Lok Sabha Question No. 3389 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-08
Subject: Resolution of Gas Pricing Dispute
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Dr. Amar Singh, Shri Joyanta Basumatary

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3389 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2025

## Resolution of Gas Pricing Dispute

3389:  Shri Joyanta Basumatary:

Dr. Amar Singh:

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

- (a) the details of the total amount of claims lodged by domestic urea producers over revised gas marketing margins, year-wise;
- (b) the total claims settled during the last three financial years;
- (c) the details of the urea manufacturers provided financial settlements to resolve previous gas cost disputes; and
- (d) the details of mechanisms established to resolve the pending legacy claims and prevent future disputes which may affect fertilizer pricing?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a) to (d): The  details  of  the  total  amount  of  claims  lodged  by  domestic  urea producers over revised gas marketing margins, for the period 2009-10 to 2015-16 and payment made by the Department are placed at Annexure.

Further, any claims raised by the Urea units are settled in accordance with the prevalent Urea Pricing Policies.

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## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 3389  for answering on 08.08.2025

## Details of Marketing Margins claims Year wise

| S. No.   | Unit Name             | 2009-10 (From 01.05.2009 )   | 2010- 11   | 2011- 12   | 2012- 13   | 2013- 14   | 2014- 15   | 2015-16 (Upto 17.11.2015)   |   Total Claimed Amount | Adhoc Payment*   |   Balance Payment* * |   Net Paid |
|----------|-----------------------|------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|------------------|----------------------|------------|
| 1        | CFCL-I Gadepan        | 0.68                         | 0.87       | 1.26       | 1.33       | 1.52       | 2.96       | 2.22                        |                  10.84 | 2.54             |                 7.96 |      10.5  |
| 2        | CFCL-II Gadepan       | 4.52                         | 4.67       | 4.67       | 4.58       | 4.45       | 2.43       | 0.85                        |                  26.18 | -                |                25.76 |      25.76 |
| 3        | SFC Kota              | 3.3                          | 3.65       | 3.58       | 3.61       | 3.38       | 2.99       | 1.56                        |                  22.07 | 1.48             |                20.55 |      22.03 |
| 4        | GSFC Baroda           | 1.04                         | 0.96       | 1.2        | 0.27       | 0.27       | 0.49       | 0.41                        |                   4.63 | 0.35             |                 4.29 |       4.64 |
| 5        | RCF Trombay           | 0.61                         | 1          | 1.31       | 1.53       | 0.93       | 0.65       | -                           |                   6.03 | 0.85             |                 4.42 |       5.28 |
| 6        | RCF Thal              | 10.57                        | 11.26      | 11.16      | 10.95      | 9.61       | 8.3        | -                           |                  61.85 | 0.77             |                59.79 |      60.55 |
| 7        | IFFCO Aonla-I         | 7.17                         | 8.47       | 9.39       | 8.61       | 8.06       | 7.79       | 6.61                        |                  56.09 | 4.23             |                21.43 |      25.66 |
| 8        | IFFCO Aonla-II        | 7.17                         | 8.47       | 9.39       | 8.61       | 8.06       | 7.79       | 6.61                        |                  56.09 | 0.24             |                24.39 |      24.63 |
| 9        | IFFCO Phulpur-I       | 0.51                         | 0.48       | 0.46       | 0.55       | 0.95       | 1.08       | -                           |                   4.02 | 1.33             |                 3.14 |       4.48 |
| 10       | IFFCO Phulpur-II      | 0.73                         | 0.8        | 0.82       | 0.9        | 1.39       | 1.55       | -                           |                   6.19 | 0.00             |                 6.78 |       6.78 |
| 11       | IFFCO Kalol           | 6.38                         | 6.81       | 6.96       | 6.87       | 5.94       | 5.62       | 3.21                        |                  41.79 | 3.27             |                35.41 |      38.67 |
| 12       | KFL Shahjahanpur      | 4.61                         | 4.85       | 5.12       | 4.94       | 4.27       | 4.13       | 2.57                        |                  30.5  | 2.15             |                26.4  |      28.55 |
| 13       | YFIPL - Babrala       | 3.51                         | 3.95       | 4.11       | 4.03       | 3.74       | 3.34       | 2.4                         |                  25.09 | 1.94             |                20.26 |      22.2  |
| 14       | GNVFC Bharuch         | -                            | -          | -          | -          | -          | 1.45       | 0.86                        |                   2.31 | 0.05             |                 2.12 |       2.17 |
| 15       | NFCL-I Kakinada       | 0.62                         | 0.78       | 1.67       | 1.87       | 0.98       | 0.85       | 0.9                         |                   7.67 | -                |                 6.27 |       6.27 |
| 16       | NFCL-II Kakinada      | 7.06                         | 8.34       | 8.34       | 8.62       | 8.46       | 7.4        | 5.3                         |                  53.52 | 4.69             |                48.09 |      52.78 |
| 17       | KRIBHCO Hazira        | 6.56                         | 7.5        | 7.56       | 6.82       | 5.8        | 5.19       | 3.55                        |                  43    | 3.03             |                35.32 |      38.35 |
| 18       | Indorama - Jagdishpur | 1.38                         | 1.4        | 1.31       | 1.49       | 2.37       | 2.14       | 1.3                         |                  11.39 | 0.89             |                 9.5  |      10.38 |
| 19       | NFL-Vijaipur I        | 1.44                         | 1.71       | 1.72       | 1.54       | 1.22       | 1.34       | 0.52                        |                   9.48 | 0.78             |                 8.13 |       8.92 |
| 20       | NFL-Vijaipur II       | 1.46                         | 1.57       | 1.21       | 1.42       | 0.94       | 1.04       | 0.61                        |                   8.24 | -                |                 7.52 |       7.52 |
| 21       | NFL-Bhatinda          | -                            | -          | -          | -          | -          | 0.47       | 0.41                        |                   0.88 | 0.40             |                 0.37 |       0.77 |
|          |                       |                              |            |            |            |            |            |                             |                 431.77 | 28.98            |               377.92 |     406.9  |

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