Lok Sabha Question No. 3214 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-09
Subject: Liquid Nano Urea
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Ms. S Jothimani

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3214 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 09.08.2024

## LIQUID NANO UREA

## 3214  MS. S JOTHIMANI:

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

- (a)  the details of the price and quantity of imported urea from the year 2019-2020 to 2023-2024 alongwith its actual market price and selling price, year-wise;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  actual  demand  for  urea  and  the  quantity  of  fertilizer  imported during the said period, year-wise;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  production  capacity  of  the  Liquid  Nano  Urea  (LNU)  plant  and quantum produced from May 2022 to June 2024;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  any  future  plans  to  establish  LNU  in  other  States across the country; and
- (e)  if so, the details thereof, State-wise especially in Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a):    The details of price and quantity of imported urea from the year 2019-2020 to 2023-2024 along with its actual market price and selling price, year-wise are as under:

| Financial Year   |   Import Quantity (in LMT) |   Value (In Crore Rs.) |
|------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
| 2019-2020        |                      91.23 |                14049   |
| 2020-2021        |                      98.28 |                25049.6 |
| 2021-2022        |                      91.36 |                50250.4 |
| 2022-2023        |                      75.8  |                41365.6 |
| 2023-2024        |                      70.42 |                28193.9 |

Urea  is  provided  to  the  farmers  at  a  statutory  notified  Maximum  Retail  Price (MRP).  The  MRP  of  45  kg  bag  of  urea  is  Rs.242  per  bag  (exclusive  of  charges towards neem coating and taxes as applicable). The MRP of 45 kg bag of urea has remained unchanged since 01.03.2018 to till date.

(b): The details of the actual demand for urea  from the year 2019-2020 to 20232024 is as under:

| Financial Year   |   Demand of Urea (in LMT) |
|------------------|---------------------------|
| 2019-2020        |                    335.26 |
| 2020-2021        |                    350.64 |
| 2021-2022        |                    356.53 |
| 2022-2023        |                    359.19 |
| 2023-2024        |                    356.08 |

The details of the quantity of fertilizer imported during the period 2019-2020 to 2023-2024 are as under:

{Fig. in LMT}

| Financial year   | Urea   | DAP                          | NPK                          | MOP *                        |
|------------------|--------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|                  |        | As reported by the companies | As reported by the companies | As reported by the companies |
| 2019-2020        | 91.23  | 48.70                        | 7.46                         | 36.70                        |
| 2020-2021        | 98.28  | 48.82                        | 13.90                        | 42.27                        |
| 2021-2022        | 91.36  | 54.62                        | 11.70                        | 24.60                        |
| 2022-2023        | 75.80  | 65.83                        | 27.52                        | 18.66                        |
| 2023-2024        | 70.42  | 55.67                        | 22.17                        | 28.69                        |

* MOP includes both industrial and agriculture use.

(c) to (e): The total Nano Urea production capacity is 26.62 Crore Bottles per annum and the total Nano urea produced from May 2022 to June 2024 is 590.27 Lakh Bottles of 500ml each.

The  Government of  India  is  not  directly  involved  in  setting  up  of  Nano  Urea Plants.  However, the fertilizer companies are encouraged to setup more Nano Urea Plants across the nation.

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