Lok Sabha Question No. 1010 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Allocation of Chemical Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1010 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 22.07.2022

## Allocation of Chemical Fertilizer

## 1010: RAMYA HARIDAS:

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

- (a) the details of the quantum of chemical fertilizers allocated by Government to States for Kharif crop in the country during the current year and the quantity of allocated fertilizers made available to State, State-wise;
- C) the details of the fixed quota of fertilizers for Kerala and the amount of reduction made in fertilizer supply out of the fixed quota;
- (b) whether   the issues   pertaining to the  farmers have risenlare on the rise  due to shortage and non-availability of allocated fertilizers including DAP and urea on time by the Union Government to Kerala;
- (d) whether there is a shortage of fertilizers in the country; and

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The requirement of fertilizer (as assessed by DA&FW) vis-a-vis availability for the ongoing Kharif 2022 season is enclosed as Annexure-A
- (b) & (c): No Madam: The availability of Urea, DAP and other fertilizer in the State of Kerala has remained comfortable as per Annexure-B.
- (d) & (e): No Madam: The availability of fertilizers during the ongoing Kharif 2022 season has remained comfortable in the country:
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

| UREA AND Pek & Availability for KHARIF 2022 from 01/042022 to 30/06/2022   | UREA AND Pek & Availability for KHARIF 2022 from 01/042022 to 30/06/2022   | UREA AND Pek & Availability for KHARIF 2022 from 01/042022 to 30/06/2022   | UREA AND Pek & Availability for KHARIF 2022 from 01/042022 to 30/06/2022   | UREA AND Pek & Availability for KHARIF 2022 from 01/042022 to 30/06/2022   | UREA AND Pek & Availability for KHARIF 2022 from 01/042022 to 30/06/2022   | UREA AND Pek & Availability for KHARIF 2022 from 01/042022 to 30/06/2022   | UREA AND Pek & Availability for KHARIF 2022 from 01/042022 to 30/06/2022   |
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| State Wise Requirement in LMT fig                                          | State Wise Requirement in LMT fig                                          | State Wise Requirement in LMT fig                                          | State Wise Requirement in LMT fig                                          | State Wise Requirement in LMT fig                                          | State Wise Requirement in LMT fig                                          | State Wise Requirement in LMT fig                                          | State Wise Requirement in LMT fig                                          |
|                                                                            | UREA                                                                       | UREA                                                                       | UREA                                                                       | UREA                                                                       |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            |
| S. No                                                                      | State                                                                      | Seasonal RRequiremen t for Kharif 2022                                     | Pro rata Requirement 01/04/2022 to 30/06/2022                              | Availability 01/04/2022 to 30/06/2022                                      | Seasonal Require ment for Kharif 2022                                      | Pro rata 01/04/2022 to 30/06/2022                                          | Availability 01/04/2022 to 30/06/2022                                      |
| 1                                                                          | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | 0.01                                                                       | 0.01                                                                       | 0.01                                                                       | 0.01                                                                       |
| 2                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                             | 8.00                                                                       | 1.71                                                                       | 4.45                                                                       | 10.07                                                                      | 1.82                                                                       | 5.55                                                                       |
| 3                                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                                          | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       |
| 4                                                                          | Assam                                                                      | 1.85                                                                       | 0.74                                                                       | 1.14                                                                       | 1.10                                                                       | 0.44 2.75                                                                  | 0.58 3.18                                                                  |
| 5                                                                          | Bihar                                                                      | 10.10                                                                      | 2.40                                                                       | 3.94                                                                       | 6.00 0.00                                                                  | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       |
| 6                                                                          | Chandigarh                                                                 | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       |                                                                            | 3.47                                                                       | 2.87                                                                       |
|                                                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                               | 6.50                                                                       | 4.50                                                                       | 5.34                                                                       | 4.90                                                                       |                                                                            |                                                                            |
| 8                                                                          | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                     | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | 0.01                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       |
| 9                                                                          | Daman and Diu                                                              | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00 0.00                                                                  | 0.00 0.01                                                                  |
| 10                                                                         | Delhi                                                                      | 0.08                                                                       | 0.05                                                                       | 0.09 0.01                                                                  | 0.02 0.04                                                                  | 0.02                                                                       | 0.01                                                                       |
| 11                                                                         | Goa                                                                        | 0.02                                                                       | 0.01                                                                       | 7.83                                                                       | 6.55                                                                       | 4.25                                                                       | 5.08                                                                       |
| 12                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                    | 11.50                                                                      | 5.00                                                                       | 7.30                                                                       | 3.70                                                                       | 2.35                                                                       | 2.19                                                                       |
| 13                                                                         | Haryana                                                                    | 10.00                                                                      | 5.30                                                                       |                                                                            | 0.18                                                                       | 0.08                                                                       | 0.14                                                                       |
| 14                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                           | 0.36                                                                       | 0.17                                                                       | 0.32                                                                       | 0.52                                                                       | 0.39                                                                       | 0.36                                                                       |
| 15                                                                         | Jammu and kashmir                                                          | 0.81                                                                       | 0.56                                                                       | 0.85                                                                       | 1.25                                                                       | 0.80                                                                       | 0.56                                                                       |
| 16                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                  | 1.70                                                                       | 0.65                                                                       | 1.05                                                                       | 16.26                                                                      | 8.29                                                                       | 10.31                                                                      |
| 17                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                  | 10.50                                                                      | 4.28                                                                       | 7.48 0.45                                                                  | 1.44                                                                       | 0.67                                                                       | 0.77                                                                       |
| 18                                                                         | Kerala                                                                     | 0.65                                                                       | 0.33                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       |
| 19                                                                         | Lakshadweep                                                                | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | 10.64                                                                      | 13.50                                                                      | 6.73                                                                       | 6.67                                                                       |
| 20                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra                                                 | 13.00 15.50                                                                | 8.25 7.91                                                                  | 12.11                                                                      | 22.70                                                                      | 11.58                                                                      | 14.67                                                                      |
| 21                                                                         |                                                                            | 0.22                                                                       | 0.22                                                                       | 0.12                                                                       | 0.24                                                                       | 0.24                                                                       | 0.06                                                                       |
| 22                                                                         | Manipur                                                                    |                                                                            | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       |
| 23                                                                         | Meghalaya                                                                  | 0.00                                                                       |                                                                            | 0.02                                                                       | 0.09                                                                       | 0.05                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       |
| 24                                                                         | Mizoram                                                                    | 0.08                                                                       | 0.04                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       |
| 25                                                                         | Nagaland                                                                   | 0.00                                                                       | 00 0. 1.70                                                                 | 2.69                                                                       | 5.25                                                                       | 2.20                                                                       | 2.30                                                                       |
| 26                                                                         | Odisha                                                                     | 4.00                                                                       |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            | 0.04                                                                       |
| 27                                                                         | Puducherry                                                                 | 0.07                                                                       | 0.04                                                                       | 0.05                                                                       | 0.05                                                                       | 0.03                                                                       |                                                                            |
| 28                                                                         | Punjab                                                                     | 14.50                                                                      | 9.00                                                                       | 11.88                                                                      | 3.25                                                                       | 1.85                                                                       | 2.54                                                                       |
| 29                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                  | 8.50                                                                       | 4.00                                                                       | 6.72                                                                       | 5.15                                                                       | 2.92                                                                       | 3.41                                                                       |
| 30                                                                         | Sikkim                                                                     | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00 1.84                                                                  | 0.00 2.69                                                                  | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00 2.44                                                                  | 0.00 4.45                                                                  |
| 31                                                                         |                                                                            | 4.50                                                                       |                                                                            |                                                                            | 5.65                                                                       | 6.20                                                                       |                                                                            |
| 32                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                 | 10.50                                                                      | 5.75                                                                       | 7.30                                                                       | 12.95                                                                      |                                                                            | 6.48                                                                       |
|                                                                            | Telangana                                                                  |                                                                            | 0.08                                                                       | 0.16                                                                       | 0.10                                                                       | 0.05                                                                       | 0.05                                                                       |
| 33                                                                         | Tripura                                                                    | 0.15 1.16                                                                  | 0.58                                                                       | 0.79                                                                       | 0.40                                                                       | 0.21                                                                       | 0.32                                                                       |
| 34                                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                                |                                                                            | 14.25                                                                      | 26.46                                                                      | 13.50                                                                      | 6.10                                                                       | 8.42                                                                       |
| 35                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                              | 38.50                                                                      |                                                                            |                                                                            | 7.49                                                                       | 3.16                                                                       | 4.26                                                                       |
| 36                                                                         | West Bengal                                                                | 6.25                                                                       | 2.75                                                                       | 5.66                                                                       |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            |
|                                                                            | Total                                                                      | 179.01                                                                     | 82.09                                                                      | 127.54                                                                     | 142.36                                                                     | 69.09                                                                      | 85.30                                                                      |

## Annexure-B

| KERALA                                                                     | KERALA                                                                     | KERALA                                                                     | KERALA                                                                     | KERALA                                                                     |
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| REQUIREMENT & AVAILABILITY OF FERTILIZER FOR KHARIF 2022 (UPTO 30/06/2022) | REQUIREMENT & AVAILABILITY OF FERTILIZER FOR KHARIF 2022 (UPTO 30/06/2022) | REQUIREMENT & AVAILABILITY OF FERTILIZER FOR KHARIF 2022 (UPTO 30/06/2022) | REQUIREMENT & AVAILABILITY OF FERTILIZER FOR KHARIF 2022 (UPTO 30/06/2022) | REQUIREMENT & AVAILABILITY OF FERTILIZER FOR KHARIF 2022 (UPTO 30/06/2022) |
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| S.No                                                                       | Product                                                                    | Seasonal Requirement for Kharif 2022                                       | Pro rata Requirement                                                       | Availability                                                               |
| S.No                                                                       | Product                                                                    | Seasonal Requirement for Kharif 2022                                       | 01/04/2022 to 30/06/2022                                                   | 01/04/2022 to 30/06/2022                                                   |
|                                                                            | UREA                                                                       | 0.65                                                                       | 0.33                                                                       | 0.45                                                                       |
| 2                                                                          | DAP                                                                        | 0.12                                                                       | 0.06                                                                       | 0.07                                                                       |
| 3                                                                          | MOP                                                                        | 0.57                                                                       | 0.26                                                                       | 0.31                                                                       |
|                                                                            | NPKS                                                                       | 0.75                                                                       | 0.35                                                                       | 0.39                                                                       |

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