Lok Sabha Question No. 195 (STARRED), answered on 2025-12-12
Subject: Adequate Supply of Urea in Rabi Season
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Vamsi Krishna Gaddam

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

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO.195* TO BE ANSWERED ON: 12.12.2025

## ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF UREA IN RABI SEASON

## 195*:  SHRI VAMSI KRISHNA GADDAM:

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

- (a) whether the  Government  has  taken  note  of  the  fertilizer  requirements  for  the upcoming Rabi season in Peddapalli,  Jagtial  and  Mancherial  districts  of  Telangana, where farmers have reported concerns regarding timely availability of urea, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Union  Government  has  received  any  request  from  the  State Government seeking enhanced allocation of urea and other fertilizers for these districts to avoid shortage during peak agricultural operations, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the fertilizer allocation and supply made to Telangana during the last Rabi season and the proposed allocation for the current season, district-wise; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to ensure uninterrupted and adequate availability  of  urea  and  other  fertilizers  in  the  said  districts,  including  measures  for monitoring distribution and preventing black-marketing?

## ANSWER

MINISTER FOR CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS AND HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE

(SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

(a) to (d):  A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 195* FOR 12.12.2025  REGARDING  'ADEQUATE  SUPPLY  OF  UREA  IN  RABI  SEASON' TABLED BY SHRI VAMSI KRISHNA GADDAM.

- (a) to (d) Following steps are taken by the Government every season for ensuring timely and adequate availability of fertilizers in the country, including the State of Telangana:
- (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.

However, the assessment and distribution of fertilizes within the State at district level is done by the concerned State government.

Further,  the  information  regarding  requirement,  availability,  sales  and  closing  stock  of fertilizers in  Telangana during the ongoing Rabi 2025-26 season and in Rabi 2024-25 season is shown in the table given below:

- I. RABI 2025-26 (TILL 08.12.25)

<QTY IN LMT>

|   S.N O |   PRODUCT GROUP |   PRO- RATA REQUIREMENT TILL 08.12.2025 |   AVAILABILITY TILL 08.12.2025 |   DBT SALES TILL 08.12.2025 | CLOSING STOCK AS ON 08.12.2025   |
|---------|-----------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|       1 |            4.41 |                                    4.46 |                           1.88 |                        2.58 | UREA                             |
|       2 |            0.8  |                                    1.25 |                           0.66 |                        0.59 | DAP                              |
|       3 |            0.28 |                                    0.51 |                           0.15 |                        0.36 | MOP                              |
|       4 |            2.76 |                                    4.41 |                           1.53 |                        2.88 | NPKS                             |

## II. RABI 2024-25

|   S.NO |   PRODUCT GROUP |   SEASONAL REQUIREMENT |   AVAILABILITY |   DBT SALES | CLOSING STOCK   |
|--------|-----------------|------------------------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|
|      1 |             9.8 |                  12.5  |          10.43 |        2.07 | UREA            |
|      2 |             1.5 |                   1.74 |           1.46 |        0.28 | DAP             |
|      3 |             0.7 |                   0.96 |           0.66 |        0.3  | MOP             |
|      4 |             7   |                   9.02 |           6.42 |        2.6  | NPKS            |

In order to address the issues such as black-marketing, diversion, hoarding and overpricing,  fertilizers  are  declared  as  an  essential  commodity  under  the  Essential Commodities  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 complaints 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, the details regarding enforcement measures taken by the State of Telangana, as informed by them, from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025, to curb  these  malpractices,  including black-marketing  of  fertilizers, is  placed  at Annexure .

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## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to  (d)  of Lok Sabha  Starred  Question No 195  for answering on 12.12.2025

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| Action taken by the State Government of Telangana to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Telangana to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Telangana to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Telangana to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Telangana to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Telangana to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Telangana to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Telangana to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Telangana to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Telangana to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Telangana to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Telangana to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Telangana to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Telangana to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Telangana to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Telangana to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Telangana to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 |
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