Lok Sabha Question No. 771 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-26
Subject: Black Marketing of Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Arun Bharti, Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai

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

## LOK SABHA

UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 771 TO BE ANSWERED

ON: 26.07.2024

## BLACK MARKETING OF FERTILIZERS

771:  SHRI. ARUN BHARTI:

SMT. DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  the  difficulties  being  faced  by farmers due to black marketing of fertilizers and unprecedented increase in its price in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the response of Government thereto;
- (c) the details of availability, demand and supply of various fertilizers in accordance with  the  requirement  of  farmers  during  the  current  cropping  season,  State/UT-wise including Bihar, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu; and
- (d) the  details  of  action  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to stop/check price hike and black marketing of fertilizers in the country?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

(SMT . ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a), (b) & (d):    Urea is provided to the farmers at a statutorily notified Maximum Retail Price (MRP). The MRP of 45 kg bag of Urea is Rs.242 per bag (exclusive of charges towards neem coating and taxes as applicable).  Besides, Government of India has laid down reasonable guidelines for P&K fertilizers which ensure that P&K fertilizers are  available  at  reasonable  prices  to  farmers.  Accordingly,  all  farmers  are  being supplied fertilizers at the subsidized rates.

Further, fertilizers are declared as an essential commodity under the Essential Commodities  Act,  1955  and  notified  under  Fertilizer  Control  Order,  1985.  State Governments  are  empowered  to  take  action  against  persons  involved  in  blackmarketing,  hoarding  and  smuggling  as  per  provisions  of  EC  Act.  Any  complaint received at Department of Fertilizers level regarding black marketing of fertilizers is sent  to  concerned  State  Government,  to  take  appropriate  action  under  Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and Fertilizer Control Order, 1985.

- (c): The  availability  of  fertilizers  i.e.  Urea,  DAP,  MOP  and  NPKS  has  remained comfortable  across the states in the country including Bihar, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu during the current cropping season (Kharif 2024 as on 23.07.2024) as per the Annexure.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 771 for answering on 26.07.2024

## PRODUCT & STATE WISE POSITION FOR KHARIF 2024 (UPTO 23.07.2024)

## DEMAND, AVAILABILITY/SUPPLY AND SALES OF FERTILIZER DURING KHARIF 2024 (UPTO 23.07.2024)

|       |                             |                        |                                           |                                               |                                       |                         |                                       |                                                 |                                       |                          |                                    |                                                 |                                     | fig. in LMT              | fig. in LMT                          | fig. in LMT                                        | fig. in LMT                           |
|-------|-----------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| S. No | State                       | DEMAND FOR KHARIF 2024 | UREA DEMAN D FROM 01.04.24 TO 23.07.20 24 | AVAILAB ILITY/ SUPPLY 01.04.24 TO 23.07.20 24 | SALES FROM 01.04. 2024 TO 23.07. 2024 | DEMAN D FOR KHARIF 2024 | DEMA ND FROM 01.04. 24 TO 23.07. 2024 | DAP AVAILABILI TY/SUPPLY 01.04.24 TO 23.07.2024 | SALES FROM 01.04.20 24 TO 23.07.20 24 | DEMA ND FOR KHARI F 2024 | DEMAND FROM 01.04.24 TO 23.07.2024 | MOP AVAILABILI TY/SUPPLY 01.04.24 TO 23.07.2024 | SALES FROM 01.04.2024 TO 23.07.2024 | DEMA ND FOR KHARI F 2024 | DEMAN D FROM 01.04.24 TO 23.07.20 24 | NPKS AVAILAB ILITY/SU PPLY 01.04.24 TO 23.07.20 24 | SALES FROM 01.04.20 24 TO 23.07.20 24 |
| 1     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 0.00                   | 0.00                                      | 0.01                                          | 0.00                                  | 0.00                    | 0.00                                  | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                  | 0.00                     | 0.00                               | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                     | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                               | 0.00                                  |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh              | 6.50                   | 2.53                                      | 6.17                                          | 2.26                                  | 2.30                    | 0.87                                  | 1.53                                            | 0.58                                  | 0.70                     | 0.27                               | 0.79                                            | 0.26                                | 7.00                     | 2.78                                 | 6.48                                               | 1.70                                  |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh           | 0.01                   | 0.00                                      | 0.01                                          | 0.00                                  | 0.00                    | 0.00                                  | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                  | 0.00                     | 0.00                               | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                     | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                               | 0.00                                  |
| 4     | Assam                       | 1.63                   | 0.96                                      | 1.91                                          | 0.96                                  | 0.36                    | 0.20                                  | 0.27                                            | 0.13                                  | 0.19                     | 0.11                               | 0.34                                            | 0.18                                | 0.20                     | 0.14                                 | 0.27                                               | 0.07                                  |
| 5     | Bihar                       | 9.87                   | 4.10                                      | 9.41                                          | 2.60                                  | 2.50                    | 1.61                                  | 1.98                                            | 0.66                                  | 0.35                     | 0.26                               | 0.66                                            | 0.11                                | 2.00                     | 1.45                                 | 2.79                                               | 0.56                                  |
| 6     | Chandigarh                  | 0.00                   | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                          | 0.00                                  | 0.00                    | 0.00                                  | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                  | 0.00                     | 0.00                               | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                     | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                               | 0.00                                  |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh                | 6.50                   | 5.13                                      | 6.92                                          | 5.02                                  | 3.40                    | 2.81                                  | 2.86                                            | 2.39                                  | 0.58                     | 0.46                               | 0.72                                            | 0.46                                | 1.20                     | 0.92                                 | 1.97                                               | 1.28                                  |
| 8     | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | 0.00                   | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                          | 0.00                                  | 0.00                    | 0.00                                  | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                  | 0.00                     | 0.00                               | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                     | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                               | 0.00                                  |
| 9     | Daman and Diu               | 0.00                   | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                          | 0.00                                  | 0.00                    | 0.00                                  | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                  | 0.00                     | 0.00                               | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                     | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                               | 0.00                                  |
| 10    | Delhi                       | 0.08                   | 0.06                                      | 0.15                                          | 0.11                                  | 0.01                    | 0.00                                  | 0.02                                            | 0.01                                  | 0.00                     | 0.00                               | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                | 0.00                     | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                               | 0.00                                  |
| 11    | Goa                         | 0.01                   | 0.01                                      | 0.01                                          | 0.01                                  | 0.01                    | 0.00                                  | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                  | 0.00                     | 0.00                               | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                | 0.03                     | 0.02                                 | 0.02                                               | 0.01                                  |
| 12    | Gujarat                     | 11.85                  | 7.13                                      | 9.22                                          | 6.05                                  | 3.50                    | 2.78                                  | 2.52                                            | 1.94                                  | 0.35                     | 0.28                               | 0.41                                            | 0.13                                | 3.00                     | 2.30                                 | 4.24                                               | 2.05                                  |
| 13    | Haryana                     | 10.30                  | 6.93                                      | 10.33                                         | 6.51                                  | 3.20                    | 2.10                                  | 1.81                                            | 1.38                                  | 0.30                     | 0.19                               | 0.44                                            | 0.15                                | 0.50                     | 0.27                                 | 0.48                                               | 0.17                                  |
| 14    | Himachal Pradesh            | 0.34                   | 0.22                                      | 0.35                                          | 0.23                                  | 0.01                    | 0.00                                  | 0.02                                            | 0.00                                  | 0.01                     | 0.00                               | 0.02                                            | 0.01                                | 0.16                     | 0.10                                 | 0.13                                               | 0.08                                  |

| 15   | Jammu and kashmir   |   0.78 | 0.65      |   0.97 | 0.55   |   0.24 |   0.21 | 0.25      |   0.13 | 0.09   | 0.08   |   0.10 | 0.06      |   0.02 | 0.01      | 0.01   |   0.00 |
|------|---------------------|--------|-----------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|--------|--------|
| 16   | Jharkhand           |   1.65 | 1.57      |   0.47 |        |   0.65 |   0.36 | 0.35 0.15 |   0.03 | 0.02   |        |   0.03 | 0.00 0.35 |   0.26 |           | 0.45   |   0.13 |
| 17   | Karnataka           |  10.75 | 0.88 6.14 |  11.61 | 6.34   |   3.9  |   2.77 | 3.71 2.56 |   1.3  |        | 0.79   |   1.43 | 0.60      |   9.9  | 6.04      | 12.69  |   5.79 |
| 18   | Kerala              |   0.54 | 0.32      |   0.56 | 0.29   |   0.1  |   0.05 | 0.09      |   0.06 | 0.42   | 0.25   |   0.37 | 0.20      |   0.77 | 0.47      | 0.73   |   0.3  |
| 19   | Lakshadweep         |   0    | 0.00      |   0    | 0.00   |   0    |   0    | 0.00      |   0    | 0.00   | 0.00   |   0    | 0.00      |   0    | 0.00      | 0.00   |   0    |
| 20   | Madhya Pradesh      |  15.38 | 7.98      |  16.04 | 10.82  |   8.57 |   5.11 | 5.33      |   4.13 | 0.45   | 0.24   |   0.85 | 0.28      |   2.5  | 1.44 5.25 |        |   2.77 |
| 21   | Maharashtra         |  13.73 | 8.49      |  17.53 | 9.43   |   5    |   3.19 | 3.87      |   2.6  | 1.30   | 0.82   |   1.71 | 0.58      |  18    | 11.26     | 21.69  |  10.85 |
| 22   | Manipur             |   0.16 | 0.14      |   0.09 | 0.04   |   0.02 |   0.01 | 0.01      |   0    | 0.02   | 0.01   |   0.01 | 0.00      |   0    | 0.00      | 0.01   |   0    |
| 23   | Meghalaya           |   0.02 | 0.02      |   0.03 | 0.02   |   0.01 |   0.01 | 0.00      |   0    | 0.00   | 0.00   |   0    | 0.00      |   0.01 | 0.01      | 0.00   |   0    |
| 24   | Mizoram             |   0.07 | 0.04      |   0.08 | 0.06   |   0.01 |   0.01 | 0.00      |   0    | 0.00   | 0.00   |   0    | 0.00      |   0    | 0.00      | 0.00   |   0    |
| 25   | Nagaland            |   0    | 0.00      |   0.01 | 0.00   |   0    |   0    | 0.00      |   0    | 0.00   | 0.00   |   0    | 0.00      |   0    | 0.00      | 0.00   |   0    |
| 26   | Odisha              |   4.2  | 2.57      |   4.27 | 1.57   |   2.16 |   1.6  | 1.40      |   0.72 | 0.60   | 0.38   |   0.54 | 0.17      |   2    | 1.43      | 1.97   |   0.53 |
| 27   | Puducherry          |   0.08 | 0.05      |   0.06 | 0.04   |   0.01 |   0    | 0.01      |   0    | 0.01   | 0.00   |   0    | 0.00      |   0.04 | 0.02      | 0.05   |   0.02 |
| 28   | Punjab              |  11.5  | 10.26     |  17.02 | 11.22  |   3.6  |   1.92 | 2.30      |   1.39 | 0.50   | 0.32   |   0.5  | 0.17      |   1    | 0.75      | 0.51   |   0.15 |
| 29   | Rajasthan           |  11.2  | 6.50      |   9.77 | 5.11   |   5.5  |   3.26 | 2.74      |   1.94 | 0.11   | 0.05   |   0.08 | 0.04      |   0.75 | 0.47      | 0.94   |   0.54 |
| 30   | Sikkim              |   0    | 0.00      |   0    | 0.00   |   0    |   0    | 0.00      |   0    | 0.00   | 0.00   |   0    | 0.00      |   0    | 0.00      | 0.00   |   0    |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu          |   4.91 | 2.66      |   4.76 | 2.79   |   1.4  |   0.81 | 0.99      |   0.55 | 1.04   | 0.60   |   0.78 | 0.41      |   4.54 | 2.59      | 4.26   |   2    |
| 32   | Telangana           |  10.4  | 6.46      |   9.81 | 3.64   |   2.4  |   1.82 | 1.98      |   1.35 | 0.60   | 0.37   |   0.4  | 0.10      |  10    | 6.61      | 7.85   |   3.68 |
| 33   | Tripura             |   0.08 | 0.05      |   0.16 | 0.04   |   0.03 |   0.02 | 0.01      |   0    | 0.01   | 0.01   |   0.03 | 0.01      |   0.03 | 0.02      | 0.02   |   0.01 |
| 34   | Uttarakhand         |   1    | 0.76      |   1.17 | 0.83   |   0.15 |   0.13 | 0.22      |   0.1  | 0.03   | 0.02   |   0.05 | 0.01      |   0.2  | 0.14      | 0.12   |   0.06 |
| 35   | Uttar Pradesh       |  38    | 21.44     |  39.9  | 15.90  |   9.05 |   5.18 | 7.90      |   3.87 | 0.47   | 0.18   |   0.82 | 0.16      |   6    | 2.74      | 4.28   |   1.3  |
| 36   | West Bengal         |   5.6  | 3.31      |   7.53 | 2.57   |   1.8  |   0.98 | 1.19      |   0.37 | 0.80   | 0.45   |   1.17 | 0.34      |   4    | 1.67      | 6.35   |   1.73 |
|      | All India           | 177.12 | 105.77    | 187.42 | 95.49  |  59.87 |  37.85 | 43.36     |  27.05 | 10.26  | 6.17   |  12.28 | 4.43      |  74.19 | 43.92     | 83.57  |  35.81 |

* Primary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Demand

** Secondary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Sales

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