Lok Sabha Question No. 3838 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-11
Subject: Fertilizer Distribution in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Ravi Kishan Shukla, Ravindra Kushawaha

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3838 TO BE ANSWERED

ON: 11.08.2023

## Fertilizer Distribution in Uttar Pradesh

3838:  SHRI  RAVI  KISHAN: SHRI  RAVINDRA  KUSHWAHA:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  target  of  the  total  fertilizers  distribution  in  the  country,  State/UT and fertilizer-wise including Deoria and Ballia districts of Uttar Pradesh during the year 2022-23;
- (b) whether the quantity of fertilizers is sufficient for all the farmers in the State of Uttar Pradesh; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

(a): The  availability  scenario  of  fertilizers  (Urea  and  P&K  fertilizers)  in  the  country, State/UT and fertilizer-wise during the year 2022-23 is given as per Annexure- A. Further, during  the  said  year,  the  distribution  target  of  Urea  and  P&K  (viz.  DAP,  MOP  &  NPKS) fertilizers  in  Deoria  district  of  Uttar  Pradesh  are  91878  MT  and  40544  MT  respectively while the distribution target of Urea and P&K fertilizers in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh are 91803 MT and 35782 MT respectively.

- (b) & (c):  The availability of fertilizers has remained comfortable in Uttar Pradesh during the ongoing Kharif 2023 season as indicated in the table below:

| UTTAR PRADESH POSITION FOR KHARIF 2023 (UPTO 07/08/2023)   | UTTAR PRADESH POSITION FOR KHARIF 2023 (UPTO 07/08/2023)   | UTTAR PRADESH POSITION FOR KHARIF 2023 (UPTO 07/08/2023)   | UTTAR PRADESH POSITION FOR KHARIF 2023 (UPTO 07/08/2023)   | UTTAR PRADESH POSITION FOR KHARIF 2023 (UPTO 07/08/2023)   | UTTAR PRADESH POSITION FOR KHARIF 2023 (UPTO 07/08/2023)   | UTTAR PRADESH POSITION FOR KHARIF 2023 (UPTO 07/08/2023)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                                       | Product                                                    | Seasonal Requirement for KHARIF 2023                       | Pro rata Requirement From 01/04/2023 to 07/08/2023         | Availability From 01/04/2023 to 07/08/2023                 | Cumulative DBT Sales From 01/04/2023 to 07/08/2023         | Closing Stock as on 07/08/2023                             |
| 1                                                          | UREA                                                       | 37.15                                                      | 25.04                                                      | 36.55                                                      | 24.11                                                      | 12.44                                                      |
| 2                                                          | DAP                                                        | 8.50                                                       | 5.88                                                       | 12.05                                                      | 5.06                                                       | 6.99                                                       |
| 3                                                          | MOP                                                        | 1.00                                                       | 0.52                                                       | 0.53                                                       | 0.16                                                       | 0.37                                                       |
| 4                                                          | NPKS                                                       | 3.00                                                       | 2.06                                                       | 3.99                                                       | 1.05                                                       | 2.94                                                       |

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## Annexure- A

| REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY AND SALES OF All FERTILIZERS DURING THE FY 2022-23   | REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY AND SALES OF All FERTILIZERS DURING THE FY 2022-23   | REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY AND SALES OF All FERTILIZERS DURING THE FY 2022-23   | REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY AND SALES OF All FERTILIZERS DURING THE FY 2022-23   | REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY AND SALES OF All FERTILIZERS DURING THE FY 2022-23   | REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY AND SALES OF All FERTILIZERS DURING THE FY 2022-23   | REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY AND SALES OF All FERTILIZERS DURING THE FY 2022-23   | REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY AND SALES OF All FERTILIZERS DURING THE FY 2022-23   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                |                                                                                | UREA                                                                           | UREA                                                                           | UREA                                                                           | fig. in LMT                                                                    | fig. in LMT                                                                    | fig. in LMT                                                                    |
| S. No                                                                          | State                                                                          | REQ.                                                                           | AVAILAB- ILITY                                                                 | SALES                                                                          | REQ.                                                                           | P&K AVAILAB- ILITY                                                             | SALES                                                                          |
| 1                                                                              | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                    | 0.00                                                                           | 0.01                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.01                                                                           | 0.01                                                                           | 0.01                                                                           |
| 2                                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                                                 | 16.65                                                                          | 18.39                                                                          | 15.87                                                                          | 23.26                                                                          | 23.13                                                                          | 19.54                                                                          |
| 3                                                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                                              | 0.01                                                                           | 0.01                                                                           | 0.01                                                                           | 0.02                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           |
| 4                                                                              | Assam                                                                          | 3.85                                                                           | 4.07                                                                           | 3.56                                                                           | 1.86                                                                           | 1.62                                                                           | 1.29                                                                           |
| 5                                                                              | Bihar                                                                          | 22.80                                                                          | 24.68                                                                          | 21.96                                                                          | 12.70                                                                          | 14.05                                                                          | 11.16                                                                          |
| 6                                                                              | Chandigarh                                                                     | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           |
| 7                                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                                   | 8.74                                                                           | 10.57                                                                          | 8.38                                                                           | 6.16                                                                           | 7.08                                                                           | 4.76                                                                           |
| 8                                                                              | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                         | 0.01                                                                           | 0.01                                                                           | 0.01                                                                           | 0.01                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           |
| 9                                                                              | Daman and Diu                                                                  | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           |
| 10                                                                             | Delhi                                                                          | 0.20                                                                           | 0.32                                                                           | 0.28                                                                           | 0.06                                                                           | 0.06                                                                           | 0.06                                                                           |
| 11                                                                             | Goa                                                                            | 0.03                                                                           | 0.02                                                                           | 0.02                                                                           | 0.05                                                                           | 0.04                                                                           | 0.03                                                                           |
| 12                                                                             | Gujarat                                                                        | 24.00                                                                          | 27.30                                                                          | 24.73                                                                          | 12.50                                                                          | 15.47                                                                          | 12.14                                                                          |
| 13                                                                             | Haryana                                                                        | 21.50                                                                          | 23.68                                                                          | 20.46                                                                          | 7.00                                                                           | 7.22                                                                           | 6.20                                                                           |
| 14                                                                             | Himachal Pradesh                                                               | 0.76                                                                           | 0.85                                                                           | 0.74                                                                           | 0.48                                                                           | 0.50                                                                           | 0.41                                                                           |
| 15                                                                             | Jammu and Kashmir                                                              | 1.68                                                                           | 1.93                                                                           | 1.60                                                                           | 1.03                                                                           | 0.84                                                                           | 0.65                                                                           |
| 16                                                                             | Jharkhand                                                                      | 2.60                                                                           | 3.04                                                                           | 2.56                                                                           | 1.66                                                                           | 1.46                                                                           | 1.26                                                                           |
| 17                                                                             | Karnataka                                                                      | 17.20                                                                          | 22.22                                                                          | 18.21                                                                          | 26.06                                                                          | 31.66                                                                          | 24.29                                                                          |
| 18                                                                             | Kerala                                                                         | 1.23                                                                           | 1.32                                                                           | 1.12                                                                           | 2.69                                                                           | 2.40                                                                           | 1.99                                                                           |
| 19                                                                             | Lakshadweep                                                                    | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           |
| 20                                                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                                                 | 33.00                                                                          | 36.94                                                                          | 32.39                                                                          | 24.92                                                                          | 24.62                                                                          | 19.25                                                                          |
| 21                                                                             | Maharashtra                                                                    | 25.29                                                                          | 30.39                                                                          | 24.66                                                                          | 36.00                                                                          | 39.91                                                                          | 29.02                                                                          |
| 22                                                                             | Manipur                                                                        | 0.22                                                                           | 0.35                                                                           | 0.31                                                                           | 0.24                                                                           | 0.13                                                                           | 0.11                                                                           |
| 23                                                                             | Meghalaya                                                                      | 0.02                                                                           | 0.01                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.02                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           |
| 24                                                                             | Mizoram                                                                        | 0.09                                                                           | 0.11                                                                           | 0.10                                                                           | 0.10                                                                           | 0.01                                                                           | 0.01                                                                           |
| 25                                                                             | Nagaland                                                                       | 0.00                                                                           | 0.01                                                                           | 0.01                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           |
| 26                                                                             | Odisha                                                                         | 5.84                                                                           | 7.08                                                                           | 5.60                                                                           | 7.09                                                                           | 6.65                                                                           | 5.18                                                                           |
| 27                                                                             | Puducherry                                                                     | 0.15                                                                           | 0.18                                                                           | 0.17                                                                           | 0.10                                                                           | 0.12                                                                           | 0.09                                                                           |
| 28                                                                             | Punjab                                                                         | 29.25                                                                          | 34.90                                                                          | 29.45                                                                          | 9.85                                                                           | 9.67                                                                           | 8.16                                                                           |
| 29                                                                             | Rajasthan                                                                      | 21.50                                                                          | 27.91                                                                          | 25.17                                                                          | 8.65                                                                           | 10.73                                                                          | 9.33                                                                           |
| 30                                                                             | Sikkim                                                                         | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                           |
| 31                                                                             | Tamil Nadu                                                                     | 9.96                                                                           | 11.38                                                                          | 10.05                                                                          | 11.71                                                                          | 14.53                                                                          | 11.79                                                                          |
| 32                                                                             | Telangana                                                                      | 18.39                                                                          | 21.63                                                                          | 18.83                                                                          | 20.98                                                                          | 21.80                                                                          | 17.34                                                                          |
| 33                                                                             | Tripura                                                                        | 0.27                                                                           | 0.28                                                                           | 0.19                                                                           | 0.16                                                                           | 0.11                                                                           | 0.07                                                                           |
| 34                                                                             | Uttarakhand                                                                    | 2.20                                                                           | 2.38                                                                           | 2.05                                                                           | 0.79                                                                           | 0.87                                                                           | 0.66                                                                           |
| 35                                                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                                                  | 77.50                                                                          | 87.39                                                                          |                                                                                | 35.06                                                                          | 35.75                                                                          | 28.39                                                                          |
| 36                                                                             |                                                                                | 14.25                                                                          |                                                                                | 74.72                                                                          |                                                                                |                                                                                |                                                                                |
|                                                                                | West Bengal                                                                    |                                                                                | 16.49                                                                          | 14.05                                                                          | 17.87                                                                          | 18.22                                                                          | 15.74                                                                          |