Lok Sabha Question No. 790 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-26
Subject: Increase in Prices of Essential Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Anand Bhadauria

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 790 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2024

## Increase in Prices of Essential Fertilizers

790:  SHRI ANAND BHADAURIA :

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

- (a)     the  details  of  rate  per  quintal  of  urea,  DAP,  phosphate,  potash  and  other fertilizers as on date, fertilizer-wise;
- (b)     the  details  of  rate  per  quintal  of  urea,  DAP,  phosphate,  potash  and  other fertilizers as in 2013 and 2014, fertilizer-wise;
- (c)     the  details  of  increase  in  price  of  urea,  DAP,  Potash,  phosphate  and  other fertilizers per quintal during the last five years, year-wise and fertilizer-wise; and
- (d)      the  reasons  for  reducing  the  weight  of  packets  of  the  above  mentioned fertilizers?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a) :        The  MRP  of  45  kg  bag  of  urea  is  Rs.242  per  bag  (exclusive  of  charges towards neem coating and taxes as applicable) i.e. Rs.538 per quintal.

With  regard  to  major  P&K  Fertilizers,  the  details  of  rate  per  quintal  as  on date is as under:-

|   S. No. | NPK Fertilizer Grade   |   Average MRP(approx.) (in Rs. Per Quintal) as on date |
|----------|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | DAP (18-46-0-0)        |                                                2700    |
|        2 | MOP (0-0-60-0)         |                                                3224.95 |
|        3 | SSP (0-16-0-11)        |                                                1033.84 |
|        4 | NPK 10-26-26           |                                                2970.75 |
|        5 | NPK 12-32-16           |                                                2940    |
|        6 | NPK 20-20-0-13         |                                                2542.37 |

(b)  : The details of fertilizer wise rates as in 2013 and 2014 are as under:-

## I. Urea

| MRP of Urea (exclusive of Central/State levies/ GST and charges towards neem coating)   | MRP of Urea (exclusive of Central/State levies/ GST and charges towards neem coating)   | MRP of Urea (exclusive of Central/State levies/ GST and charges towards neem coating)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                                    | Rs. Per MT                                                                              | Rs. Per 50 Kg Bag                                                                       |
| 2012-13                                                                                 | 5360                                                                                    | 268                                                                                     |
| 2013-14                                                                                 | 5360                                                                                    | 268                                                                                     |

## II.  Major P&K Fertilizers

| S. No.   | NPK Fertilizer Grade   | Average MRP(approx.) (in Rs. Per Quintal)   | Average MRP(approx.) (in Rs. Per Quintal)   |
|----------|------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|          |                        | 2012-13                                     | 2013-14                                     |
| 1        | DAP (18-46-0-0)        | 2303.14                                     | 2273.14                                     |
| 2        | MOP (0-0-60-0)         | 1579.36                                     | 1626.26                                     |
| 3        | SSP (0-16-0-11)        | 726.16                                      | 689.86                                      |
| 4        | NPK 10-26-26           | 2092.08                                     | 2107.82                                     |
| 5        | NPK 12-32-16           | 2176.12                                     | 2111.00                                     |
| 6        | NPK 20-20-0-13         | 1695.66                                     | 1708.48                                     |

(c): The details of fertilizer wise rates during the last five years are as under:-

## I. Urea

The MRP of Urea (exclusive of Central/State levies/GST and charges towards neem coating) from 1.3.2018 to till date is Rs. 242 Per 45 Kg Bag.

## II.  Major P&K Fertilizers

| S. No.   | NPK Fertilizer Grade   | Average MRP(approx.) (in Rs. Per Quintal)   | Average MRP(approx.) (in Rs. Per Quintal)   | Average MRP(approx.) (in Rs. Per Quintal)   | Average MRP(approx.) (in Rs. Per Quintal)   | Average MRP(approx.) (in Rs. Per Quintal)   |
|----------|------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|          |                        | 2019-20                                     | 2020-21                                     | 2021-22                                     | 2022-23                                     | 2023-24                                     |
| 1        | DAP (18-46-0-0)        | 2651.82                                     | 2496.68                                     | 2500.40                                     | 2694.00                                     | 2700.00                                     |
| 2        | MOP (0-0-60-0)         | 1898.10                                     | 1787.26                                     | 2333.80                                     | 3414.80                                     | 3398.70                                     |
| 3        | SSP (0-16-0-11)        | 784.82                                      | 803.20                                      | 709.50                                      | 1003.60                                     | 1053.60                                     |
| 4        | NPK 10-26-26           | 2575.10                                     | 2457.56                                     | 2975.10                                     | 2976.10                                     | 2939.50                                     |
| 5        | NPK 12-32-16           | 2573.42                                     | 2464.32                                     | 2873.30                                     | 3156.20                                     | 2986.52                                     |
| 6        | NPK 20-20-0-13         | 2070.70                                     | 2465.30                                     | 2465.30                                     | 2804.60                                     | 2527.56                                     |

(d): Subsequent  to  the  introduction  of  Neem  Coated  Urea  (NCU),  one  of  the primary benefits of Neem Coating is that due to slow release, the consumption of NCU reduces as compared to normal urea.  Hence, vide notification dated 4 th September, 2017 it was decided to introduce 45 Kg bag of urea in place of 50 kg bag. The weight of bags of DAP, Potash and other NPK complex fertilizers has remained unchanged at 50 kg.

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