Lok Sabha Question No. 3171 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-13
Subject: Production of Urea
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Ujjwal Raman Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3171 TO BE ANSWERED ON

: 13.12.2024

## Production of Urea

## 3171. SHRI  UJJWAL RAMAN SINGH:

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

- (a) the total quantity of urea produced in the country in the year 2023-24;
- (b) the  total  quantity  of  urea  supplied  in  the  Uttar  Pradesh  particularly  in Prayagraj Parliamentary Constituency in the last three years;
- (c) the  reasons  for  the  shortage  of  urea  in  Uttar  Pradesh  mainly  during agricultural seasons;
- (d) the  details  of  Government  and  private  companies  producing  urea  in  the country;
- (e)       whether new companies have come up in the field of urea production; and
- (f)       if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) :  The total quantity of urea produced in the country stood at 314.09 LMT in the year 2023-24.  The details of requirement, availability, sales and closing stock of Urea in Uttar Pradesh in last three years, Kharif 2024 and ongoing Rabi 2024-25 seasons are given at Annexure I.    Further,  the  distribution of fertilizers  within the State at district level is the mandate of the State Government. Presently, there are 36  Urea  manufacturing  units  in  the  country  and  the  details  of  these  units  are  at Annexure II.

(e)  to  (f ): With regard to Urea, the Government had announced New Investment Policy (NIP) - 2012 on 2nd January, 2013 and its amendment on 7 th October, 2014 to facilitate fresh investment in the urea sector and to make India self-sufficient in the  urea  sector.  Total  6  new  urea  units  have  been  set  up  under  NIP-2012  which includes 4 urea units set up through Joint Venture Companies (JVC) of nominated PSUs and 2 urea units set up by the private companies. The units set up through JVC  are  Ramagundam  urea  unit  of  Ramagundam  Fertilizers  and  Chemicals  Ltd (RFCL) in  Telangana  and  3  urea  units  namely  Gorakhpur,  Sindri  and  Barauni  of Hindustan  Urvarak&Rasayan  Limited  (HURL)  in  Uttar  Pradesh,  Jharkhand  and Bihar, respectively. The units set up by private companies are Panagarh urea unit of  Matix  Fertilizers  and  Chemicals  Ltd.  (Matix)  in  West  Bengal;  and  Gadepan-III

urea unit of Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd. (CFCL) in Rajasthan. Each of these units hasinstalled capacity of 12.7 Lakh Metric Tonne per annum (LMTPA). These  units  are  highly  energy  efficient  as  they  are  based  on  latest  technology. Therefore,  these  units  have  together  added  urea  production  capacity  of  76.2 LMTPA, thereby total indigenous urea production capacity (Reassessed Capacity, RAC)  has  increased  from  207.54  LMTPA  during  2014-15  to  283.74  LMTPA  at present.

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## Annexure I

## Annexure  referred to in reply to PartS (a) to (d) of LokSabha Un-starred Qn. No.3171 for answering on 13.12.2024

## UREA POSITION FOR UTTAR PRADESH

## I.  RABI 2024-25 (Till 09.12.2024) & KHARIF 2024:

| (QTY in LMT)                                                                | (QTY in LMT)                                                                | (QTY in LMT)                                                                | (QTY in LMT)                                                                | (QTY in LMT)                                                                | (QTY in LMT)                                                                | (QTY in LMT)                                                                |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No                                                                       | Season Wise                                                                 | Seasonal Requirement                                                        | Pro-Data Requirement                                                        | Availability                                                                | DBT Sales                                                                   | Closing Stock                                                               |
| 1                                                                           | Rabi 2024- 25 (Till 09.12.2024)                                             | 39.00                                                                       | 14.90                                                                       | 26.50                                                                       | 12.01                                                                       | 14.49                                                                       |
| 2                                                                           | Kharif 2024                                                                 | 38.00                                                                       | 38.00                                                                       | 52.50                                                                       | 39.00                                                                       | 13.50                                                                       |
| * Primary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Requirement | * Primary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Requirement | * Primary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Requirement | * Primary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Requirement | * Primary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Requirement | * Primary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Requirement | * Primary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Requirement |
| ** Secondary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Sales    | ** Secondary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Sales    | ** Secondary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Sales    | ** Secondary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Sales    | ** Secondary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Sales    | ** Secondary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Sales    | ** Secondary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Sales    |

## II.  UREA POSITION FOR LAST THREE YEARS:

| <QTY IN LMT>                                                                | <QTY IN LMT>                                                                | <QTY IN LMT>                                                                | <QTY IN LMT>                                                                | <QTY IN LMT>                                                                | <QTY IN LMT>                                                                |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                                                        | Year                                                                        | Requirement                                                                 | Availability                                                                | Dbt Sales                                                                   | Closing Stock                                                               |
| 1                                                                           | 2023-24                                                                     | 76.15                                                                       | 91.83                                                                       | 74.53                                                                       | 17.30                                                                       |
| 2                                                                           | 2022-23                                                                     | 77.50                                                                       | 87.39                                                                       | 74.72                                                                       | 12.67                                                                       |
| 3                                                                           | 2021-22                                                                     | 78.00                                                                       | 82.30                                                                       | 71.12                                                                       | 11.18                                                                       |
| * Primary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Requirement | * Primary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Requirement | * Primary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Requirement | * Primary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Requirement | * Primary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Requirement | * Primary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Requirement |
| ** Secondary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Sales    | ** Secondary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Sales    | ** Secondary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Sales    | ** Secondary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Sales    | ** Secondary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Sales    | ** Secondary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Sales    |

| Annexure-II                                                                                                            | Annexure-II                                                                                                            | Annexure-II                                                                                                            |
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| Annexure referred to in reply to partS (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha unstarred question No. 3171 for answering on 13.12.2024 | Annexure referred to in reply to partS (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha unstarred question No. 3171 for answering on 13.12.2024 | Annexure referred to in reply to partS (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha unstarred question No. 3171 for answering on 13.12.2024 |
| SI. No.                                                                                                                | NAME OF PLANTS                                                                                                         | Location                                                                                                               |
| PUBLIC SECTOR:                                                                                                         | PUBLIC SECTOR:                                                                                                         | PUBLIC SECTOR:                                                                                                         |
| 1                                                                                                                      | National Fertilizers Limited (NFL): Nangal                                                                             | Punjab                                                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                                                      | National Fertilizers Limited (NFL): Bhatinda                                                                           | Punjab                                                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                                                      | National Fertilizers Limited (NFL): Panipat                                                                            | Haryana                                                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                                                      | National Fertilizers Limited (NFL): Vijaipur-I                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                         |
| 5                                                                                                                      | National Fertilizers Limited (NFL): Vijaipur -II                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                         |
| 6                                                                                                                      | Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited (RCF):Trombay-V                                                              | Maharashtra                                                                                                            |
| 7                                                                                                                      | Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited (RCF):Thal                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                                                      | Madras Fertilizers Limited (MFL)-Manali                                                                                | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                                                      | Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizers Corporation Limited (BVFCL) :Namrup-II                                                  | Assam                                                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                                                     | Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizers Corporation Limited (BVFCL) :Namrup-III                                                 | Assam                                                                                                                  |
| JT. VENTURE :                                                                                                          | JT. VENTURE :                                                                                                          | JT. VENTURE :                                                                                                          |
| 11                                                                                                                     | Ramagundam Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (RFCL)                                                                    | Ramagundam                                                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                                                     | Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Ltd.: Gorakhpur                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                          |
| 13                                                                                                                     | Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Ltd.: Sindri                                                                               | Jharkhand                                                                                                              |
| 14                                                                                                                     | Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Ltd.: Barauni                                                                              | Bihar                                                                                                                  |
| CO-OP. SECTOR:                                                                                                         | CO-OP. SECTOR:                                                                                                         | CO-OP. SECTOR:                                                                                                         |
| 15                                                                                                                     | Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative (IFFCO):Kalol                                                                    | Gujarat                                                                                                                |
| 16                                                                                                                     | Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative (IFFCO):Phulpur                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                          |
| 17                                                                                                                     | Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative (IFFCO):PhulpurExpn.                                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                          |
| 18                                                                                                                     | Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative (IFFCO):Aonla                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                          |
| 19                                                                                                                     | Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative (IFFCO):Aonla Expn.                                                              | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                          |
| 20                                                                                                                     | Krishak Bharati Cooperative (Kribhco):Hazira                                                                           | Gujarat                                                                                                                |
| A. PRIVATE SECTOR:                                                                                                     | A. PRIVATE SECTOR:                                                                                                     | A. PRIVATE SECTOR:                                                                                                     |
| 21                                                                                                                     | Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (GSFC):Vadodara                                                          | Gujarat                                                                                                                |

|   22 | Shriram Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (SFC) :Kota                | Rajasthan     |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|   23 | Kanpur Fertilizers & Cement Limited (KFCL): PANKI                  | Uttar Pradesh |
|   24 | Zuari Agro Chemicals Limied (ZACL) : Goa                           | Goa           |
|   25 | Southern Petrochemicals Industries Limited (SPIC):Tuticorin        | Tamil Nadu    |
|   26 | Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited (MCFL):Mangalore         | Karnataka     |
|   27 | Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Company Limited (GNVFC):Bharuch | Gujarat       |
|   28 | Nagarjuna Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (NFCL) :Kakinada         | Hyderabad     |
|   29 | Nagarjuna Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (NFCL) :Kakinada Expn.   | Hyderabad     |
|   30 | Grasim Industries Limited/Indorama Industries Limited:Jagdishpur   | Uttar Pradesh |
|   31 | Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (CFCL):Gadepan-I           | Rajasthan     |
|   32 | Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (CFCL):Gadepan-II          | Rajasthan     |
|   33 | Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (CFCL):Gadepan-III         | Rajasthan     |
|   34 | YARA Fertilizers India Pvt. Ltd./ TCL: Babrala                     | Uttar Pradesh |
|   35 | Kribhco Fertilizers Limited (KFL): Shajahanpur                     | Uttar Pradesh |
|   36 | Matix Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited, Panagarh                    | West Bengal   |

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