Lok Sabha Question No. 5724 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-27
Subject: Unavailability of Fertilizers in Chandauli
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Virendra Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5724 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2026

Unavailability of Fertilizers in Chandauli

## †5724: SHRI VIRENDRA SINGH:

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

- (a) whether fertilizers like Urea and DAP are not available in sufficient quantity in Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether rice producing areas have a high demand of fertilizers during pre-monsoon and Kharif seasons;
- (c) if so, whether there is any national policy to prioritize the supply of fertilizers to rice producing districts like Chandauli, district-wise, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the number of fertilizers warehouses and their storage capacity in the country;
- (e) whether a lot of difficulties are being faced due to lack of storage facilities for fertilizers  in  Chandauli  district  and  it  also  causes  delay  in  distribution  and  black marketing, if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether the Government is contemplating to provide fertilizers storage facilities in  Chandauli, if so, the details thereof along  with the timeline thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

( SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a) to (c) The following steps are taken by the Government every season for ensuring timely and adequate availability of all fertilizers across the States, including in the State of Uttar Pradesh:
- (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 by DA&FW, 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 Management System (iFMS).
- (iv) The State Governments are regularly advised to coordinate with manufacturers and importers for streamlining the supplies through timely placement of indents.
- (v) Regular coordination meetings are held with Ministry of Railways for giving sufficient rakes, priority to fertilizers and for timely evacuation of rakes for States.

Further, the mandate of D/o Fertilizers is to ensure adequate availability of fertilizers at State level. However, the distribution of fertilizers within the State at district level is done by the concerned State government.

In this regard, the availability of Urea and DAP has remained adequate in the State of Uttar  Pradesh  during  the  ongoing  Rabi  2025-26  season.  The  information  regarding requirement,  availability  and  sales  of  Urea  and  DAP  during  the  period  01.10.2025  to 22.03.2026 is as under:

| POSITION OF UREA & DAP IN UTTAR PRADESH DURING RABI 2025-26 (TILL 22/03/26)   | POSITION OF UREA & DAP IN UTTAR PRADESH DURING RABI 2025-26 (TILL 22/03/26)   | POSITION OF UREA & DAP IN UTTAR PRADESH DURING RABI 2025-26 (TILL 22/03/26)   | POSITION OF UREA & DAP IN UTTAR PRADESH DURING RABI 2025-26 (TILL 22/03/26)   | POSITION OF UREA & DAP IN UTTAR PRADESH DURING RABI 2025-26 (TILL 22/03/26)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No .                                                                        | Produc t                                                                      | Pro rata Requirement From 01/10/25 to 22/03/26                                | Availability From 01/10/25 to 22/03/26                                        | FIG. IN MT Sales From 01/10/25 to 22/03/26                                    |
| 1                                                                             | UREA                                                                          | 39.42                                                                         | 50.45                                                                         | 39.24                                                                         |
| 2                                                                             | DAP                                                                           | 13.93                                                                         | 17.58                                                                         | 12.21                                                                         |
| Source: iFMS                                                                  | Source: iFMS                                                                  | Source: iFMS                                                                  | Source: iFMS                                                                  | Source: iFMS                                                                  |

Moreover, as informed by the State government of Uttar Pradesh, the availability of Urea and  DAP  has  remained  adequate  in  all  the  districts  of  the  State  including  including Chandauli. The information regarding availability, sales and closing stock of Urea and DAP in Chandauli district is as under:

| Fig. in Metric Tons   | Fig. in Metric Tons   | Fig. in Metric Tons   | Fig. in Metric Tons               | Fig. in Metric Tons            |
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| S.No.                 | Product               | Availability          | Sales from 01.04.25 to 23.03.2026 | Closing Stock as on 23.03.2026 |
| 1                     | UREA                  | 77139                 | 68492                             | 8647                           |
| 2                     | DAP                   | 29496                 | 25270                             | 4226                           |

- (d) The  storage  arrangements  and  capacities  in  respect  of  fertilizers  are overseen by the respective State Governments and the fertilizer companies. However, as per the information provided by States, a total of 1,082 warehouses are being used by the fertilizer companies in the country and their cumulative storage capacity is 22,42,074 Metric Tons.

(e) & (f) State Government of Uttar Pradesh has informed that there is no specific difficulty reported in Chandauli district regarding storage of fertilizers.

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