Lok Sabha Question No. 989 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Support to Producers of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 989 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2021

## Support to Producers of Chemicals and Fertilizers

## 989\_ SHRIMATI POONABEN MAADAM:

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

- (a) whether the Government is   planning to introduce any measures to help indigenous producers of chemicals and fertilizers become more competitive in the global market post COVID-19
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the schemes under the Ministry to encourage production and mindful use of fertilizers; and
- (d) the details of funds provided and expenditure incurred thereunder during the last three years and the current year; State/UT-wise and scheme-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE AND CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

(a) & (b): The situation in global market scenario post Covid-19 has been closely monitored by the Government: In October 2021, rates under NBS scheme have been increased as a special package on DAP and most consumed NPK grades to ensure their affordable, reasonable and  timely availability as well as for viability of their Besides, Government  constantly engages with the fertilizer sector and other Ministries/Departments to ensure regular and sufficient supply of raw materials/intermediates for facilitation of indigenous fertilizer industry:

The Potash Derived from Molasses (PDM) has been included under the NBS with subsidy proportionate to its nutrient content to encourage its domestic production and availability under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat (ANB) Mission:

(c) & (d): Sir, the Government had announced New Investment Policy (NIP) 2012 on January, 2013 and on 7th October, 2014 to facilitate fresh investment in the urea sector and to urea sector. Under NIP 2012 read with its amendment; Matix Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd (Matix) , Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd. (CFCL) and Ramagundam Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd (RFCL) have set up new urea plants of 12.7 Lakh Metric Ton per annum (LMTPA) Capacity each at Panagarh-West   Bengal, Rajasthan (Gadepan-III) and Ramagundam-Telangana respectively: Matix-Panagarh and RFCL-Ramagundam units are greenfield units while the CFCL-Gadepan-III unit is a brownfield unit. 2nd

In addition to above, revival of 2 closed units of Fertilizers and Chemicals India Ltd. FCIL namely Gorakhpur and Sindri and 1 closed unit of Hindustan Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd. (HFCL) at Barauni by means of setting up of new greenfield urea units of 12.7 LMTPA at each of the locations is also included under the NIP-2012 read with its amendment: For the revival of Talcher unit of FCIL by setting up a new greenfield urea plant of 12.7 LMTPA an exclusive policy has been notified on 28th April 2021.

The Government of India has also notified the New Urea Policy (NUP) 2015 on 25th 2015 for   existing 25 gas based urea units with the   objective of maximizing indigenous urea production; promoting energy efficiency in urea production; and rationalizing subsidy burden on the Government. NUP-2015 also envisages the provision to incentivize beyond Re-assessed Capacity (RAC) production which has led to additional production from the existing gas based urea units due to which the actual production of urea has increased by 20-25 LMTPA in comparison to the actual production during 2014-15. May,

Government has also implemented Nutrient Based Subsidy Policy W.e.f. 1.4.2010 for Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) Fertilizers. Under the policy, a fixed amount of subsidy, decided on annual basis, is provided on subsidised P&K fertilizers depending on their nutrient content. Under this   policy, MRP is fixed by fertilizer companies as per market dynamics at reasonablelaffordable level which is monitored by the Government:

Government is implementing Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme since 2015 to provide soil test based fertilizer use recommendations to the farmers. Soil Health Card provides nutrient status of the soil along with prescription about   balanced and integrated use of inorganic and organic fertilizers to maintain good soil health that results in increase in production:

Demonstrations about balanced use of fertilizers based on soil health card recommendations and training to the farmers on proper and integrated use fertilizers are integral of the scheme

The State/UT wise expenditure incurred under Soil Health Card Scheme during last three years and current is enclosed as Annexure

Details of  State-wise funds released and expenditure on scheme implemented by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare 2018-19 to 2021-22 (Up to November; 30th 2021 being during

## NAME OF THE SCHEME: SOIL HEALTH CARD

| No.   | Name of the State    | 2018-19   | 2018-19     | 2019-20   | 2019-20       | 2020-21   | 2020-21       | 2021-22   | 2021-22       |
|-------|----------------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|
| No.   | Name of the State    | Release   | Expenditure | Release   | Expendi- ture | Release   | Expend- iture | Release   | Expendi- ture |
| 1.    | Andhra Pradesh       | 1345.97   | 1345.97     | 1197.41   | 1197.41       | 810.90    | 405.45        | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh    | 49.40     | 49.40       | 119.30    |               | 53.02     | 53.02         | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 3     | Assam                | 561.70    | 561.70      | 645.35    | 645.35        | 1029.01   | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 4_    | Bihar                | 967.50    | 967.50      | 1151.21   | 1046.64       | 335.45    | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 5_    | Chhattisgarh         | 943.73    |             | 220.13    | 220.13        | 158.01    | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 6_    | Goa                  | 0.00      | 0.00        | 14.81     | 4,32          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 7_    | Gujarat              | 1134.81   | 1134.81     | 324.57    | 324.57        | 161.70    | 161.70        | 8.23      | 0.00          |
| 8     | Haryana              | 1155.13   | 1149.13     | 171.04    | 108.32        | 53.27     | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 9_    | Himachal Pradesh     | 113.09    | 113.09      | 167.31    | 167.31        | 431.34    | 429.83        | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 10_   | Jammu & Kashmir      | 246.54    | 232.07      | 335.03    | 176.85        | 191.92    | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 11_   | Jharkhand            | 111.52    | 31.27       | 209.93    | 0.00          | 403.74    | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 12    | Karnataka            | 2049.21   | 2049.21     | 257.37    | 210.94        | 634.07    | 628.91        | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 13_   | Kerala               | 154.52    | 130.97      | 386.54    | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 14.   | Madhya Pradesh       | 2097.56   | 2052.07     | 501.48    | 436.96        | 334.67    | 155.18        | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 15_   | Maharashtra          | 4664.02   | 4664.02     | 641.02    | 641.02        | 336.32    | 321.78        | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 16    | Manipur              | 0.00      | 0.00        | 73.50     | 75.50         | 147.71    | 147.71        | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 17 .  | Meghalaya            | 60.96     | 60.96       | 29.66     | 29.66         | 139.44    | 139.44        | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 18    | Mizoram              | 27.35     | 27.35       | 39.18     | 39.18         | 31.63     | 31.63         | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 19_   | Nagaland             | 40.03     | 40.03       | 159.70    |               | 93.59     | 93.59         | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 20_   | Odisha               | 341.96    | 341.96      | 711.12    | 711.12        | 806.46    | 806.46        | 0.00      | 0.00          |
|       | Punjab               | 405.79    | 405.79      | 151.07    | 87.12         | 1192.14   | 236.82        | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 22_   | Rajasthan            | 2109.67   | 2109.67     | 433.33    | 187.10        | 1328.34   | 566.26        | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 23.   | Sikkim               | 92.09     | 92.09       | 58.12     | 58.12         | 20.51     | 20.505        | 0.00      | 0.00          |
|       | Tamil Nadu           | 1286.18   | 1286.18     | 417.27    | 417.27        | 376.59    | 171.11        | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 25.   | Telangana            | 498.92    | 498.92      | 1185.94   | 555.83        | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 26    | Tripura              | 63.54     | 63.54       | 123.09    | 123.09        | 60.22     | 45.58         | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 27 .  | Uttar Pradesh        | 2319.31   | 2319.31     | 997.77    | 996.05        | 4295.60   | 2528.80       | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 28    | Uttarakhand          | 235.52    | 235.52      | 160.80    | 160.80        | 774.17    | 484.63        | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 29    | West Bengal          | 637.18    | 405.80      | 328.10    | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 30.   | A&N Island           | 5.78      | 14.90       | 13.30     | 13.94         | 0.00      | 4.06          | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 31_   | Dadra & Nagar Havali | 6.26      | 0.00        | 4.15      | 0.00          |           |               |           |               |
| 32    |                      | 0.00      |             |           |               | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 33    |                      |           | 0.00        | 0.00      | 0.00          | 14.59     | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          |
|       | Pondicherry          | 14.90     | 0.00        | 13.94     | 0.00          | 4.06      | 5.87          | 0.00      | 0.00          |
|       | Total                | 23740.13  | 23326.96    | 11244.54  | 8913.59       | 114218.44 | 7438.32       | 8.23      | 0.00          |

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