Lok Sabha Question No. 1844 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-06
Subject: Shortage of DAP Fertiliser
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1844 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 06.12.2024

## Shortage of DAP Fertiliser

1844: SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA :

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

- (a) the  total  quantum  of  DAP  fertiliser  required  by  States  during  the  current agricultural season vs. the amount supplied by the Government;
- (b) the  number  of  States  officially  reporting  shortages  of  DAP  fertiliser  and  steps taken by the Government to address the shortage;
- (c) the reasons for failure to ensure timely distribution of fertilisers despite claims of adequate production and imports; and
- (d) the total subsidy provided for DAP fertiliser in the last five years and reasons for the farmers still facing unaffordable prices in several regions?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a)  to  (c):    The  details  regarding  requirement,  availability,  sales  and  closing  stock  of DAP  across  the  States  in  the  country  during  the  ongoing  Rabi  2024-25  season  is enclosed at Annexure.

Further,  the  following  steps  are  taken  by  the  Government  every  season  for ensuring timely and adequate supply 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,  Department  of  Fertilizers  allocates sufficient/  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.

v. The  gap  between  demand  (requirement)  and  production  of  fertilizers  is  met through imports. The import for the season is also finalized well in advance to ensure timely availability.

(d): 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, against the cost of Rs 3100 per bag for DAP, it is provided to the farmers at a Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of Rs.1350 per bag.

The total subsidy (in Crores) under NBS Scheme (DAP is a component under this Scheme), in the last 5 years, is given below :-

| Year    | Approximate Actual Expenditure   |
|---------|----------------------------------|
| 2019-20 | 26,368                           |
| 2020-21 | 37,372                           |
| 2021-22 | 52,770                           |
| 2022-23 | 86,122                           |
| 2023-24 | 65,199                           |

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha unstarred question No. 1844 for answering on 06.12.2024

## REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY, CONSUMPTION & CLOSING STOCK OF DAP DURING ONGOING RABI 2024-25 (TILL 02.12.2024)

(fig. in LMT)

| S.No   | State                       |   REQUIREMENT |   AVAILABILITY |   DAP CONSUMPTION |   CLOSING STOCK |
|--------|-----------------------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
| 1      | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |          0    |           0    |              0    |            0    |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh              |          0.82 |           1.54 |              0.98 |            0.58 |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh           |          0    |           0    |              0    |            0    |
| 4      | Assam                       |          0.12 |           0.26 |              0.15 |            0.11 |
| 5      | Bihar                       |          1.8  |           2.28 |              1.62 |            0.69 |
| 6      | Chandigarh                  |          0    |           0    |              0    |            0    |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh                |          0.46 |           0.48 |              0.18 |            0.31 |
| 8      | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      |          0    |           0    |              0    |            0    |
| 9      | Daman and Diu               |          0    |           0    |              0    |            0    |
| 10     | Delhi                       |          0    |           0.03 |              0.02 |            0    |
| 11     | Goa                         |          0    |           0    |              0    |            0    |
| 12     | Gujarat                     |          1.82 |           2.18 |              1.81 |            0.38 |
| 13     | Haryana                     |          2.26 |           2.44 |              2.27 |            0.17 |
| 14     | Himachal Pradesh            |          0    |           0.02 |              0.01 |            0.01 |
| 15     | Jammu and kashmir           |          0.07 |           0.2  |              0.08 |            0.12 |
| 16     | Jharkhand                   |          0.16 |           0.32 |              0.15 |            0.17 |
| 17     | Karnataka                   |          0.69 |           1.12 |              0.62 |            0.51 |
| 18     | Kerala                      |          0.02 |           0.06 |              0.06 |            0.01 |
| 19     | Lakshadweep                 |          0    |           0    |              0    |            0    |
| 20     | Madhya Pradesh              |          5.83 |           5.09 |              3.9  |            1.19 |
| 21     | Maharashtra                 |          0.8  |           1.79 |              0.94 |            0.85 |
| 22     | Manipur                     |          0    |           0    |              0    |            0    |
| 23     | Meghalaya                   |          0    |           0    |              0    |            0    |
| 24     | Mizoram                     |          0    |           0    |              0    |            0    |
| 25     | Nagaland                    |          0    |           0    |              0    |            0    |
| 26     | Odisha                      |          0.13 |           0.4  |              0.15 |            0.25 |
| 27     | Puducherry                  |          0    |           0.01 |              0    |            0    |
| 28     | Punjab                      |          4.26 |           3.48 |              3.01 |            0.46 |
| 29     | Rajasthan                   |          2.8  |           2.99 |              2.59 |            0.42 |
| 30     | Sikkim                      |          0    |           0    |              0    |            0    |
| 31     | Tamil Nadu                  |          0.67 |           1.09 |              0.69 |            0.41 |
| 32     | Telangana                   |          0.62 |           0.79 |              0.42 |            0.37 |
| 33     | Tripura                     |          0    |           0    |              0    |            0    |
| 34     | Uttarakhand                 |          0.11 |           0.25 |              0.16 |            0.1  |
| 35     | Uttar Pradesh               |         11.15 |          10.03 |              8.26 |            1.78 |
| 36     | West Bengal                 |          0.7  |           1.04 |              0.64 |            0.44 |
|        | All India                   |         35.29 |          37.89 |             28.71 |            9.33 |

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