.50                |
|                      |                             | 142.36                               | 96.76                | 106.88               |                      |
|                      | Total                       |                                      |                      |                      |                      |