Lok Sabha Question No. 5616 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-27
Subject: Black Marketing of Fertilizers in Haryana
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Dharambir Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5616 TO BE ANSWERED

## ON: 27.03.2026

Black Marketing of Fertilizers in Haryana

## 5616: SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH:

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

- (a) whether instances of black marketing, hoarding or overpricing of DAP, NPK or other fertilizers have been reported in rural mandis of Bhiwani-Mahendergarh in the State of Haryana during the last three years, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of inspections conducted and violations detected in Haryana, districtwise;
- (c)  the  penal  action  taken  against  erring  dealers  or  distributors  under  the  Essential Commodities Act or Fertilizer Control Order;
- (d) whether a real-time monitoring mechanism exists to track fertilizer stock and retail prices in the said State, district-wise; and
- (e) the corrective measures taken to ensure timely and affordable fertilizer availability to farmers in water-stressed South Haryana?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a) to (c) In  order  to  address  the  issues  such  as  diversion,  hoarding  and  blackmarketing,  fertilizers  are  declared  as  an  essential  commodity  under  the  Essential Commodities  (EC)  Act,  1955  and  notified  under  Fertilizer  Control  Order,  1985.  State Governments are empowered  to take action against persons involved in said malpractices,  as  per  provisions  of  EC  Act.  Any  complaint  received  at  Department  of Fertilizers level regarding these malpractices is sent to concerned State Government to

take  appropriate  action  under  Essential  Commodities  Act,  1955  and  Fertilizer  Control Order, 1985.

Accordingly, as per information received from the State government of Haryana, 1 license has been cancelled  in  Mahendargarh district  in  the  year  2025-26.  Further,  the  details regarding district-wise inspections and penal actions against erring dealers, as informed by the State, is placed at Annexure.

- (d) The  State  government  has  informed  that  it  has  implemented  an  online  system through the Integrated Fertilizer Management System (iFMS), which enables real-time tracking of fertilizer stock positions at wholesalers and retailers, as well as monitoring of sales  transactions.  District-wise  data  is  regularly  monitored  by  State  Government,  in coordination with D/o Fertilizers to ensure adequate availability of fertilizers at prescribed rates.
- (e) Following steps are taken by the Government every season for ensuring timely and adequate availability of fertilizers in the country, including the State of Haryana:
- (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, Department of Fertilizers (DoF) 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) Regularly coordinate with the Ministry of Railways for giving sufficient rakes, priority to fertilizers and for timely evacuation of rakes for States.
- (vi) The  distribution  of  fertilizers  within  the  State  at  district  level  is  done  by  the concerned State government.

Further, in order to ensure availability of Urea at affordable price, under the Urea Subsidy Scheme, it is provided to the farmers at a statutorily notified Maximum Retail Price (MRP). The MRP of 45 kg bag of Urea is Rs.242 per bag (exclusive of charges towards Neem coating and taxes as applicable). The difference between the delivered cost of urea at farm gate and net market realization by the urea units is given as subsidy to the urea manufacturer/importer  by  the  Government  of  India.  Accordingly,  all  farmers  are  being supplied urea at the subsidized rates.

Besides, the Government has implemented Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Scheme w.e.f. 01.04.2010 for Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) Fertilizers. Under NBS policy, the subsidy is provided to manufacturer/ importer on notified P&K fertilizers on its PoS sale during the season, depending on their nutrient content to ensure availability of fertilizers to farmers. The Government monitors international prices of key fertilizers and raw materials and fluctuations, if any, are subsumed while fixing NBS rates for P&K fertilizers annually / biannually to ensure affordable supply of P&K fertilizers to the farmers. Further, to ensure affordability, special provisions like Rs. 3500 per MT to cover 'Other Costs' which includes 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 Kharif 2025 and Rabi 2025-26 seasons.

Moreover, State government has informed that it has undertaken corrective measures to ensure timely and affordable availability of fertilizers to farmers in water-stressed South Haryana  by  integrating  the  Government  of  India's  Integrated  Fertilizer  Management System (iFMS) with the State's Meri Fasal Mera Byora (MFMB) portal. This integration has enhanced transparency, enabled targeted distribution to genuine farmers, and curbed leakages and misuse of subsidized fertilizers, thereby rationalizing consumption patterns. Consequently,  there  has  been  a  reduction  in  the  consumption  of  major  and  other fertilizers, resulting in significant subsidy savings for the Government of India.

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| Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 5616 for answering on 27.03.2026 Inspection conducted and viloations detected in Haryana form 01.04.2025 to 24.03.2026 | Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 5616 for answering on 27.03.2026 Inspection conducted and viloations detected in Haryana form 01.04.2025 to 24.03.2026 | Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 5616 for answering on 27.03.2026 Inspection conducted and viloations detected in Haryana form 01.04.2025 to 24.03.2026 | Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 5616 for answering on 27.03.2026 Inspection conducted and viloations detected in Haryana form 01.04.2025 to 24.03.2026 | Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 5616 for answering on 27.03.2026 Inspection conducted and viloations detected in Haryana form 01.04.2025 to 24.03.2026 | Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 5616 for answering on 27.03.2026 Inspection conducted and viloations detected in Haryana form 01.04.2025 to 24.03.2026 | Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 5616 for answering on 27.03.2026 Inspection conducted and viloations detected in Haryana form 01.04.2025 to 24.03.2026 | Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 5616 for answering on 27.03.2026 Inspection conducted and viloations detected in Haryana form 01.04.2025 to 24.03.2026 | Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 5616 for answering on 27.03.2026 Inspection conducted and viloations detected in Haryana form 01.04.2025 to 24.03.2026 | Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 5616 for answering on 27.03.2026 Inspection conducted and viloations detected in Haryana form 01.04.2025 to 24.03.2026 | Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 5616 for answering on 27.03.2026 Inspection conducted and viloations detected in Haryana form 01.04.2025 to 24.03.2026 |
| Distt.                                                                                                                                                                                                       | No. of Inspections                                                                                                                                                                                           | Black Marketing                                                                                                                                                                                              | Black Marketing                                                                                                                                                                                              | Black Marketing                                                                                                                                                                                              | Hoarding                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Hoarding                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Hoarding                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Diversion                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Diversion                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Diversion                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Distt.                                                                                                                                                                                                       | No. of Inspections                                                                                                                                                                                           | Show cause notice issued                                                                                                                                                                                     | No. of licenses cancelled/ suspende d                                                                                                                                                                        | FIR registered                                                                                                                                                                                               | Show cause notice issued                                                                                                                                                                                     | No. of licenses cancelled/ suspended                                                                                                                                                                         | FIR registered                                                                                                                                                                                               | Show cause notice issued                                                                                                                                                                                     | No. of licenses cancelled/ suspended                                                                                                                                                                         | FIR registered                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Ambala                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 25                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Bhiwani                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1972                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Charkhi Dadri                                                                                                                                                                                                | 150                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Faridabad                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 398                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Fatehabad                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 7                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Gurgaon                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 10                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 8                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Hisar                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 149                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 29                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 22                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 6                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Jhajjar                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Jind                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 40                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Kaithal                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Karnal                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 167                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 11                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 28                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Kurukshetra                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 293                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Mahendragarh                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 423                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Mewat                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 17                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Palwal                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 49                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Panchkula                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 31                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Panipat                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 62                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Rewari                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 17                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Rohtak                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 75                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Sirsa                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 19                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 9                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Sonipat                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 48                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Yamunanagar                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 154                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 6                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 11                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Total                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 4110                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 43                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 37                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 9                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 16                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 48                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 10                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 8                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 15                                                                                                                                                                                                           |