Lok Sabha Question No. 1628 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-16
Subject: Demand of Urea
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Sudheer Gupta, Ravi Kishan Shukla, Subrata Pathak, Ravindra Kushawaha, Shrirang Appa Barne, Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Prataprao Govindrao  Patil Chikhalikar, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1628 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 16.12.2022

## Demand of urea

1628:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

SHRI SHRIRANGAPPA BARNE:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

SHRI SANJAY SADASIVRAO MANDLIK:

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

- (a) the present demand of Urea and Urea produced in the country and the amount of Urea imported from other countries;
- (b) whether the Rabi Season, farmers in the country are facing shortage of Urea and if the details thereof and steps taken to fulfil the shortage of Urea in the country; during SO ,
- (c) whether the Government has set any target to the import of Urea in the country; stop
- (e) the present status of production of Nano DAP in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps takenl proposed to be taken in this regard and the time by which said target is likely to be achieved;
- (f) whether the Government has conducted any field trial of Nano DAP and if so, the details thereof and its result therefor ?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The requirement; Production and import of Urea for the ongoing FY 2022-23 season is as under:

| UREA POSITION DURING FINANCIAL YEAR 2022-23 <FIGURES IN LMT>       | UREA POSITION DURING FINANCIAL YEAR 2022-23 <FIGURES IN LMT>       | UREA POSITION DURING FINANCIAL YEAR 2022-23 <FIGURES IN LMT>       | UREA POSITION DURING FINANCIAL YEAR 2022-23 <FIGURES IN LMT>       |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                    | REQUIREMENT FOR FY 2022-23                                         | TARGET PRODUCTION FOR FY 2022-23                                   | ACTUAL IMPORTS TILL NOV 2022                                       |
|                                                                    | 361.41                                                             | 317.01                                                             | 46.14                                                              |
| Including Revise Requirement as per the letter received from DA&FW | Including Revise Requirement as per the letter received from DA&FW | Including Revise Requirement as per the letter received from DA&FW | Including Revise Requirement as per the letter received from DA&FW |

(b) No Sir. The availability of Urea has remained comfortable in the ongoing Rabi 2022-23.

(c) & (d): The gap between demand (requirement) and production for Urea is met through imports. The import for the season is also planned well in advance to ensure timely availability: The amount of Urea imported in the ongoing FY 2022-23 (Upto November) is as per point (a) above.

(e) & (): Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) and Coromandel International Limited (CIL) have developed Nano DAP and have conducted preliminary field trials on selected crops in selected ICAR InstitutesISAU's. The report indicated that with the use of Nano DAP as seed treatment and foliar application, there is a possibility of saving of granular DAP conventionally applied.=