Lok Sabha Question No. 4707 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-20
Subject: Distribution of Fertilizers in Jajpur District
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Dr. Rabindra Narayan Behera

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4707 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 20.03.2026

## Distribution of Fertilizers in Jajpur District

## 4707: DR. RABINDRA NARAYAN BEHERA:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that farmers are the backbone of the 4th largest economy of the  world  but  still  facing  a  lot  of  difficulties  for  fertilizer  accessibility  as  per  the requirement in Jajpur Lok Sabha Constituency of Odisha despite measures taken by the Government for timely and transparent delivery of manures, if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether the Government is formulating any plan to address the said concern for hassle-free distribution of fertilizers to farmers, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## ( SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a) & (b) 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 Odisha:
- (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 fertilizers has remained adequate in the State of Odisha during  the  ongoing  Rabi  2025-26  season.  The  information  regarding  requirement, availability,  sales and closing stock of these fertilizers during the period 01.10.2025 to 16.03.2026 is as under:

| FERTILIZER POSITION IN ODISHA DURING RABI 2025-26 (TILL 16/03/26)   | FERTILIZER POSITION IN ODISHA DURING RABI 2025-26 (TILL 16/03/26)   | FERTILIZER POSITION IN ODISHA DURING RABI 2025-26 (TILL 16/03/26)   | FERTILIZER POSITION IN ODISHA DURING RABI 2025-26 (TILL 16/03/26)   | FERTILIZER POSITION IN ODISHA DURING RABI 2025-26 (TILL 16/03/26)   | FERTILIZER POSITION IN ODISHA DURING RABI 2025-26 (TILL 16/03/26)   | FERTILIZER POSITION IN ODISHA DURING RABI 2025-26 (TILL 16/03/26)   |
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|                                                                     |                                                                     | Requirement for RABI 2025-26                                        | Pro rata                                                            |                                                                     |                                                                     | FIG. IN MT                                                          |
| 1                                                                   | UREA                                                                | 1,90,000                                                            | 1,70,645                                                            | 3,11,470                                                            | 1,62,760                                                            | 1,48,710                                                            |
| 2                                                                   | DAP                                                                 | 75,000                                                              | 70,161                                                              | 1,37,340                                                            | 71,050                                                              | 66,280                                                              |
| 3                                                                   | MOP                                                                 | 25,000                                                              | 23,065                                                              | 47,850                                                              | 17,450                                                              | 30,380                                                              |
| 4                                                                   | NPKS                                                                | 90,000                                                              | 82,742                                                              | 1,55,900                                                            | 68,830                                                              | 87,010                                                              |
| Source: iFMS                                                        | Source: iFMS                                                        | Source: iFMS                                                        | Source: iFMS                                                        | Source: iFMS                                                        | Source: iFMS                                                        | Source: iFMS                                                        |

Further,  the  State  government  of  Odisha  has  informed  that  the  availability  of fertilizers has remained adequate and there is no shortage of fertilizers in any district of Odisha, including Jajpur district, during the ongoing Rabi 2025-26 season.

Besides, the State has also informed that it has taken the following steps to address hassle free distribution of fertilizers:

- (i) Prepositioning of fertilizers, especially Urea, in PACs/LAMPCs is done before the commencement of each cropping season.
- (ii) The  Department  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers  Empowerment  (DA&FE)  provides financial  assistance  to  MARKFED  towards  transportation  and  handling  cost  of  urea through scheme 'Grant to State Fertiliser Procurement Agencies'.
- (iii) In addition to this, an amount of Rs 150 Crores has been given to MARKFED as corpus fund for prepositioning and distribution of different fertilizers to PACS/LAMPCS/dealer network in the State.
- (iv) 60%  of  fertilizers  required  in  the  season  to  be  supplied  to  PACs/LAMPCs channelized through MARKFED.
- (v) Constitution  of  State  level  and  district  level  committees  to  ensure  smooth distribution/sale of fertilizers to farmers.

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