Lok Sabha Question No. 2013 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-02
Subject: Domestic Production and Import of Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Satpal Brahamchari

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2013 TO BE ANSWERED ON :02.08.2024

## DOMESTIC PRODUCTION AND IMPORTS OF FERTILIZERS

2013 SHRI SATPAL BRAHAMCHARI:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  estimated  quantum  of  domestic  production  and  import  of fertilizers during the last three years, State-wise, district-wise and year-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  estimated  demand  of  fertilizers  during  the  last  three  years,  yearwise;
- (c) the  measures  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure adequate supply of the same;
- (d) whether the Government is taking any steps to ensure that farmers are protected from the rising costs of fertilizers; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b):   The details of  Year-wise and State wise production of major fertilizers in the fertilizer manufacturing units in the country during the last three years from 2021-22 to 2023-24 are given at Annexure .  The  details of total all fertilizers  imports and total  all fertilizers  demand in the country during the last three years from 2021-22 to 2023-24 are given as under:

| Total all fertilizers imports and Total all fertilizers demand during 2021-22 to 2023-24 (Figures in LMT)   | Total all fertilizers imports and Total all fertilizers demand during 2021-22 to 2023-24 (Figures in LMT)   | Total all fertilizers imports and Total all fertilizers demand during 2021-22 to 2023-24 (Figures in LMT)   |
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| Year                                                                                                        | Total All Fertilizers Imports                                                                               | Total All Fertilizers Demand                                                                                |
| 182.28                                                                                                      | 640.27                                                                                                      | 2021-22                                                                                                     |
| 187.81                                                                                                      | 628.25                                                                                                      | 2022-23                                                                                                     |
| 176.95                                                                                                      | 620.19                                                                                                      | 2023-24                                                                                                     |

- (c) to (e ):   The following steps are taken by the Government every season to meet the adequate and timely requirement of fertilizers in the country:
- i. Before the commencement of each cropping season, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) assesses the state-wise & month-wise requirement of fertilizers.

-2- ii. To  fulfill  this  requirement  of  fertilizers  in  the  states  across  the  country,as  per assessment  done  by  Department  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare  (DA&FW)  , Department of Fertilizers allocates adequate quantities of fertilizers to States by issuing monthly supply plans.

iii. The movement of all major subsidized fertilizers is monitored through web-based monitoring system called integrated Fertilizer Monitoring System (iFMS).

Government  of  India ensures adequate availability of Urea to meet the requirements  of  States/UTs.  In  order  to  increase  the  availability  of  urea  through indigenous sources,  Government of India announced New Investment Policy( NIP) to facilitate  fresh  investment  in  the  Urea  Sector  and  to  make  India  self-sufficient  in  the Urea Sector. Total 6 new urea units have been set up under the policy which includes 4 urea  units  set  up  through  Joint  Venture  Companies  (JVC)  of  nominated  PSUs  and  2 urea  units  set  up  by  the  private  companies.  The  units  set  up  through  JVC  are Ramagundam  urea  unit  of  Ramagundam  Fertilizers  and  Chemicals  Ltd  (RFCL)  in Telangana  and  3  urea  units  namely  Gorakhpur,  Sindri  and  Barauni  of  Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited (HURL) in Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar, respectively.  The  units  set  up  by  private  companies  are  Panagarh  urea  unit  of  Matix Fertilizers  and  Chemicals  Ltd.  (Matix)  in  West  Bengal;  and  Gadepan-III  urea  unit  of Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd. (CFCL) in Rajasthan. Each of these units has installed  capacity  of  12.7  Lakh  Metric  Tonne  per  annum  (LMTPA).  These  units  are highly  energy  efficient  as  they  are  based  on  latest  technology.  Therefore,  these  units have together added urea production capacity of 76.2 LMTPA thereby total indigenous urea  production  capacity  (Reassessed  Capacity,  RAC)  has  increased  from  207.54 LMTPA during 2014-15 to 283.74 LMTPA at present. Further, an exclusive policy for the revival  of  Talcher  unit  of  FCIL  through  JVC  of  nominated  PSUs  namely  Talcher Fertilizers  Limited  (TFL)  by  setting  up  a  new  Greenfield  urea  plant  of  12.7  LMTPA  at coal  gasification  route  has  also  been  approved.  In  addition,  the  Government  also notified the New Urea Policy (NUP) - 2015 on 25 th May, 2015 for the existing 25 gasbased urea units with one of the objectives of maximizing indigenous urea production beyond RAC.  The NUP-2015 has led to additional production of urea by 20-25 LMTPA as  compared to the production  during  2014-15.  These  steps  together  have  facilitated increase  of  Urea  production  from  level  of  225  LMT  per  annum  during  2014-15  to  a record Urea Production at 314.09 LMT during 2023-24.

Government has implemented Nutrient Based Subsidy Policy w.e.f. 1.4.2010 for Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) Fertilizers.  Under the policy, a fixed amount of subsidy, decided on annual/semi-annual basis - based on import prices of fertilizers and other relevant factors like requirement of nutrients in the country, balanced use of fertilizers, subsidy  and  MRP  etc  -   is  provided  on  P&K  fertilizers  depending  on  their  nutrient content.

Further,  P&K  fertilizers  are  covered  under  Open  General  License  (OGL)  and companies are free to import /produce these fertilizers as per their business dynamics. Based  on  examination  of  requests  received,  permission  is  granted  to  the  fertilizer companies for increasing their manufacturing capacity and for   induction of new P&K companies & their fertilizer products under NBS, with a view to boost manufacturing and make country self-reliant in fertilizer production. The other measures taken are:

i.      To  promote  Potash  derived  from  Molasses  (PDM)  which  is  100%  indigenously manufactured fertilizer  has  been  notified  under  Nutrient  based  subsidy  (NBS)  regime w.e.f 13.10.2021.

ii.    Freight Subsidy on SSP, which is an indigenously manufactured fertilizer, has been made applicable  for  Kharif  and  Rabi  2023-24  to help  in  promotion  of  SSP  usage  for providing Phosphatic or 'P' nutrient to the soil.

Urea  is  provided  to  the  farmers  at  a  statutorily  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).  Besides, Government of India has laid down reasonable guidelines for P&K fertilizers which ensure that P&K fertilizers are available at reasonable prices to farmers. Accordingly, all farmers are being supplied fertilizers at the subsidized rates.

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## Annexure referred in reply  to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2013 for answer on 02.08.2024

| Total production of fertilizers in the major fertilizer manufacturing units   | Total production of fertilizers in the major fertilizer manufacturing units   | Total production of fertilizers in the major fertilizer manufacturing units   | Total production of fertilizers in the major fertilizer manufacturing units   | Total production of fertilizers in the major fertilizer manufacturing units   | Total production of fertilizers in the major fertilizer manufacturing units   | Total production of fertilizers in the major fertilizer manufacturing units   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No                                                                        | Name of the State                                                             | Name of the fertilizer manufacturing units/Locations                          | Type of Fertilizers Produced                                                  | Production (Fig. in 'LMT')                                                    | Production (Fig. in 'LMT')                                                    | Production (Fig. in 'LMT')                                                    |
| .                                                                             |                                                                               |                                                                               |                                                                               | 2021-22                                                                       | 2022-23                                                                       | 2023-24                                                                       |
| PUBLIC SECTOR                                                                 | PUBLIC SECTOR                                                                 | PUBLIC SECTOR                                                                 | PUBLIC SECTOR                                                                 | PUBLIC SECTOR                                                                 | PUBLIC SECTOR                                                                 | PUBLIC SECTOR                                                                 |
| 1                                                                             | Haryana                                                                       | National Fertilizers Ltd. : Panipat                                           | Urea                                                                          | 4.69                                                                          | 5.70                                                                          | 5.30                                                                          |
| 2                                                                             |                                                                               | National Fertilizers Ltd. : Vijaipur-I                                        | Urea                                                                          | 10.41                                                                         | 10.50                                                                         | 10.43                                                                         |
| 3                                                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                                                | National Fertilizers Ltd. : Vijaipur-II                                       | Urea                                                                          | 9.55                                                                          | 11.87                                                                         | 11.24                                                                         |
| 4                                                                             |                                                                               | National Fertilizers Ltd. : Nangal-II                                         | Urea                                                                          | 5.32                                                                          | 5.45                                                                          | 5.21                                                                          |
| 5                                                                             | Punjab                                                                        | National Fertilizers Ltd. : Bhatinda                                          | Urea                                                                          | 5.29                                                                          | 5.82                                                                          | 4.72                                                                          |
| 6                                                                             | Maharashtra                                                                   | Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.: Trombay                               | Urea/complex                                                                  | 8.99                                                                          | 9.59                                                                          | 9.17                                                                          |
| 7                                                                             |                                                                               | Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.: Thal                                  | Urea                                                                          | 18.59                                                                         | 18.80                                                                         | 18.42                                                                         |
| 8                                                                             | Assam                                                                         | Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizers Corporation Ltd: Namrup-II                     | Urea                                                                          | -                                                                             | 0.00                                                                          | 0.00                                                                          |
| 9                                                                             |                                                                               | Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizers Corporation Ltd: Namrup-III                    | Urea                                                                          | 1.70                                                                          | 2.23                                                                          | 1.80                                                                          |
| 10                                                                            | Kerala                                                                        | Fertilizer and Chemicals & Travancore Ltd. : Udyogamandal                     | A/S& Complex                                                                  | 3.23                                                                          | 4.53                                                                          | 4.63                                                                          |
| 11                                                                            |                                                                               | Fertilizer and Chemicals & Travancore Ltd. : Cochin                           | Complex                                                                       | 6.40                                                                          | 6.20                                                                          | 6.06                                                                          |
| 12                                                                            | Tamil Nadu                                                                    | Madras Fertilizer Ltd. : Chennai                                              | Urea & complex                                                                | 5.28                                                                          | 5.27                                                                          | 4.33                                                                          |
| COOPERATIVE SECTOR                                                            | COOPERATIVE SECTOR                                                            | COOPERATIVE SECTOR                                                            | COOPERATIVE SECTOR                                                            | COOPERATIVE SECTOR                                                            | COOPERATIVE SECTOR                                                            | COOPERATIVE SECTOR                                                            |
| 13                                                                            | Gujarat                                                                       | Indian Farmers Fertilizers Co-operative Ltd.: Kandla                          | DAP & Complex                                                                 | 23.40                                                                         | 24.87                                                                         | 18.90                                                                         |
| 14                                                                            |                                                                               | Indian Farmers Fertilizers Co-operative Ltd.: Kalol                           | Urea                                                                          | 5.45                                                                          | 6.62                                                                          | 6.19                                                                          |
| 15                                                                            | Odisha                                                                        | Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co-operative Ltd. : Paradeep                        | DAP & Complex                                                                 | 19.95                                                                         | 21.88                                                                         | 21.17                                                                         |
| 16                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                 | Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co-operative Ltd. : Phulpur-I                       | Urea                                                                          | 6.40                                                                          | 6.51                                                                          | 7.05                                                                          |
| 17                                                                            |                                                                               | Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co-operative Ltd. : Phulpur-II                      | Urea                                                                          | 8.38                                                                          | 12.24                                                                         | 12.00                                                                         |
| 18                                                                            |                                                                               | Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co-operative Ltd. : Aonla-I                         | Urea                                                                          | 12.07                                                                         | 11.52                                                                         | 12.26                                                                         |
| 19                                                                            |                                                                               | Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co-operative Ltd. : Aonla-II                        | Urea                                                                          | 11.32                                                                         | 11.92                                                                         | 11.36                                                                         |
| 20                                                                            | Gujarat                                                                       | Krishak Bharati Co-operative Ltd.: Hazira                                     | Urea                                                                          | 22.08                                                                         | 22.21                                                                         | 23.35                                                                         |
| PRIVATE SECTOR                                                                | PRIVATE SECTOR                                                                | PRIVATE SECTOR                                                                | PRIVATE SECTOR                                                                | PRIVATE SECTOR                                                                | PRIVATE SECTOR                                                                | PRIVATE SECTOR                                                                |
| 21                                                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                                                | Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd.: Kakinada-I                          | Urea                                                                          | 7.53                                                                          | 6.08                                                                          | 6.45                                                                          |
| 22                                                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                                                | Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd.: Kakinada-II                         | Urea                                                                          | 1.61                                                                          | 5.13                                                                          | 6.65                                                                          |
| 23                                                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                                                | Coromandel International Ltd. :Kakinada                                       | DAP & Complex                                                                 | 15.59                                                                         | 20.06                                                                         | 19.31                                                                         |
| 24                                                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                                                | Coromandel International Ltd.: Vizag                                          | DAP & Complex                                                                 | 10.77                                                                         | 11.43                                                                         | 11.64                                                                         |
| 25                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                 | HURL: Gorakhpur                                                               | Urea                                                                          | -                                                                             | 8.66                                                                          | 13.50                                                                         |
| 26                                                                            | Bihar                                                                         | HURL : Barauni                                                                | Urea                                                                          | -                                                                             | 1.74                                                                          | 10.57                                                                         |
| 27                                                                            | Jharkhand                                                                     | HURL : Sindri                                                                 | Urea                                                                          | -                                                                             | 1.74                                                                          | 11.44                                                                         |
| 28                                                                            | Goa                                                                           | PPL : Goa (earlier ZACL)                                                      | Urea, DAP & Complex                                                           | 6.00                                                                          | 7.75                                                                          | 8.79                                                                          |
| 29                                                                            | Gujarat                                                                       | Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizer & Chemicals Ltd. : Bharuch                  | Urea & Complex                                                                | 7.79                                                                          | 7.69                                                                          | 8.28                                                                          |
| 30                                                                            |                                                                               | Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. : Vadodara                         | Urea, DAP, A/S & Complex                                                      | 10.91                                                                         | 11.13                                                                         | 9.89                                                                          |
| 31                                                                            |                                                                               | Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. : Sikka                            | DAP & Complex                                                                 | 3.63                                                                          | 2.74                                                                          | 4.40                                                                          |
| 32                                                                            |                                                                               | Kisan Shakti: Bharuch                                                         | TSP                                                                           | -                                                                             | -                                                                             | 0.02                                                                          |
| 33                                                                            | Karnataka                                                                     | Manglore Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd. : Manglore                              | Urea, DAP & Complex                                                           | 6.81                                                                          | 5.62                                                                          | 7.55                                                                          |

| Total production of fertilizers in the major fertilizer manufacturing units   | Total production of fertilizers in the major fertilizer manufacturing units   | Total production of fertilizers in the major fertilizer manufacturing units   | Total production of fertilizers in the major fertilizer manufacturing units   | Total production of fertilizers in the major fertilizer manufacturing units   | Total production of fertilizers in the major fertilizer manufacturing units   | Total production of fertilizers in the major fertilizer manufacturing units   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                       | Name of the State                                                             | Name of the fertilizer manufacturing units/Locations                          | Type of Fertilizers Produced                                                  | Production (Fig. in 'LMT')                                                    | Production (Fig. in 'LMT')                                                    | Production (Fig. in 'LMT')                                                    |
| Sl. No.                                                                       | Name of the State                                                             | Name of the fertilizer manufacturing units/Locations                          | Type of Fertilizers Produced                                                  | 2021-22                                                                       | 2022-23                                                                       | 2023-24                                                                       |
| 35                                                                            | Odisha                                                                        | Paradeep Phosphate Ltd. : Paradeep                                            | DAP & Complex                                                                 | 12.49                                                                         | 12.98                                                                         | 14.27                                                                         |
| 36                                                                            | Rajasthan                                                                     | Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd. : Gadepan-I                            | Urea                                                                          | 10.10                                                                         | 10.22                                                                         | 10.40                                                                         |
| 37                                                                            |                                                                               | Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd. : Gadepan-II                           | Urea                                                                          | 9.49                                                                          | 10.39                                                                         | 9.58                                                                          |
| 38                                                                            |                                                                               | Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd. : Gadepan-III                          | Urea                                                                          | 13.55                                                                         | 12.86                                                                         | 13.84                                                                         |
| 39                                                                            |                                                                               | Shriram Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. : Kota                                   | Urea                                                                          | 3.92                                                                          | 3.98                                                                          | 4.10                                                                          |
| 40                                                                            |                                                                               | Patel Phoschem : Udaipur                                                      | TSP                                                                           | -                                                                             | 0.04                                                                          | 0.02                                                                          |
| 41                                                                            | Tamil Nadu                                                                    | Coromandel International Ltd. : Ennore                                        | Complex                                                                       | 2.51                                                                          | 1.40                                                                          | 2.19                                                                          |
| 42                                                                            | Tamil Nadu                                                                    | Southern Petrochemical Inds.Corpn.Ltd. : Tuticorin                            | Urea                                                                          | 6.20                                                                          | 7.59                                                                          | 5.23                                                                          |
| 43                                                                            | Tamil Nadu                                                                    | Greenstar Fertilizer Ltd. : Tuticorin                                         | DAP & Complex                                                                 | 4.12                                                                          | 5.03                                                                          | 5.06                                                                          |
| 44                                                                            | Telangana                                                                     | RFCL : Ramangundam                                                            | Urea                                                                          | 3.83                                                                          | 8.41                                                                          | 11.12                                                                         |
| 45                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                 | Indorama India : Jagdishpur                                                   | Urea                                                                          | 10.45                                                                         | 11.17                                                                         | 11.38                                                                         |
| 46                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                 | Yara Fertilizers India Pvt. Ltd./TCL : Babrala                                | Urea                                                                          | 12.98                                                                         | 11.82                                                                         | 12.31                                                                         |
| 47                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                 | KFL/Kribhco Shyam Fertilizers Ltd. : Shahjahanpur                             | Urea                                                                          | 9.65                                                                          | 10.95                                                                         | 10.66                                                                         |
| 48                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                 | KFCL : Kanpur                                                                 | Urea                                                                          | 6.73                                                                          | 6.28                                                                          | 6.85                                                                          |
| 49                                                                            | West Bengal                                                                   | Indorama India : Haldia                                                       | DAP & Complex                                                                 | 5.18                                                                          | 4.94                                                                          | 6.01                                                                          |
| 50                                                                            | West Bengal                                                                   | Matix Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. : Panagarh                                 | Urea                                                                          | 6.29                                                                          | 10.52                                                                         | 14.99                                                                         |
| 51                                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                                | Madhya Bharat Agro Product Ltd. (MBAPL)                                       | DAP & Complex                                                                 | 0.38                                                                          | 0.94                                                                          | 1.27                                                                          |
| 52                                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                                | Krishna Phoschem Ltd.                                                         | DAP & Complex                                                                 | -                                                                             | 0.01                                                                          | 1.49                                                                          |
| 53                                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                                | CIL : Nimrani                                                                 | Complex                                                                       | -                                                                             | -                                                                             | -                                                                             |
| Total                                                                         | Total                                                                         | Total                                                                         | Total                                                                         | 382.61                                                                        | 428.85                                                                        | 458.91                                                                        |

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