Lok Sabha Question No. 1043 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-08
Subject: Production Capacity of Nano Urea Fertilizer
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Lallu Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1043 TO BE ANSWERED ON : 08.12.2023

## Production Capacity of Nano Urea Fertilizer

## 1043:  SHRI LALLU SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has notified the Nano Urea in the Fertilizer (Control) Order 1985;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)        the  details  of  production  capacity  of  the  Nano  Urea  fertilizer  in  the  country  at present;
- (d)     whether the Government proposes to further increase the production capacity of the said fertilizer and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of the Nano urea sold in the market after its launch, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d):    Yes,  Sir.  Nano  Urea  developed  by  M/s  Indian  Farmers  Fertilisers Cooperative  Limited  (IFFCO)  and  M/s  Ray  Nano  Science  and  Research  Centre  has been  included  in  Fertilizer  Control  Order  (FCO)-1985.  IFFCO  has  setup  three  Nano Urea plants at Kalol, Phulpur and Aonla with capacity of 17 crore bottles (500 ml each) per annum. The fertilizer companies (both public and private) have decided to setup 6 more Nano Urea plants by 2025 to increase the production capacity Nano Urea.

- (e) : The details of the Nano Urea sales, State/UT wise is annexed.

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Annexure State-wise Sales of Nano Urea (in no. of Bottles of 500ml)

|   Sl. No. | State               | August 2021 to March 2022   | April 2022 to March 2023   | April 2023 to 30 th November 2023   | Total August 2021 to November 2023   |
|-----------|---------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|         1 | Punjab              | 17,77,356                   | 22,70,980                  | 17,53,442                           | 58,01,778                            |
|         2 | Haryana & Delhi     | 16,28,738                   | 12,69,466                  | 6,10,892                            | 35,09,096                            |
|         3 | Rajasthan           | 15,02,318                   | 25,22,698                  | 14,21,392                           | 54,46,408                            |
|         4 | Jammu and Kashmir   | 2,00,614                    | 3,00,122                   | 1,71,758                            | 6,72,494                             |
|         5 | Himachal Pradesh    | 1,50,126                    | 1,26,758                   | 88,754                              | 3,65,638                             |
|         6 | Gujarat             | 8,75,186                    | 17,60,248                  | 17,44,818                           | 43,80,252                            |
|         7 | Madhya Pradesh      | 16,11,684                   | 23,38,302                  | 7,99,308                            | 47,49,294                            |
|         8 | Chhattisgarh        | 5,23,370                    | 11,01,748                  | 2,80,396                            | 19,05,514                            |
|         9 | Maharashtra & Goa   | 16,51,162                   | 25,04,050                  | 11,22,242                           | 52,77,454                            |
|        10 | Uttar Pradesh       | 40,62,932                   | 63,52,034                  | 14,98,334                           | 1,19,13,300                          |
|        11 | Uttarakhand         | 1,40,006                    | 2,34,012                   | 1,10,250                            | 4,84,268                             |
|        12 | Bihar               | 14,83,994                   | 28,55,862                  | 7,96,384                            | 51,36,240                            |
|        13 | Jharkhand           | 1,55,150                    | 3,66,082                   | 1,59,632                            | 6,80,864                             |
|        14 | West Bengal         | 13,02,224                   | 26,35,736                  | 6,93,562                            | 46,31,522                            |
|        15 | Assam & NE          | 4,38,628                    | 6,09,450                   | 5,83,420                            | 16,31,498                            |
|        16 | Odisha              | 4,17,922                    | 11,21,052                  | 6,03,102                            | 21,42,076                            |
|        17 | Andhra Pradesh      | 5,80,144                    | 4,79,820                   | 1,86,452                            | 12,46,416                            |
|        18 | Telangana           | 5,86,700                    | 6,00,120                   | 1,86,864                            | 13,73,684                            |
|        19 | Karnataka           | 8,18,178                    | 19,64,484                  | 6,94,426                            | 34,77,088                            |
|        20 | Tamil Nadu          | 12,06,720                   | 10,01,928                  | 3,35,148                            | 25,43,796                            |
|        21 | Kerala              | 1,00,128                    | 1,20,386                   | 36,578                              | 2,57,092                             |
|        22 | Total Sale in India | 2,12,13,280                 | 3,25,35,338                | 1,38,77,154                         | 6,76,25,772                          |

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