Lok Sabha Question No. 1538 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: Availability/Consumption of Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: KANWAR SINGH TANWAR, RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK, ANOOP MISHRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . 1538

TO BE ANSWERED ON:

08.12.2015

## Availability/Consumption of fertilizers

## 1538  SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:

SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

SHRI ANOOP MISHRA:

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

- (a) whether the consumption of chemical fertilizers is increasing every year, if so, the details of the consumption of various chemical fertilizers in the country during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to create awareness among the farmers for balanced use of fertilizers; and
- (c) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide  sufficient  quantity  of fertilizers to the farmers of different States including Haryana during the current season?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE   MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a): A statement showing the details of sales(consumption) of Urea, DAP,MOP and NPK fertilizers  during  the  last  three  years  i.e.    2012-13  to  2014-15  and  current  year (upto October, 2015) is annexed. Aggregate sales (consumption) in the country during this period is as follows:

| Name   |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   <Sales in LMT> 2015-16(upto October,2015) |
|--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------------------------|
| Urea   |    301.61 |    304.54 |    308.73 |                                      183.96 |

-: 2 :-

| P&K(DAP,MOP &   | 191.00   | 167.00   | 189.34   | 126.00   |
|-----------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| NPK)            |          |          |          |          |

It  can  be  seen  from  the  statement  that  consumption  of  Urea  has  increased marginally over the years while that of DAP, MOP and NPK has fluctuated.

- (b): Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, is taking following steps to create awareness among farmers for balanced use of fertilizers: -
- (i) Training of  farmers : Under  National  Mission on  Sustainable Agriculture, financial  assistance  for  two  days  training  to  farmers  on  balanced  use  of  fertilizers  is provided  @  10,000/-  per  training  through  State  Government/ICAR/SAUs/Fertilizer Industry.
- (ii) Frontline  Field  Demonstration (FFD): Under National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture, financial assistance for field demonstrations on balanced use of fertilizers at farmers' fields @ Rs. 20,000/- per FFD is provided.
- (iii) In  year  2015,  Soil  Health  Card  Scheme  has  been  introduced  to  assist  State Governments to issue soil health cards to all farmers in the country.  Soil Health Card will  provide  soil  test  based  recommendations  on  appropriate  dosages  of  required fertilizers to the farmers.
- (iv) Under National  Mission  on  Agricultural  Extension  &  Technology  also,  activities such as capacity building of extension functionaries and farmers, front line demonstrations, exposure visits, kisan melas, farmers group mobilization, farm schools and  farmers-scientists  interaction  etc.  are  taken  up.    Through  these  activities,  latest agriculture  technologies  are  disseminated  to farmers  of  the  country  including  creating awareness among farmers for the balanced use of fertilizers.  Further information  on judicious use  of fertilizers are also broadcast  through  KrishiDarshan  and  other programmes, and through focused advertisement campaign under Mass Media scheme implemented through Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

(c): To  provide  sufficient  quantity  of  fertilizers  to  the  farmers  of  different  States including Haryana, following steps are being taken by Department of Fertilizers during the current season: -

-: 3 :-

(i) The month-wise demand was assessed and projected by the Department  of  Agriculture,  Co-operation  and  Farmers  Welfare  (DAC&FW)  in consultation with the State Governments (including Haryana) before commencement of current cropping season.

- (ii) On the  basis  of  month-wise  &  state-wise  projection  given  by  DAC&FW, Department  of  Fertilizers  allocates  sufficient/  adequate  quantities  of  fertilizers to  States  by  issuing  monthly  supply  plans  and  continuously  monitors  the availability through following system:-
- (a) The  movement  of  all major subsidized fertilizers is being monitored throughout the country by an on-line web based monitoring system (www.urvarak.co.in) also called as Fertilizer Monitoring System (FMS);
- (b) The State Governments are regularly advised to coordinate with manufacturers and  importers  of  fertilizers  for  streamlining  the  supplies  through timely  placement  of  indents  for  railway  rakes  through  their  state  institutional agencies like Markfed etc.
- (c) Regular  Weekly  Video  Conference  is  conducted  jointly  by  Department of  Agriculture,  Cooperation  and  Farmers  Welfare  (DAC&FW),  Department  of Fertilizers  (DoF),  and  Ministry  of  Railways  with  State  Agriculture  Officials  and corrective  actions  are  taken  to  dispatch  fertilizer  as  indicated  by  the  State Governments.
- (iii) The gap between demand (requirement) and production is met through import.

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