Lok Sabha Question No. 2258 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-10
Subject: Beneficiaries of DBT Scheme
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Rodmal Nagar, Chandra Prakash Joshi

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2258 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 10.12.2021

## Beneficiaries of DBT Scheme

## 2258. SHRI RODMAL NAGAR: SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

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

- (a) the funds released for fertilizers under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) programme during the last three years;
- (c) the numbers of farmers benefitted under DBT   during the last three years , StatelUT-wise; and
- (b) whether this amount was transferred to the fertilizer companies or to the bank accounts of the farmers;
- (d) the types of fertilizers for which provision of the funds is made under Direct Benefit Transfer Programme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE AND CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (DR MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a) The funds released for fertilizers under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) programme during the last three years is enclosed in Annexure-I.
- (b) This amount was transferred to the fertilizer companies.
- (c): The number benefitted under DBT   during the last three years , State/UT-wise is enclosed in Annexure-II.
- (d): Under Direct Benefit Transfer Programme, provision of funds is made for Urea and various grades of Phosphatic and Potassic fertilizers.

## Annexure

## The Funds Released for Fertilizers Under DBT Programme during 2018-19 to 2021-22 as on 06.12.2021

## (Amount in Crores)

| Financial Year            | Product Name   | Product Name   | Product Name   | Product Name   | Product Name   |
|---------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| Financial Year            | Compost        | NPKS-IMP       | NPKS-IND       | SSP            | Urea           |
| 2018-19                   | 5.17           | 3575.4         | 6558.61        | 799.45         | 28466.39       |
| 2019-20                   | 27.55          | 8026.08        | 11383.35       | 1292.03        | 33679.8        |
| 2020-21                   | 49.2           | 13813.48       | 17344.05       | 1469.87        | 49735.86       |
| 2021-22 (upto 06.12.2021) | 30.98          | 9823.15        | 11465.07       | 1962.47        | 23134.58       |
| Grand Total               | 112.9          | 35238.11       | 46751.08       | 5523.82        | 135016.63      |

## Annexure

| Sr. No   |                             | The numbers of buyers benefitted under DBT   | The numbers of buyers benefitted under DBT   | The numbers of buyers benefitted under DBT   |
|----------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No   |                             | 2018-19                                      | 2019-20                                      | 2020-21                                      |
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                                              |                                              | 3371                                         |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh              | 1095386                                      | 1156757                                      | 1946250                                      |
| 3        | Assam                       | 106078                                       | 152779                                       | 442794                                       |
| 4        | Bihar                       | 3196700                                      | 3252786                                      | 5810062                                      |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                | 970738                                       | 833173                                       | 1114916                                      |
| 6        |                             | 870                                          | 1286                                         | 1116                                         |
| 7        | Delhi                       | 9234                                         | 13361                                        | 17895                                        |
| 8        | Goa                         | 27177                                        | 14251                                        | 28400                                        |
| 9        | Gujarat                     | 1655325                                      | 1997530                                      | 3130956                                      |
| 10       | Haryana                     | 750425                                       | 734453                                       | 1304665                                      |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh            | 160887                                       | 146577                                       |                                              |
| 12       | Jammu and kashmir           | 133526                                       | 119513                                       | 294941                                       |
| 13       | Jharkhand                   | 489177                                       | 502490                                       | 1184235                                      |
| 14       | Karnataka                   | 943062                                       | 762304                                       | 1809679                                      |
| 15       | Kerala                      | 304410                                       | 216493                                       | 282405                                       |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh              | 1221325                                      | 1608210                                      | 4284080                                      |
| 17       | Maharashtra                 | 2654033                                      | 2722099                                      | 5008405                                      |
| 18       | Manipur                     | 852                                          | 624                                          | 2029                                         |
| 19       | Mizoram                     | 284                                          | 1094                                         | 628                                          |
| 20       | Nagaland                    | 28                                           | 26                                           | 54                                           |
| 21       | Odisha                      | 1168454                                      | 1291955                                      | 1918350                                      |
| 22       | Puducherry                  | 5984                                         | 6144                                         | 9954                                         |
| 23       | Punjab                      | 689790                                       | 542882                                       | 1085844                                      |
| 24       | Rajasthan                   | 1955735                                      | 2158896                                      | 2877048                                      |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu                  | 814804                                       | 829759                                       | 1561365                                      |
| 26       | Telangana                   | 962566                                       | 1291461                                      |                                              |
| 27       | Tripura                     | 885                                          | 1116                                         | 7027                                         |
| 28       | Uttarakhand                 | 167824                                       | 162619                                       | 262508                                       |
| 29       | Uttar Pradesh               | 7158790                                      | 10067491                                     | 18650596                                     |
| 30       | West Bengal                 | 2420574                                      | 2289597                                      | 3127611                                      |
|          | Total                       | 29064930                                     | 32877726                                     | 58491948                                     |