Lok Sabha Question No. 3337 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: Demand and Domestic Production of Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Bellana

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3337 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2022

## Demand and Domestic Production of Fertilizer

## 3337: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA:

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

- (a) the details of the quantity of fertilizers and urea being produced in the country at present; and
- (b) the details of the steps taken to ensure the availability of sufficient quantity of fertilizer and urea with its timely and sufficient supply to the farmers? along

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

- (a) The details of quantity of indigenous production of fertilizers in the country 2021-22 and 2022-23 (upto June 2022) are given below: during
- (b) Government of India has notified the New Urea (NUP) 2015 on 25th 2015 for  existing 25 gas based urea units with the objective of maximizing indigenous urea production; promoting  energy  efficiency in urea production; and rationalizing subsidy burden on the Government. The implementation of NUP-2015 has led to additional production from the existing gas based urea units due to which the actual production of urea has increased by 20-25 LMTPA in comparison to the actual production during 2014-15. Policy May,

| Production of major fertilizers during 2021-22 and 2022-23 (up to June 2022) Figures in LMT)   | Production of major fertilizers during 2021-22 and 2022-23 (up to June 2022) Figures in LMT)   | Production of major fertilizers during 2021-22 and 2022-23 (up to June 2022) Figures in LMT)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Fertilizer Products                                                                            | 2021-22                                                                                        | 2022-23 (up to_June 2022)                                                                      |
| Urea                                                                                           | 250.72                                                                                         | 66.60                                                                                          |
| DAP                                                                                            | 42.22                                                                                          | 10.98                                                                                          |
| Complex Fertilizers                                                                            | 83.27                                                                                          | 19.29                                                                                          |

Predicting the demand-supply gap and increased price of the imported the new investment policy and the units   converted recently from naphtha to natural gas as feedstock to produce beyond their annual installed capacity. This

production of 1.51 Lakh Metric Ton (LMT) of Urea: Further, helped additional urea unit of Matix 2017 was facilitated in restarting its been lying   shutdown since November 2021 and produced 6.29 production. Matix restarted production in September means of various time to time instructed all the urea units not to takeany review meetings from production; These measures together planned shutdown and optimizectheir urea 2021-22 which is the highest led to the urea production of 250.72 LMT during production, so far:

following steps are taken by the Government to ensure adequate availability of fertilizers in the country:

notified Potash derived from Molasses (0-0-14.5-0) underzits Government has vide notification dated 13.10.2021. Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Scheme manufactured fertilizers. Potash derived from Molasses is a 100% indigenously \_ Thiasnclusion will help in increasing production of fertilizers

Before the commencement of each cropping season; Departmestate L Welfare (DA&FW), in consultation with all the State Agriculture and Farmers After assessment of Governments, assesses the requirement state-wise requirement of all requirement; DA&FW projects month wise & fertilizers.

movement of all major   subsidized fertilizers are monitored iii. The on-Iine web based monitoring called throughout the\_ country by an integrated Fertilizer Monitoring System (FMS); system

On the basis of month-wise & State-wise projection by DA&FW, ii. allocates sufficientl adequate quantities of Department of Fertilizers monthly   supply plan and continuously fertilizers to States by   issuing monitoring the availability. given

Governments are regularly  advised to  coordinate with The State of   fertilizers for streamlining the manufacturers, and  importers through timely placement of indents for railway rakes supplies between demand (requirement) and production is met througk vi: The gap P&K fertilizers, the imports come under Open & timely imports: In case of these fertilizers based on General license and fertilizer companies import their commercial judgments.

Weekly Video Conference is conducted jointly;by Departmert V Regular Welfare (DA&FW), Ministry of Railways and of Agriculture and Farmers Agriculture Officials and corrective Department of Fertilizers (DoF) with State the State are taken to dispatch fertilizer as indicated by actions Governments.