Lok Sabha Question No. 2101 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-12
Subject: Revival of closed Urea Plants
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri P V Midhun Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2101 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 12.12.2025

## REVIVAL OF CLOSED UREA PLANTS

## 2101: SHRI P V MIDHUN REDDY:

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

- (a) the current status of the Government's plan to end urea imports by 2025, including the proposals, if any, for revival of closed urea plants;
- (b) the details of domestic urea production capacity after the revival of the said plants, along with the data on production level, State-wise; and
- (c) the impact of alternative fertilizers like nano liquid urea on reducing conventional urea consumption and the steps being taken to promote their adoption across the country, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a) 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) in Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and 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. Therefore, these units have

together added Urea production capacity of 76.2 LMTPA, thereby total indigenous Urea production  capacity  (Reassessed  Capacity,  RAC)  has  increased  from  207.54  LMTPA during  2014-15  to  283.74  LMTPA  during  2023-24.  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 at 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.

In addition, the Government also notified the New Urea Policy (NUP) - 2015 on 25th May, 2015 for the existing 25 gas-based Urea units with one of the objectives of maximizing indigenous Urea production beyond RAC.  The NUP-2015 has led to additional production of Urea by 20-25 LMT as compared to the production during 2014-15 annually.

Above steps together have facilitated increase of Urea production from level of 225 LMT per annum during 2014-15 to 306.67 LMT of Urea during 2024-25.

(b) Currently, the total Urea production capacity after the revival of said plants is 269.42 LMT per annum. The data on production level, State-wise during 2025-26 (upto November 2025) is as per Annexure .

(c) A study has been assigned by Department of Fertilizers to the National Productivity Council (NPC) for a period of 2 years, from 2024-2026, regarding 'Evaluating the Efficacy, Utility,  and  Impact of Nano Urea in Comparison to Conventional Urea.' As per the key findings of this study, Nano Urea has to be used for foliar application and for the basal dose,  Conventional  Urea  has  to  be  mandatorily  used.  Thus,  even  when  Nano  Urea  is applied, there is a requirement for Conventional Urea. The study has shown that Nano Urea, when applied with Conventional Urea, leads to an increase in crop productivity.

## In order to promote the use of Nano Fertilizers amongst the farmers, the following steps have been taken:

-  Use of Nano Fertilizers is promoted through different activities such as awareness camps,  webinars,  field  demonstrations,  Kisan  Sammelans  and  films  in  regional languages etc.
-  Nano Fertilizers  are  made  available  at  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Samridhi  Kendras (PMKSKs) by concerned companies.
-  Nano  Fertilizers has been  included under monthly supply plan issued by Department of Fertilizers regularly.

-  For ease in application and utilization of Nano fertilizers like Nano Urea through foliar application, initiatives such as innovative spraying options like 'Kisan Drones' and distribution  of  battery  operated  Sprayers  at  retail  points  are  undertaken.  For  this purpose, pilot  training  and  custom  hiring  spraying  services  through  Village  Level Entrepreneurs are actively promoted.
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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b)   of Lok Sabha  Unstarred  Question No 2101  for answering on 12.12.2025

## State-wise and Plant-wise

| Sl.                      | Name of the State            | NAME OF PLANTS                                |
|--------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| Public Sector            | Public Sector                | Public Sector                                 |
| 1                        | Punjab                       | NFL:Nangal-II                                 |
| 2                        | Punjab                       | NFL:Bhatinda                                  |
| 3                        | Haryana                      | NFL:Panipat                                   |
| 4                        | Madhya Pradesh               | NFL:Vijaipur                                  |
| 5                        | Madhya Pradesh               | NFL:Vijaipur Expn.                            |
|                          |                              | Total(NFL):                                   |
| 6                        | Assam                        | BVFCL:Namrup-III                              |
|                          |                              | Total(BVFCL):                                 |
| 7                        | Maharashtra                  | RCF:Trombay-V                                 |
| 8                        | Maharashtra                  | RCF:Thal                                      |
| 9                        | Tamil Nadu                   | MFL:Chennai                                   |
| COOP. SECTOR: 10 11      | Gujarat Uttar Pradesh        | IFFCO:Kalol                                   |
| 14 Uttar                 | Pradesh SECTOR: Gujarat      | IFFCO:Aonla Expn. Total(IFFCO):               |
| 12 Uttar 13 Uttar        | Pradesh Pradesh              | IFFCO:Phulpur IFFCO:Phulpur Expn. IFFCO:Aonla |
| 15                       | Gujarat                      | KRIBHCO:Hazira TOTAL COOP. SECTOR:            |
| 16                       | PRIVATE                      | Total (Pub.+Coop.) GSFC:Vadodara              |
| 17 Rajasthan 18 Uttar 19 | Pradesh Tamil Nadu Karnataka | SFC:Kota KFCL PPL/ZACL:Goa                    |
| 20 21                    | Goa                          | SPIC:Tuticorin PPL - (MCFL)                   |
| 24 25                    | Rajasthan Rajasthan          | CFCL:Gadepan-I CFCL:Gadepan-II                |
| 27                       | Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh      | Matix Fertilizers and                         |
|                          | Uttar Pradesh                | HURL: Gorakhpur                               |
| 31                       |                              | HURL: Barauni                                 |
| 32                       | Bihar Jharkhand              |                                               |
| 26                       | Uttar Pradesh West Bengal    | CFCL:Gadepan-III                              |
| 30                       | TOTAL PRIVATE SECTOR:        |                                               |
| 33                       |                              | RFCL-Ramagundam                               |
| 28                       |                              | YARA/TCL:Babrala                              |
|                          | Telangana                    |                                               |
| 29                       |                              | KFL/KSFL:Shahjahanpur Chemicals               |
|                          |                              | HURL: Sindri                                  |
| TOTAL(PUB.+COOP.+PVT.):  |                              |                                               |