Lok Sabha Question No. 4621 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-28
Subject: Illegal Fertilizer Trade
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Dr. T Sumathy Alias Thamizhachi Thangapandian

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4621 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 28.03.2025

## Illegal Fertilizer Trade

## 4621:  DR. T SUMATHY ALIAS THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  stringent  measures  to  stop  illegal fertilizer trade and black marketing of fertilizers, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  farmers  who  do  not  need  Urea  or  some  other fertilizers are forced to buy fertilizers provided at subsidized price and used for  black  marketing  and  smuggling  across  the  country's  borders,  if  so,  the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether  the  Fertilizer  Flying  Squads  undertook  surprise  inspections,  filed cases against the diversion of urea, seized bags of spurious urea, deauthorized  spurious  fertilizer  manufacturers  under  Prevention  of  Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies Act; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the cases filed against the perpetrators of such crime in the last five years, State-wise and year-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d)  Fertilizer  is  declared  as  an  essential  commodity  and  is  notified  under Fertilizer Control Order, 1985 and Fertilizer (Movement Control) Order, 1973. State Governments  are  adequately  empowered  under  FCO  to  stop  black-marketing, smuggling of fertilizers  and  to  take  punitive  action  against  any  person  /  Fertilizer company involved in black marketing/smuggling of fertilizers violating the provisions of  Essential  Commodities  Act,  1955  and  Fertilizer  Control  Order  1985(FCO). Accordingly, as per the information received from the State Governments, the yearwise details regarding the enforcement activities performed against black-marketing of fertilizers are placed at Annexure-A .

Further, as per the information received from Ministry of Home Affairs, SSB regularly conducts Naka, Patrolling, Joint patrolling with sister agencies (police and customs)  as  well  as  with  counterparts.  Intelligence  based  operation  are  also conducted  for  prevention  of  smuggling.  Total  number  of  cases  in  last  5  years  is 3611 and total number of arrested persons is 4302.

Moreover, 'Fertilizer Flying Squad' (under Department of Fertilizers) alongwith  State  Governments  conducts  surprise  inspections  of  fertilizers  and  related units involved in possible diversion, hoarding and supply of sub-standard quality of fertilizers. The state-wise details of inspections carried out and action taken against substandard/spurious  fertilizer  manufacturers  since  April,  2022  are  placed  at Annexure  -  B whereas  state-wise  details  of  inspections  carried  out  and  action taken against diversion of fertilizers since April, 2022 are placed at Annexure - C .

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Annexure-'A' Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha unstarred

## question No. 4621 for answering on 28.03.2025

| DETAILS   | DETAILS          | OF THE CASES FILED AGAINST BLACK MARKETING IN FY 2019-20   | OF THE CASES FILED AGAINST BLACK MARKETING IN FY 2019-20   | OF THE CASES FILED AGAINST BLACK MARKETING IN FY 2019-20   | OF THE CASES FILED AGAINST BLACK MARKETING IN FY 2019-20   |
|-----------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.     |                  | FIR Lodged                                                 | Licence Cancelled                                          | License Suspended                                          | Show Cause Notices Issued                                  |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh   | 2                                                          | 3                                                          | 14                                                         | 32                                                         |
| 2         | Assam            | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        |
| 3         | Bihar            | 24                                                         | 80                                                         | 180                                                        | 330                                                        |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh     | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | 170                                                        |
| 5         | Dadra and Nagar  | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        |
| 6         | Daman and Diu    | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        |
| 7         | Delhi            | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        |
| 8         | Goa              | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        |
| 9         | Gujarat          | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        |
| 10        | Haryana          | 2                                                          | NIL                                                        | 10                                                         | 28                                                         |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        |
| 12        | Jharkhand        | 3                                                          | 9                                                          | 2                                                          | 8                                                          |
| 13        | Jammu & Kashmir  | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        |
| 14        | Karnataka        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        |
| 15        | Kerala           | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | 1                                                          |
| 16        | Madhya Pradesh   | 12                                                         | 80                                                         | 156                                                        | 236                                                        |
| 17        | Maharashtra      | NIL                                                        | 16                                                         | 56                                                         | 701                                                        |
| 18        | Meghalaya        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        |
| 19        | Mizoram          | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        |
| 20        | Odisha           | NIL                                                        | 1                                                          | 1                                                          | 237                                                        |
| 21        | Puducherry       | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        |
| 22        | Punjab           | NIL                                                        | 4                                                          | NIL                                                        | 23                                                         |
| 23        | Rajasthan        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu       | NIL                                                        | 1                                                          | NIL                                                        | 1                                                          |
| 25        | Telangana        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        |
| 26        | Uttarakhand      | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh    | 30                                                         | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        | NIL                                                        |
| 28        | West Bengal      |                                                            | information                                                | State                                                      |                                                            |

| DETAILS OF THE CASES FILED AGAINST BLACK MARKETING BY THE STATES IN FY 2020-21   | DETAILS OF THE CASES FILED AGAINST BLACK MARKETING BY THE STATES IN FY 2020-21   | DETAILS OF THE CASES FILED AGAINST BLACK MARKETING BY THE STATES IN FY 2020-21   | DETAILS OF THE CASES FILED AGAINST BLACK MARKETING BY THE STATES IN FY 2020-21   | DETAILS OF THE CASES FILED AGAINST BLACK MARKETING BY THE STATES IN FY 2020-21   | DETAILS OF THE CASES FILED AGAINST BLACK MARKETING BY THE STATES IN FY 2020-21   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                  |                                                                                  | ACTION TAKEN BY THE STATES                                                       | ACTION TAKEN BY THE STATES                                                       | ACTION TAKEN BY THE STATES                                                       | ACTION TAKEN BY THE STATES                                                       |
| S.No.                                                                            |                                                                                  | FIR Lodged                                                                       | Licence Cancelled                                                                | License Suspended                                                                | Show Cause Notices Issued                                                        |
| 1                                                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                                                   | 2                                                                                | 6                                                                                | 55                                                                               | 64                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                | Assam                                                                            | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              |
| 3                                                                                | Bihar                                                                            | 259                                                                              | 451                                                                              | 615                                                                              | 539                                                                              |
| 4                                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                                     | 1                                                                                | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | 167                                                                              |
| 5                                                                                | Dadra and Nagar                                                                  | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              |
| 6                                                                                | Daman and Diu                                                                    | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              |
| 7                                                                                | Delhi                                                                            | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              |
| 8                                                                                | Goa                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              |
| 9                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                          | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              |
| 10                                                                               | Haryana                                                                          | 11                                                                               | 1                                                                                | 15                                                                               | 21                                                                               |
| 11                                                                               | Himachal Pradesh                                                                 | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              |
| 12                                                                               | Jharkhand                                                                        | 5                                                                                | 34                                                                               | 10                                                                               | 30                                                                               |
| 13                                                                               | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                  | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              |
| 14                                                                               | Karnataka                                                                        | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              |
| 15                                                                               | Kerala                                                                           | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | 1                                                                                |
| 16                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                                   | 70                                                                               | 68                                                                               | 134                                                                              | 202                                                                              |
| 17                                                                               | Maharashtra                                                                      | NIL                                                                              | 179                                                                              | 1063                                                                             | 1147                                                                             |
| 18                                                                               | Meghalaya                                                                        | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              |
| 19                                                                               | Mizoram                                                                          | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              |
| 20                                                                               | Odisha                                                                           | NIL                                                                              | 30                                                                               | 88                                                                               | 92                                                                               |
| 21                                                                               | Puducherry                                                                       | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              |
| 22                                                                               | Punjab                                                                           | 2                                                                                | 26                                                                               | NIL                                                                              | 38                                                                               |
| 23                                                                               | Rajasthan                                                                        | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              |
| 24                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                       | 5                                                                                | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | 1                                                                                |
| 25                                                                               | Telangana                                                                        | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              |
| 26                                                                               | Uttarakhand                                                                      | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              |
| 27                                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                                    | 7                                                                                | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              |
| 28                                                                               | West Bengal                                                                      | No reply                                                                         | No reply                                                                         | No reply                                                                         | No reply                                                                         |

## DETAILS OF THE CASES FILED AGAINST BLACK MARKETING BY THE STATES IN FY 2021-22

|       |                  | ACTION TAKEN BY THE STATES   | ACTION TAKEN BY THE STATES   | ACTION TAKEN BY THE STATES   | ACTION TAKEN BY THE STATES   |
|-------|------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| S.No. |                  | FIR Lodged                   | Licence Cancelled            | License Suspended            | Show Cause Notices Issued    |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh   | 3                            | 8                            | 16                           | 42                           |
| 2     | Assam            | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          |
| 3     | Bihar            | 284                          | 670                          | 148                          | 602                          |
| 4     | Chhattisgarh     | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          | 57                           |
| 5     | Dadra and Nagar  | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          |
| 6     | Daman and Diu    | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          |
| 7     | Delhi            | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          |
| 8     | Goa              | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          |
| 9     | Gujarat          | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          |
| 10    | Haryana          | 7                            | NIL                          | 25                           | 46                           |
| 11    | Himachal Pradesh | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          |
| 12    | Jharkhand        | 6                            | 38                           | 11                           | 39                           |
| 13    | Jammu & Kashmir  | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          |
| 14    | Karnataka        | 3                            | NIL                          | NIL                          | 3                            |
| 15    | Kerala           | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          | 1                            |
| 16    | Madhya Pradesh   | 122                          | 43                           | 106                          | 149                          |
| 17    | Maharashtra      | 1                            | 24                           | 541                          | 923                          |
| 18    | Meghalaya        | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          |
| 19    | Mizoram          | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          |
| 20    | Odisha           | NIL                          | 15                           | 65                           | 34                           |
| 21    | Puducherry       | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          |
| 22    | Punjab           | 3                            | 32                           | NIL                          | 35                           |
| 23    | Rajasthan        | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu       | 4                            | NIL                          | NIL                          | 1                            |
| 25    | Telangana        | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          |
| 26    | Uttarakhand      | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh    | 19                           | NIL                          | NIL                          | NIL                          |
| 28    | West Bengal      | No reply                     | No reply                     | No reply                     | No reply                     |

| DETAILS OF THE CASES FILED AGAINST BLACK MARKETING BY THE STATES IN FY 2022-23   | DETAILS OF THE CASES FILED AGAINST BLACK MARKETING BY THE STATES IN FY 2022-23   | DETAILS OF THE CASES FILED AGAINST BLACK MARKETING BY THE STATES IN FY 2022-23   | DETAILS OF THE CASES FILED AGAINST BLACK MARKETING BY THE STATES IN FY 2022-23   | DETAILS OF THE CASES FILED AGAINST BLACK MARKETING BY THE STATES IN FY 2022-23   | DETAILS OF THE CASES FILED AGAINST BLACK MARKETING BY THE STATES IN FY 2022-23   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                  |                                                                                  | ACTION TAKEN BY THE STATES                                                       | ACTION TAKEN BY THE STATES                                                       | ACTION TAKEN BY THE STATES                                                       | ACTION TAKEN BY THE STATES                                                       |
| S. No.                                                                           |                                                                                  | FIR Lodged                                                                       | Licence Cancelled                                                                | License Suspended                                                                | Show Cause Notices Issued                                                        |
| 1                                                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                                                   | 2                                                                                | 3                                                                                | 9                                                                                | 45                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                | Assam                                                                            | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              |
| 3                                                                                | Bihar                                                                            | 264                                                                              | 725                                                                              | 232                                                                              | 658                                                                              |
| 4                                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                                     | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | 15                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                | Dadra and Nagar                                                                  | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              |
| 6                                                                                | Daman and Diu                                                                    | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              |
| 7                                                                                | Delhi                                                                            | 3                                                                                | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              |
| 8                                                                                | Goa                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              |
| 9                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                          | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              |
| 10                                                                               | Haryana                                                                          | 52                                                                               | 21                                                                               | 107                                                                              | 202                                                                              |
| 11                                                                               | Himachal Pradesh                                                                 | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              |
| 12                                                                               | Jharkhand                                                                        | 1                                                                                | 5                                                                                | 2                                                                                | 25                                                                               |
| 13                                                                               | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                  | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              |
| 14                                                                               | Karnataka                                                                        | 10                                                                               | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | 10                                                                               |
| 15                                                                               | Kerala                                                                           | 7                                                                                | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | 20                                                                               |
| 16                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                                   | 63                                                                               | 50                                                                               | 77                                                                               | 526                                                                              |
| 17                                                                               | Maharashtra                                                                      | 1                                                                                | 46                                                                               | 522                                                                              | 668                                                                              |
| 18                                                                               | Meghalaya                                                                        | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              |
| 19                                                                               | Mizoram                                                                          | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              |
| 20                                                                               | Odisha                                                                           | NIL                                                                              | 9                                                                                | 34                                                                               | 76                                                                               |
| 21                                                                               | Puducherry                                                                       | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              |
| 22                                                                               | Punjab                                                                           | 5                                                                                | 36                                                                               | NIL                                                                              | 44                                                                               |
| 23                                                                               | Rajasthan                                                                        | 19                                                                               | 1                                                                                | 3                                                                                | 495                                                                              |
| 24                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                       | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | 1                                                                                |
| 25                                                                               | Telangana                                                                        | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              |
| 26                                                                               | Uttarakhand                                                                      | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              | NIL                                                                              |
| 27                                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                                    | 15                                                                               | 6                                                                                | 24                                                                               | 11                                                                               |
| 28                                                                               | West Bengal                                                                      | No reply                                                                         | No reply                                                                         | No reply                                                                         | No reply                                                                         |

## DETAILS OF THE CASES FILED AGAINST BLACK MARKETING BY THE STATES IN FY 2023-24

|   S.No. |                  | FIR Lodged   | License Cancelled   | License Suspended   | Show Cause Notices Issued   |
|---------|------------------|--------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh   | 3            | 2                   | 14                  | 27                          |
|       2 | Assam            | NIL          | NIL                 | NIL                 | NIL                         |
|       3 | Bihar            | 23           | 79                  | 123                 | 505                         |
|       4 | Chhattisgarh     | 2            | NIL                 | NIL                 | 70                          |
|       5 | Dadra and Nagar  | NIL          | NIL                 | NIL                 | NIL                         |
|       6 | Daman and Diu    | NIL          | NIL                 | NIL                 | NIL                         |
|       7 | Delhi            | NIL          | NIL                 | NIL                 | NIL                         |
|       8 | Goa              | NIL          | NIL                 | NIL                 | NIL                         |
|       9 | Gujarat          | NIL          | NIL                 | NIL                 | NIL                         |
|      10 | Haryana          | 102          | 42                  | 214                 | 404                         |
|      11 | Himachal Pradesh | NIL          | NIL                 | NIL                 | NIL                         |
|      12 | Jharkhand        | NIL          | 7                   | NIL                 | 23                          |
|      13 | Jammu & Kashmir  | NIL          | NIL                 | NIL                 | NIL                         |
|      14 | Karnataka        | 6            | NIL                 | NIL                 | 6                           |
|      15 | Kerala           | NIL          | NIL                 | NIL                 | 1                           |
|      16 | Madhya Pradesh   | 43           | 27                  | 77                  | 1129                        |
|      17 | Maharashtra      | 1            | 76                  | 469                 | 425                         |
|      18 | Meghalaya        | NIL          | NIL                 | NIL                 | NIL                         |
|      19 | Mizoram          | NIL          | NIL                 | NIL                 | NIL                         |
|      20 | Odisha           | 12           | 38                  | 33                  | 4                           |
|      21 | Puducherry       | NIL          | NIL                 | NIL                 | NIL                         |
|      22 | Punjab           | 9            | 45                  | NIL                 | 61                          |
|      23 | Rajasthan        | 12           | 1                   | NIL                 | NIL                         |
|      24 | Tamil Nadu       | 3            | NIL                 | NIL                 | 2                           |
|      25 | Telangana        | NIL          | NIL                 | NIL                 | NIL                         |
|      26 | Uttarakhand      | 1            | 1                   | 0                   | 0                           |
|      27 | Uttar Pradesh    | 21           | 49                  | 78                  | 264                         |
|      28 | West Bengal      | No reply     | No reply            | No reply            | No reply                    |

## ANNEXURE-B

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha unstarred question No. 4621 for answering on 28.03.2025

Details of action taken by the State Government against the Mixture Manufacturer Units  on  the  basis  recommendation  of  Fertilizer  Flying  Squad,  Department  of Fertilizers are as under:

| S. No.   | State          | No. of Mixture Units   | Action Proposed   | Action Taken by State (as on 18/03/2025)   | Action Taken by State (as on 18/03/2025)   | Action Taken by State (as on 18/03/2025)   | Action Taken by State (as on 18/03/2025)   |
|----------|----------------|------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|          |                | inspected              | By FFS            | No. of License suspended/ Cancelled        | No. of units De- authorized From iFMS      | No. of Show Cause issued                   | No. of FIR Regd.                           |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh | 10                     | 7                 | 2                                          | 0                                          | 7                                          | 0                                          |
| 2        | Bihar          | 11                     | 10                | 3                                          | 2                                          | 1                                          | 1                                          |
| 3        | Gujarat        | 68                     | 29                | 17                                         | 18                                         | 29                                         | 1                                          |
| 4        | Karnataka      | 48                     | 34                | 17                                         | 17                                         | 33                                         | 2                                          |
| 5        | Kerala         | 60                     | 50                | 25                                         | 0                                          | 50                                         | 1                                          |
| 6        | Maharashtra    | 62                     | 29                | 29                                         | 29                                         | 29                                         | 0                                          |
| 7        | Tamil Nadu     | 111                    | 42                | 26                                         | 27                                         | 42                                         | 0                                          |
| 8        | Telangana      | 3                      | 3                 | 3                                          | 3                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          |
| 9        | Uttarakhand    | 2                      | 1                 | 1                                          | 0                                          | 1                                          | 0                                          |
| 10       | Uttar Pradesh  | 4                      | 0                 | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          |
| 11       | MP             | 5                      | 5                 | 0                                          | 0                                          | 5                                          | 5                                          |
|          | Total          | 384                    | 210               | 123                                        | 96                                         | 197                                        | 10                                         |

- Note:i. Kerala - 22 writ petitions pending in High court of Kerala. Stay against cancellation granted by court.
- ii. Maharashtra  -  Licenses  suspended  for  1-3  month  and  deauthorised  for  the  same period.
- Iii Uttar Pradesh - Allocation of RAW material not given by State Government to any MM unit.

## ANNEXURE-C

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha unstarred question No. 4621 for answering on 28.03.2025

Details of action taken by the State Governments against the Plywood/Resin/Tableware/cattle feed/Dying unit s on the basis recommendation of Fertilizer Flying Squad, Department of Fertilizers are as under;

| S. No.   | State         |   Inspections of Urea Diversion Units (as on 18/03/2025) |   No. of FIR registered |
|----------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1        | Gujarat       |                                                       43 |                      25 |
| 2        | Haryana       |                                                       32 |                      15 |
| 3        | Karnataka     |                                                        6 |                       2 |
| 4        | Kerala        |                                                       19 |                       3 |
| 5        | Rajasthan     |                                                       16 |                       2 |
| 6        | Telangana     |                                                        2 |                       0 |
| 7        | Uttar Pradesh |                                                       12 |                       3 |
| 8        | Punjab        |                                                        2 |                       0 |
| 9        | Bihar         |                                                        3 |                       3 |
| 10       | Delhi         |                                                        5 |                       3 |
| 11       | Tamil Nadu    |                                                        1 |                       1 |
|          | Total         |                                                      141 |                      57 |

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