Lok Sabha Question No. 284 (STARRED), answered on 2025-08-08
Subject: Supply of Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Utkarsh Verma Madhur

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. ✝* 284 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 08.08.2025

## Supply of Fertilizers

## ✝* 284: SHRI UTKARSH VERMA MADHU:

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

- (a) the total quantum of fertilizers being supplied to Lakhimpur-Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh variety-wise;
- (b) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  prevent  smuggling  and  black marketing of fertilizers;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to transfer the  amount of fertilizer subsidy directly into the farmers' accounts, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER FOR CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS AND HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

- (a) to (d):  A statement is laid on the table of the House.
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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. ✝* 284 FOR 08.08.2025 REGARDING 'SUPPLY OF FERTILIZERS' TABLED BY SHRI UTKARSH VERMA MADHU.

(a) The mandate of Department of Fertilizers is to ensure adequate availability of fertilizers at State level. However, the distribution of fertilizers within the State at district level is done by the concerned State govern ents. Accordingly, as per the information received  from  the  State  Government  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  the  information  regarding requirement, availability, sales and closing stock of fertilizers viz. Urea, DAP, MOP and NPKS in the Lakhimpur Kheri district during the ongoing Kharif 2025 season (i.e. from 01.04.2025 to 05.08.2025) is as under:

| Fig. In MTs   | Fig. In MTs   | Fig. In MTs                               | Fig. In MTs                                | Fig. In MTs                             | Fig. In MTs                    |
|---------------|---------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| S.NO.         | PRODUCT       | REQUIREMENT FROM 01/04/2025 TO 30/09/2025 | AVAILABILITY FROM 01/04/2025 TO 05/08/2025 | DBT SALES FROM 01/04/2025 TO 05/08/2025 | CLOSING STOCK AS ON 05/08/2025 |
| 1             | Urea          | 1,21,918                                  | 1,30,276                                   | 1,25,130                                | 5,146                          |
| 2             | DAP           | 12,801                                    | 14,847                                     | 10,662                                  | 4,185                          |
| 4             | MOP           | 844                                       | 2,377                                      | 1,839                                   | 538                            |
| 3             | NPKS          | 14,329                                    | 20,032                                     | 13,178                                  | 6,854                          |

(b) Fertilizer is declared as an essential commodity and is notified under Fertilizer Control Order, 1985 and Fertilizer (Movement Control) Order, 1973. State governments are adequately empowered under FCO to stop black marketing/diversion/smuggling  of  fertilizers  and  to  take  punitive  action  against  any person/fertilizer company involved in such malpractices by violating the provisions of Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and Fertilizer Control Order 1985 (FCO). The details of the enforcement activities performed by the States during the period 01.04.2025 to 01.08.2025 is placed at Annexure .

Additionally, State Governments (especially those bordering Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar) have been requested regularly to increase the vigilance at the borders to prevent smuggling of Urea from India to neighboring countries.

(c) and (d) Under 'DBT in Fertilizers' system, the subsidy on various fertilizer grades is released to the fertilizer companies, on actual sales to the beneficiaries based on Aadhar authentication through POS devices installed at each retail shop. All farmers are being supplied fertilizers at the subsidized rates on non-denial basis.

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|                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         | Hoarding                                                                                                | Hoarding                                                                                                | Hoarding                                                                                                | Sub Standard Quality                                                                                    | Sub Standard Quality                                                                                    | Sub Standard Quality                                                                                    | Diversion                                                                                               | Diversion                                                                                               |
| Sr. No                                                                                                  | States                                                                                                  | No. of Inspections /raids                                                                               | Show cause notice issued                                                                                | No. of licenses cancelled/ suspended                                                                    | FIR registered                                                                                          | Show cause notice issued                                                                                | No. of licenses cancelled/ suspended                                                                    | FIR registered Show cause notice issued                                                                 | No. of licenses cancelled/ suspended                                                                    | FIR registered                                                                                          | Show cause notice issued                                                                                | No. of licenses cancelled/ suspended                                                                    | FIR registered                                                                                          |
| 1                                                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                          | 577                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 5                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                       | 0 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                       | Assam                                                                                                   | 1681                                                                                                    | 12                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 28                                                                                                      | 0 0                                                                                                     | 11                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 11                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                                       | Bihar                                                                                                   | 7176                                                                                                    | 712                                                                                                     | 314                                                                                                     | 18                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                       | 0 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                       | Chhattisgarh                                                                                            | 3661                                                                                                    | 264                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                       | 29 1                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                       | 110                                                                                                     | 5                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 24                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                       | Dadar & Nagar                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                                       | Delhi                                                                                                   | 99                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0 0                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                                       | Goa                                                                                                     | 602                                                                                                     | 544                                                                                                     | 180                                                                                                     | 6                                                                                                       | 10                                                                                                      | 0 0                                                                                                     | 32                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 16                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 9                                                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                                 | 4566                                                                                                    | 13                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                       | 0 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                       | 64                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                       | 6                                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                                      | Haryana                                                                                                 | 4133                                                                                                    | 47                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                       | 16 18                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                       | 40                                                                                                      | 10                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                       | 11                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 12                                                                                                      | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                         | 1568                                                                                                    | 22                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 14                                                                                                      | 1 0                                                                                                     | 28                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 8                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                                      | Jharkhand                                                                                               | 352                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 5                                                                                                       | 4 0                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 14                                                                                                      | Karnataka                                                                                               | 3538                                                                                                    | 150                                                                                                     | 10                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                       | 117                                                                                                     | 0 0                                                                                                     | 117                                                                                                     | 10                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                       | 56                                                                                                      | 6                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                       |
| 15                                                                                                      | Kerala                                                                                                  | 323                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                          | 276                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 35                                                                                                      | 0 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 288                                                                                                     | 89                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                                      | Maharashtra                                                                                             | 26870                                                                                                   | 15                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                       | 15                                                                                                      | 0 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                       | 322                                                                                                     | 35                                                                                                      | 17                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                       | 73                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                       |
| 18                                                                                                      | Manipur                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                                      | Meghalaya                                                                                               | 169                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 20                                                                                                      | Mizoram                                                                                                 | 11                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 21                                                                                                      | Nagaland                                                                                                | 64                                                                                                      | 14                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                       | 14                                                                                                      | 0 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                       | 101                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                       | 64                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                       |
| 22                                                                                                      | Odisha                                                                                                  | 3622                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0 0                                                                                                     | 10                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 870                                                                                                     | 41                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                       |
| 23                                                                                                      | Puducherry                                                                                              | 10                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                                      | Punjab                                                                                                  | 2323                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 5 0                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                       | 65                                                                                                      | 23                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                       |
| 25                                                                                                      | Rajasthan                                                                                               | 5828                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                       | 72                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 5                                                                                                       | 13                                                                                                      | 20                                                                                                      |
| 26                                                                                                      | Tamilnadu                                                                                               | 10837                                                                                                   | 13                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0 0                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 65                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 27                                                                                                      | Telangana                                                                                               | 47518                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                       | 2 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                       | 6                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 28                                                                                                      | Tripura                                                                                                 | 304                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 29                                                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                           | 16193                                                                                                   | 999                                                                                                     | 2181                                                                                                    | 44                                                                                                      | 164 37                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                       | 141                                                                                                     | 18                                                                                                      |                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                       | 6                                                                                                       |
| 30                                                                                                      |                                                                                                         | 158                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                       | 38                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                                                             |                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |                                                                                                         | 0 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0 0                                                                                                     | 0 0                                                                                                     | 43 0                                                                                                    |                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                       |
| 31                                                                                                      | West Bengal                                                                                             | 15666                                                                                                   |                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |                                                                                                         | 217                                                                                                     |                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                       |                                                                                                         |