Lok Sabha Question No. 3450 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-08
Subject: Assessment of use of Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3450 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 08.08.2025

## Assessment of use of Fertilizers

## 3450: DR. SHIVAJI BANDAPPA KALGE:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  assessment  of  the  quantity  of  chemical fertilizers being used by different States across the country; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise, particularly in Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a) & (b) Before the  commencement  of  each cropping season, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW), in consultation with all the State Governments, assesses the requirement of fertilizers. On the basis of month-wise & state-wise projections given  by  DA&FW,  Department  of  Fertilizers  allocates  adequate  quantities  of  fertilizers  to States by issuing monthly supply plan.

Further, the information regarding the requirement, availability and sales of fertilizers viz.  Urea,  DAP,  MOP  and  NPKS  during  the  ongoing  Kharif-2025  season  in  the  country, including the State of Maharashtra is placed at Annexure .

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Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to part ( a) to (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 3450 for answering on 08.08.2025 STATE WISE FERTILIZERS POSITION DURING KHARIF 2025 (TILL 04/08/2025)

|                              | UREA                                 | UREA                                              | UREA                                      |                                                   | DAP                                  | DAP                                               | DAP                                       | MOP                                               | MOP                                  | MOP                                               | MOP                                       | MOP                                               |                                      |                                                   |                                           |                                                   |
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| S. State                     | Seasonal Requirement for KHARIF 2025 | Pro rata Requirement From 01/04/2025to 04/08/2025 | Availability From 01/04/2025to 04/08/2025 | Cumulative DBT Sales From 01/04/2025to 04/08/2025 | Seasonal Requirement for KHARIF 2025 | Pro rata Requirement From 01/04/2025to 04/08/2025 | Availability From 01/04/2025to 04/08/2025 | Cumulative DBT Sales From 01/04/2025to 04/08/2025 | Seasonal Requirement for KHARIF 2025 | Pro rata Requirement From 01/04/2025to 04/08/2025 | Availability From 01/04/2025to 04/08/2025 | Cumulative DBT Sales From 01/04/2025to 04/08/2025 | Seasonal Requirement for KHARIF 2025 | Pro rata Requirement From 01/04/2025to 04/08/2025 | Availability From 01/04/2025to 04/08/2025 | Cumulative DBT Sales From 01/04/2025to 04/08/2025 |
| No 1 Andaman and Nicobar     | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.01                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              |
| 2 Andhra Pradesh             | 6.22                                 | 3.23                                              | 5.93                                      | 3.85                                              | 2.60                                 | 1.47                                              | 1.96                                      | 1.09                                              | 0.70                                 | 0.33                                              | 0.88                                      | 0.48                                              | 6.30                                 | 3.10                                              | 6.20                                      | 3.04                                              |
| 3 Arunachal Pradesh          | 0.01                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.01                                      | 0.01                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              |
| 4 Assam                      | 1.70                                 | 1.09                                              | 2.02                                      | 1.53                                              | 0.28                                 | 0.17                                              | 0.39                                      | 0.15                                              | 0.21                                 | 0.14                                              | 0.31                                      | 0.20                                              | 0.23                                 | 0.17                                              | 0.31                                      | 0.11                                              |
| 5 Bihar                      | 10.32                                | 5.37                                              | 7.72                                      | 4.67                                              | 2.20                                 | 1.73                                              | 2.00                                      | 1.03                                              | 0.50                                 | 0.45                                              | 0.82                                      | 0.24                                              | 2.50                                 | 2.05                                              | 3.43                                      | 1.35                                              |
| 6 Chandigarh                 | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              |
| 7 Chhattisgarh               | 7.12                                 | 6.04                                              | 6.62                                      | 5.71                                              | 3.10                                 | 2.71                                              | 2.10                                      | 1.71                                              | 0.60                                 | 0.50                                              | 0.81                                      | 0.59                                              | 1.80                                 | 1.48                                              | 2.36                                      | 1.93                                              |
| 8 Dadra and Nagar            | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              |
| 9 Daman and Diu              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              |
| 10 Delhi                     | 0.11                                 | 0.08                                              | 0.09                                      | 0.08                                              | 0.02                                 | 0.02                                              | 0.02                                      | 0.02                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              |
| 11 Goa                       | 0.01                                 | 0.01                                              | 0.01                                      | 0.01                                              | 0.01                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.03                                 | 0.02                                              | 0.02                                      | 0.02                                              |
| 12 Gujarat                   | 11.12                                | 7.84                                              | 7.87                                      | 6.78                                              | 3.40                                 | 2.84                                              | 2.35                                      | 1.70                                              | 0.45                                 | 0.36                                              | 0.52                                      | 0.25                                              | 2.95                                 | 2.48                                              | 4.78                                      | 3.05                                              |
| 13 Haryana                   | 10.07                                | 7.34                                              | 9.72                                      | 9.20                                              | 2.83                                 | 1.64                                              | 1.72                                      | 1.35                                              | 0.28                                 | 0.19                                              | 0.37                                      | 0.23                                              | 0.37                                 | 0.21                                              | 0.81                                      | 0.48                                              |
| 14 Himachal Pradesh          | 0.33                                 | 0.19                                              | 0.43                                      | 0.28                                              | 0.01                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.02                                      | 0.01                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.02                                      | 0.01                                              | 0.15                                 | 0.11                                              | 0.16                                      | 0.08                                              |
| 15 Jammu and kashmir         | 0.78                                 | 0.69                                              | 1.23                                      | 0.74                                              | 0.22                                 | 0.20                                              | 0.25                                      | 0.18                                              | 0.08                                 | 0.08                                              | 0.15                                      | 0.11                                              | 0.01                                 | 0.01                                              | 0.02                                      | 0.01                                              |
| 16 Jharkhand                 | 1.70                                 | 1.10                                              | 1.38                                      | 0.98                                              | 0.55                                 | 0.37                                              | 0.43                                      | 0.30                                              | 0.05                                 | 0.04                                              | 0.05                                      | 0.02                                              | 0.35                                 | 0.29                                              | 0.59                                      | 0.38                                              |
| 17 Karnataka                 | 11.17                                | 7.09                                              | 9.25                                      | 8.28                                              | 4.00                                 | 3.09                                              | 3.22                                      | 2.56                                              | 1.30                                 | 0.88                                              | 1.60                                      | 1.03                                              | 9.90                                 | 6.70                                              | 13.24                                     | 9.55                                              |
| 18 Kerala                    | 0.52                                 | 0.36                                              | 0.54                                      | 0.40                                              | 0.12                                 | 0.07                                              | 0.11                                      | 0.07                                              | 0.40                                 | 0.28                                              | 0.36                                      | 0.31                                              | 0.69                                 | 0.46                                              | 0.71                                      | 0.41                                              |
| 19 Lakshadweep               | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              |
| 20 Madhya Pradesh            | 17.42                                | 10.45                                             | 14.26                                     | 12.54                                             | 7.50                                 | 5.19                                              | 4.24                                      | 3.32                                              | 0.50                                 | 0.31                                              | 0.64                                      | 0.39                                              | 5.00                                 | 3.35                                              | 6.23                                      | 4.27                                              |
| 21 Maharashtra               | 15.52                                | 10.76                                             | 14.96                                     | 12.11                                             | 4.60                                 | 3.23                                              | 3.35                                      | 2.22                                              | 1.20                                 | 0.72                                              | 1.99                                      | 1.20                                              | 18.00                                | 11.98                                             | 21.67                                     | 14.67                                             |
| 22 Manipur                   | 0.11                                 | 0.10                                              | 0.11                                      | 0.08                                              | 0.02                                 | 0.02                                              | 0.03                                      | 0.01                                              | 0.01                                 | 0.01                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.01                                 | 0.01                                              | 0.01                                      | 0.01                                              |
| 23 Meghalaya                 | 0.02                                 | 0.02                                              | 0.02                                      | 0.02                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              |
| 24 Mizoram                   | 0.07                                 | 0.05                                              | 0.10                                      | 0.09                                              | 0.01                                 | 0.01                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              |
| 25 Nagaland                  | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.01                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              |
| 26 Odisha                    | 4.30                                 | 2.92                                              | 4.25                                      | 2.72                                              | 2.00                                 | 1.64                                              | 1.72                                      | 1.13                                              | 0.60                                 | 0.44                                              | 0.51                                      | 0.32                                              | 2.40                                 | 1.90                                              | 2.66                                      | 1.57                                              |
| 27 Puducherry                | 0.07                                 | 0.05                                              | 0.06                                      | 0.05                                              | 0.01                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.01                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.01                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.01                                      | 0.01                                              | 0.04                                 | 0.02                                              | 0.05                                      | 0.03                                              |
| 28 Punjab                    | 14.92                                | 13.77                                             | 16.19                                     | 13.96                                             | 2.85                                 | 1.63                                              | 2.07                                      | 1.27                                              | 0.50                                 | 0.31                                              | 0.49                                      | 0.23                                              | 0.50                                 | 0.31                                              | 0.91                                      | 0.48                                              |
| 29 Rajasthan                 | 10.52                                | 6.60                                              | 9.71                                      | 7.97                                              | 5.10                                 | 3.48                                              | 2.93                                      | 2.02                                              | 0.10                                 | 0.05                                              | 0.12                                      | 0.06                                              | 1.50                                 | 0.84                                              | 1.69                                      | 0.93                                              |
| 30 Sikkim                    | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                              | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                              |
| 31 Tamil Nadu                | 4.37                                 | 2.80                                              | 4.67                                      | 3.58                                              | 1.40                                 | 0.90                                              | 1.20                                      | 0.72                                              | 0.80                                 | 0.52                                              | 1.02                                      | 0.65                                              | 4.11                                 | 2.67                                              | 4.07                                      | 2.58                                              |
| 32 Telangana                 | 9.80                                 | 6.82                                              | 6.87                                      | 5.69 0.05                                         | 2.40 0.02                            | 1.94                                              | 2.18                                      | 1.85                                              | 0.55                                 | 0.36                                              | 0.43                                      | 0.17 0.01                                         | 10.00                                | 7.19                                              | 8.17                                      | 5.88                                              |
| 33 Tripura                   | 0.08                                 | 0.06                                              | 0.12                                      |                                                   |                                      | 0.02                                              | 0.03                                      | 0.01                                              | 0.01                                 | 0.01                                              | 0.03                                      |                                                   | 0.03                                 | 0.02                                              | 0.02                                      | 0.01                                              |
| 34 Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh | 1.00 39.92                           | 0.73                                              | 1.05                                      | 0.90 25.85                                        | 0.15 10.00                           | 0.14                                              | 0.29                                      | 0.13                                              | 0.02 1.25                            | 0.02                                              | 0.06                                      | 0.02 0.39 0.49                                    | 0.15 5.00 4.10                       | 0.13 2.73                                         | 0.10 5.04                                 | 0.05 2.09                                         |
| 35 West Bengal               | 185.39                               | 4.06 124.41                                       | 7.01                                      | 131.56                                            | 1.60                                 | 6.82                                              | 8.10                                      | 4.79                                              | 1.00                                 | 0.83                                              | 1.03                                      | 7.40                                              | 76.11                                |                                                   | 88.93                                     |                                                   |
| 36 ALL INDIA                 | 6.10                                 | 24.79                                             | 33.58 165.80                              | 3.42                                              | 56.99                                | 1.01 40.35                                        | 1.66 42.38                                | 0.73 28.39                                        | 11.13                                | 0.62 7.44                                         | 1.19 13.41                                |                                                   |                                      | 2.14 50.38                                        | 5.68                                      | 2.25 55.22                                        |