Lok Sabha Question No. 2482 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-09
Subject: Shortage of Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Bache Gowda B.N.

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2482 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 09.03.2021

## Shortage of Fertilizers

## 2482. SHRI B.N: BACHE GOWDA:

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

- (a) whether there has been any shortage of fertilizers the Khariff and Rabi season 2020; during
- () the quantity of fertilizers being imported during this period;
- (b) if sO, the details thereof indicating the shortage of fertilizers reported during the said period;
- the details of quantity of fertilizer being produced in the country during the said period;
- (e) the details of measures taken to meet the shortage of fertilizers in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## (SHRI D.V. SADANANDA GOWDA)

- (a): No there has been no shortage of Fertilizers during Kharif'20 and Rabi Sir,
- (b): In view of (a) above, question does not arise
- (c): The quantity of fertilizers imported during the period 2020-21 (upto February21) is as under -
- (d): As per  the details available in this  department; the details of indigenous production (season-wise) for the financial year 2020-21(upto January, 2021) is as under:\_

| SEASON-WISE IMPORT OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2020-21 (Upto Feb' 21) <Fiqures in LMIZ   | SEASON-WISE IMPORT OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2020-21 (Upto Feb' 21) <Fiqures in LMIZ   | SEASON-WISE IMPORT OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2020-21 (Upto Feb' 21) <Fiqures in LMIZ   | SEASON-WISE IMPORT OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2020-21 (Upto Feb' 21) <Fiqures in LMIZ   | SEASON-WISE IMPORT OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2020-21 (Upto Feb' 21) <Fiqures in LMIZ   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                    | UREA                                                                               | DAP                                                                                | MOP                                                                                | NPK                                                                                |
| Kharif 2020                                                                        | 45.38                                                                              | 36.40                                                                              | 23.74                                                                              | 7.87                                                                               |
| Rabi 2020-21 (Upto Feb' 21)                                                        | 52.90                                                                              |                                                                                    | 16.96                                                                              | 5.12                                                                               |
| TOTAL                                                                              | 98.28                                                                              | 47.80                                                                              | 40.70                                                                              | 12.99                                                                              |

| Year                  | Name of the_product   | Kharif   | Rabi   | (In LMT) Total   |
|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------|--------|------------------|
| k(Upto January, 2021) | Urea                  | 123.92   | 85.92  | 209.84           |
|                       | DAP                   | 19.17    |        | 33.60            |
|                       | Complex               | 43.40    | 35.65  | 79.05            |
| ISources mfmsnic in   |                       |          |        |                  |

(e): The following steps are taken by the Government to meet the demand of Urealfertilizer in the country:

- Before the commencement of each cropping season, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW), in consultation with all the State Governments , assesses the   requirement of fertilizers. After assessment of requirement, DAC&FW projects month-wise requirement of fertilizers.
- Ii\_ On the basis of month-wise & State-wise projection given by Department of Fertilizers allocates sufficientl adequate quantities of fertilizers to States by issuing monthly supply plan and continuously monitors the availability.
- M The movement of all major subsidized fertilizers is being monitored throughout the country by an on-line web based monitoring system called integrated Fertilizer Monitoring System (FMS);
- 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:
- V Regular Weekly Video Conference is conducted jointly by Department of Agriculture & Cooperation and Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) and Department of Fertilizers (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 in case of urea, is met through timely imports. In case of P&K fertilizers, the imports come under Open & General license and fertilizer companies import these fertilizers based on their commercial judgments: