Lok Sabha Question No. 1535 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-28
Subject: Price of NPK Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Francisco Cosme Sardinha

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1535 TO BE ANSWERED ON

: 28.07.2023

## Price of NPK fertilizers

## 1535.  SHRI COSME FRANCISCO CAITANO SARDINHA:

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

- (a)     the average price of NPK fertilizers for the farmers in the country during each of the last five years, State-wise; and
- (b)        the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  reduce  the  importdependence for the fertilizers in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Sir,  the  MRP  of  urea  (exclusive  of  charges  towards  neem  coating  and  taxes  as applicable) during last five years is as under:

| Year              | Bag size (in Kg)   | Price of urea ( in Rs)   |
|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
| 2018              | 50/45              | 268/242                  |
| 2019              | 45                 | 242                      |
| 2020              | 45                 | 242                      |
| 2021              | 45                 | 242                      |
| 2022 to till date | 45                 | 242                      |

Under NBS Scheme, the average prices of NPK Fertilizers for the farmers in the country during each of the last five years is enclosed at Annexure-A

- (b)  : Sir,  In  the  Urea  sector,  to  facilitate  fresh  investment  and  to  make  India  selfsufficient.  The  Government  had  announced  New  Investment  Policy  (NIP)  -  2012  on 2 nd  January, 2013 and its amendment on 7 th  October, 2014. Total 6 new urea units have been set up under NIP - 2012. These are: Panagarh urea unit of Matix Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd. (Matix); Gadepan-III urea unit of Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd. (CFCL); Ramagundam urea unit of Ramagundam Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd.(RFCL); and 3 urea units namely Gorakhpur, Sindri and Barauni of Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited (HURL). Each of these units have the installed urea production capacity of 12.7 Lakh Metric Tonne per annum. Therefore, these units have together added 76.2 LMT per

annum in the existing indigenous urea production capacity of the country with currently 283.74  LMT.  The  Government  has  notified  the  New  Urea  Policy  (NUP)  -  2015  on 25 th  May, 2015 with one of the objectives of maximizing indigenous urea production. An exclusive policy has been notified on 28 th  April 2021 for the revival of Talcher unit of FCIL by  setting  up  a  new  greenfield  urea  plant  of  12.7  LMT  per  annum  at  coal  gasification route. Further,  3  Nano  urea  plants  have  been  set  up  with  17  crore  bottle  capacity.  All these steps aim to bring self sufficiency in urea sector.

2. In P&K sector, the Government has granted permission to Madhya Bharat Agro product  Limited  Unit-II,  Banda  Sagar,  MP  for  production  of  DAP/NPK  with  installed capacity 2.40 LMT per annum and to M/s. Krishna Phoschem Ltd, MP for production of DAP/NPK with  installed  capacity  3.30  LMT  per  annum;  and  PDM  or  Potash  Derived from Molasses  (0-0-14.5-0), which is 100%  indigenously manufactured  Potassic fertilizer,  has  been  included  under  Nutrient  Based  Subsidy  (NBS)  Scheme,  Freight Subsidy  on  SSP,  which  is  an  indigenously  manufactured  fertilizer,  has  been  made applicable for Kharif and Rabi 2022-23 and Kharif 2023-24; and further, efforts taken for mining of domestically available fertilizer mineral resources in consultation with Ministry of  Mining,  Geological  Survey  of  India,  Government  of  M.P.,  Rajasthan  and  Uttar Pradesh which is a continuous process.
3. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) in its meeting held on 28 th June, 2023, has approved  the   Market Development Assistance  (MDA)@ Rs. 1500/MT to promote organic fertilizers, with the aim of managing the crop residue and keeping the environment clean. PM Programme for Restoration, Awareness generation Nourishment and  Amelioration  of  Mother  Earth  (PM  PRANAM)  is  launched  to  promote  alternate fertilizer and balanced use of chemical fertilizers.

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| Grade-wise Average MRP   | Grade-wise Average MRP            | Grade-wise Average MRP   | Grade-wise Average MRP   | Grade-wise Average MRP   | Grade-wise Average MRP   | Grade-wise Average MRP   | Grade-wise Average MRP   |
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| S.No                     | Product Name                      | 2018-19                  | 2019-20                  | 2020-21                  | 2021-22                  | 2022-23                  | 2023-24 ( till July-23)  |
| 1                        | 10-26-26                          | 25481                    | 25688                    | 24576                    | 29353                    | 29603                    | 29389                    |
| 2                        | 12-32-16                          | 25799                    | 25775                    | 24643                    | 29082                    | 30951                    | 30614                    |
| 3                        | 14-28-0-0                         |                          |                          | 23344                    | 28392                    | 31613                    | 31286                    |
| 4                        | 14-28-14                          |                          |                          | 25500                    |                          | 35900                    |                          |
| 5                        | 14-35-14                          | 27303                    | 27100                    | 25733                    | 32654                    | 33691                    | 30400                    |
| 6                        | 15-15-15                          | 19939                    | 21153                    | 21204                    | 25658                    | 29475                    | 29400                    |
| 7                        | 15-15-15-9                        |                          | 20671                    | 21156                    | 25295                    | 29000                    | 29000                    |
| 8                        | 16-16-16                          |                          | 24300                    |                          |                          |                          |                          |
| 9                        | 16-20-0-13                        | 19479                    | 19821                    | 18767                    | 23568                    | 26546                    | 23902                    |
| 10                       | 17-17-17                          | 22842                    | 25000                    | 25000                    | 25000                    | 25000                    | 25000                    |
| 11                       | 19-19-19                          | 24700                    | 26644                    | 26238                    | 32667                    | 34000                    | 31000                    |
| 12                       | 20-20-0                           | 18292                    | 19675                    | 19002                    | 21975                    | 25362                    | 23507                    |
| 13                       | 20-20-0-13                        | 20105                    | 20708                    | 19950                    | 24732                    | 28035                    | 24607                    |
| 14                       | 20-20-0-13(UAP)                   | 21369                    | 22109                    | 21600                    |                          |                          |                          |
| 15                       | 24-24-0                           | 25019                    | 25553                    | 25112                    | 32278                    | 34943                    | 33619                    |
| 16                       | 24-24-0-8                         | 24408                    | 25133                    | 25853                    | 29700                    | 32783                    | 30000                    |
| 17                       | 28-28-0                           | 27342                    | 27296                    | 25601                    | 32736                    | 33262                    | 30000                    |
| 18                       | Amm Sulphate                      | 12824                    | 13118                    | 13197                    | 17022                    | 20555                    | 20000                    |
| 19                       | Boronated 12-32-16                | 27900                    | 25700                    | 24600                    |                          |                          |                          |
| 20                       | DAP                               | 26965                    | 26724                    | 24967                    | 25170                    | 26982                    | 27000                    |
| 21                       | Imported 10-26-26                 | 24309                    | 25017                    | 24565                    | 29153                    | 29398                    | 28742                    |
| 22                       | Imported 12-32-16                 | 24746                    | 24922                    | 23794                    | 29303                    | 30848                    | 31557                    |
| 23                       | Imported 15-15-15                 | 20247                    | 21720                    | 20533                    | 23200                    | 29385                    | 29175                    |
| 24                       | Imported 15-15-15-9               | 18400                    |                          | 18518                    | 25145                    | 29111                    | 29047                    |
| 25                       | Imported 16-16-16                 | 19745                    | 21463                    | 21659                    | 24670                    | 27173                    | 24275                    |
| 26                       | Imported 16-20-0-13               |                          | 18856                    | 18700                    | 25000                    | 28805                    | 28995                    |
| 27                       | Imported 17-17-17                 |                          |                          |                          |                          | 25000                    |                          |
| 28                       | Imported 20-20-0                  |                          |                          | 26000                    |                          |                          |                          |
| 29                       | Imported 20-20-0-13               | 19287                    | 20135                    | 19939                    | 24104                    | 28701                    | 26243                    |
| 30                       | Imported DAP                      | 26922                    | 26043                    | 24580                    | 25231                    | 26826                    | 27000                    |
| 31                       | Imported MAP                      |                          |                          |                          |                          | 33910                    | 33973                    |
| 32                       | MOP                               | 16188                    | 19034                    | 17873                    | 23005                    | 33733                    | 34685                    |
| 33                       | TSP                               |                          |                          |                          |                          | 25000                    | 25000                    |
| 34                       | Zinc and Boron NPK 8-21-21(40 Kg) |                          |                          |                          | 45050                    | 44479                    | 43750                    |
| 35                       | Zinc and Boron NPK 9-24-24(40Kg)  |                          |                          |                          | 47500                    | 45552                    | 44750                    |
| 36                       | Zincated DAP                      | 27092                    | 27300                    | 25500                    |                          |                          |                          |
| 37                       | Zincated 10-26-26                 | 29000                    |                          | 24700                    | 28625                    |                          | 30000                    |
| 38                       | Zincated 20-20-0-13               | 20646                    | 21676                    | 21365                    | 28750                    | 29073                    |                          |
| 39                       | Zincated NPK 14-35-14             |                          |                          |                          | 33000                    | 32000                    | 32000                    |

Data from dbt.fert.in

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