Lok Sabha Question No. 2850 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-17
Subject: Fertilizer Subsidy for NBS Rates
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: D. M. Kathir Anand

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2850 TO BE ANSWERED ON

17.03.2023

## Fertilizer subsidy for NBS rates

## 2850. SHRI DM KATHIR ANAND

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

- (a) whether the Government has approved an additional fertilizer subsidy of Rs; 51,875 crore for the new nutrient based subsidy rates for phosphatic and potassic fertilizers for the Rabi season from Ist October, 2022 to 31st March, 2023 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has allocated Rs. 60, 939 crore from 01.04.2022 to 30.09.2022 for the NBS scheme;
- (c) if 80, the details thereof along with the details of the subsidy provided to farmers , State-wise;
- (d) whether 2.6 Lakh PoS devices have been deployed for the implementation of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) under fertilizers subsidy scheme in the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (e) the list of Lead Fertilizer Suppliers (LFSs) and the amount of funds allotted to them in the last two crop seasons?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes Sir, the Cabinet approved fertilizer subsidy of Rs. 51,875 crore under Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) scheme for Phosphatic and Potassic fertilizers for the Rabi season form 01.10.2022 to 31.3.2023.
- (b) & (c): Sir, the funds under NBS scheme has been allocated for the present Financial year as a whole i.e. for 01.4.2022 to 31.3.2023. The allocated budget is as under:

(Rs. In Crore)

| NBS                        | BE 2022-23   | RE 2022-23   |
|----------------------------|--------------|--------------|
| Subsidy on P&k fertilizers | 42,000       | 71,122.23    |

Further, the subsidy, under the NBS scheme, is given to registered P&k fertilizers manufacturerslimporters which provide these fertilizers at subsidized price to farmers:

- (d): Yes Sir: The details of this deployment of PoS machines is at Annexure A
- (e): The list of Lead Fertilizer Suppliers (LFSs) and the amount of funds released to them in the last two crop seasons is at Annexure B

## Annexure A

| Nos_ofPoS Devices deployed in States and UTs   | Nos_ofPoS Devices deployed in States and UTs   | Nos_ofPoS Devices deployed in States and UTs   |
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                           | State/UT Name                                  | Noof Pos devices employed                      |
| 1                                              | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                    | 46                                             |
| 2                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                 | 11543                                          |
| 3                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                              | 07                                             |
| 4                                              | Assam                                          | 4263                                           |
| 5                                              | Bihar                                          | 23713                                          |
| 6                                              | Chhattisgarh                                   | 5192                                           |
| 7                                              | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                         | 01                                             |
| 8                                              | Delhi                                          | 64                                             |
| 9                                              | Goa                                            | 39                                             |
|                                                | Gujarat                                        | 9010                                           |
| 11                                             | Haryana                                        | 7399                                           |
| 12                                             | Himachal Pradesh                               | 2013                                           |
| 13                                             | Jammu and kashmir                              | 4487                                           |
| 14                                             | Jharkhand                                      | 4802                                           |
| 15                                             | Karnataka                                      | 11477                                          |
| 16                                             | Kerala                                         | 2678                                           |
| 17                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                 | 13813                                          |
| 18                                             | Maharashtra                                    | 29570                                          |
| 19                                             | Manipur                                        | 36                                             |
| 20                                             | Meghalaya                                      | 01                                             |
| 21                                             | Mizoram                                        | 29                                             |
| 22                                             | Nagaland                                       | 02                                             |
| 23                                             | Odisha                                         | 10474                                          |
| 24                                             | Puducherry                                     | 81                                             |
|                                                | Punjab                                         | 8615                                           |
| 26                                             | Rajasthan                                      | 13207                                          |
| 27                                             | Tamil Nadu                                     | 11550                                          |
| 28                                             | Telangana                                      | 10366                                          |
| 29                                             | Tripura                                        | 684                                            |
| 30                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                  | 61301                                          |
| 31                                             | Uttarakhand                                    | 1087                                           |
| 32                                             | West Bengal                                    | 23058                                          |
|                                                | Grand Total                                    | 270608                                         |

Annexure B Subsidy Paid to the Lead Fertilizer Suppliers during 2022-23 as on 16.03.2023

| LFS Name   | Season wise Subsidy (Rs. In Crores)   | Season wise Subsidy (Rs. In Crores)   |             |
|------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------|
| LFS Name   | Kharif (2022-23)                      | Rabi (2022-23 as on 16.03.2023)       | Grand Total |
| BVFCL      | 66.56                                 | 313.33                                | 379.89      |
| CFCL       | 6047.63                               | 14810.05                              | 20857.68    |
| FACT       | 1145.57                               | 1925.25                               | 3070.82     |
| GNFC       | 999.97                                |                                       | 3191.32     |
| IFFCO      | 12799.88                              | 26353.9                               | 39153.78    |
| KRIBHCO    | 5478.69                               | 10700.45                              | 16179.14    |
| MCFL       | 907.05                                | 1635.64                               | 2542.69     |
| NFCL       | 1406.52                               | 3694.4                                | 5100.92     |
| NFL        | 6202.03                               | 14888.58                              | 21090.61    |
| PPL-Goa    | 695.01                                | 2102.67                               | 2797.68     |
| RCF        | 5321.33                               | 8828.78                               | 14150.11    |
| SPIC       | 617.92                                | 880.81                                | 1498.73     |
|            | 41688.16                              | 88325.21                              | 130013.37   |