Lok Sabha Question No. 5659 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-27
Subject: Fertilizer Manufacturing Units in Bihar
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5659 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 27.03.2026

## FERTILIZER MANUFACTURING UNITS IN BIHAR

## 5659.  SHRI JANARDHAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

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

- (a) the number of fertilizer manufacturing units operational in Bihar, locationwise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to establish new fertilizer manufacturing units/nano-fertilizer plants to  enhance self-sufficiency in Bihar and if so, the details thereof along with the timeline for their establishment;
- (c)  whether  steps  have  been  taken  to  revive closed  fertilizer  plants  in  Bihar through  public-private  partnerships/central  funding  and  if  so,  the  details thereof, location-wise;
- (d)  whether the  operational and  upcoming plants  are meeting  local demand for  urea  and  other  fertilizers  for  agriculture  in  Bihar  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (e)  the  details  of  production  capacity,  employment  generation,  investment made  and  future  expansion  plans  for  fertilizer  plants  in  Bihar  along  with challenges, if any, being faced in their functioning?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a) to (e): 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  selfsufficient in the urea sector. Total 6 new urea units have been set up under NIP2012 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 Barauni unit  has  started  Urea  production on 18.10.2022  and has added urea production capacity of 12.7 LMTPA.

Further,  the Government of India is not directly involved in the setting up of Nano Fertilizer Plants. Overall, 10 Nano Urea plants have been setup by PSUs and other Fertilizer Companies across the country. The total production capacity of all these Nano Urea plants presently in operation is 43.58 crore bottles (500 ml each) per annum. Similarly, Fertilizer Companies have setup 3 Nano DAP plants with  a  total  production  capacity  of  7.64  crore  bottles  (500  ml  each)  per  annum across the country.

Also, a unit of M/s Indian Potash Limited manufactures SSP and is situated at Muzaffarpur, Bihar.

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. Similarly, establishing of new  manufacturing  facility is  business decision of the companies.

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