Lok Sabha Question No. 1121 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-25
Subject: Supply of Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Kuldeep Indora

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1121 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 25.07.2025

## SUPPLY OF FERTILIZERS

## 1121: SHRI KULDEEP INDORA:

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

- (a)  whether  Government  has  taken  note  of  recent  reports  indicating  that  there  is  a severe shortage in the supply of fertilizers in many States;
- (b)  if so, the measures being taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to ensure that fertilizers are easily available to farmers and they do not have to pay exorbitant prices in the black market; and
- (c)  whether  any  better  fertilizers  other  then  Nano  fertilizers  are  being  provided  to farmers, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a) The  availability  of  fertilizers  i.e.  Urea,  DAP,  MOP  and  NPKS  has  remained adequate in the country during the ongoing Kharif 2025 season as shown in the table below:
- (b) Following steps are taken by the Government every season for ensuring timely and adequate availability of fertilizers in the country:
- 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 fertilizersviz. Urea, DAP, MOP and NPKS.

| POSTIION OF FERTILIZERS IN INDIA (as on 22.07.2024)   | POSTIION OF FERTILIZERS IN INDIA (as on 22.07.2024)   | POSTIION OF FERTILIZERS IN INDIA (as on 22.07.2024)   | POSTIION OF FERTILIZERS IN INDIA (as on 22.07.2024)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| PRODUCT GROUP                                         | PRO-RATA REQUIREMENT                                  | AVAILABILITY                                          | CLOSING STOCK                                         |
| UREA                                                  | 108.30                                                | 152.38                                                | 45.30                                                 |
| DAP                                                   | 35.87                                                 | 36.70                                                 | 13.18                                                 |
| MOP                                                   | 6.57                                                  | 12.93                                                 | 6.69                                                  |
| NPKS                                                  | 44.14                                                 | 81.90                                                 | 36.82                                                 |

ii. On  the  basis  of  requirement  projected,  Department  of  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.

Besides, State Governments regularly performs enforcement activities to curb black marketing, hoarding, sub standard and diversion of fertilizers so that farmers do not have to pay exorbitant prices. The Action Taken Report from April 2025 to July 2025 is placed at Annexure.

(c)   In Fertilizer Control Order, 1985 other than conventional fertilizers namely Urea, DAP, MOP, Complex fertilizer  NP,  NPK,  phosphatic  fertilizer  such  as  SSP,  TSP, water soluble complex fertilizer, micro-nutrient fertilizer, beneficial element fertilizer, organic  fertilizer,  Sulphur  based  fertilizer,  bio-fertilizer  have  been  specified  after evaluating their agronomic efficiency.

Further,  Market  Development Assistance (MDA) @ Rs. 1500/MT is given to CBG units to promote Soil Carbon enhancers viz., Fermented Organic Manure (FOM)/Liquified FOM and organic fertilizers viz., Phosphate Rich  Organic manure (PROM) produced at CBG plants under GOBARdhan initiative.

These initiatives of the Government are expected to address the imbalanced use of  chemical  fertilizers  thereby  reducing  overuse  of  chemical  fertilizers.  Year-wise sales of FOM/LFOM/PROM as on 21.07.2025 is as under:

|                                            | FOM         | LFOM        | PROM     | TOTAL       |
|--------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|----------|-------------|
| Sales during FY 2023-24                    | 27,899.62   | 28,159.00   | 0.00     | 56,058.62   |
| Sales during FY 2024-25                    | 1,06,620.15 | 2,28,181.00 | 1,490.16 | 3,36,291.30 |
| Sales during FY 2025-26 (upto 21-07- 2025) | 1,06,916.92 | 2,21,169.00 | 1,133.84 | 3,29,219.76 |
| TOTAL                                      | 2,41,436.69 | 4,77,509.00 | 2,624.00 | 7,21,569.68 |

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Annexure

| Annexure referred to in reply to (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 1121 for answering on 25.07.2025   | Annexure referred to in reply to (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 1121 for answering on 25.07.2025   | Annexure referred to in reply to (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 1121 for answering on 25.07.2025   | Annexure referred to in reply to (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 1121 for answering on 25.07.2025   | Annexure referred to in reply to (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 1121 for answering on 25.07.2025   | Annexure referred to in reply to (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 1121 for answering on 25.07.2025   | Annexure referred to in reply to (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 1121 for answering on 25.07.2025   | Annexure referred to in reply to (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 1121 for answering on 25.07.2025   | Annexure referred to in reply to (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 1121 for answering on 25.07.2025   | Annexure referred to in reply to (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 1121 for answering on 25.07.2025   | Annexure referred to in reply to (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 1121 for answering on 25.07.2025   | Annexure referred to in reply to (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 1121 for answering on 25.07.2025   | Annexure referred to in reply to (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 1121 for answering on 25.07.2025   |
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