Lok Sabha Question No. 3140 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-13
Subject: Unavailability of Essential Fertilisers during Sowing Season
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Ms Iqra Choudhary

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3140 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 13.12.2024

## Unavailability of Essential Fertilizers During Sowing Season

3140:

MS IQRA CHOUDHARY:

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

- (a) the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  that essential fertilizers  are  made  available  in  all  parts  of  the  country  especially  in regions heavily dependent on agriculture;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  farmers  in  Uttar  Pradesh  are  facing shortage of fertilizers such as Urea and DAP during the time of crop sowing;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  steps  taken/proposed to  be taken by the Government to address  fertilizer shortages  in  the  country  especially  in  the  light  of  supply  chain  disruptions around the world?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) Department  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare  (DA&FW)  assesses  the requirement  for  major  fertilizers  viz.  UREA,  DAP,  MOP  and  NPKS  fertilizers,  before each cropping season (viz. Kharif & Rabi) through 'Zonal Conference for Agricultural Inputs'.    Based  on  the  assessment  done  by  DA&FW,  Department  of  Fertilizers allocates adequate quantities of fertilizers to States by issuing monthly supply plan and continuously  monitors  the  availability  position.  These  supplies  are  met  through indigenous production as well as imports.

The details of requirement, availability, sales and closing stock of Urea and DAP in the state of Uttar Pradesh during ongoing Rabi 2024-25 season (From 01.10.2024 to 09.12.2024), is as under:-

## <QTY IN LMT>

|   S. NO |   PRODUCT GROUP |   SEASONAL REQUIREMENT |   PRO- RATA REQUIREMENT TILL 09.12.2024 |   AVAILABILITY TILL 09.12.2024 |   DBT SALES TILL 09.12.2024 | CLOSING STOCK TILL 09.12.2024   |
|---------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|       1 |              39 |                  14.9  |                                    26.5 |                          12.01 |                       14.49 | UREA                            |
|       2 |              15 |                  11.65 |                                    10.6 |                           9.1  |                        1.5  | DAP                             |

The details of requirement, availability, sales and closing stock of Urea, DAP, MOP and NPK in the country during ongoing Rabi 2024-25 season (From 01.10.2024 to 09.12.2024), is as under:-

## <QTY IN LMT>

| S.NO   |   PRODUCT GROUP |   SEASONAL REQUIREMENT |   PRO- RATA REQUIREMENT TILL 09.12.2024 |   AVAILABILITY TILL 09.12.2024 |   DBT SALES TILL 09.12.2024 | CLOSING STOCK TILL 09.12.2024   |
|--------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1      |          186.89 |                  89.37 |                                  133.97 |                          73.52 |                       60.45 | UREA                            |
| 2      |           52.05 |                  36.91 |                                   40.47 |                          31.77 |                        8.7  | DAP                             |
| 3 MOP  |           11.95 |                   6.24 |                                   14.22 |                           5.77 |                        8.45 |                                 |
| 4 NPKS |           77.1  |                  41.09 |                                   60.74 |                          37.03 |                       23.71 |                                 |

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