Lok Sabha Question No. 3176 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-13
Subject: Increasing Prices of Chemical Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3176+ TO BE ANSWERED ON: 13.12.2024

## Increasing Prices of Chemical fertilizers

3176+:

SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV:

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

- (a) whether liquid urea and liquid 18:46 O (DA) has been provided in the State of Maharashtra during 2020-2024 and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (b) the number of time, prices of chemical fertilizers have been increased during the last five years, year-wise;
- (c) the  quantum of chemical fertilizers imported in the country during the last five years;
- (d) the  manner  in  which  fertilizers  are  being  supplied  in  the  country  for  better farming;
- (e) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to ensure that farmers are getting suitable fertilizers at affordable price; and
- (f) the steps being taken by the Government to provide relief from increasing prices of fertilizers?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) has included Nano Urea (Liquid) and Nano DAP under the Fertilizer Control Order (FCO) - 1985 that is produced by several Fertilizer Companies.

Accordingly,  Nano  Urea  and  Nano  DAP  are  regularly  provided  in  the  State  of Maharashtra.

(b) to (f):  Under Urea Subsidy Scheme, Urea is provided to the farmers at a statutorily notified  Maximum  Retail  Price  (MRP)  irrespective  of  the  cost  of  production.  The subsidized MRP of 45 Kg bag of urea is Rs. 266.50. The MRP of 45 Kg bag of Urea has  remained  the  same  during  the  last  five  years  i.e.  from  2019-20  to  2023-24. Further,  under  Nutrient  Based  Subsidy  (NBS)  scheme,  the  MRP  of  Phosphatic  & Potassic  (P&K)  fertilizers  is  decontrolled  and  fixed  by  fertilizer  companies  as  per market  dynamics  at  reasonable  level  which  is  monitored  by  the  Government.  The details of MRP of major NPK grades, DAP, MOP and SSP from 2022-23 to 2024-25 is placed  at Annexure. Accordingly,  fertilizers  are  made  available  to  farmers  at affordable prices.

The chemical fertilizers imported in the country during the last five years is as follows:

| Import of chemical fertilizers (Urea, DAP, MOP and NPK) from 2019-20 to 2024-25 (Till November, 2024)   | Import of chemical fertilizers (Urea, DAP, MOP and NPK) from 2019-20 to 2024-25 (Till November, 2024)   | Import of chemical fertilizers (Urea, DAP, MOP and NPK) from 2019-20 to 2024-25 (Till November, 2024)   | Import of chemical fertilizers (Urea, DAP, MOP and NPK) from 2019-20 to 2024-25 (Till November, 2024)   | Import of chemical fertilizers (Urea, DAP, MOP and NPK) from 2019-20 to 2024-25 (Till November, 2024)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         | NPK                                                                                                     | Qty in LMT                                                                                              |
| Urea                                                                                                    | DAP                                                                                                     | MOP * As reported by companies                                                                          | MOP * As reported by companies                                                                          | MOP * As reported by companies                                                                          |
| 91.23                                                                                                   | 48.70                                                                                                   | 36.70                                                                                                   | 7.46                                                                                                    | 2019-20                                                                                                 |
| 98.28                                                                                                   | 48.82                                                                                                   | 42.27                                                                                                   | 13.90                                                                                                   | 2020-21                                                                                                 |
| 91.36                                                                                                   | 54.62                                                                                                   | 24.60                                                                                                   | 11.70                                                                                                   | 2021-22                                                                                                 |
| 75.80                                                                                                   | 68.83                                                                                                   | 18.66                                                                                                   | 27.52                                                                                                   | 2022-23                                                                                                 |
| 70.42                                                                                                   | 55.67                                                                                                   | 28.69                                                                                                   | 22.17                                                                                                   | 2023-24                                                                                                 |

Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) assesses the requirement  for  major  fertilizers  viz.  UREA,  DAP,  MOP  and  NPKS  fertilizers,  before each cropping season (viz. Kharif & Rabi) through 'Zonal  Conference for Agricultural Inputs'. Based on the assessment done by DA&FW, Department of Fertilizers allocates adequate  quantities of fertilizers to States by issuing  monthly  supply  plan  and continuously monitors the availability position. These  supplies are met through indigenous production as well as imports.

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Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to partS (b) to (f) of Lok Sabha un-starred question No. 3176 for answering on 13.12.2024

Product -Wise Average MRP(Rs./MT) from 2019-20 to 2024-25 as on October-24

|   Product Name |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 | 2024-25      |
|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|
|       25750.9  |  24575.7  |  29751.2  |   29760.8 |   29394.9 |   29895.4 | 10-26-26     |
|       25734.2  |  24643.1  |  28733.2  |   31562.4 |   29865.2 |   29400   | 12-32-16     |
|       20707    |  19950.1  |  24652.5  |   28045.6 |   25275.6 |   25253.1 | 20-20-0-13   |
|       26518.3  |  24966.8  |  25003.5  |   26939.9 |   26999.8 |   27000   | DAP          |
|       18981    |  17872.6  |  23338.4  |   34147.5 |   33987.9 |   31584   | MOP          |
|        8213.69 |   8468.49 |   7750.95 |   10555.8 |   11157.4 |   10903.2 | SSP-Granular |

* Data from FMS & iFMS(dbtfert.nic.in)