Lok Sabha Question No. 25 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-02
Subject: Distribution of Fertiliser Subsidies
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: K. Shanmuga Sundaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTIONNO. 25 TO BE ANSWERED ON :

02.02.2024

## Distribution of Fertiliser Subsidies

## 25 : SHRI  SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K.:

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

- (a) the  quantum  of  fertilizers/fertilizer  subsidies  distributed  across  the  country since 2019 and till date, State-wise and year-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has imposed any curbs on the import of fertilizers; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

- (a):    Government  provides  subsidy  on  various  fertilizers  to  ensure  adequate availability of fertilizers at affordable prices to  farmers.  Under  the  'DBT'  in Fertilizers'  system,  100%  subsidy  on  various  fertilizer  grades  is  released  to  the fertilizer companies,  based  on  actual  sales to the beneficiaries  by  Aadhar authentication  through  POS  devices  installed  at  each  retail  shop.  State-wise quantum  of  fertilizer  subsidies  distributed  is  at Annexure  1 and  the  subsidy provided  for  fertilizers  during  the  last  5  years  from  2019-20  to  2023-24  (as  on 31.01.2024) is as follows:

| Year                     | Amount (in Crores)   |
|--------------------------|----------------------|
| 2019-20                  | 83,468               |
| 2020-21                  | 131,229              |
| 2021-22                  | 157,640              |
| 2022-23                  | 254,798              |
| 2023-24 (as on 31.01.24) | 170,923              |

(b) & (c):  The requirement of fertilizers in the country is assessed by DA&FW in coordination with the State Governments. However, the indigenous production of fertilizers  does  not  commensurate  with  the  assessed  requirement.  Therefore,  to bridge the gap between this requirement and indigenous production, timely imports are done. In case of Urea, the imports are done on Government account through 3 designated  STEs  namely  Indian Potash Ltd. (IPL), Rashtriya Chemicals  & Fertilizers  Ltd.  (RCF)  &  National  Fertilizers  Ltd.  (NFL)  and  through  long  term contracts for Urea imports from OQ trading (OMAN).  Further, P&K fertilizers are under Open General License and companies are importing these fertilizers to meet the demand based upon their commercial considerations.

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## Annexure 1

| S.No   |                             | Finacial Year   | Finacial Year   | Finacial Year   | Finacial Year   | Finacial Year         |
|--------|-----------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|        | State                       | 2019-20         | 2020-21         | 2021-22         | 2022-23         | 2023-24 as on 31.1.24 |
| 1      | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 0.000           | 0.003           | 0.012           | 0.007           | 0.002                 |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh              | 35.384          | 42.273          | 36.357          | 37.187          | 29.801                |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh           | 0.000           | 0.000           | 0.000           | 0.009           | 0.007                 |
| 4      | Assam                       | 6.232           | 6.150           | 6.044           | 5.815           | 4.707                 |
| 5      | Bihar                       | 36.685          | 38.546          | 33.671          | 34.358          | 31.743                |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh                | 15.698          | 18.218          | 16.317          | 15.921          | 15.495                |
| 7      | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | 0.010           | 0.016           | 0.008           | 0.010           | 0.006                 |
| 8      | Delhi                       | 0.301           | 0.261           | 0.305           | 0.331           | 0.320                 |
| 9      | Goa                         | 0.059           | 0.069           | 0.059           | 0.052           | 0.047                 |
| 10     | Gujarat                     | 38.395          | 41.460          | 36.771          | 38.593          | 35.678                |
| 11     | Haryana                     | 29.244          | 30.082          | 29.053          | 28.133          | 28.414                |
| 12     | Himachal Pradesh            | 1.189           | 1.201           | 1.156           | 1.185           | 0.861                 |
| 13     | Jammu and kashmir           | 1.515           | 3.459           | 2.361           | 2.251           | 1.440                 |
| 14     | Jharkhand                   | 3.711           | 4.229           | 4.168           | 3.877           | 3.967                 |
| 15     | Karnataka                   | 38.244          | 45.644          | 45.908          | 43.310          | 36.886                |
| 16     | Kerala                      | 3.601           | 4.069           | 3.451           | 3.166           | 2.797                 |
| 17     | Madhya Pradesh              | 58.859          | 62.265          | 59.798          | 61.784          | 64.203                |
| 18     | Maharashtra                 | 64.639          | 74.049          | 70.675          | 64.555          | 58.421                |
| 19     | Manipur                     | 0.392           | 0.329           | 0.303           | 0.503           | 0.261                 |
| 20     | Meghalaya                   | 0.000           | 0.000           | 0.000           | 0.000           | 0.057                 |
| 21     | Mizoram                     | 0.088           | 0.025           | 0.027           | 0.115           | 0.119                 |
| 22     | Nagaland                    | 0.012           | 0.007           | 0.005           | 0.005           | 0.007                 |
| 23     | Odisha                      | 11.444          | 11.980          | 11.755          | 11.005          | 10.371                |
| 24     | Puducherry                  | 0.218           | 0.275           | 0.259           | 0.264           | 0.173                 |
| 25     | Punjab                      | 39.140          | 39.515          | 41.875          | 39.106          | 38.051                |
| 26     | Rajasthan                   | 37.278          | 37.997          | 36.801          | 39.942          | 39.407                |
| 27     | Tamil Nadu                  | 20.948          | 23.873          | 24.445          | 22.585          | 19.310                |
| 28     | Telangana                   | 31.958          | 38.953          | 35.494          | 36.798          | 32.458                |
| 29     | Tripura                     | 0.549           | 0.474           | 0.566           | 0.456           | 0.260                 |
| 30     | Uttar Pradesh               | 105.429         | 113.760         | 106.614         | 107.795         | 98.642                |
| 31     | Uttarakhand                 | 3.346           | 3.259           | 2.843           | 2.834           | 2.684                 |
| 32     | West Bengal                 | 32.631          | 34.808          | 32.959          | 34.478          | 23.966                |

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