Lok Sabha Question No. 1135 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Allocation of Urea for Kharif Season
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Nama Nageswara Rao

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1135 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 22.07.2022

## Allocation of Urea for Kharif Season

## 1135: SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO:

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

- (a) whether the Government has received any requests for allocation of urea for kharif season, if so the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- the measures taken by the Government in this regards; 8 whether a balance of fertilizer is still to be supplied for Rabi season; and if the action taken to ensure the supply of balance quantity? SO ,

## ANSWER

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

(a): Before the commencement of each cropping season, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) , in consultation with all the State Governments , assesses the state-wise & month-wise requirement of fertilizers. The details of requirement of Urea for ongoing Kharif season is enclosed as Annexure-A

- (b) The following are taken by the Government every season to meet the adequate and timely requirement of fertilizers in all the States. steps
- The movement of all major subsidized fertilizers is monitored throughout the country by an on-line web based monitoring system called integrated Fertilizer Monitoring System (iFMS);
- Before the commencement of each cropping season, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) , in consultation with all the State Governments, assesses the state-wise & month-wise requirement of fertilizers. On the basis of requirement projected, Department of Fertilizers allocates sufficientl adequate quantities of fertilizers to States by issuing monthly supply plan and continuously monitors the availability:
- 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 through their state institutional agencies like Markfed etc.
- The gap between demand (requirement) and production for Urea & other fertilizer is met through imports. The import for the season is also finalised well in advance to ensure timely availability:
- (IV) Regular Weekly Video Conference is and DoF with State Agriculture Officials and corrective actions are taken to dispatch fertilizer as indicated by the State Governments\_
- (c) & (d): No Sir. The availability of fertilizer during the last Rabi-2021-22 season had remained comfortable.

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|                                   |                                   | ANNEXURE:A                        |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| UREAREQUIREMENT DURINGKHARIE 2022 | UREAREQUIREMENT DURINGKHARIE 2022 | UREAREQUIREMENT DURINGKHARIE 2022 |
| <Figures in LMTZ                  | <Figures in LMTZ                  | <Figures in LMTZ                  |
| S.NO                              |                                   |                                   |
| 1                                 | 2                                 | 3                                 |
|                                   | Andaman and Nicobar Islands       | 0.00                              |
| 2                                 | Andhra Pradesh                    | 8.00 0.00                         |
| 3                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                 | 1.85                              |
| 4                                 | Assam                             | 10.10                             |
| 5                                 | Bihar                             | 0.00                              |
| 6                                 | CHANDIGARH                        | 6.50                              |
| 7                                 | Chhattisgarh                      | 0.005                             |
| 8                                 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli            | 0.00                              |
| 9                                 | Daman and_ Diu                    | 0.08                              |
|                                   | Delhi                             | 0.02                              |
| 11                                | Goa                               | 11.50                             |
| 12                                | Gujarat                           | 10.00                             |
| 13                                | Haryana                           | 0.36                              |
| 14                                | Himachal Pradesh                  |                                   |
| 15                                | Jammu and kashmir                 | 0.81                              |
| 16                                | Jharkhand                         | 1,.70 10.50                       |
|                                   | Karnataka                         | 0.65                              |
| 18                                | Kerala                            |                                   |
| 19                                | lakshadweep                       | 0.00                              |
| 20                                | Madhya Pradesh                    | 13.00                             |
| 21                                | Maharashtra                       | 15.50 0.22                        |
| 22                                | Manipur                           | 0.00                              |
| 23                                | Meghalaya                         | 0.08                              |
| 24                                | Mizoram                           | 0.00                              |
| 25                                | Nagaland                          | 4.00                              |
| 26                                | Odisha                            | 0.07                              |
| 27                                | Puducherry                        | 14.50                             |
| 28                                | Punjab                            | 8.50                              |
| 29                                | Rajasthan                         | 0.00                              |
| 30                                | Sikkim                            | 4.50                              |
| 31                                | Tamil Nadu                        | 10.50                             |
| 32                                | Telangana                         | 0.15                              |
| 33                                | Tripura                           | 1.16                              |
| 34                                | Uttarakhand                       | 38.50                             |
| 35                                | Uttar Pradesh                     | 6.25                              |
| 36                                | West Bengal                       |                                   |
|                                   | Total                             | 179.01                            |