Lok Sabha Question No. 1651 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-16
Subject: Demand and Consumption of Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Jagannath Sarkar, Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel, Shardaben Anilbhai Patel

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

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. +1651 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 16.12.2022

## Demand and Consumption of Fertilizers

## +1651 SHRI JAGANNATH SARKAR:

SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL BAKABHAI): SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAI PATEL:

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

- (a) the production of fertilizers in the country during the last five years, yearwise;
- (b) the State-wise and fertilizer-wise details of the demand and consumption of fertilizers during the above period;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government is importing fertilizers to make up for its shortage in the country;
- (e) whether the Government has taken any other steps to meet the demand of fertilizers in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWANTHKHUBA)

- (a): The details of production of all fertilizers in the country during the last years from 2017-18 to 2021-22 is given in the table below: five
- (b) The details of the State-wise and fertilizer-wise demand and consumption of fertilizers during the last five years are at Annexure.
- (c) & (d): Amongst the major fertilizers, against the total requirement around 75% of Urea, 40% of DAP , and 85% of NPKS are produced in the country by PSUs and private companies. The rest is imported on account of Government of India as in case of Urea) & by the companies in case of P&K (under Open General Licenses) to the gap between requirement & production of fertilizers. bridge

|                       | Production of Fertilizers during the last three years from 2017-18 to 2021-22 (Figures_in_'LMT')   | Production of Fertilizers during the last three years from 2017-18 to 2021-22 (Figures_in_'LMT')   | Production of Fertilizers during the last three years from 2017-18 to 2021-22 (Figures_in_'LMT')   | Production of Fertilizers during the last three years from 2017-18 to 2021-22 (Figures_in_'LMT')   | Production of Fertilizers during the last three years from 2017-18 to 2021-22 (Figures_in_'LMT')   |
|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                  |                                                                                                    | 2018-19                                                                                            | 2019-20                                                                                            | 2020-21                                                                                            | 2021-22                                                                                            |
| Fertilizer Production | 413.61                                                                                             | 413.85                                                                                             | 425.95                                                                                             | 433.68                                                                                             | 435.95                                                                                             |

The details of fertilizer Production and Imports during last five years is as below -

<Figures in LMT>

| FY 2017-18   | FY 2017-18   | FY 2017-18   |
|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| FERTILIZER   | PRODUCTION   | IMPORT       |
| UREA         | 240.23       | 59.75        |
| DAP          | 46.50        | 42.17        |
| NPKS         | 88.14        | 4.99         |
| MOP          | NIL          | 47.36        |
| FY 2018-19   | FY 2018-19   | FY 2018-19   |
| FERTILIZER   | PRODUCTION   | IMPORT       |
| UREA         | 238.99       | 74.81        |
| DAP          | 38.99        | 66.02        |
| NPKS         | 95.15        | 5.46         |
| MOP          | NIL          | 42.14        |
| FY 2019-20   | FY 2019-20   | FY 2019-20   |
| FERTILIZER   | PRODUCTION   | IMPORT       |
| UREA         | 244.58       | 91.23        |
| DAP          | 45.50        | 48.70        |
| NPKS         | 93.34        | 7.46         |
| MOP          | NIL          | 36.70        |
| FY 2020-21   | FY 2020-21   | FY 2020-21   |
| FERTILIZER   | PRODUCTION   | IMPORT       |
| UREA         | 246.05       | 98.28        |
| DAP          | 37.74        | 48.82        |
| NPKS         | 100.54       | 13.90        |
| MOP          | NIL          | 42.27        |
| FY 2021-22   | FY 2021-22   | FY 2021-22   |
| FERTILIZER   | PRODUCTION   | IMPORT       |
| UREA         | 250.72       | 91.36        |
| DAP          | 42.22        | 54.62        |
| NPKS         | 89.67        |              |
| MOP          | NIL          | 24.60        |

(e): Government of India has mandated revival Ramagundam Telanagana) , Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) Sindri Jharkhand) and Talcher Odisha) units of Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited (FCIL) and Barauni Bihar) Unit of Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Limited (HFCL) through Joint Venture Company JVC) of nominated PSUs for setting up new ammonia-urea plants of 12.7 LMTPA capacity each: After   operationalization,  these plants would add 63.5 LMT per annum of indigenous urea production in the country. Ramagundam and Gorakhpur units were commissioned on 22.03.2021 and 07.12.2021 respectively whereas Barauni and Sindri units also started urea production on 18.10.2022 and 05.11.2022 respectively:

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