Lok Sabha Question No. 2219 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-29
Subject: Requirement of Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Sumalatha Ambareesh

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2219 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 29.07.2022

## Requirement of Fertilizers

## 2219. SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH:

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

- (a) whether considering the stress to increase in of fertilizers has been increasing in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the steps takenlproposed to be taken by the Government to meet the requirement of fertilizers in the country?
- (c) whether there is a huge gap between the requirement and availability of fertilizers in the country and if the details thereof; and SO,

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): No Sir Demand of fertilizers during the last five years has remained uneven among different product groups of fertilizers.
- (c) & (d): No Sir . The demand the country has  remained  comfortable during the ongoing Kharif 2022 season: are taken by the Government every season to meet the adequate and timely requirement of fertilizers in all the States:
- L 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
- Mi On the basis of  requirement   projected, Department of Fertilizers allocates sufficient adequate quantities of fertilizers to States by issuing monthly supply plan and continuously monitors the availability:
- iii. The  movement of all major  subsidized  fertilizers is  monitored   throughout the country by an on-line web based monitoring called integrated Fertilizer Monitoring System (FMS); system
- 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 through their state institutional agencies like Markfed etc.
- V Regular Video Conference is conducted jointly by DA&FW and DoF with State Agriculture Officials and corrective actions are taken to dispatch fertilizer as indicated by the State Governments. Weekly
- vi. 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.

Further, Government India has mandated the revival of Ramagundam (Telangana) , Gorakhpur (UP); Sindri (Jharkhand) and Talcher (Odisha) units of Fertilizer Corporation of India (FCIL) and Barauni (Bihar) Unit of Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Ltd (HFCL) through Joint Venture Company (JVC) of nominated PSUs by setting up new ammonia-urea plants of 12.7 LMTPA capacity each: Ramagundam and Gorakhpur plant have already been commissioned. Cabinet in its  meeting held on 21.05.2015 inter-alia approved setting up of New urea plant of 8.646 LMTPA capacity in the existing premises of BVFCL, Assam which has been notified by Department 12.06.2015.