Lok Sabha Question No. 2275 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-01
Subject: Black Marketing of Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Abhay Kumar Sinha

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2275 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 01.08.2025

## Black Marketing of Fertilizers

## 2275:  SHRI ABHAY KUMAR SINHA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  black-marketing  and  artificial shortage  of  fertilizers  are  raising  problems  for  farmers  in  Bihar,  particularly  in Saharsa, Gaya and Aurangabad districts;
- (b) if so, the remedial actions and monitoring measures taken by the Government so far in this regard;
- (c) the details of stock of Urea, DAP and other major fertilizers available in Bihar at present, district-wise;
- (d) the details of funds sanctioned and disbursed to State Government of Bihar for fertilizers by the Union Government for the financial year 2025-26 so far; and
- (e) the concrete steps taken  by the Government to prevent black-marketing or ensure availability of fertilizers in ensuing Rabi and Kharif season?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a) & (b) As per information received from the State Government of Bihar, no such case has been reported in Saharsa, Gaya and Aurangabad districts of State.
- (c) The mandate of Department of Fertilizers is to ensure adequate availability of fertilizers at State level. However, distribution of fertilizers within the State at district level is done by the State governments. Accordingly, the information received from the State Government of Bihar regarding district-wise stock of Urea, DAP, NPKS and MoPin the State is placedat Annexure .
- (d) Under 'DBT in Fertilizers' system, 100% subsidy on various fertilizer grades is released to the fertilizer manufacturing/ importing companies, on actual sales to

the beneficiaries based on Aadhar authentication through POS devices installed at each retail shop, and not to State Governments. Therefore, no funds are sanctioned or disbursed specifically to the State Government of Bihar.

(e) 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  of fertilizers and to take punitive action against any person / fertilizer company involved in black marketing of fertilizers by violating the provisions of Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and Fertilizer Control Order 1985 (FCO). Accordingly, as per information received from the State Government of Bihar,steps taken to prevent black-marketing of fertilizers is as below:

(i) Raids have been organized at district level. Till date 19 FIR has been lodged and 157 licenses has been cancelled in Kharif, 20225(till 30.07.25).

(ii) Physical verification of fertilizer stock as per PoS and fertilizer available in godown has been done regularly to check any kind of malpractice.

(iii) Top-20 Urea buyer verification is done on regular basis.

(iv) Rake officers are designated for each rake point. All necessary verifications are done  by  them  to  ensure  proper  movement  of  fertilizer  from  the  rake  point  within district.

(v) Department has developed online inspection app for regular monitoring of dealers against black-marketing, hoarding and smuggling of fertilizer.

(vi) Special inspecting team has been formed on regular basis for regular monitoring against black-marketing, hoarding and smuggling of fertilizer.

(vii) District level fertilizer committee has been formed under chairmanship of district magistrate to monitor fertilizer availability, uniform distribution of fertilizer.

Further, following steps are taken by the Government before every cropping season for ensuring timely and adequate availability of fertilizers in the country:

i. Before the commencement  of  each cropping season, Department of Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare  (DA&FW),  in  consultation  with  all  the  State Governments, assesses the state-wise & month-wise requirement of fertilizers.

ii. On  the  basis  of  requirement  projected,  D/o  Fertilizers  allocates  adequate quantities  of  fertilizers  to  States  by  issuing  monthly  supply  plan  and  continuously monitors the availability.

iii. The movement of all major subsidized fertilizers is monitored throughout the country  by  an  on-line  web-based  monitoring  system  called  integrated  Fertilizer Monitoring System (iFMS);

iv. Regular Weekly Video Conference is conducted jointly by DA&FW and D/o Fertilizers with State Agriculture Officials and corrective actions are taken to dispatch fertilizers as indicated by the State Governments.

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| Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2275 to be answered on 01.08.2025   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2275 to be answered on 01.08.2025   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2275 to be answered on 01.08.2025   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2275 to be answered on 01.08.2025   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2275 to be answered on 01.08.2025   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2275 to be answered on 01.08.2025   |
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| S.No.                                                                                                             | Fertilizers District                                                                                              | Position in Bihar Urea                                                                                            | 30.07.25 At District DAP                                                                                          | Level (Fig. in MTs) NPKS                                                                                          | MOP                                                                                                               |
| 1                                                                                                                 | Araria                                                                                                            | 6,336                                                                                                             | 2,888                                                                                                             | 6,065                                                                                                             | 2,409                                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                                                 | Arwal                                                                                                             | 3,529                                                                                                             | 413                                                                                                               | 1,580                                                                                                             | 104                                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                                 | Aurangabad                                                                                                        | 13,227                                                                                                            | 906                                                                                                               | 5,879                                                                                                             | 1,161                                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                                                 | Banka                                                                                                             | 7,114                                                                                                             | 1,456                                                                                                             | 3,546                                                                                                             | 654                                                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                                                 | Begusarai                                                                                                         | 11,841                                                                                                            | 6,214                                                                                                             | 6,993                                                                                                             | 3,492                                                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                                                 | Bhagalpur                                                                                                         | 10,805                                                                                                            | 3,675                                                                                                             | 8,863                                                                                                             | 1,203                                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                                                 | Bhojpur                                                                                                           | 19,327                                                                                                            | 2,888                                                                                                             | 11,552                                                                                                            | 1,449                                                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                                                 | Buxar                                                                                                             | 12,686                                                                                                            | 2,074                                                                                                             | 8,605                                                                                                             | 544                                                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                                                 | Darbhanga                                                                                                         | 13,397                                                                                                            | 2,364                                                                                                             | 3,316                                                                                                             | 1,102                                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                                                | Gaya                                                                                                              | 16,901                                                                                                            | 3,943                                                                                                             | 9,235                                                                                                             | 1,012                                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                                                | Gopalganj                                                                                                         | 5,586                                                                                                             | 1,044                                                                                                             | 1,832                                                                                                             | 486                                                                                                               |
| 12                                                                                                                | Jamui                                                                                                             | 4,993                                                                                                             | 1,713                                                                                                             | 1,829                                                                                                             | 84                                                                                                                |
| 13                                                                                                                | Jehanabad                                                                                                         | 5,724                                                                                                             | 1,012                                                                                                             | 3,619                                                                                                             | 265                                                                                                               |
| 14                                                                                                                | Kaimur (Bhabua)                                                                                                   | 7,115                                                                                                             | 690                                                                                                               | 2,812                                                                                                             | 368                                                                                                               |
| 15                                                                                                                | Katihar                                                                                                           | 5,300                                                                                                             | 2,931                                                                                                             | 7,850                                                                                                             | 1,511                                                                                                             |
| 16                                                                                                                | Khagaria                                                                                                          | 13,491                                                                                                            | 6,634                                                                                                             | 7,204                                                                                                             | 3,561                                                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                                                | Kishanganj                                                                                                        | 4,628                                                                                                             | 1,662                                                                                                             | 3,926                                                                                                             | 614                                                                                                               |
| 18                                                                                                                | Lakhisarai                                                                                                        | 4,508                                                                                                             | 1,621                                                                                                             | 972                                                                                                               | 186                                                                                                               |
| 19                                                                                                                | Madhepura                                                                                                         | 7,033                                                                                                             | 4,551                                                                                                             | 8,443                                                                                                             | 2,008                                                                                                             |
| 20                                                                                                                | Madhubani                                                                                                         | 13,521                                                                                                            | 2,887                                                                                                             | 3,073                                                                                                             | 1,265                                                                                                             |
| 21                                                                                                                | Munger                                                                                                            | 5,238                                                                                                             | 1,769                                                                                                             | 640                                                                                                               | 165                                                                                                               |
| 22                                                                                                                | Muzaffarpur                                                                                                       | 16,877                                                                                                            | 4,352                                                                                                             | 9,767                                                                                                             | 4,239                                                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                                                | Nalanda                                                                                                           | 13,969                                                                                                            | 2,125                                                                                                             | 10,367                                                                                                            | 631                                                                                                               |
| 24                                                                                                                | Nawada                                                                                                            | 6,756                                                                                                             | 1,036                                                                                                             | 2,481                                                                                                             | 88                                                                                                                |
| 25                                                                                                                | Pashchim Champaran                                                                                                | 1,062                                                                                                             | 3,296                                                                                                             | 4,295                                                                                                             | 3,151                                                                                                             |
| 26                                                                                                                | Patna                                                                                                             | 14,680                                                                                                            | 2,510                                                                                                             | 8,637                                                                                                             | 832                                                                                                               |
| 27                                                                                                                | Purbi Champaran                                                                                                   | 8,900                                                                                                             | 3,463                                                                                                             | 6,630                                                                                                             | 3,567                                                                                                             |
| 28                                                                                                                | Purnia                                                                                                            | 8,384                                                                                                             | 7,750                                                                                                             | 21,196                                                                                                            | 6,387                                                                                                             |
| 29                                                                                                                | Rohtas                                                                                                            | 13,391                                                                                                            | 2,708                                                                                                             | 8,275                                                                                                             | 1,167                                                                                                             |
| 30                                                                                                                | Saharsa                                                                                                           | 3,890                                                                                                             | 3,113                                                                                                             | 4,189                                                                                                             | 1,958                                                                                                             |
| 31                                                                                                                | Samastipur                                                                                                        | 14,099                                                                                                            | 3,747                                                                                                             | 5,587                                                                                                             | 2,604                                                                                                             |
| 32                                                                                                                | Saran                                                                                                             | 11,591                                                                                                            | 1,716                                                                                                             | 4,897                                                                                                             | 1,002                                                                                                             |
| 33                                                                                                                | Sheikhpura                                                                                                        | 4,299                                                                                                             | 628                                                                                                               | 1,508                                                                                                             | 53                                                                                                                |
| 34                                                                                                                | Sheohar                                                                                                           | 1,807                                                                                                             | 120                                                                                                               | 354                                                                                                               | 192                                                                                                               |
| 35                                                                                                                | Sitamarhi                                                                                                         | 11,246                                                                                                            | 2,064                                                                                                             | 6,440                                                                                                             | 2,129                                                                                                             |
| 36                                                                                                                | Siwan                                                                                                             | 12,729                                                                                                            | 2,290                                                                                                             | 3,302                                                                                                             | 765                                                                                                               |
| 37                                                                                                                | Supaul                                                                                                            | 4,281                                                                                                             | 2,474                                                                                                             | 5,280                                                                                                             | 1,754                                                                                                             |
| 38                                                                                                                | Vaishali                                                                                                          | 10,664                                                                                                            | 5,031                                                                                                             | 11,049                                                                                                            | 6,336                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                   | Total                                                                                                             | 3,50,923                                                                                                          | 1,01,756                                                                                                          | 2,22,088                                                                                                          | 60,498                                                                                                            |