Lok Sabha Question No. 3072 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-13
Subject: Shortage of Fertilizers in Kerala
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri K C Venugopal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3072 TO BE ANSWERED

ON: 13.12.2024

## Shortage of Fertilizers in Kerala

3072: SHRI  K. C. VENUGOPAL

:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that there is a severe shortage of fertilizers in several States in the country, especially in the State of Kerala;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  reasons  or  factors  contributing  to  the  fertilizer  shortage  in  Kerala  with respect to the presence of any challenges or bottlenecks in the supply chain or issues  related  to  production,  distribution,  or  procurement  that  need  to  be addressed?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a)  to  (c):  The  details  of  requirement,  availability,  sales  and  closing  stock  of  Urea, DAP,  MOP  and  NPKs  in  the  country  during  ongoing  Rabi  2024-25  season  (From 01.10.2024 to 09.12.2024), is as under:-

## <QTY IN LMT>

|   S.NO |   PRODUCT GROUP |   SEASONAL REQUIREMENT |   PRO- RATA REQUIREMENT TILL 09.12.2024 |   AVAILABILITY TILL 09.12.2024 |   DBT SALES TILL 09.12.2024 | CLOSING STOCK TILL 09.12.2024   |
|--------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|      1 |          186.89 |                  89.37 |                                  133.97 |                          73.52 |                       60.45 | UREA                            |
|      2 |           52.05 |                  36.91 |                                   40.47 |                          31.77 |                        8.7  | DAP                             |
|      3 |           11.95 |                   6.24 |                                   14.22 |                           5.77 |                        8.45 | MOP                             |
|      4 |           77.1  |                  41.09 |                                   60.74 |                          37.03 |                       23.71 | NPKS                            |

The details of requirement, availability, sales and closing stock of Urea, DAP, MOP and NPKs in the State of Kerala during ongoing Rabi 2024-25 season (From 01.10.2024 to 09.12.2024), is as under:-

## <QTY IN '000' MT>

|   S.NO |   PRODUCT GROUP |   SEASONAL REQUIREMENT |   PRO- RATA REQUIREMENT TILL 09.12.2024 |   AVAILABILITY TILL 09.12.2024 |   DBT SALES TILL 09.12.2024 | CLOSING STOCK TILL 09.12.2024   |
|--------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|      1 |              57 |                     29 |                                      47 |                             33 |                          14 | UREA                            |
|      2 |               7 |                      3 |                                       8 |                              6 |                           2 | DAP                             |
|      3 |              40 |                     21 |                                      49 |                             25 |                          24 | MOP                             |
|      4 |              60 |                     29 |                                      57 |                             39 |                          18 | NPKS                            |

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