Lok Sabha Question No. 4308 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Consumption of Fertilizers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Uttam Kumar Nalamada Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4308

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH  MARCH, 2022

## CONSUMPTION OF FERTILIZERS

4308.  SHRI UTTAM KUMAR REDDY NALAMADA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) the annual consumption of fertilizers in LMT for each major type of fertilizer (Urea, DAP, NPK, Potash and SSP) and the annual expenditure on the same by farmers of Telangana for the past seven years from 2015- 16 to the current year 2021-22;
- (b)  the  factor  by  which  the  expenditure  on  fertilizers  by  farmers  of  Telangana  has  grown between 2015-16 and present year;
- (c) the trend of average per hectare consumption of each major type of fertilizer by farmers of the Telangana in the past seven years; and
- (d) the fertilizer component of the cost of cultivation of the three largest crops of Telangana for the six years from 2015-16 to 2020-21?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष और कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR )

- (a)  to (d): The annual consumption of fertilizers for each major type of fertilizer (Urea, DAP, NPK, Potash and SSP) from the year 2015-16 to 2020-21, in respect of Telangana State is as under:

Source: Area 2015-16 to 2017-18 - Land use Statistics; 2018-19 onwards Reported by State Government during Zonal conference.  No data has been reported for the current year i.e. 2021-22.

|         | Consumption (in '000 tonnes)   | Consumption (in '000 tonnes)   | Consumption (in '000 tonnes)   | Consumption (in '000 tonnes)   | Consumption (in '000 tonnes)   | Per ha Fertiliser consumption in Kgs. *   | Per ha Fertiliser consumption in Kgs. *   | Per ha Fertiliser consumption in Kgs. *   | Per ha Fertiliser consumption in Kgs. *   | Per ha Fertiliser consumption in Kgs. *   |
|---------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Year    | UREA                           | DAP                            | MOP                            | Complex                        | SSP                            | UREA                                      | DAP                                       | MOP                                       | Complex                                   | SSP                                       |
| 2015-16 | 1253.29                        | 211.85                         | 96.95                          | 852.66                         | 54.92                          | 256.13                                    | 43.30                                     | 19.81                                     | 174.26                                    | 11.22                                     |
| 2016-17 | 1511.45                        | 249.66                         | 186.66                         | 903.29                         | 57.14                          | 253.18                                    | 41.82                                     | 31.27                                     | 151.31                                    | 9.57                                      |
| 2017-18 | 1404.73                        | 253.23                         | 202.70                         | 1007.79                        | 49.71                          | 231.84                                    | 41.79                                     | 33.45                                     | 166.33                                    | 8.20                                      |
| 2018-19 | 1382.99                        | 222.80                         | 141.01                         | 1050.02                        | 40.26                          | 248.14                                    | 39.98                                     | 25.30                                     | 188.39                                    | 7.22                                      |
| 2019-20 | 1520.20                        | 231.53                         | 171.49                         | 1220.88                        | 44.95                          | 173.24                                    | 26.38                                     | 19.54                                     | 139.13                                    | 5.12                                      |
| 2020-21 | 1753.64                        | 313.93                         | 246.64                         | 1518.26                        | 51.17                          | 193.48                                    | 34.64                                     | 27.21                                     | 167.51                                    | 5.65                                      |

The Government of India is providing subsidy on all the major fertiliser namely,Urea , DAP , MOP, Complexes. Urea is under the statutory price control. Since 1-03-2018  the MRP urea fixed is Rs 242  per 45 Kg bag. i.e. Rs 5377 per tonne. Prior to this the MRP of Urea was 5360 per tonne. The Price of P&K depend upon the International price and other factors and subsidy is granted under the NBS scheme. The MRP of Urea since long is almost constant. Thedetails of MRP and subsidy rate  of DAP, MOP  and NPKS fertiliser are tabulated as under:

| DAP             | DAP          | DAP                | DAP                                  | MOP          | MOP                | MOP                                  | NPKS           | NPKS               | NPKS                                 |
|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
| Year            | Subsidy rate | Printed MRP (AVG.) | Market Price w/o Subsidy (50 kg bag) | Subsidy rate | Printed MRP (AVG.) | Market Price w/o Subsidy (50 kg bag) | Subsidy rate   | Printed MRP (AVG.) | Market Price w/o Subsidy (50 kg bag) |
| 2015-16 617.50  | 1250.00      |                    | 1867.50                              | 465.00       | 825.35             | 1290.35                              | 457.23         | 1014.30            | 1471.53                              |
| 447.25          | 1151.65      |                    | 1598.90                              | 464.10       | 638.40             | 1102.50                              | 356.63         | 973.20 1329.83     | 2016-17                              |
| 446.85          | 1112.15      | 1559.00            |                                      | 371.85       | 593.40             | 965.25 349.54                        | 955.20         | 1304.74            | 2017-18                              |
| 520.10          | 1348.65      | 1868.75            |                                      | 333.70       | 809.40             | 1143.10                              | 379.52 1116.85 | 1496.37            | 2018-19                              |
| 520.10          | 1325.70      | 1845.80            |                                      | 333.70       | 951.65             | 1285.35                              | 380.77         | 1141.55 1522.32    | 2019-20                              |
| 2020-21 511.55  | 1250.75      |                    | 1762.30                              | 303.50       | 893.65             | 1197.15                              | 381.35         | 1126.50            | 1507.85                              |
| 2021-22 1211.55 | 1267.05      |                    | 2478.60                              | 303.50       | 1129.85            | 1433.35                              | 732.35         | 1406.00            | 2138.35                              |

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