Lok Sabha Question No. 2189 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-01
Subject: Shortage of Urea in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Ms Iqra Choudhary, Shri Pushpendra Saroj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2189 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 01.08.2025

## Shortage of Urea in Uttar Pradesh

## 2189:  MS IQRA CHOUDHARY: SHRI PUSHPENDRA SAROJ:

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

- (a) the details of urea demand and allocation during the current Kharif season across the country, State/district-wise particularly in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to prevent exclusive or bulk procurement of subsidized urea by private traders and for ensuring fair and timely availability to small and marginal farmers;
- (c) whether any allocation discrepancy has been identfied under the Integrated Fertilizer Monitoring System (IFMS) in the State, if so, the corrective measures taken by the Government to address it; and
- (d) whether the Government has taken/plans to take any concrete steps to prevent the diversion of subsidized urea and DAP stocks meant for farmers to unauthorized private traders or bulk consumers and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The information regarding demand, allocation/availability and  sales of Urea across the States, including the State of Uttar Pradesh, during the ongoing Kharif 2025 season (as on 28.07.2025) is placed at Annexure .  Further,  the  mandate  of Department of Fertilizers is to ensure adequate availability of fertilizers at State level. However, distribution of fertilizers within the State at district level is done by the State governments.
- (b) Allocation of fertilizers to the private traders/cooperative societies/Markfed etc is done by the companies as per State government guidelines, which vary from State to State.

Further,  following  steps  are  taken  by  the  Government  every  season  for  ensuring timely  and  adequate  availability  of  fertilizers  in  the  country  including  small  and marginal farmers:

i. Before the commencement  of  each cropping season, Department of Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare  (DA&FW),  in  consultation  with  all  the  State Governments, assesses the state-wise & month-wise requirement of fertilizers.

ii. On  the  basis  of  requirement  projected,  D/o  Fertilizers  allocates  adequate quantities  of  fertilizers  to  States  by  issuing  monthly  supply  plan  and  continuously monitors the availability.

iii. The movement of all major subsidized fertilizers is monitored throughout the country  by  an  on-line  web-based  monitoring  system  called  integrated  Fertilizer Monitoring System (iFMS);

iv. Regular Weekly Video Conference is conducted jointly by DA&FW and D/o Fertilizers with State Agriculture Officials and corrective actions are taken to dispatch fertilizers as indicated by the State Governments.

(c) No such case has been highlighted by any State government.

(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 diversion of fertilizers and to take punitive action against any person / fertilizer company involved in diversion of  fertilizers  by  violating  the  provisions  of  Essential  Commodities  Act,  1955  and Fertilizer Control Order 1985 (FCO).

However, Department of Fertilizers has put a ceiling of 50 bags of subsidized fertilizers per buyer per month i.e. 600 bags of subsidized fertilizers per year. Additionally, a monthly list of 'Top 20 buyers' of each district is made available in the iFMS log-in of respective district magistrates for taking necessary action at their end.

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ANNEXURE

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2189  to be answered on 01.08.2025

## DEMAND, ALLOCATION/AVAILABILITY & SALES OF UREA DURING ONGOING FY 2025-26 (FROM 01.04.25 TO 28.07.25)

|      |                             | fig. in LMT   | fig. in LMT             | fig. in LMT   |
|------|-----------------------------|---------------|-------------------------|---------------|
| S.No | State                       | DEMAND        | ALLOCATION/AVAILABILITY | DBT Sales     |
| 1    | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 0.00          | 0.01                    | 0.00          |
| 2    | Andhra Pradesh              | 2.89          | 5.69                    | 3.38          |
| 3    | Arunachal Pradesh           | 0.00          | 0.01                    | 0.01          |
| 4    | Assam                       | 1.02          | 1.88                    | 1.41          |
| 5    | Bihar                       | 4.75          | 7.11                    | 3.58          |
| 6    | Chandigarh                  | 0.00          | 0.00                    | 0.00          |
| 7    | Chhattisgarh                | 5.85          | 6.53                    | 5.28          |
| 8    | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | 0.00          | 0.00                    | 0.00          |
| 9    | Daman and Diu               | 0.00          | 0.00                    | 0.00          |
| 10   | Delhi                       | 0.08          | 0.08                    | 0.07          |
| 11   | Goa                         | 0.01          | 0.01                    | 0.01          |
| 12   | Gujarat                     | 7.34          | 7.34                    | 6.05          |
| 13   | Haryana                     | 6.78          | 9.34                    | 8.50          |
| 14   | Himachal Pradesh            | 0.17          | 0.43                    | 0.26          |
| 15   | Jammu and kashmir           | 0.67          | 1.19                    | 0.69          |
| 16   | Jharkhand                   | 1.01          | 1.32                    | 0.84          |
| 17   | Karnataka                   | 6.59          | 8.90                    | 7.60          |
| 18   | Kerala                      | 0.35          | 0.54                    | 0.38          |
| 19   | Lakshadweep                 | 0.00          | 0.00                    | 0.00          |
| 20   | Madhya Pradesh              | 9.76          | 13.63                   | 11.56         |
| 21   | Maharashtra                 | 10.05         | 14.46                   | 10.94         |
| 22   | Manipur                     | 0.10          | 0.09                    | 0.07          |
| 23   | Meghalaya                   | 0.02          | 0.02                    | 0.02          |
| 24   | Mizoram                     | 0.05          | 0.10                    | 0.09          |
| 25   | Nagaland                    | 0.00          | 0.01                    | 0.00          |
| 26   | Odisha                      | 2.71          | 4.02                    | 2.36          |
| 27   | Puducherry                  | 0.04          | 0.06                    | 0.05          |
| 28   | Punjab                      | 13.49         | 15.70                   | 13.10         |
| 29   | Rajasthan                   | 6.04          | 9.24                    | 7.20          |
| 30   | Sikkim                      | 0.00          | 0.00                    | 0.00          |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu                  | 2.62          | 4.48                    | 3.38          |
| 32   | Telangana                   | 6.45          | 6.47                    | 4.99          |
| 33   | Tripura                     | 0.05          | 0.12                    | 0.05          |
| 34   | Uttarakhand                 | 0.69          | 0.98                    | 0.86          |
| 35   | Uttar Pradesh               | 22.53         | 31.87                   | 22.66         |
| 36   | West Bengal                 | 3.80          | 6.71                    | 3.09          |
|      | All India                   | 115.91        | 158.34                  | 118.47        |

1. Primary Indicator of comfortable availability: Allocation/Availability > Demand
2. Secondary Indicator of comfortable availability: Allocation/Availability > Sales