Lok Sabha Question No. 3733 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-11
Subject: Production and Demand of Nano Urea
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama, Nishikant  Dubey, Manoj Kumar Tiwari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3733 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 11.08.2023

## Production and Demand of Nano Urea

## 3733.  SHRI  RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

SHRI  MANOJ TIWARI:

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

- (a) whether the import of urea has increased/decreased during the last five years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, year-wise and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government is planning to introduce nano urea on a wide scale;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken/proposed to be taken in this regard;
- (e) the details of the current production and demand of nano urea in the country, State-wise;
- (f) whether the Government is exporting nano urea to any other country; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

## (a) & (b):  The  import  of  Urea  on  Government  account  during  last  five  years  is given in the table below:

| Years   |   Quantity (In Lakh MT) |
|---------|-------------------------|
| 2018-19 |                   74.81 |
| 2019-20 |                   91.23 |
| 2020-21 |                   98.28 |
| 2021-22 |                   91.36 |
| 2022-23 |                   75.8  |

It  may  be  observed  from  the  table  above  that  the  import  of  urea  has  been gradually decreasing since the year 2020-21.

(c) & (d): Department  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare  (DA&FW)  has  provisionally notified  Nano  Urea  as  Nano  Nitrogen  Fertilizers  in  Fertilizer  Control  Order,  1985. Subsequently, three Nano Urea plants at Kalol (Production Capacity of 5 crore bottles of 500 ml each per year), Phulpur (Production Capacity of 5 crore bottles of 500 ml each per year)  and  Aonla  (Production  Capacity  of  5  crore  bottles  of  500  ml  each  per  year)  have been set up by IFFCO.

The Government of India is not directly involved in setting up of Nano Urea Plants. However,  it  has  encouraged  its  PSUs,  namely  National  Fertilizers  Limited  (NFL)  and Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited to set up Nano Urea plants. By 2024-25, through 8 Nano Urea Plants, the production capacity is expected to reach 44 crore bottles (500 ml each) per year.

## (e) The details of production and sales of urea state-wise is enclosed at Annexure A .

(f) & (g) Department of Fertilizers have accorded the permission to IFFCO to export the  Nano  Urea  (Liquid)  fertilizers  to  various  international  buyers  from  countries  like  Sri Lanka,  Nepal,  Suriname,  Kenya,  Phillippines,  Malaysia,  Mexico,  Maldives,  Singapore, Myanmar, Canada,  UAE,  Nigeria,  USA, Dubai, Uzbekistan, Kuwait, Mauritius, Colombia, Jordan, Denmark, Zambia, Brazil, Costa Rica,  Malawi and Mozambique.

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## Production

| State         | Name of Nano Fertilizer Plant   | August 2021- March 2022   |   April 2022- March 2023 |   April 2023- 18 th July 2023 |
|---------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Gujarat       | IFFCO Kalol                     | 290                       |                   375.44 |                          0.38 |
| Uttar Pradesh | IFFCO Phulpur                   | -                         |                    47.67 |                         20.29 |
| Uttar Pradesh | IFFCO Aonla                     | -                         |                    52.01 |                         20.5  |
| Total         |                                 | 290                       |                   475.12 |                         38.47 |

## Sales

| State               |   August 2021- March 2022 |   April 2022- March 2023 |   April 2023-18 th July 2023 |   Total |
|---------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|---------|
| Andhara Pradesh     |                      5.8  |                     4.8  |                         0.2  |   10.8  |
| Assam & NE          |                      4.39 |                     6.09 |                         1.61 |   12.09 |
| Bihar               |                     14.84 |                    28.56 |                         2.55 |   45.95 |
| Chhattisgarh        |                      5.23 |                    11.02 |                         1.09 |   17.34 |
| Gujarat             |                      8.75 |                    17.6  |                         1.53 |   27.88 |
| Haryana & Delhi     |                     16.29 |                    12.69 |                         0.94 |   29.93 |
| Himachal Pradesh    |                      1.5  |                     1.27 |                         0.16 |    2.93 |
| Jammu and Kashmir   |                      2.01 |                     3    |                         0.75 |    5.76 |
| Jharkhand           |                      1.55 |                     3.66 |                         0.46 |    5.68 |
| Karnataka           |                      8.18 |                    19.64 |                         2.23 |   30.06 |
| Kerala              |                      1    |                     1.2  |                         0.12 |    2.32 |
| Madhya Pradesh      |                     16.12 |                    23.38 |                         1.18 |   40.68 |
| Maharashtra & Goa   |                     16.51 |                    25.04 |                         2.75 |   44.3  |
| Odisha              |                      4.18 |                    11.21 |                         3.26 |   18.65 |
| Punjab              |                     17.77 |                    22.71 |                         3.23 |   43.71 |
| Rajasthan           |                     15.02 |                    25.23 |                         3.12 |   43.37 |
| Tamil Nadu          |                     12.07 |                    10.02 |                         0.84 |   22.93 |
| Telengana           |                      5.87 |                     6    |                         0.95 |   12.82 |
| Uttar Pradesh       |                     40.63 |                    63.52 |                         4.41 |  108.56 |
| Uttarakhand         |                      1.4  |                     2.34 |                         0.55 |    4.29 |
| West Bengal         |                     13.02 |                    26.36 |                         1.31 |   40.69 |
| Total Sale in India |                    212.13 |                   325.35 |                        33.25 |  570.73 |

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## Annexure-A

## State -wise Production and Sales of Nano Urea (Liquid) Fertilizer during 2021-22, 2022-23, & 2023-24

## (qty. in no of Lakh Bottles of 500ml)