Lok Sabha Question No. 384 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-03
Subject: Rules for Providing Fertilizers to States
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 384 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 03.02.2023

## Rules for providing fertilizers to States

## 384: SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

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

- (a) the details of the ruleslprocedures laid down for providing fertilizers  namely Urea, DAP , Potash etc. to the States;
- (c) the steps  takenlproposed to be taken by the Government to contain black marketing of fertilizers keeping in view the non-availability of fertilizers in Government  shops which   resulted in people buying fertilizers   from private shops at higher prices?
- (b) the demand raised in the year 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 so far for urea, DAP and Potash in Maharashtra and the quantity of the said  fertilizers made available by the Union Government; and

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS AND 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 requirement of fertilizers. After assessment of requirement; DA&FW projects season-wise, month-wise requirement of fertilizers.

On the basis of month-wise & State-wise   projection  given by DA&FW; Department of Fertilizers allocates   sufficientl adequate quantities of fertilizers to States by issuing supply plan in consultation with the manufacturers and importers of finished fertilizers and convey the supply plan; agreed upon by manufacturers and importers of fertilizers and Department of   fertilizers , to the respective State Governments on month to month basis as per the Fertilizer (Movement Control) Section 3. In addition to fifty percent of indigenous production of Urea, twenty percent of phosphatic and potassic fertilizers produced or imported in India is regulated under the clause 6 of the Fertilizer (Control) Order; 1985, the fertilizer (Movement Control) Order; 1973 and Essential Commodities Act; 1955.

- (b): The requirement of fertilizer , availability sales for the FY 2020-2021 & 20212022 for Maharashtra is enclosed as Annexure-A
- (c): There is adequate availability of fertilizers in the country. Further, Fertilizers are declared as essential commodity under Essential Commodities Act; 1955 (EC Act) and a strong enforcement mechanism is in place under Fertilizer Control and Movement orders (FCO&FMO) to any possible diversio.) of fertilizers . State Governments are adequately  empowered under the act to against any person violating its provisions and involved in hoarding, diversion, blackmarketing etc. stop

## ANNEXURE-A

| FERTILIZERS REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY AND DBT SALES FOR FY 2020-2021   | FERTILIZERS REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY AND DBT SALES FOR FY 2020-2021   | FERTILIZERS REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY AND DBT SALES FOR FY 2020-2021   | FERTILIZERS REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY AND DBT SALES FOR FY 2020-2021   | FERTILIZERS REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY AND DBT SALES FOR FY 2020-2021   |
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|                                                                        |                                                                        | MAHARASHTRA FERTILIZERS POSITION                                       | MAHARASHTRA FERTILIZERS POSITION                                       | MAHARASHTRA FERTILIZERS POSITION                                       |
| FY 2020-21 S                                                           | PRODUCT GROUP                                                          | Requirement for FY 2020-21                                             | Availability from 01/04/2020 to 31/03/2021                             | Cumulative DBT Sales from 01/04/2020 to 31/03/2021                     |
|                                                                        | UREA                                                                   | 25.00                                                                  | 29.76                                                                  | 24.62                                                                  |
| 2                                                                      | DAP                                                                    | 7.00                                                                   | 9.44                                                                   | 8.17                                                                   |
| 3                                                                      |                                                                        | 4.50                                                                   | 5.43                                                                   | MOP 4.09                                                               |
| 4                                                                      | NPKS                                                                   | 21.00                                                                  | 35.89                                                                  | 26.89                                                                  |

| FERTILIZERS REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY AND DBT SALES FOR FY 2021-2022 Fig: in LMT   | FERTILIZERS REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY AND DBT SALES FOR FY 2021-2022 Fig: in LMT   | FERTILIZERS REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY AND DBT SALES FOR FY 2021-2022 Fig: in LMT   | FERTILIZERS REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY AND DBT SALES FOR FY 2021-2022 Fig: in LMT   | FERTILIZERS REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY AND DBT SALES FOR FY 2021-2022 Fig: in LMT   |
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| FY 2021-22                                                                         | FY 2021-22                                                                         | MAHARASHTRA FERTILIZERS POSITION                                                   | MAHARASHTRA FERTILIZERS POSITION                                                   | MAHARASHTRA FERTILIZERS POSITION                                                   |
| S. No.                                                                             | PRODUCT GROUP                                                                      | Requirement for FY 2021-22                                                         | Availability from 01/04/2021 to 31/03/2022                                         | Cumulative DBT Sales from 01/04/2021 to 31/03/2022                                 |
|                                                                                    | UREA                                                                               | 25.50                                                                              | 28.29                                                                              | 23.68                                                                              |
| 2                                                                                  | DAP                                                                                | 8.50                                                                               | 6.42                                                                               | 5.87                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                  | MOP                                                                                | 4.50                                                                               | 3.63                                                                               | 3.26                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                  | NPKS                                                                               | 21,50                                                                              | 28.97                                                                              | 25.75                                                                              |
| Source: ifms dashboard                                                             | Source: ifms dashboard                                                             | Source: ifms dashboard                                                             | Source: ifms dashboard                                                             | Source: ifms dashboard                                                             |