Lok Sabha Question No. 1902 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-02
Subject: Decrease in Import of Urea
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1902 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 02.08.2024

## DECREASE IN IMPORT OF UREA

†1902   SHRI  VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

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

- (a) the quantitative decrease in imported urea on account of record urea production in the country;
- (b) the  amount  of  revenue  saved  by  the  Government  consequent  to  the  said production;
- (c) whether the production of the other fertilizers have also increased in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  number  of  closed  fertilizer  factories  which  have  been  revived  through  the initiatives of the Government along with the present status of such factories;
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  fertilizer  factories  in  Palamu Parliamentary Constituency in the State of Jharkhand; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

## (a) & (b):    The details of quantity of imported and production of urea in the country during the last three years are as under:

| Financial Year   |   Import Quantity (in LMT) |   Value (In Crore Rs.) |   Production Quantity (in LMT) |
|------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 2021-22          |                      91.36 |                50250.4 |                         250.72 |
| 2022-23          |                      75.8  |                41365.6 |                         284.94 |
| 2023-24          |                      70.42 |                28193.9 |                         314.09 |

There  is  approximately  7%  &  23%  decrease  in  urea  imports  in  2023-24 compared to 2022-23 & 2021-22 respectively; whereas production of urea increased by approximately 10% & 25% respectively during the same period.

- (c): The production of the other fertilizers (P&K fertilizers) in the country during the last three years are as under:

## <Qty. in LMT>

| Financial Year   |   DAP |   Complex |   SSP |
|------------------|-------|-----------|-------|
| 2021-22          | 42.22 |     83.27 | 53.34 |
| 2022-23          | 43.47 |     92.95 | 56.44 |
| 2023-24          | 42.93 |     95.48 | 44.44 |

(d): Government of India mandated revival of Ramagundam (Telangana), Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Sindri (Jharkhand) and Talcher (Odisha) units of Fertilizer Corporation of  India  Ltd.  (FCIL)  and  Barauni  (Bihar)  unit  of  Hindustan  Fertilizer  Corporation  Ltd. (HFCL) through Joint Venture Company (JVC) of nominated PSUs for setting up new ammonia-urea plants of 12.7 LMTPA capacity each. The Ramagundam and Gorakhpur units  have  been  commissioned  on  22.03.2021  and  07.12.2021  respectively.    Also, Barauni  and  Sindri  units  started  urea  production  on  18.10.2022  and  05.11.2022 respectively.  These  four  plants  have  added  50.8  LMT  per  annum  of  domestic  urea production capacity in the country.

(e)  &  (f):    There  is  no  proposal  of  Government  to  set  up  urea  factories  in  Palamu Parliamentary Constituency in the State of Jharkhand.

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