Lok Sabha Question No. 253 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-03
Subject: Reduction in Over Usage of Urea
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 253 TO BE ANSWERED ON : 03.02.2023

## Reduction in over usage of urea

## 253. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

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

- (a) the details on the average usage ratio of Nitrogen; Phosphorus and Potassium on soil in 2022 in the country, State-wise;
- (b) the steps takenlproposed to be taken by the Government to reduce the over usage of Urea and increase usage of Nutrient Based Fertilizer;
- (c) whether the Government has any plans to shift urea to the Nutrient Based Fertilizer scheme and if so, the details thereof and if not; the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government is aware that Rajasthan farmers are having increased demand for   fertilizers ,  especially urea and DAP for the Rabi seasons;
- (e) if s0, the details thereof; and
- f) the steps takenlproposed to be taken by the Government to resolve this shortage of supply?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

- (a) the NPK ratio for 2021-22 (Kharif 2021 and Rabi 2021-22) is attached a8 Annexure- A: Sir,
- (b) Government of India under its Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) scheme has under Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) scheme may be made available at affordable and reasonable rates to indian farmers and thus increasing its usage: The per kg subsidy rates for nutrients viz  N, P, Kand S under NBS scheme is &s under:
- #* A special one-time package with has been   provided (effective from 01.10.2021 to 31.3.2022) for DAP at Rs.8769/MT and 3 most consumed NPK fertilizers (10.26.26, 20.20.0.13 and 12.32:16) at Rs. 2000/MT for each grade in order to make P&k fertilizers available at affordable prices to the farmers, In addition to this , an additional reimbursement for DAP production/mport during the period from 25.10.2021 to 31.03.2022 on no profit no loss subject to the ceiling of Rs. 8000 per MT has also been given:
- (c) Sir, Presently there is no such proposal:
- (d) & (e): Sir , In view of the monsoon the requirement of Urea and DAP was increased from 13 LMT to 14.5 LMT and from 3 LMT to 4.5 LMT respectively for the ongoing Rabi 2022-23 season: good
- (f): The availability scenario of fertilizers in the state of Rajasthan for the ongoing Rabi 2022-23 season is given below:

| S No.   | Nutrients   |   NBS (Rs. Per Kg of Nutrient) (from 01.04.2021 to 19.05.2021) |   NBS (Rs. Per Kg of Nutrient (from 20.05.2021 to 31.03.2022) |   Kg of Nutrient) (from 30.09.2022) |   NBS (Rs. Per Kg of Nutrient) (from 01.10.2022 to 31,3.2023) |
|---------|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|         | N           |                                                         18.789 |                                                        18.789 |                               91.96 |                                                         98.02 |
| 2       | P           |                                                         14.888 |                                                        45.323 |                               72.74 |                                                         66.93 |
| 3.      | K           |                                                         10.116 |                                                        10.116 |                               25.31 |                                                         23.65 |
| 4.      | S           |                                                          2.374 |                                                         2.374 |                                6.94 |                                                          6.12 |

| RAJASTHAN                                        | RAJASTHAN                                        | RAJASTHAN                                          | RAJASTHAN                                        | RAJASTHAN                                        | RAJASTHAN                                        |
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| Fertilizers Position for Rabi 2022-23 Fig_in LMT | Fertilizers Position for Rabi 2022-23 Fig_in LMT | Fertilizers Position for Rabi 2022-23 Fig_in LMT   | Fertilizers Position for Rabi 2022-23 Fig_in LMT | Fertilizers Position for Rabi 2022-23 Fig_in LMT | Fertilizers Position for Rabi 2022-23 Fig_in LMT |
| Product IGroup                                   | Rabi 2022-23 requirement                         | Pro-rata Requirement From 01.10.2022 to 30.01.2023 | Availability 30.01.2023                          | DBT Sales from 01.10.2022 to 30.01,2023          | Closing Stock as on 30.01.2023                   |
| Urea                                             | 14.50                                            | 13.47                                              | 14.74                                            |                                                  | 1.27                                             |
| DAP                                              | 4.50                                             | 4.35                                               | 3.52                                             | 3.11                                             | 0.41                                             |
| IMOP                                             | 0.10                                             | 0.08                                               | 0.11                                             | 0.06                                             | 0.05                                             |
| NPK                                              | 0.40                                             | 0.34                                               | 0.53                                             | 0.44                                             | 0.09                                             |
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## ANNEXURE-A

| STATE-WISE NPK RATIO 2021-2022   | STATE-WISE NPK RATIO 2021-2022   |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Major States                     | 2021-22                          |
| SOUTH ZONE                       |                                  |
| Andhra Padesh                    | 5.5 2.8 ; 1                      |
| Telanganan                       | 10.3:39: 1                       |
| Karnataka                        | 41.21:1                          |
| Kerala                           | 1.4 : 0.6 : 1                    |
| Tamil Nadu                       |                                  |
| Puducherry                       | 8.2 : 1.9: 1                     |
| WEST ZONE                        |                                  |
| Gujarat                          | 11.9 ; 3.8 ; 1                   |
| Madhya Pradesh                   | 12.3 6.7 : 1                     |
| Chattisgarh                      | 6.6 ; 3.4: 1                     |
| Maharashtra                      | 3.0 ; 1.9:1                      |
| Rajasthan                        | 38.7 : 13.8 : 1                  |
| Goa                              |                                  |
| NOTH ZONE                        |                                  |
| Haryana                          | 23.2 6.1 : 1                     |
| Punjab                           | 26.2 : 5.9 : 1                   |
| Uttar Pradesh                    |                                  |
| Uttrakhand                       | 15.5 : 3.6 : 1                   |
| Himachal Pradesh                 | 4.5:1.1 :1                       |
| J & K                            | 6.5 : 1.7 : 1                    |
| EAST ZONE                        |                                  |
| Bihar                            | 116 : 3.5: 1                     |
| Jharkhand                        | 21.3 8.0: 1                      |
| Odiisha                          |                                  |
| W.B                              | 2.6 : 1.5 ; 1                    |
| Assam                            |                                  |
| Tripura                          |                                  |
| Manipur                          |                                  |
| Meghalaya                        |                                  |
| Nagaland                         |                                  |
| ALL INDIA                        | 7.7 :31:1                        |