Lok Sabha Question No. 2436 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-13
Subject: Fertilizers Production Units
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Ashok Kumar Rawat

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2436 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 13.02.2026

## Fertilizers Production Units

## 2436.  SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

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

- (a) the number of fertilizer production units currently operational in the country;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to reduce dependence on imports;
- (c) whether new fertilizer factories are proposed to be set up in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

## (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a) : The number of fertilizer production units currently operational in the country are given at Annexure.
- (b) to (d) : The steps taken by the Government to reduce dependence on imports are as follows:

With regard to urea, the Government had announced New Investment Policy (NIP) - 2012 on 2nd January, 2013 and its amendment on 7th October, 2014 to facilitate fresh investment in the urea sector and to make India self-sufficient in the urea sector. Total 6 new urea units have been set up under NIP-2012 which includes 4 urea units set up through Joint Venture Companies (JVC) of nominated PSUs and 2 urea units set up by the  private  companies.  The  units  set  up  through  JVC  are  Ramagundam  urea  unit  of Ramagundam  Fertilizers  and  Chemicals  Ltd  (RFCL)  in  Telangana  and  3  urea  units namely Gorakhpur, Sindri and Barauni of Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited (HURL) at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, Sindri in Jharkhand and Barauni in Bihar, respectively.

The units set up by private companies are Panagarh urea unit of

Matix Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd. (Matix) in West Bengal; and Gadepan-III urea unit of Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd. (CFCL) in Rajasthan. Each of these units has installed capacity of 12.7 Lakh Metric Tonne per annum (LMTPA). These units are highly energy efficient as they are based on latest technology.

Further, an exclusive policy for the revival of Talcher unit of FCIL through JVC of nominated PSUs namely Talcher Fertilizers Limited (TFL) by setting up a new Greenfield urea  plant  of  12.7  LMTPA  through  coal  gasification  route  has  also  been  approved. Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for setting up of a new Brownfield Ammonia-Urea  Complex  of  12.7  Lakh  Metric  Tonnes  (LMT)  annual  capacity  of  Urea production  within  the  existing  premises  of  Brahmaputra  Valley  Fertilizer  Corporation Limited (BVFCL), Namrup, Assam.

The Government has implemented Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Scheme w.e.f. 01.04.2010  for  Phosphatic  and  Potassic  (P&K)  Fertilizers.  Under  the  Scheme,  P&K fertilizers are covered under Open General License (OGL) and companies are free to import/manufacture these fertilizers as per their business dynamics. To increase domestic fertilizer production and make country self-reliant the following measures have been taken by the Government:

(i)  Department  of    Fertilizers  has  issued  guidelines  dated  18.01.2024  to  ensure reasonableness of Maximum Retail Price and encourage domestic production.

(ii) Based on the requests, the new manufacturing units or increase in manufacturing capacity  of  existing  units  have  been  recognized  /  taken  on  record  under  the  NBS Scheme.

(iii)  The number of P&K fertilizers covered under NBS policy has increased from 22 grades in 2021 to 28 grades.

(iv) Freight Subsidy on SSP, which is an indigenously manufactured fertilizer, has been approved since Kharif, 2022 to promote SSP usage for providing Phosphatic or 'P' nutrient to the soil.

(v) To reduce import dependence on imported Potassic fertilizers, Potash Derived from Molasses(PDM),  which  is  a  domestically  produced  Potassic  fertilizer,    has  been inducted under NBS scheme since Rabi, 2021.

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ANNEXURE

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No.2436 for answering on 13.02.2026

| Major Fertilizers Production Units Currently Operating in the Country   | Major Fertilizers Production Units Currently Operating in the Country   | Major Fertilizers Production Units Currently Operating in the Country   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                 | Name of the Company                                                     | Name of the fertilizer manufacturing units/Locations                    |
| PUBLIC SECTOR                                                           | PUBLIC SECTOR                                                           | PUBLIC SECTOR                                                           |
| 1                                                                       | National Fertilizers Ltd.                                               | National Fertilizers Ltd. : Panipat                                     |
| 2                                                                       | National Fertilizers Ltd.                                               | National Fertilizers Ltd. : Vijaipur-I                                  |
| 3                                                                       | National Fertilizers Ltd.                                               | National Fertilizers Ltd. : Vijaipur-II                                 |
| 4                                                                       | National Fertilizers Ltd.                                               | National Fertilizers Ltd. : Nangal-II                                   |
| 5                                                                       | National Fertilizers Ltd.                                               | National Fertilizers Ltd. : Bhatinda                                    |
| 6                                                                       | Rashtriya Chemicals &Fertilizers Ltd.                                   | Rashtriya Chemicals &Fertilizers Ltd.: Trombay                          |
| 7                                                                       | Rashtriya Chemicals &Fertilizers Ltd.                                   | Rashtriya Chemicals &Fertilizers Ltd., Thal                             |
| 8                                                                       | Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizers Corporation Ltd                          | Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizers Corporation Ltd., Namrup-III             |
| 9                                                                       | Fertilizer and Chemicals& Travancore Ltd.                               | Fertilizer and Chemicals &Travancore Ltd. : Udyogamandal                |
| 10                                                                      | Fertilizer and Chemicals& Travancore Ltd.                               | Fertilizer and Chemicals &Travancore Ltd. : Cochin                      |
| 11                                                                      | Madras Fertilizer Ltd.                                                  | Madras Fertilizer Ltd. : Chennai                                        |
| COOPERATIVE SECTOR                                                      | COOPERATIVE SECTOR                                                      | COOPERATIVE SECTOR                                                      |
| 12                                                                      | Indian Farmers Fertilizers Co- operative Ltd.                           | Indian Farmers Fertilizers Co-operative Ltd.: Kandla                    |
| 13                                                                      | Indian Farmers Fertilizers Co- operative Ltd.                           | Indian Farmers Fertilizers Co-operative Ltd.: Kalol                     |
| 14                                                                      | Indian Farmers Fertilizers Co- operative Ltd.                           | Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co-operative Ltd. : Paradeep                  |
| 15                                                                      | Indian Farmers Fertilizers Co- operative Ltd.                           | Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co-operative Ltd. : Phulpur-I                 |
| 16                                                                      | Indian Farmers Fertilizers Co- operative Ltd.                           | Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co-operative Ltd. : Phulpur-II                |
| 17                                                                      | Indian Farmers Fertilizers Co- operative Ltd.                           | Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co-operative Ltd. : Aonla-I                   |
| 18                                                                      | Indian Farmers Fertilizers Co- operative Ltd.                           | Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co-operative Ltd. : Aonla-II                  |
| 19                                                                      | Krishak Bharati Co-operative Ltd.                                       | Krishak Bharati Co-operative Ltd.: Hazira                               |
| PRIVATE SECTOR                                                          | PRIVATE SECTOR                                                          | PRIVATE SECTOR                                                          |
| 20                                                                      | Coromandel International Ltd.                                           | Coromandal Internationel Ltd. :Kakinada                                 |
| 21                                                                      | Coromandel International Ltd.                                           | Coromandel International Ltd.: Vizag                                    |
| 22                                                                      | Coromandel International Ltd.                                           | Coromandel International Ltd.: Ennore                                   |
| 23                                                                      | Coromandel International Ltd.                                           | Coromandel International Ltd.:Udaipur                                   |
| 24                                                                      | Coromandel International Ltd.                                           | Coromandel International Ltd.:Nimrani                                   |
| 25                                                                      | Hindustan Urvarak and Rashayan Ltd. (HURL)                              | HURL: Gorakhpur                                                         |
| 26                                                                      | Hindustan Urvarak and Rashayan Ltd. (HURL)                              | HURL : Barauni                                                          |
| 27                                                                      | Hindustan Urvarak and Rashayan Ltd. (HURL)                              | HURL : Sindri                                                           |

|   28 | Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers& Chemicals Ltd.   | Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizer &Chemicals Ltd. : Bharuch   |
|------|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|   29 | Gujarat State Fertilizers &Chemicals Ltd.            | Gujarat State Fertilizers &Chemicals Ltd. : Vadodara          |
|   30 | Gujarat State Fertilizers &Chemicals Ltd.            | Gujarat State Fertilizers &Chemicals Ltd. : Sikka             |
|   31 | Kisan Shakti Fertilizers and Pesticides Pvt Ltd.     | Kisan Shakti Fertilizers and Pesticides Pvt Ltd, Bharuch      |
|   32 | Mahadhan Agritech Ltd. Taloja                        | Mahadhan Agritech Ltd./ Smartchem/DFPCL : Taloja              |
|   33 | Rajlaxmi Agro                                        | Rajlaxmi Agro, Nanded                                         |
|   34 | RC Fertilizers                                       | RC Fertilizers, Nasik                                         |
|   35 | Paradeep Phosphate Ltd.                              | Paradeep Phosphate Ltd. : Paradeep                            |
|   36 | Paradeep Phosphate Ltd.                              | Paradeep Phosphate Ltd. : Manglore                            |
|   37 | Paradeep Phosphate Ltd.                              | Paradeep Phosphate Ltd. : Goa (earlier ZACL)                  |
|   38 | Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd.               | Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd. : Gadepan-I            |
|   39 | Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd.               | Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd. : Gadepan-II           |
|   40 | Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd.               | Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd. : Gadepan-III          |
|   41 | Shriram Fertilizers &Chemicals Ltd.                  | Shriram Fertilizers &Chemicals Ltd. : Kota                    |
|   42 | Patel Phoschem                                       | Patel Phoschem, Udaipur                                       |
|   43 | RamaPhos-Udaipur                                     | RamaPhos-Udaipur                                              |
|   44 | Adheeshaa Phosphat                                   | Adheeshaa Phosphat, Udaipur                                   |
|   45 | Indian Phosphate                                     | Indian Phosphate, Udaipur                                     |
|   46 | Ostwal Phoschem (India) Ltd.                         | Ostwal Phoschem (India) Ltd., Bhilwara                        |
|   47 | Shri Ganpati Fertilizers Ltd.                        | Shri Ganpati Fertilizers Ltd., Chittorgarh                    |
|   48 | Sadhna Phosphates Ltd (SPCL)                         | Sadhna Phosphates Ltd, Udaipur                                |
|   49 | Blue Phosphate Limited                               | Blue Phosphate Limited, Udaipur                               |
|   50 | Arawali Phosphates Limited                           | Arawali Phosphates Limited, Udaipur                           |
|   51 | Southern Petrochemicals Inds. Corpn. Ltd.            | Southern Petrochemical Inds.Corpn.Ltd. : Tuticorin            |
|   52 | Greenstar Fertilizer Ltd.                            | Greenstar Fertilizer Ltd. : Tuticorin                         |
|   53 | Ramagundam Fertilizers &Chemicals Ltd.               | RFCL, Ramangundam                                             |
|   54 | Indorama India (earlier GRASIM) Pvt Limited          | Indorama/GRASIM/IGF : Jagdishpur                              |
|   55 | Yara Fertilizers India Pvt. Ltd.                     | Yara Fertilizers India Pvt. Ltd./TCL : Babrala                |
|   56 | Kribhco Fertilizers Ltd.                             | KFL/Kribhco Shyam Fertilizers Ltd. : Shahjahanpur             |
|   57 | IRC Agrochemicals Pvt. Ltd.                          | Indorama India : Haldia                                       |
|   58 | Matix Fertilizers &Chemicals Ltd.                    | Matix Fertilizers &Chemicals Ltd. : Panagarh                  |
|   59 | Sai Fert                                             | Sai Fert, Kolkata                                             |
|   60 | Madhya Bharat Agro Product Ltd. (MBAPL)              | Madhya Bharat Agro Product Ltd. (MBAPL)                       |
|   61 | Krishna Phoschem Ltd.                                | Krishna Phoschem Ltd.                                         |
|   62 | Ram Potash Unit I &II                                | Ram Potash Unit I& II, Muzaffarnagar                          |
|   63 | Narmada Bio-PDM                                      | Narmada Bio-PDM, Ahmedabad                                    |