Lok Sabha Question No. 996 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-05
Subject: Direct Transfer of Fertilisers Subsidy to Farmers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Utkarsh Verma Madhur, Shri Naresh Chandra Uttam Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CHEMICAL AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 996 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 05.12.2025

## Direct Transfer Fertilizer Subsidy to Farmers

## 996: Shri Utkarsh Verma Mathur Shri Naresh Chandra Uttam Patel :

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

- (a)  whether  there  is  any  plan  of  the  Government  to  transfer  the  subsidy  on  fertilizers directly into the farmers accounts;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the steps being taken to prevent black marketing of fertilizers and the punitive provisions in the regard; and
- (c) the total quantum of fertilizers being supplies to Fatehpur district of Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : The DBT in Fertilizers is 'in kind'  nature, under which the sale of subsidized fertilizers is made to the beneficiary through Aadhaar Authenticated PoS sale at retail point. On the basis of Aadhaar authenticated sale to the beneficiary, the subsidy is paid to the Fertilizer Companies.
- (b) : Fertilizers are declared 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 black-marketing, as per provisions of EC Act. Any complaints received at Department of Fertilizers level regarding black-marketing of fertilizers is sent to concerned State Government to take appropriate action under Essential Commodities  Act,  1955  and  Fertilizer  Control  Order,  1985.  Accordingly,  as  per  the information  received  from  the  States  regarding  enforcement  measures  taken  by  them against black-marketing and other malpractices for the period 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 is placed at Annexure-I.

(c) The stock position in Fatehpur District of Uttrar Pradesh as on 03.12.2025 is enclosed at Annexure-II .

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Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply to part ( b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 996 for answer on 05.12.2025.

| States                           | No. of Inspections /raids   | Black Marketing Show cause No. of licenses   | Black Marketing Show cause No. of licenses   | Black Marketing Show cause No. of licenses   | Hoarding                 | Hoarding                             | Hoarding       | Sub                      | Sub                                  | Sub            | Standard Quality         | Standard Quality                     | Standard Quality   | Conviction with details*   | 2025 as on date (28.11.2025) Diversion   | 2025 as on date (28.11.2025) Diversion   | 2025 as on date (28.11.2025) Diversion   |
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| States                           | No. of Inspections /raids   | notice issued                                | cancelled/su spended                         | FIR registered                               | Show cause notice issued | No. of licenses cancelled/su spended | FIR registered | Show cause notice issued | No. of licenses cancelled/su spended | FIR registered | Show cause notice issued | No. of licenses cancelled/su spended | FIR registered     | Conviction with details*   | Show cause notice issued                 | No. of licenses cancelled/su spended     | FIR registered                           |
| Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh | 11181 0                     | 5 0                                          | 3 0                                          | 9 0                                          | 10 0                     | 6 0                                  | 3 0            | 83 0                     | 0 0                                  | 0 0            | 7 0                      | 2 0                                  | 3 0                | NIL NIL                    | 105 0                                    | 11 0                                     | 15 0                                     |
| Assam                            | 3820                        | 12                                           | 4                                            | 1                                            | 59                       | 0                                    | 0              | 36                       | 0                                    | 0              | 27                       | 0                                    | 0                  | NIL                        | 134                                      | 4                                        | 1                                        |
| Bihar                            | 15499                       | 1035                                         | 607                                          | 77                                           | 7                        | 0                                    | 0              | 0                        | 0                                    | 0              | 0                        | 0                                    | 0                  | NIL                        | 1042                                     | 607                                      | 77                                       |
| Chhattisgarh                     | 6172                        | 294                                          | 13                                           | 4                                            | 29                       | 1                                    | 0              | 136                      | 5                                    | 0              | 24                       | 0                                    | 0                  | NIL                        | 483                                      | 19                                       | 4                                        |
| Dadar & Nagar                    | 0                           | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                        | 0                                    | 0              | 0                        | 0                                    | 0              | 0                        | 0                                    | 0                  | NIL                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| Delhi                            | 255                         | 0                                            | 0                                            | 1                                            | 0                        | 0                                    | 0              | 3                        | 0                                    | 0              | 0                        | 3                                    | 0                  | NIL                        | 3                                        | 3                                        | 1                                        |
| Goa                              | 614                         | 544                                          | 180                                          | 6                                            | 10                       | 0                                    | 0              | 32                       | 1                                    | 0              | 16                       | 0                                    | 0                  | NIL                        | 602                                      | 181                                      | 6                                        |
| Gujarat                          | 12210                       | 33                                           | 3                                            | 1                                            | 0                        | 0                                    | 0              | 83                       | 2                                    | 0              | 7                        | 3                                    | 11                 | NIL                        | 123                                      | 8                                        | 12                                       |
| Haryana                          | 4693                        | 49                                           | 5                                            | 7                                            | 18                       | 18                                   | 4              | 48                       | 10                                   | 5              | 13                       | 5                                    | 6                  | NIL                        | 128                                      | 38                                       | 22                                       |
| Himachal Pradesh                 | 0                           | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                        | 0                                    | 0              | 0                        | 0                                    | 0              | 0                        | 0                                    | 0                  | NIL                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| Jammu& Kashmir                   | 3694                        | 142                                          | 44                                           | 2                                            | 31                       | 2                                    | 0              | 55                       | 0                                    | 0              | 8                        | 0                                    | 0                  | NIL                        | 236                                      | 46                                       | 2                                        |
| Jharkhand                        | 759                         | 57                                           | 20                                           | 11                                           | 32                       | 4                                    | 0              | 2                        | 0                                    | 0              | 1                        | 1                                    | 0                  | NIL                        | 92                                       | 25                                       | 11                                       |
| Karnataka                        | 7093                        | 365                                          | 22                                           | 0                                            | 243                      | 5                                    | 0              | 221                      | 14                                   | 2              | 84                       | 6                                    | 6                  | NIL                        | 913                                      | 47                                       | 8                                        |
| Kerala                           | 1299                        | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                        | 0                                    | 0              | 48                       | 0                                    | 0              | 4                        | 0                                    | 3                  | NIL                        | 52                                       | 0                                        | 3                                        |
| MadhyaPradesh                    | 5581                        | 0                                            |                                              |                                              | 0                        |                                      | 0              |                          | 44                                   |                |                          |                                      | 15                 | NIL                        |                                          | 204                                      | 91                                       |
| Maharashtra                      | 44059                       | 16                                           | 0 0                                          | 72 16                                        | 0                        | 0 0                                  | 0              | 606 1155                 |                                      | 4              | 631                      | 160 73                               | 1                  | NIL                        | 1237 1172                                | 1212                                     | 54                                       |
| Manipur                          | 3                           | 0                                            |                                              | 0                                            | 0                        | 0                                    | 0              |                          | 1139 0                               | 37 0           | 1 1                      | 0                                    | 0                  | NIL                        | 1                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| Meghalaya                        |                             |                                              | 0                                            |                                              |                          |                                      |                | 0                        |                                      |                |                          |                                      |                    |                            | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| Mizoram                          | 579 21                      | 0 1                                          | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0 0                      | 0                                    | 0 0            | 0 0                      | 0                                    | 0 0            | 0 4                      | 0 0                                  | 0 0                | NIL NIL                    | 5                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| Nagaland                         | 72                          | 14                                           | 0 0                                          | 0 14                                         | 0                        | 0 0                                  | 0              | 101                      | 0 0                                  | 0              | 2                        | 64                                   | 1                  | NIL                        | 117                                      | 64                                       | 15                                       |
| Odisha                           | 7031                        | 4                                            | 3                                            | 2                                            | 0                        | 0                                    | 0              | 47                       | 1                                    | 0              | 1966                     | 107                                  | 3                  | NIL                        | 2017                                     | 111                                      | 5                                        |
| Puducherry                       | 39                          | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                        | 0                                    | 0              | 0                        | 0                                    | 0              | 0                        | 0                                    | 0                  | NIL                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| Punjab                           | 5617                        | 37                                           | 1                                            | 1                                            | 20                       | 0                                    | 1              | 192                      | 65                                   | 3              | 0                        | 0                                    | 4                  | 249                        |                                          | 66                                       | 9                                        |
| Rajasthan                        | 11505                       | 589                                          | 76                                           | 46                                           | 45                       |                                      | 30             |                          |                                      |                | 15                       | 16                                   | 25                 | NIL NIL                    | 1100                                     | 110                                      | 103                                      |
| Tamilnadu                        | 18805                       | 13                                           | 0                                            | 4                                            | 6                        | 17 8                                 | 0              | 451                      | 1                                    | 2              | 112                      | 17                                   | 1                  | NIL                        |                                          | 50                                       | 5                                        |
| Telangana                        | 115321                      |                                              | 9                                            |                                              |                          |                                      |                | 33 79                    | 25                                   | 0              |                          |                                      |                    |                            | 164 92                                   | 11                                       | 8                                        |
| Tripura                          |                             | 5                                            |                                              | 3                                            | 4                        | 2                                    | 0              |                          | 0                                    | 0              | 4                        | 0                                    | 5                  | NIL                        |                                          |                                          |                                          |
|                                  | 694                         | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 9                        | 0                                    | 0              | 0                        | 0                                    | 0              | 0                        | 0                                    | 0                  | NIL                        | 9                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| Uttar Pradesh                    | 29401                       | 2043                                         | 2742                                         | 165                                          | 164                      | 139                                  | 8              | 141                      | 130                                  | 12             | 88                       | 7                                    | 12                 | 3                          | 2436                                     | 3018                                     | 197                                      |
| Uttarakhand                      | 282                         | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                        | 0                                    | 0              | 0                        | 0                                    | 0              | 43                       | 0                                    | 0                  | NIL                        | 43                                       | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| West Bengal                      | 33777                       | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                        | 0                                    | 0              | 259                      | 0                                    | 0              | 0                        | 0                                    | 0                  | NIL                        | 259                                      | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| Total                            | 340076                      | 5258                                         | 3732                                         | 442                                          | 687                      | 202                                  | 46             | 3811                     | 1437                                 | 65             | 3058                     | 464                                  | 96                 | 3                          | 12814                                    | 5835                                     | 649                                      |

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Annexure referred to in reply to part ( c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.996 for answer on 05.12.2025.

| Opening Stock in Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh as on 3/12/2025 (in MTs)   | Opening Stock in Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh as on 3/12/2025 (in MTs)   | Opening Stock in Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh as on 3/12/2025 (in MTs)   | Opening Stock in Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh as on 3/12/2025 (in MTs)   | Opening Stock in Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh as on 3/12/2025 (in MTs)   | Opening Stock in Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh as on 3/12/2025 (in MTs)   | Opening Stock in Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh as on 3/12/2025 (in MTs)   | Opening Stock in Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh as on 3/12/2025 (in MTs)   |
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| S.No                                                                | Product                                                             | Warehouse + Rake Point                                              | Wholesaler                                                          | Retailer                                                            | In Transit (Company Sale) *                                         | In Transit (Wholesaler Sale)                                        | Total                                                               |
| 1                                                                   | Urea                                                                | 1477.125                                                            | 6195.165                                                            | 10578.921                                                           | 134.460                                                             | 435.335                                                             | 18821.006                                                           |
| 2                                                                   | DAP                                                                 | 1178.750                                                            | 859.800                                                             | 3559.935                                                            | .000                                                                | 390.350                                                             | 5988.835                                                            |
| 3                                                                   | NPKS                                                                | 381.000                                                             | 1621.175                                                            | 4543.570                                                            | 4.000                                                               | 204.200                                                             | 6753.945                                                            |
| 4                                                                   | MOP                                                                 | .000                                                                | 256.100                                                             | 453.515                                                             | .000                                                                | 8.900                                                               | 718.515                                                             |
| 5                                                                   | SSP                                                                 | 6.650                                                               | 448.500                                                             | 3363.174                                                            | 25.000                                                              | 185.500                                                             | 4028.824                                                            |
| 6                                                                   | FOM                                                                 | .000                                                                | 37.250                                                              | 24.100                                                              | 10.000                                                              | .000                                                                | 71.350                                                              |
| Total                                                               | Total                                                               | 3043.525                                                            | 9417.990                                                            | 22523.215173.460                                                    |                                                                     | 1224.285                                                            | 36382.475                                                           |