Lok Sabha Question No. 2083 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-10
Subject: Shortage of Fertilizers at Outlets
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2083 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 10.12.2021

Shortage of Fertilizers at Outlets

## 2083: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of the reports of farmers waiting in line for days to fertilizers from the outlets and on being to procure fertilizers for their cultivation in have   committed suicide. get they
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (d) the volume of DAP and NPK needed and delivered to States/UTs during current Rabi season, StatelUT-wise?
- (c) the necessary steps taken by the Government to ensure smooth and uninterrupted supply of fertilizers and to check overpricing and black marketing of the Di-ammonium Phosphate(DAP) and Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium (NPK) fertilizers essential for their crops particularly in the wake of increased demand for cultivation of Rabi season; and

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): No Sir, no incidence has been reported by any State Government: However; in between the season, some states highlighted shortfall of DAP fertilizers, particularly in few districts\_ Accordingly; based on the requests of State Governments, DAP rakes were moved to meet the requirement. Further, the overall availability of Di- ammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertilizer in the country is comfortable during the ongoing Rabi season 2021-22. such
- (c) The following stepslmeasures have been taken to ensure adequate & timely availability of DAP & NPK fertilizer in the country:
- An attempt has been made to assess the field requirement in consultation with the states and accordingly, the district wise micro planning has been done which is being executed on daily basis.

ii\_ 24x7 interactions with the state governments, companies and railways have been established through web platformslcontrol room\_

The stake holders viz. manufacturers , ports , railways have been sensitized to operate on maximum capacity.to produce load, and move the fertilizers to the targeted destinations.

iv. State Governments are impressed upon to use i-FMS dashboard stock figures for district wise stock availability and suitable interventions. Same source is used by DoF SO as to be on board with states and closely oversee the recommended movement for each district rake point:

The   loading and voyage time of  imported fertilizer   shipments are being monitored on daily basis and required suitable interventions are made from time to time. being vi. Every there is a close monitoring 24x7 and regular interaction with states , fertilizer companies and railway board. As 90% of the fertilizers are moved through railway rakes, so the loading and movement of these rakes is being executed in a very targeted manner (in consultation with respective state governments) , s0 as to address the field demand. day

Necessary directions are issued time to time to State Governments to check overpricing and black marketing of the Di-ammonium Phosphate(DAP) and Nitrogen , Phosphorus and Potassium (NPK) fertilizers as per FCO, 1985.

(d): The volume of DAP and NPK fertilizer needed and delivered to States/UTs during current Rabi season;, State/UT-wise is annexed at Annexure-A & B.

| DAP State Wise Requirement, Availability & Sale for RABI 2021-22 from 01/10/2021 to 06/12/2021   | DAP State Wise Requirement, Availability & Sale for RABI 2021-22 from 01/10/2021 to 06/12/2021   | DAP State Wise Requirement, Availability & Sale for RABI 2021-22 from 01/10/2021 to 06/12/2021   | DAP State Wise Requirement, Availability & Sale for RABI 2021-22 from 01/10/2021 to 06/12/2021   | DAP State Wise Requirement, Availability & Sale for RABI 2021-22 from 01/10/2021 to 06/12/2021   | DAP State Wise Requirement, Availability & Sale for RABI 2021-22 from 01/10/2021 to 06/12/2021   |
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| S.No                                                                                             | State                                                                                            | Seasonal Requirement for RABI 2021-22                                                            | Pro rata Requirement 01/10/2021 to 06/12/2021                                                    | Availability 01/10/2021 to 06/12/2021                                                            | Cumulative DBT Sales 01/10/2021 to 06/12/2021                                                    |
| S.No                                                                                             | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                      | 0.005                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                   | 1.950                                                                                            | 0.83                                                                                             | 1.01                                                                                             | 0.66                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                | 0.000                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                  | Assam                                                                                            | 0.390                                                                                            | 0.19                                                                                             | 0.16                                                                                             | 0.11                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                  | Bihar                                                                                            | 4.000                                                                                            | 2.49                                                                                             | 1.90                                                                                             | 1.52                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                  | Chandigarh                                                                                       | 0.000                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                                                     | 0.600                                                                                            | 0.22                                                                                             | 0.31                                                                                             | 0.14                                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                                | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                                           | 0.001                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                  | Daman and Diu                                                                                    | 0.000                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                               | Delhi                                                                                            | 0.020                                                                                            | 0.01                                                                                             | 0.02                                                                                             | 0.02                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                               | Goa                                                                                              | 0.003                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                               | Gujarat                                                                                          | 2.500                                                                                            | 1.41                                                                                             | 2.42                                                                                             | 1.84                                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                               | Haryana                                                                                          | 3.000                                                                                            | 2.28                                                                                             | 2.69                                                                                             | 2.53                                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                               | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                 | 0.010                                                                                            | 0.01                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             |
| 15                                                                                               | Jammu and kashmir                                                                                | 0.400                                                                                            | 0.14                                                                                             | 0.14                                                                                             | 0.08                                                                                             |
| 16                                                                                               | Jharkhand                                                                                        | 0.250                                                                                            | 0.19                                                                                             | 0.16                                                                                             | 0.09                                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                               | Karnataka                                                                                        | 2.100                                                                                            | 0.66                                                                                             | 0.93                                                                                             | 0.54                                                                                             |
| 18                                                                                               | Kerala                                                                                           | 0.080                                                                                            | 0.05                                                                                             | 0.02                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                             |
| 19                                                                                               | Lakshadweep                                                                                      | 0.000                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             |
| 20                                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                   | 8.500                                                                                            | 6.24                                                                                             | 5.44                                                                                             | 4.74                                                                                             |
| 21                                                                                               | Maharashtra                                                                                      | 2.500                                                                                            | 0.92                                                                                             | 1.20                                                                                             | 0.73                                                                                             |
| 22                                                                                               | Manipur                                                                                          | 0.020                                                                                            | 0.01                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                               | Meghalaya                                                                                        | 0.000                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             |
| 24                                                                                               | Mizoram                                                                                          | 0.006                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             |
| 25                                                                                               |                                                                                                  | 0.006                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             |
| 26                                                                                               | Odisha                                                                                           | 0.680                                                                                            | 0.19                                                                                             | 0.29                                                                                             | 0.14                                                                                             |
| 27                                                                                               | Puducherry                                                                                       | 0.010                                                                                            | 0.01                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             |
| 28                                                                                               | Punjab                                                                                           | 5.500                                                                                            | 5.27                                                                                             | 4.18                                                                                             | 3.17                                                                                             |
| 29                                                                                               | Rajasthan                                                                                        | 3.200                                                                                            | 2.60                                                                                             | 2.74                                                                                             | 2.61                                                                                             |
| 30                                                                                               | Sikkim                                                                                           | 0.000                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             |
| 31                                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                                       | 1.400                                                                                            | 0.82                                                                                             | 0.74                                                                                             | 0.53                                                                                             |
| 32                                                                                               | (Telangana                                                                                       | 1.700                                                                                            | 0.60                                                                                             | 0.57                                                                                             | 0.28                                                                                             |
| 33                                                                                               | Tripura                                                                                          | 0.020                                                                                            | 0.01                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             |
| 34                                                                                               | (Uttarakhand                                                                                     | 0.170                                                                                            | 0.09                                                                                             | 0.20                                                                                             | 0.11                                                                                             |
| 35                                                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                    | 17.500                                                                                           | 10.88                                                                                            | 13.13                                                                                            | 10.80                                                                                            |
| 36                                                                                               | West Bengal                                                                                      | 2.190                                                                                            | 0.94                                                                                             | 0.72                                                                                             | 0.43                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                  | Total                                                                                            | 58.712                                                                                           | 37.06                                                                                            | 38.99                                                                                            | 31.10                                                                                            |

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## NPKS

| State Wise Requirement, Availability & Sale Of NPKS for RABI 2021-22 from 01/10/2021 to 06/12/2021   | State Wise Requirement, Availability & Sale Of NPKS for RABI 2021-22 from 01/10/2021 to 06/12/2021   | State Wise Requirement, Availability & Sale Of NPKS for RABI 2021-22 from 01/10/2021 to 06/12/2021   | State Wise Requirement, Availability & Sale Of NPKS for RABI 2021-22 from 01/10/2021 to 06/12/2021   | State Wise Requirement, Availability & Sale Of NPKS for RABI 2021-22 from 01/10/2021 to 06/12/2021   | State Wise Requirement, Availability & Sale Of NPKS for RABI 2021-22 from 01/10/2021 to 06/12/2021   |
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| SNo                                                                                                  | State                                                                                                | Seasonal Requirement for RABI 2021-22                                                                | Pro rata Requirement 01/10/2021 to 06/12/2021                                                        | Availability 01/10/2021 to 06/12/2021                                                                | Cumulative DBT Sales 01/10/2021 to                                                                   |
| SNo                                                                                                  | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                          | 0.002                                                                                                | 000                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                 | 06/12/2021 0.00                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                       | 10.000                                                                                               |                                                                                                      | 6.54                                                                                                 | 3.66                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                    | 0.000                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                      | Assam                                                                                                | 0.070                                                                                                | 0.04                                                                                                 | 0.10                                                                                                 | 0.07                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                      | Bihar                                                                                                | 2.000                                                                                                | 1.16                                                                                                 | 1.81                                                                                                 | 1.45                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                      | Chandigarh                                                                                           | 0.000                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                      | Chhattisgarh                                                                                         | 0.500                                                                                                | 0.22                                                                                                 | 0.23                                                                                                 | 0.09                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                      | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                                               | 0.000                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                      | Daman and Diu                                                                                        | 0.000                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                                   | Delhi                                                                                                | 0.010                                                                                                | 0.01                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                 |
| 11                                                                                                   | Goa                                                                                                  | 0.010                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                 |
| 12                                                                                                   | Gujarat                                                                                              | 2.850                                                                                                | 1.58                                                                                                 | 3.04                                                                                                 | 2.11                                                                                                 |
| 13                                                                                                   | Haryana                                                                                              | 0.500                                                                                                | 0.32                                                                                                 | 0.43                                                                                                 | 0.40                                                                                                 |
| 14                                                                                                   | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                     | 0.250                                                                                                | 0.11                                                                                                 | 0.13                                                                                                 | 0.08                                                                                                 |
| 15                                                                                                   | Jammu and kashmir                                                                                    | 0.010                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                 |
| 16                                                                                                   | Jharkhand                                                                                            | 0.158                                                                                                | 0.13                                                                                                 | 0.16                                                                                                 | 0.08                                                                                                 |
| 17                                                                                                   | Karnataka                                                                                            | 7.170                                                                                                | 2.24                                                                                                 | 5.70                                                                                                 | 2.94                                                                                                 |
| 18                                                                                                   | Kerala                                                                                               | 0.670                                                                                                | 0.36                                                                                                 | 0.50                                                                                                 | 0.30                                                                                                 |
| 19                                                                                                   | (Lakshadweep                                                                                         | 0.000                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                 |
| 20                                                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                       | 2.,350                                                                                               | 1.76                                                                                                 | 3.46                                                                                                 | 2.79                                                                                                 |
| 21                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                          | 9.500                                                                                                | 3.50                                                                                                 | 8.14                                                                                                 | 3.67                                                                                                 |
| 22                                                                                                   | Manipur                                                                                              | 0.000                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                 | 0.01                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                 |
| 23                                                                                                   | Meghalaya                                                                                            | 0.000                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                 |
| 24                                                                                                   | Mizoram                                                                                              | 0.000                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                 |
| 25                                                                                                   | Nagaland                                                                                             | 0.002                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                 |
| 26                                                                                                   | Odisha                                                                                               | 0.800                                                                                                | 0.23                                                                                                 | 0.48                                                                                                 | 0.15                                                                                                 |
| 27                                                                                                   | (Puducherry                                                                                          | 0.050                                                                                                | 0.02                                                                                                 | 0.03                                                                                                 | 0.01                                                                                                 |
| 28                                                                                                   | Punjab                                                                                               | 0.500                                                                                                | 0.45                                                                                                 | 1.05                                                                                                 | 0.73                                                                                                 |
| 29                                                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                                                            | 0.400                                                                                                | 0.30                                                                                                 | 0.84                                                                                                 | 0.77                                                                                                 |
| 30                                                                                                   | Sikkim                                                                                               | 0.000                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                 |
| 31                                                                                                   | Tamil Nadu                                                                                           | 4.620                                                                                                | 2.41                                                                                                 | 3.36                                                                                                 | 1.97                                                                                                 |
| 32                                                                                                   | (Telangana                                                                                           | 8.100                                                                                                | 2.89                                                                                                 | 3.85                                                                                                 | 1.48                                                                                                 |
| 33                                                                                                   | Tripura                                                                                              | 0.000                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                 | 0.01                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                 |
| 34                                                                                                   | Uttarakhand                                                                                          | 0.150                                                                                                | 0.05                                                                                                 | 0.12                                                                                                 | 0.12                                                                                                 |
| 35                                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                        | 4.000                                                                                                | 2.10                                                                                                 | 4.56                                                                                                 | 3.62                                                                                                 |
| 36                                                                                                   | West Bengal                                                                                          | 6.190                                                                                                | 3.32                                                                                                 | 4.83                                                                                                 | 3.48                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                      | Total                                                                                                | 60.862                                                                                               | 27.28                                                                                                | 49.37                                                                                                | 29.98                                                                                                |

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