Lok Sabha Question No. 3370 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-08
Subject: Extensive use of Urea
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Smt. Manju Sharma

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3370 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 08.08.2025

## Extensive use of Urea

## ✝ 3370:SMT. MANJU SHARMA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of the extensive use and increasing hoarding ofagricultural urea in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  such  urea  seized/recovered  during  the  last  three  years  and  the currentyear, State-wise and year-wise; and
- (c) whether the Government is aware that substandard urea is being distributed to farmers inthe country, if so the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## ( SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

(a) to (c) Fertilizer  is  declared  as  an  essential  commodity  and  is  notified  under  Fertilizer Control Order (FCO) - 1985 and Fertilizer (Movement Control) Order - 1973. State governments are adequately empowered under FCO to stop black marketing/ hoarding of fertilizers and to take  punitive  action  against  any  person/fertilizer  company  involved  in  such  malpractices  by violating the provisions of Essential Commodities Act (ECA) - 1955 and FCO.  Besides, FCO 1985 has also laid down fertilizer-wise detailed specifications. Any fertilizer, not meeting the said specifications, cannot be sold in the country for agricultural purpose. Clause 19 of FCO strictly prohibits the sale or manufacture of fertilizers which are not of prescribed standards. Any sale of substandard/fake/adulterated fertilizers is punishable under ECA - 1955.

Moreover, in order to regulate the sale of sub-standard fertilizers in the State, there is a District Quality control mechanism for awareness & vigilance at the field level and awareness is spread among the farmers on the regular basis through press note, TV talks, Kishan Gosti, Krushimela, Krushi Mahotsav etc.

Accordingly, as per the information received from the State governments, the details regarding number of cases of sub-standard fertilizers & action taken against them by the States during the ongoing Kharif 2025 season i.e. from 01.04.2025 to 01.08.205; along with the data regarding seizure of Urea by the States in last 3 years and in current year is placed at Annexure .

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## Annexure referred to reply  part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question 3370 to be answered on 08.08.2025

|         | CASES OF UREASIEZURE AND SUB STANDARD FERTILIZERS AS REPORTED BY STATES   | CASES OF UREASIEZURE AND SUB STANDARD FERTILIZERS AS REPORTED BY STATES   | CASES OF UREASIEZURE AND SUB STANDARD FERTILIZERS AS REPORTED BY STATES   | CASES OF UREASIEZURE AND SUB STANDARD FERTILIZERS AS REPORTED BY STATES   | CASES OF UREASIEZURE AND SUB STANDARD FERTILIZERS AS REPORTED BY STATES   | CASES OF UREASIEZURE AND SUB STANDARD FERTILIZERS AS REPORTED BY STATES   | CASES OF UREASIEZURE AND SUB STANDARD FERTILIZERS AS REPORTED BY STATES   | CASES OF UREASIEZURE AND SUB STANDARD FERTILIZERS AS REPORTED BY STATES   | CASES OF UREASIEZURE AND SUB STANDARD FERTILIZERS AS REPORTED BY STATES   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         | Urea seized/recovered                                                     | Urea seized/recovered                                                     | Urea seized/recovered                                                     | Urea seized/recovered                                                     | Urea seized/recovered                                                     | Sub Standard Fertilizers (01.04.2025 to 01.08.2025)                       | Sub Standard Fertilizers (01.04.2025 to 01.08.2025)                       | Sub Standard Fertilizers (01.04.2025 to 01.08.2025)                       | Sub Standard Fertilizers (01.04.2025 to 01.08.2025)                       |
| Sr. No. | States                                                                    | 2025-26                                                                   | 2024-25                                                                   | 2023-24                                                                   | 2022-23                                                                   | No. of Inspections /raids                                                 | Show cause notice issued                                                  | No. of licenses cancelled/su spended                                      | FIR registered                                                            |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                                                            | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | 577                                                                       | 5                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                         | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 3       | Assam                                                                     | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | 1681                                                                      | 11                                                                        | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 4       | Bihar                                                                     | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | 7176                                                                      | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh                                                              | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | 3661                                                                      | 110                                                                       | 5                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 6       | Dadar & Nagar                                                             | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 7       | Delhi                                                                     | 1718 bags                                                                 | NIL                                                                       | 2383 bags                                                                 | NIL                                                                       | 99                                                                        | 3                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 8       | Goa                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | 602                                                                       | 32                                                                        | 1                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 9       | Gujarat                                                                   | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | 4566                                                                      | 64                                                                        | 1                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 10      | Haryana                                                                   | 3541 bags                                                                 | 1700 bags                                                                 | 8927 bags                                                                 | 3323 bags                                                                 | 4133                                                                      | 40                                                                        | 10                                                                        | 3                                                                         |
| 11      | Himachal Pradesh                                                          | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 12      | Jammu & Kashmir                                                           | 20.72 MTs                                                                 | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | 1568                                                                      | 28                                                                        | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 13      | Jharkhand                                                                 | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | 352                                                                       | 1                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 14      | Karnataka                                                                 | NIL                                                                       | 156 MTs                                                                   | 91.16 MTs                                                                 | 12.85 MTs                                                                 | 3538                                                                      | 117                                                                       | 10                                                                        | 0                                                                         |
| 15      | Kerala                                                                    | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | 323                                                                       | 2                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 16      | Madhya Pradesh                                                            | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | 276                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 17      | Maharashtra                                                               | 331 MTs                                                                   | 151 MTs                                                                   | 20 MTs                                                                    | 32 MTs                                                                    | 26870                                                                     | 322                                                                       | 35                                                                        | 17                                                                        |
| 18      | Manipur                                                                   | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | 3                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 19      | Meghalaya                                                                 | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | 169                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 20      | Mizoram                                                                   | NIL                                                                       | 124 bags                                                                  | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | 11                                                                        | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 21      | Nagaland                                                                  | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | 64                                                                        | 101                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 22      | Odisha                                                                    | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | 3622                                                                      | 10                                                                        | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 23      | Puducherry                                                                | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | 10                                                                        | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 24      | Punjab                                                                    | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | 2323                                                                      | 65                                                                        | 23                                                                        | 2                                                                         |
| 25      | Rajasthan                                                                 | 12400 bags                                                                | 1980 bags                                                                 | NIL                                                                       | 274 bags                                                                  | 5828                                                                      | 72                                                                        | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 26      | Tamilnadu                                                                 | NIL                                                                       | 195.565                                                                   | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | 10837                                                                     | 4                                                                         | 3                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 27      | Telangana                                                                 | 85.635 MTs                                                                | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | 47518                                                                     | 6                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 28      | Tripura                                                                   | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | 304                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
|         |                                                                           | NIL                                                                       |                                                                           | NIL                                                                       |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |
| 29 30   | Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand                                                 | NIL                                                                       | NIL NIL                                                                   | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | 16193                                                                     | 141 0                                                                     | 18                                                                        | 2 0                                                                       |
|         |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           | NIL                                                                       | 158                                                                       |                                                                           | 0                                                                         |                                                                           |
| 31      | West Bengal                                                               | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | NIL                                                                       | 15666                                                                     | 217                                                                       | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |

## Annexure

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