Lok Sabha Question No. 2215 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-12
Subject: Availability of Fertilizer in Maharashtra
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Shri Gyaneshwar Patil, Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai, Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge, Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2215 TO BE ANSWERED

ON: 12.12.2025

## AVAILABILITY OF FERTILIZER IN MAHARASHTRA

✝ 2215:  SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL: SHRI BHUMARE SANDIPANRAO ASARAM: SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE: SMT. DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI: DR. SHIVAJI BANDAPPA KALGE:

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

- (a) the details of the total requirement and availability of urea, DAP and other fertilizers in Maharashtra during the last three Kharif and Rabi seasons;
- (b)   whether any shortage was reported in any district of Maharashtra;
- (c)   if so, the details thereof and the measures being taken to ensure timely supply to the farmers, district-wise; and

(d) whether any information has been received regarding diversion or black marketing of  fertilizers,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  being  taken  by  the Government to stop such practices?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a) to (c) The following steps are taken by the Government every season for ensuring timely  and  adequate  availability  of  fertilizers  in  the  country,  including  the  State  of Maharahstra:
- (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 fertilizers within the State at district level is done by the concerned State government.

Accordingly,  the  information  regarding  requirement,  availability,  sales  and  closing stock of Urea, DAP and NPKS in Maharashtra during the last three Kharif and Rabi seasons and in the  ongoing  Rabi  2025-26  season as  on 08.12.2025  is  placed  at Annexure - A .

(d) In order to address the issues of diversion and black-marketing, 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 government  of Maharashtra, as informed by the State, from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025, to curb these malpractices is placed at Annexure-B .

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## Annexure - A

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c)  of Lok Sabha Unstarred  Question No 2215  for answering on 12.12.2025

| MAHARASHTRA REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF FERTILIZERS FOR LAST 3 & CURRENT SEASON WISE   | MAHARASHTRA REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF FERTILIZERS FOR LAST 3 & CURRENT SEASON WISE   | MAHARASHTRA REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF FERTILIZERS FOR LAST 3 & CURRENT SEASON WISE   | MAHARASHTRA REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF FERTILIZERS FOR LAST 3 & CURRENT SEASON WISE   | MAHARASHTRA REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF FERTILIZERS FOR LAST 3 & CURRENT SEASON WISE   | MAHARASHTRA REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF FERTILIZERS FOR LAST 3 & CURRENT SEASON WISE   | MAHARASHTRA REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF FERTILIZERS FOR LAST 3 & CURRENT SEASON WISE   | MAHARASHTRA REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF FERTILIZERS FOR LAST 3 & CURRENT SEASON WISE   | MAHARASHTRA REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF FERTILIZERS FOR LAST 3 & CURRENT SEASON WISE   | MAHARASHTRA REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF FERTILIZERS FOR LAST 3 & CURRENT SEASON WISE   | MAHARASHTRA REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF FERTILIZERS FOR LAST 3 & CURRENT SEASON WISE   | MAHARASHTRA REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF FERTILIZERS FOR LAST 3 & CURRENT SEASON WISE   | MAHARASHTRA REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF FERTILIZERS FOR LAST 3 & CURRENT SEASON WISE   |
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|                                                                                                 |                                                                                                 |                                                                                                 |                                                                                                 | DAP                                                                                             | DAP                                                                                             | DAP                                                                                             | MOP                                                                                             | MOP                                                                                             | MOP                                                                                             | NPKS                                                                                            | NPKS                                                                                            | NPKS                                                                                            |
| No                                                                                              | SEASONS                                                                                         | Requirement                                                                                     | Availability DBT Sales                                                                          | Requirement                                                                                     | Availability                                                                                    | DBT Sales                                                                                       | Requirement                                                                                     | Availability                                                                                    | DBT Sales                                                                                       | Requirement                                                                                     | Availability                                                                                    | DBT Sales                                                                                       |
| 1 RABI                                                                                          | 2025-26 (TILL 08.12.25)                                                                         | 3.65 7.76                                                                                       | 3.33                                                                                            | 1.10                                                                                            | 2.22                                                                                            | 1.04                                                                                            | 0.51                                                                                            | 0.99                                                                                            | 0.32                                                                                            | 4.58                                                                                            | 11.06                                                                                           | 4.00                                                                                            |
| 2                                                                                               | KHARIF2025                                                                                      | 15.52 19.11                                                                                     | 15.72                                                                                           | 4.60                                                                                            | 4.66                                                                                            | 3.10                                                                                            | 1.20                                                                                            | 2.39                                                                                            | 1.59                                                                                            | 18.00                                                                                           | 25.29                                                                                           | 18.79                                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                               | RABI2024-25                                                                                     | 10.00 17.20                                                                                     | 10.88                                                                                           | 2.50                                                                                            | 3.32                                                                                            | 2.51                                                                                            | 1.00                                                                                            | 2.31                                                                                            | 1.10                                                                                            | 12.00                                                                                           | 19.33                                                                                           | 10.45                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                               | KHARIF2024                                                                                      | 13.73 21.67                                                                                     | 15.54                                                                                           | 5.00                                                                                            | 4.78                                                                                            | 3.96                                                                                            | 1.30                                                                                            | 2.23                                                                                            | 1.13                                                                                            | 18.00                                                                                           | 24.84                                                                                           | 18.34                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                               | RABI 2023-24                                                                                    | 10.00 15.86                                                                                     | 8.26                                                                                            | 2.50                                                                                            | 3.47                                                                                            | 1.91                                                                                            | 1.10                                                                                            | 1.32                                                                                            | 0.60                                                                                            | 11.00                                                                                           | 18.18                                                                                           | 7.16                                                                                            |
| 6                                                                                               | KHARIF2023                                                                                      | 13.74 18.84                                                                                     | 15.22                                                                                           | 4.50                                                                                            | 7.19                                                                                            | 5.46                                                                                            | 1.90                                                                                            | 1.42                                                                                            | 0.82                                                                                            | 15.50                                                                                           | 23.79                                                                                           | 15.88                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                               | RABI2022-23                                                                                     | 9.79                                                                                            | 16.45 10.72                                                                                     | 2.50                                                                                            | 5.23                                                                                            | 3.07                                                                                            | 1.30                                                                                            | 0.94                                                                                            | 0.65                                                                                            | 9.50                                                                                            | 17.22                                                                                           | 8.79                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                               | KHARIF2022                                                                                      | 15.50                                                                                           | 19.62 13.94                                                                                     | 5.70                                                                                            | 4.94                                                                                            | 4.11                                                                                            | 3.00                                                                                            | 1.21                                                                                            | 0.74                                                                                            | 14.00                                                                                           | 16.87                                                                                           | 11.67                                                                                           |

Secondary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Sales

## Annexure - B

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c)  of Lok Sabha Unstarred  Question No 2215  for answering on 12.12.2025

| Cumulative Statement from April 25 to November 25 (as on 28.11.2025)                                                                               | Cumulative Statement from April 25 to November 25 (as on 28.11.2025)                                                                               | Cumulative Statement from April 25 to November 25 (as on 28.11.2025)                                                                               | Cumulative Statement from April 25 to November 25 (as on 28.11.2025)                                                                               | Cumulative Statement from April 25 to November 25 (as on 28.11.2025)                                                                               | Cumulative Statement from April 25 to November 25 (as on 28.11.2025)                                                                               | Cumulative Statement from April 25 to November 25 (as on 28.11.2025)                                                                               | Cumulative Statement from April 25 to November 25 (as on 28.11.2025)                                                                               | Cumulative Statement from April 25 to November 25 (as on 28.11.2025)                                                                               | Cumulative Statement from April 25 to November 25 (as on 28.11.2025)                                                                               | Cumulative Statement from April 25 to November 25 (as on 28.11.2025)                                                                               | Cumulative Statement from April 25 to November 25 (as on 28.11.2025)                                                                               | Cumulative Statement from April 25 to November 25 (as on 28.11.2025)                                                                               | Cumulative Statement from April 25 to November 25 (as on 28.11.2025)                                                                               | Cumulative Statement from April 25 to November 25 (as on 28.11.2025)                                                                               | Cumulative Statement from April 25 to November 25 (as on 28.11.2025)                                                                               | Cumulative Statement from April 25 to November 25 (as on 28.11.2025)                                                                               | Cumulative Statement from April 25 to November 25 (as on 28.11.2025)                                                                               |
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| Action taken by the State Government of Maharashtra to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Maharashtra to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Maharashtra to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Maharashtra to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Maharashtra to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Maharashtra to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Maharashtra to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Maharashtra to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Maharashtra to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Maharashtra to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Maharashtra to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Maharashtra to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Maharashtra to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Maharashtra to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Maharashtra to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Maharashtra to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Maharashtra to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 | Action taken by the State Government of Maharashtra to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 |
|                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                    | Black Marketing                                                                                                                                    | Black Marketing                                                                                                                                    | Black Marketing                                                                                                                                    | Hoarding                                                                                                                                           | Hoarding                                                                                                                                           | Hoarding                                                                                                                                           | Sub Standard Quality                                                                                                                               | Sub Standard Quality                                                                                                                               | Sub Standard Quality                                                                                                                               | Diversion                                                                                                                                          | Diversion                                                                                                                                          | Diversion                                                                                                                                          | Convi ction with details                                                                                                                           | Total                                                                                                                                              | Total                                                                                                                                              | Total                                                                                                                                              |
| States                                                                                                                                             | No. of Inspections /raids                                                                                                                          | Show cause notice issued                                                                                                                           | No. of licenses cancelled/ su - spended                                                                                                            | FIR Regist -ered                                                                                                                                   | Show cause notice issued                                                                                                                           | No. of licenses cancelled / su - spended                                                                                                           | FIR Regist -ered                                                                                                                                   | Show cause notice issued                                                                                                                           | No. of licenses cancelled / su - spended                                                                                                           | FIR Regist -ered                                                                                                                                   | Show cause notice issued                                                                                                                           | No. of licenses cancelled / su - spended                                                                                                           | FIR Regist -ered                                                                                                                                   | *                                                                                                                                                  | Show cause notice issued                                                                                                                           | No. of licenses cancelled/ su - spended                                                                                                            | FIR Regist -ered                                                                                                                                   |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                                        | 44059                                                                                                                                              | 16                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 16                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 1155                                                                                                                                               | 1139                                                                                                                                               | 37                                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                                  | 73                                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                                  | NIL                                                                                                                                                | 1172                                                                                                                                               | 1212                                                                                                                                               | 54                                                                                                                                                 |