Lok Sabha Question No. 3392 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Production of Urea
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Manoj Rajoria

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3392 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 17.12.2021

## Production of Urea

## 3392: DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

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

- (b) the number of fertilizer plants lying closed;
- (a) the details of increase in the production of various types of urea in the country the last five years, State-wise; during
- (c) whether the Government proposes to re-start such closed plants once again; and
- (d) if the details thereof ? SO,

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The details of production of various types of urea in the country the last five years, State-wise are at Annexure. during

Further; IFFCO started the production of Nano Urea Liquid) Fertilizer in 202122 and produced total 131.94 Lakh bottles of 500 ml till 9th December 2021.

- (b) to (d): There are 3 units of Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Limited (HFCL) Barauni (Bihar) , Durgapur (West Bengal) & Haldia (West Bengal) and 5 Fertilizer Corporation of Indian Limited (FCIL) viz: Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Sindri in the country which were closed since 2002.

Government of India has mandated revival of Ramagundam Venture Company (JVC) named Ramagundam Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (RFCL) (TFL) incorporated on 27.10.2015 and (i) Gorakhpur; Sindri and Barauni units to JVC Ramed Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited (HURL) incorporated on 16.05.2016. RFCL started manufacturing urea with effect   from 22.03.2021. The Capacity of each of these plants is 12.7 LMTPA

In view of the progress of revival of Gorakhpur, Talcher and Ramagundam units of FCIL and Barauni unit 0 HFCL as Well as based on the demand supply scenario there is no proposal to revive the any other closed plant of HFCL and FCIL at present:

State-wise Production of Urea during 2016-17 t0 2020-21 in LMT) (Fig

| Name of State   | 2016-17   |   2017-18 |        | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|-----------------|-----------|-----------|--------|-----------|-----------|
| Andhra Pradesh  | 14.98     |     15.9  | 5.85   | 6.93      |           |
| Karnataka       | 3.80      |      4.2  | 3.50   | 3.80      | 3.54      |
| Tamil Nadu      | 10.31     |     10.78 | 10.46  | 8.95      | 11.01     |
| Goa             | 4.65      |      4.73 | 4.09   | 2.33      | 4.66      |
| Pradesh Madhya  | 21.97     |     21.32 | 21.61  | 20.37     | 20.93     |
| Maharashtra     | 25.52     |     25.02 | 23.75  | 23.47     | 22.51     |
| Gujarat         | 40.04     |     38.17 | 39.60  |           | 39.61     |
| Rajasthan       | 23.95     |     25.03 |        | 36.53     | 37.48     |
| Assam           | 3.11      |      2.7  | 2.86   | 1.56      |           |
| West Bengal     |           |      0.11 | 0.00   | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| Haryana         |           |      5.6  | 5.74   | 5.52      | 5.83      |
| Punjab          | 10.70     |     11.05 | 11.25  | 11.37     | 11.24     |
| Uttar Pradesh   | 77.55     |     75.63 | 81.35  | 84.28     | 80.47     |
| GRAND TOTAL     | 242.01    |    240.23 | 238.99 | 244.55    | 246.03    |

sources:dbtfert nic.in

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