Lok Sabha Question No. 2256 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-15
Subject: Shortage of Urea
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Sajda Ahmed, Debasree Chaudhuri

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2256 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 15.12.2023

## Shortage of Urea

2256:  SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED:

MS. DEBASREE CHAUDHURI:

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

- (a) whether  there  is  a  shortage  of  Urea  in  the  country  at  present,  if  so,  the  details thereof,  State-wise;
- (b) the details of the allocation of Urea for the ongoing farming seasons in the country, State/UT- wise;
- (c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken up by the Government to address and curb the  creation  of  artificial  demand  by  private  traders,  which  contributes  to  the shortage of Urea in the country;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  implemented/  proposes  to  implement  any  policies aimed at involving cooperative farmers' societies for the direct allocation of Urea in a timely and efficient manner in the country, if so, the details thereof; and;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  taken/proposes  to  take  any  actions/formulate strategies to address the reported shortage in the DAP market in the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b):    The  availability  of  Urea  in  the  country  during  the  ongoing  Rabi  2023-24 season has remained comfortable. The availability scenario of Urea across the states at present is enclosed at Annexure-A.
- (c) : No such report of artificial  demand/shortage of Urea has come to the notice of D/o Fertilizers.
- (d): Some  of  the  PACS  are  acting  as  retailers  and  are  converted  into  PM  Kisan Samridhi Kendras(PMKSKs). These Kendras act as 'one stop shop' for all agriculture inputs  including  fertilizers,  seeds,  machinery  etc.  along  with  testing  facilities  and  are involved  in  knowledge  dissemination  too.    As  on  05.12.2023,  33037  PACS  are converted into PMKSKs.
- (e): The  availability  of  DAP  has  remained  comfortable  in  the  country  during  the ongoing Rabi 2023-24 season.

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| UREA                                                       | UREA                                                       | UREA                                                       | UREA                                                       | Annexure-A                                                 |
|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| REQUIREMENT & AVAILABILITY OF RABI 2023-24 (TILL 11.12.23) | REQUIREMENT & AVAILABILITY OF RABI 2023-24 (TILL 11.12.23) | REQUIREMENT & AVAILABILITY OF RABI 2023-24 (TILL 11.12.23) | REQUIREMENT & AVAILABILITY OF RABI 2023-24 (TILL 11.12.23) | REQUIREMENT & AVAILABILITY OF RABI 2023-24 (TILL 11.12.23) |
|                                                            |                                                            | Requirement for                                            |                                                            | fig. in LMT Availability                                   |
| 1                                                          | Andaman and Nicobar                                        | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.01                                                       |
| 2                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                             | 9.41                                                       | 2.88                                                       | 5.53                                                       |
| 3                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                          | 0.01                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       |
| 4                                                          | Assam                                                      | 1.83                                                       | 0.84                                                       | 1.32                                                       |
| 5                                                          | Bihar                                                      | 12.75                                                      | 5.79                                                       | 8.83                                                       |
| 6                                                          | Chandigarh                                                 | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       |
| 7                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                               | 2.08                                                       | 1.25                                                       | 1.80                                                       |
| 8                                                          | Dadra and Nagar                                            | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       |
| 9                                                          | Daman and Diu                                              | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       |
| 10                                                         | Delhi                                                      | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.10                                                       |
| 11                                                         | Goa                                                        | 0.01                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       |
| 12                                                         | Gujarat                                                    | 13.75                                                      | 6.86                                                       | 7.46                                                       |
| 13                                                         | Haryana                                                    | 10.90                                                      | 5.96                                                       | 7.97                                                       |
| 14                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                           | 0.35                                                       | 0.13                                                       | 0.21                                                       |
| 15                                                         | Jammu and Kashmir                                          | 0.70                                                       | 0.10                                                       | 0.33                                                       |
| 16                                                         | Jharkhand                                                  | 0.90                                                       | 0.45                                                       | 1.25                                                       |
| 17                                                         | Karnataka                                                  | 7.00                                                       | 2.77                                                       | 5.43                                                       |
| 18                                                         | Kerala                                                     | 0.58                                                       | 0.33                                                       | 0.41                                                       |
| 19                                                         | Lakshadweep                                                | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       |
| 20                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                             | 20.00                                                      | 14.77                                                      | 15.74                                                      |
| 21                                                         | Maharashtra                                                | 10.00                                                      | 3.41                                                       | 7.59                                                       |
| 22                                                         | Manipur                                                    | 0.10                                                       | 0.04                                                       | 0.14                                                       |
| 23                                                         | Meghalaya                                                  | 0.02                                                       | 0.01                                                       | 0.02                                                       |
| 24                                                         | Mizoram                                                    | 0.01                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.06                                                       |
| 25                                                         | Nagaland                                                   | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       |

| 26           | Odisha       | 1.68   |   0.42 | 2.04          |
|--------------|--------------|--------|--------|---------------|
| 27           | 0.08         | 0.03   |   0.05 | Puducherry    |
| 28           | 14.75        | 7.90   |  12.09 | Punjab        |
| 29           | 14.50        | 10.14  |  11.02 | Rajasthan     |
| 30           | 0.00         | 0.00   |   0    | Sikkim        |
| 31           | 6.00         | 3.23   |   4.04 | Tamil Nadu    |
| 32           | 9.80         | 4.00   |   5.45 | Telangana     |
| 33           | 0.09         | 0.03   |   0.12 | Tripura       |
| 34           | 0.92         | 0.37   |   0.65 | Uttarakhand   |
| 35           | 39.00        | 16.26  |  26.98 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 36           | 8.20         | 3.05   |   6.15 | West Bengal   |
| Total 185.41 | Total 185.41 |        |  91.05 | 132.77        |

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