Lok Sabha Question No. 1075 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-05
Subject: Digital Fertilizers Distribution  System
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Balya Mama Suresh Gopinath Mhatre

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1075 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 05.12.2025

Digital Fertilizers Distribution System

1075: Shri Balya Mama Suresh Gopinath Mhatre:

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

- (a) the number of beneficiaries registered under the Digital Fertilizers Distribution System (Direct Benefit Transfer - DBT in Fertilizer) in Maharashtra, district-wise;
- (b) whether the Government is planning to make any reforms in this regard, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the prices of urea, DAP or other fertilizers have increased recently;
- (d) if so, whether any steps have been taken to provide relief to the farmers; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefore?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF CHEMICAL AND FERTILIZERS (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a)    The  total  number  of  unique  beneficiaries  captured  under  DBT  in  Fertilizers  in Maharashtra  is  39,85,864.  The  district  wise  number  of  beneficiaries  is  enclosed  at Annexure.

(b)  In Maharashtra, under DBT in Fertilizers, the sale of subsidized fertilizers is made to the beneficiary through Aadhaar authenticated PoS sale.

(c)  to  (e)    The  Maximum  Retail  Price  (MRP)  of  Urea  is  statutorily  controlled  by  the Government. The MRP for a 45 kg bag of urea is ₹242 without GST. Under NBS Policy, MRP of P&K fertilizers are decontrolled and companies are to fix the MRP as per their business  dynamics.  However,  reasonability  of  prices  is  ensured  by  the  Government through Reasonability Guidelines. To make DAP available at affordable price of Rs. 1350 per 50 kg bag, special provisions like Rs. 3500 per MT to cover other costs which include costs incurred  from  factory  gate  to  farm  gate,  advantage/disadvantage  due  to increase/decrease in international prices, provision for GST component included in the MRP and provision for reasonable return @ 4% of net MRP (MRP - GST) have been extended to both imported and domestic DAP and imported TSP over and above NBS subsidy for Rabi 2025-26 season to keep the prices of fertilizers stable.

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## ANNEXURE

Annexure referred to in reply to part ( a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 1075 for answer on 05.12.2025

## Total number of beneficiaries captured under DBT in Fertilizers in Maharashtra :

| 1   | Maharashtra   | Ahmednagar   | 244470    |
|-----|---------------|--------------|-----------|
| 2   | Maharashtra   | Akola        | 86214     |
| 3   | Maharashtra   | Amravati     | 116244    |
| 4   | Maharashtra   | Aurangabad   | 223545    |
| 5   | Maharashtra   | Beed         | 118583    |
| 6   | Maharashtra   | Bhandara     | 81256     |
| 7   | Maharashtra   | Buldhana     | 126073    |
| 8   | Maharashtra   | Chandrapur   | 122780    |
| 9   | Maharashtra   | Dhule        | 89312     |
| 10  | Maharashtra   | Gadchiroli   | 71473     |
| 11  | Maharashtra   | Gondia       | 111135    |
| 12  | Maharashtra   | Hingoli      | 58901     |
| 13  | Maharashtra   | Jalgaon      | 182034    |
| 14  | Maharashtra   | Jalna        | 113565    |
| 15  | Maharashtra   | Kolhapur     | 151163    |
| 16  | Maharashtra   | Latur        | 81846     |
| 17  | Maharashtra   | Nagpur       | 111598    |
| 18  | Maharashtra   | Nanded       | 105199    |
| 19  | Maharashtra   | Nandurbar    | 78024     |
| 20  | Maharashtra   | Nashik       | 295341    |
| 21  | Maharashtra   | Osmanabad    | 87766     |
| 22  | Maharashtra   | Palghar      | 145677    |
| 23  | Maharashtra   | Parbhani     | 76199     |
| 24  | Maharashtra   | Pune         | 164670    |
| 25  | Maharashtra   | Raigarh      | 51298     |
| 26  | Maharashtra   | Ratnagiri    | 22660     |
| 27  | Maharashtra   | Sangli       | 157338    |
| 28  | Maharashtra   | Satara       | 157604    |
| 29  | Maharashtra   | Sindhudurg   | 19761     |
| 30  | Maharashtra   | Solapur      | 178750    |
| 31  | Maharashtra   | Thane        | 66330     |
| 32  | Maharashtra   | Wardha       | 73875     |
| 33  | Maharashtra   | Washim       | 80421     |
| 34  | Maharashtra   | Yavatmal     | 134759    |
|     |               | TOTAL        | 39,85,864 |