Lok Sabha Question No. 1245 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-09
Subject: Shortage of Fertilizers in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Dimple Yadav

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1245 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 09.02.2024

## Shortage of Fertilizers in Uttar Pradesh

## 1245:   SHRIMATI  DIMPLE  YADAV:

Will the Minister o f CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  has  been  shortage  of  fertilizers  in  various  districts  of  Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, district-wise including Mainpuri;
- (c) whether  there  have  been  reports  of  large  scale  black  marketing  of  fertilizers rampant in Uttar Pradesh
- (d) if so, the details thereof, district-wise including Mainpuri; and
- (e) the measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to stop such black marketing of fertilizer in Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

(a) & (b):   The availability of fertilizers viz. Urea, DAP, MOP and NPKS has remained comfortable in all the Districts of Uttar Pradesh including Mainpuri during the ongoing Rabi 2023-24 season.

(c) & (d):  The details of district wise action taken against the offenders involved in black marketing is enclosed at Annexure - A .  No such case of black-marketing of fertilizers has been reported in Mainpuri.

(e):        All possible steps have been taken by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh to  curb  black-marketing  of fertilizers.  Necessary  instructions  have  been  issued by  the Additional  Chief  Secretary  (Agriculture)  to  all  the  District  Magistrates  of  the  state  to ensure availability of fertilizers to the farmers at M.R.P. Further, in order to curb blackmarketing,  special  raids  on  were  organized  24.06.2023,  29.07.2023,  18.08.2023, 19.10.2023, 18.11.2023 and 03.01.2024 in all districts of Uttar Pradesh. 15 FIRs were lodged and 49 authorization letters have been cancelled.

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| ANNEXURE -1 Lok Sabha Aadmitted Unstarred Q. NO -1245          | ANNEXURE -1 Lok Sabha Aadmitted Unstarred Q. NO -1245          |
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| District wise Black -Marketing cases reported in Uttar Pradesh | District wise Black -Marketing cases reported in Uttar Pradesh |
| DISTRICT NAME                                                  | NO. OF CASES BLACK MARKEING REPORTED                           |
| Agra                                                           | 6                                                              |
| Aligarh                                                        | 2                                                              |
| Amethi                                                         | 2                                                              |
| Barabanki                                                      | 1                                                              |
| Bareilly                                                       | 1                                                              |
| Etah                                                           | 8                                                              |
| Farrukhabad                                                    | 1                                                              |
| Fatehpur                                                       | 3                                                              |
| Gorakhpur                                                      | 1                                                              |
| Hapur                                                          | 1                                                              |
| Jhansi                                                         | 3                                                              |
| Kanpur Nagar                                                   | 1                                                              |
| Kanpur Dehat                                                   | 6                                                              |
| Maharajganj                                                    | 7                                                              |
| Moradabad                                                      | 1                                                              |
| Prayagraj                                                      | 1                                                              |
| Pratapgarh                                                     | 1                                                              |
| Rampur                                                         | 2                                                              |
| Saharanpur                                                     | 2                                                              |
| Shahjahanpur                                                   | 1                                                              |
| Sant Kabir Nagar                                               | 1                                                              |
| Sitapur                                                        | 3                                                              |
| TOTAL                                                          | 55                                                             |

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