Lok Sabha Question No. 5583 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-27
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samruddhi Kendras in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Dr. Kalanidhi Veeraswamy

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5583 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 27.03.2026

## Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samruddhi Kendras in Tamil Nadu

## 5583. Dr. Kalanidhi Veeraswamy:

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

- (a)  the total number of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samruddhi Kendras (PMKSKs) converted from existing fertilizer retail outlets, State-wise including Tamil Nadu;
- (b)  the  total  financial  outlay,  allocation  and  actual  expenditure  incurred  on  the rebranding and conversion of retail fertilizer shops into PMKSKs during the last three financial year, year-wise;
- (c)  whether any independent evaluation has been conducted to assess that PMKSKs have improved farmers' access to fertilizers, seeds, soil testing services and agriinput advisories, if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether instances of fertilizer shortages, delayed supply or uneven distribution have been reported in PMKSKs during the last three years, if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  the number of PMKSKs equipped with functional soil testing facilities and trained personnel to provide scientific advisories; and
- (f) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  enhance  transparency  in  allocation  of fertilizers,  digital  monitoring  of  stocks  and  accountability  mechanisms  to  prevent diversion or black marketing, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)          As  per  Integrated  Fertilizer  Management  System  (iFMS)  ,  a  total  of  1,47,111 PMKSKs have been converted from existing fertilizer retail outlets across India. The Statewise details of PMKSKs across India, including Tamil Nadu, as on 23 March 2026, is placed at Annexure-I .
- (b) The  Department  of  Fertilizers,  vide  Notification  No.  15011/19/2017-DBT  dated 15.11.2022, conveyed to all fertilizer companies that the conversion of existing retail shops into  PMKSKs  are  being  done  by  the  fertilizer  companies  through  the  existing  retailer margin of Rs. 50 per MT being given by the Government of India.

(c) Government  of  Tamil  Nadu  has  not  conducted  any  independent  evaluation  to assess  that  PMKSKs  have  improved  farmers'  access  to  fertilizers,  seeds,  soil  testing services and agri-input advisories

(d) The availability of fertilizers viz. Urea, DAP, MOP and NPK has remained adequate in the State of Tamil Nadu, during the last three FYs i.e. 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25. The information regarding requirement, availability and sales of these fertilizers during the said period is placed at Annexure-II.

- (e) Out of the total PMKSKs, about 4,119 centres have been equipped with:
- i.  Soil testing facilities (including mini soil testing kits/labs)
- ii. Trained personnel to provide scientific nutrient and crop advisory services
- (f) The Integrated Fertilizer Management System (iFMS) was launched in June 2016 which is a comprehensive, all-integrated system covering all functionalities in the fertilizer supply chain. This comprehensive system covers the entire supply chain, meticulously capturing transactional data  from raw  material  procurement,  imports to fertilizer production and transportation via rail or road from plants, rake houses, ports to district warehouses, and finally sale at PoS enabled retailers, everything aligned with monthly supply plans at district level and the movement of fertilizers is being captured in real time. Various modules under iFMS have been developed to ensure capture and maintain the fertilizers movement and sale data accurately in a secured manner.

In order to prevent diversion and thereby ensure affordable and to uninterrupted fertilizer  availability  farmers,  Department  of  Fertilizers  has  put  a  ceiling  of  50  bags  of subsidized  fertilizers  per  buyer  per  month  i.e.  300  bags  of  subsidized  fertilizers  per season. Additionally, a monthly list of 'Top 20 buyers' of each district is made available in the iFMS log-in of respective district magistrates for taking necessary action at their end.

Besides, Department of Fertilizers has also developed a dashboard which can be accessed by authorized users at https://urvarak.nic.in. The dashboard is developed to facilitate easy monitoring by various Stake holders viz. State Agriculture Departments, District  Collectors  and  State  Marketing  Federations.  The  State  Governments  are  also monitoring  the availability and  supply  of  fertilizers  through  iFMS  and  e-Urvarak Dashboard portals." Further, any suspicious sale through PoS machine, beyond official hours is also being monitored by the respective State Government officials.

In  order  to  address  the  issues  of  hoarding,  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.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5583 for answering on 27.03.2026

## State-wise details of PMKSKs across India, including Tamil Nadu,

## as on 23 March 2026

| S. No   | States/UTs                  |   No of PMKSKs Developed |
|---------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1.      | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                        0 |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh              |                     4861 |
| 3.      | Arunachal Pradesh           |                        2 |
| 4.      | Assam                       |                     2217 |
| 5.      | Bihar                       |                    13151 |
| 6.      | Chandigarh                  |                        0 |
| 7.      | Chhattisgarh                |                     3068 |
| 8.      | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      |                        1 |
| 9.      | Daman and Diu               |                        0 |
| 10.     | Delhi                       |                       37 |
| 11.     | Goa                         |                       25 |
| 12.     | Gujarat                     |                     5889 |
| 13.     | Haryana                     |                     4442 |
| 14.     | Himachal Pradesh            |                      808 |
| 15.     | Jammu and Kashmir           |                     1941 |
| 16.     | Jharkhand                   |                     2522 |
| 17.     | Karnataka                   |                     6563 |
| 18.     | Kerala                      |                     1819 |
| 19.     | Lakshadweep                 |                        0 |
| 20.     | Madhya Pradesh              |                     8044 |
| 21.     | Maharashtra                 |                    15439 |
| 22.     | Manipur                     |                       22 |
| 23.     | Meghalaya                   |                        0 |
| 24.     | Mizoram                     |                        3 |
| 25.     | Nagaland                    |                        2 |
| 26.     | Odisha                      |                     3164 |
| 27.     | Puducherry                  |                       40 |
| 28.     | Punjab                      |                     4038 |
| 29.     | Rajasthan                   |                     9116 |
| 30.     | Sikkim                      |                        0 |
| 31.     | Tamil Nadu                  |                     7795 |
| 32.     | Telangana                   |                     5487 |
| 33.     | Tripura                     |                      270 |
| 34.     | Uttar Pradesh               |                    34003 |
| 35.     | Uttarakhand                 |                      647 |
| 36.     | West Bengal                 |                    11695 |
|         | Total                       |                   147111 |

## Annexure-II

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5583 for answering on 27.03.2026

| REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2022-23 to 2024-25 in Tamil Nadu State   | REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2022-23 to 2024-25 in Tamil Nadu State   | REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2022-23 to 2024-25 in Tamil Nadu State   | REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2022-23 to 2024-25 in Tamil Nadu State   | REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2022-23 to 2024-25 in Tamil Nadu State   | REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2022-23 to 2024-25 in Tamil Nadu State   | REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2022-23 to 2024-25 in Tamil Nadu State   | REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2022-23 to 2024-25 in Tamil Nadu State   | REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2022-23 to 2024-25 in Tamil Nadu State   | REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2022-23 to 2024-25 in Tamil Nadu State   | REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2022-23 to 2024-25 in Tamil Nadu State   | REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2022-23 to 2024-25 in Tamil Nadu State   | REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2022-23 to 2024-25 in Tamil Nadu State   | REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF FERTILIZERS DURING 2022-23 to 2024-25 in Tamil Nadu State   |
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|                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  | UREA                                                                                             | UREA                                                                                             | UREA                                                                                             | DAP                                                                                              | DAP                                                                                              | DAP                                                                                              |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  | Fig. in LMT                                                                                      | Fig. in LMT                                                                                      | Fig. in LMT                                                                                      |
| S.No                                                                                             | State                                                                                            | Requirement                                                                                      | Availability                                                                                     | DBT Sales                                                                                        | Requirement                                                                                      | Availability                                                                                     | DBT Sales                                                                                        | Requirement                                                                                      | Availability                                                                                     | DBT Sales                                                                                        | Requirement                                                                                      | Availability                                                                                     | DBT Sales                                                                                        |
| 1                                                                                                | 2024-25                                                                                          | 10.91                                                                                            | 12.61                                                                                            | 10.92                                                                                            | 2.70                                                                                             | 2.98                                                                                             | 2.56                                                                                             | 2.24                                                                                             | 2.56                                                                                             | 1.94                                                                                             | 10.54                                                                                            | 10.19                                                                                            | 8.49                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                                | 2023-24                                                                                          | 10.23                                                                                            | 11.86                                                                                            | 10.11                                                                                            | 2.95                                                                                             | 3.22                                                                                             | 2.71                                                                                             | 2.45                                                                                             | 2.05                                                                                             | 1.63                                                                                             | 7.30                                                                                             | 10.19                                                                                            | 7.94                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                | 2022-23                                                                                          | 9.96                                                                                             | 11.38                                                                                            | 10.05                                                                                            | 2.73                                                                                             | 3.49                                                                                             | 2.76                                                                                             | 2.53                                                                                             | 1.85                                                                                             | 1.65                                                                                             | 6.45                                                                                             | 9.19                                                                                             | 7.38                                                                                             |