Lok Sabha Question No. 3369 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-08
Subject: Fertilizer Subsidy Accounting
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Ms. Praniti Sushilkumar Shinde, Adv Dean Kuriakose

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .3369 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2025

## Fertilizer Subsidy Accounting

## 3369. MS. PRANITI SUSHILKUMAR SHINDE: ADV DEAN KURIAKOSE:

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

- (a) the total subsidy outlays (BE/RE) and actual expenditure, broken down by urea and non- urea (P&K) fertilizers for financial years 2022-23 and 2023-24, year-wise;
- (b) the  quantity  of  fertilizers  (N,  P,  K  components)  supplied  under  subsidy  schemes,  Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) or Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) compared to the estimated targets for each year, year-wise;
- (c) the  details  and  reasons  for  unspent  subsidy  funds  and  pending  reimbursements  to manufacturers/importers; and
- (d) the action taken by the Government to prevent diversion or black -marketing of subsidized fertilizers?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The  details  of  the  Budget  Estimates  (BE),  Revised  Estimates  (RE),  and  Actual Expenditure on fertilizer subsidy for urea and non-urea (P&K) fertilizers for the financial years 2022-23 and 2023-24 are as follows:

(Amount in Crores)

| Financial Year   | Subsidy Scheme              |   Budget Estimates (BE) |   Final Revised Estimates (RE) |   Actual Expenditure |
|------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------|
| 2022-23          | Urea Subsidy                |                 67186.8 |                       168677   |             168677   |
| 2022-23          | Nutrient Base Subsidy (P&K) |                 42000   |                        86122.2 |              86122.2 |
| 2023-24          | Urea Subsidy                |                135063   |                       130221   |             130221   |
| 2023-24          | Nutrient Base Subsidy (P&K) |                 44000   |                        65200   |              65199.6 |

(b): Details  of  total  quantity  of  fertilizers  (N,  P,  K  components)  supplied  and  total requirement for the year 2022-23 and 2023-24 are as under:

(Quantity in LMTs)

| Year    | UREA         | UREA          | DAP          | DAP           | MOP          | MOP           | NPKS         | NPKS          |
|---------|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|         | Require ment | Availab ility | Require ment | Availab ility | Require ment | Availab ility | Require ment | Availab ility |
| 2022-23 | 359.19       | 415.82        | 114.2        | 130.93        | 34.17        | 19.55         | 120.69       | 138.15        |
| 2023-24 | 356.08       | 437.47        | 110.18       | 127.42        | 27.62        | 22.74         | 126.31       | 156.51        |

(c): The  fertilizer  subsidy  claims  are  settled  subject  to  availability  of  funds.  During  the financial year 2023-24, an amount of Rs.6 lakhs (0.00005%) under Urea subsidy Scheme and Rs.43 lakhs (0.00066%) under NBS(P&K) Scheme remained unspent as at the time of settlement, no admissible claim was available for an amount equal to or less than the funds remaining at the end of financial year 2023-24. Consequently, the available funds could not be utilised at that stage and remained unspent.

As on date, no fertilizer subsidy claims submitted during the financial years 2022-23 and 2023-24 are pending in the Department of Fertilizers.

(d): Fertilizer is declared as an essential commodity and is notified under Fertilizer Control Order,  1985.  State  governments  are  adequately  empowered  under  FCO  to  stop  black marketing/ diversion of fertilizers and to take punitive  action against any person/fertilizer company involved in black marketing/diversion of fertilizers.

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