Lok Sabha Question No. 5745 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-04
Subject: Demand for Urea
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri V K Sreekandan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5745 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 04.04.2025

## Demand for Urea

## 5745:  SHRI V K SREEKANDAN:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that the country needs 350 lakh tonnes of Urea annually and out of which 40 lakh tonnes are imported;
- (b) if  so,  whether it is true that in many parts of the country farmers have been facing acute shortage of urea during their farming activities;
- (c) whether it is also true that the Government is considering to restart some of the closed fertilizer units in the country to reduce the demand and supply gap; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a): The requirement of Urea and imports done against them during FY 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 is as under:
- (b): The availability of Urea has remained adequate across the States during FY 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.

| Requirement and Imports of Urea during 2022-23 to 2024-25 (Fig. in LMT)   | Requirement and Imports of Urea during 2022-23 to 2024-25 (Fig. in LMT)   | Requirement and Imports of Urea during 2022-23 to 2024-25 (Fig. in LMT)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                      | Requirement                                                               | Imports                                                                   |
| 2022-23                                                                   | 359.19                                                                    | 75.80                                                                     |
| 2023-24                                                                   | 356.08                                                                    | 70.42                                                                     |
| 2024-25                                                                   | 364.01                                                                    | 51.69*                                                                    |

(c) &  (d): In order to  increase indigenous  Urea  production  in  the  country Government  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  have  started  urea  production  on 18.10.2022 and 05.11.2022 respectively.  These four plants have added 50.8 LMT of domestic production capacity in the country'.

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