Lok Sabha Question No. 3651 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-13
Subject: Shortage of Urea
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Shri Dharmendra Yadav

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3651 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 13.03.2026

## Shortage of Urea

## †3651. SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

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

- (a)  whether it is a fact that farmers in various States of the country are facing shortage of urea at present and they are not getting adequate quantity of urea;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details of total production, import, demand and availability of urea in the country during the last three years, State-wise and year-wise;
- (c)  whether the shortfall in urea is due to decline in domestic production, reduction in imports, failure of supply chain or irregularities in distribution, if so, the main reason for the said shortage in the country;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  acknowledges  that  the  concerned  departments  and agencies have failed to work at the expected level in ensuring availability of urea, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the concrete and prompt steps taken to provide adequate and on-time availability of urea to the farmers?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a) to (e) Following steps are taken by the Government every season for ensuring timely and adequate availability of all fertilizers in the country:
- (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.
- (vi) The distribution of fertilizers within the State at district level is done by the concerned State government.

In view of above, the availability of Urea has remained adequate across the States during the  last  3  years  and  in  the  current  year  (2025-26,  till  09.03.2026).  The  State-wise information regarding requirement, availability and sales of Urea during the said period is placed at Annexure .

However, the year-wise total quantity of Urea production in the country for the period of last three years 2022-23 to 2024-25 is as below:

| Production of Urea from 2023-24 to 2024-25   | Production of Urea from 2023-24 to 2024-25   |
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|                                              | Qty                                          |
| Year                                         | Actual Urea Production                       |
| 2022-23                                      | 284.94                                       |
| 2023-24                                      | 314.10                                       |
| 2024-25                                      | 306.67                                       |

Sources: dbtfert.nic.in

Furthermore, the year-wise quantity of Urea imports in the country for the period of last three years from 2022-23 to 2024-25 is as below:

| Import of Urea from 2022-23 to 2024-25   | Import of Urea from 2022-23 to 2024-25   |
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|                                          | Qty in                                   |
| 2022-23                                  |                                          |
|                                          | 75.80                                    |
| 2023-24                                  | 70.42                                    |
| 2024-25                                  | 56.47                                    |

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Annexure

| Annexure referred in reply to part (a) to ( e) of Lok Sabha admitted Un-Starred Question No. 3651 to be answered on 13/03/2026   | Annexure referred in reply to part (a) to ( e) of Lok Sabha admitted Un-Starred Question No. 3651 to be answered on 13/03/2026   | Annexure referred in reply to part (a) to ( e) of Lok Sabha admitted Un-Starred Question No. 3651 to be answered on 13/03/2026   | Annexure referred in reply to part (a) to ( e) of Lok Sabha admitted Un-Starred Question No. 3651 to be answered on 13/03/2026   | Annexure referred in reply to part (a) to ( e) of Lok Sabha admitted Un-Starred Question No. 3651 to be answered on 13/03/2026   | Annexure referred in reply to part (a) to ( e) of Lok Sabha admitted Un-Starred Question No. 3651 to be answered on 13/03/2026   | Annexure referred in reply to part (a) to ( e) of Lok Sabha admitted Un-Starred Question No. 3651 to be answered on 13/03/2026   | Annexure referred in reply to part (a) to ( e) of Lok Sabha admitted Un-Starred Question No. 3651 to be answered on 13/03/2026   | Annexure referred in reply to part (a) to ( e) of Lok Sabha admitted Un-Starred Question No. 3651 to be answered on 13/03/2026   | Annexure referred in reply to part (a) to ( e) of Lok Sabha admitted Un-Starred Question No. 3651 to be answered on 13/03/2026   | Annexure referred in reply to part (a) to ( e) of Lok Sabha admitted Un-Starred Question No. 3651 to be answered on 13/03/2026   | Annexure referred in reply to part (a) to ( e) of Lok Sabha admitted Un-Starred Question No. 3651 to be answered on 13/03/2026   | Annexure referred in reply to part (a) to ( e) of Lok Sabha admitted Un-Starred Question No. 3651 to be answered on 13/03/2026   |
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|                                                                                                                                  | REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY &SALES OF                                                                                              | REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY &SALES OF                                                                                              | REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY &SALES OF                                                                                              | REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY &SALES OF                                                                                              | UREADURING LAST 3 YEARS&                                                                                                         | UREADURING LAST 3 YEARS&                                                                                                         | UREADURING LAST 3 YEARS&                                                                                                         | UREADURING LAST 3 YEARS&                                                                                                         | UREADURING LAST 3 YEARS&                                                                                                         | UREADURING LAST 3 YEARS&                                                                                                         | UREADURING LAST 3 YEARS&                                                                                                         | UREADURING LAST 3 YEARS&                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                  | 2025-26 (TILL 09.03.26)                                                                                                          | 2025-26 (TILL 09.03.26)                                                                                                          | 2025-26 (TILL 09.03.26)                                                                                                          | 2025-26 (TILL 09.03.26)                                                                                                          | 2024-25                                                                                                                          | 2024-25                                                                                                                          | 2023-24                                                                                                                          | 2023-24                                                                                                                          | 2023-24                                                                                                                          | 2022-23                                                                                                                          | 2022-23                                                                                                                          | 2022-23                                                                                                                          |
| S.N o                                                                                                                            | State                                                                                                                            | Require ment                                                                                                                     | Availabili ty                                                                                                                    | DBT Sales                                                                                                                        | Require ment Availabili ty                                                                                                       | DBT Sales                                                                                                                        | Requirem ent                                                                                                                     | Availabili ty                                                                                                                    | DBT Sales                                                                                                                        | Requirem ent                                                                                                                     | Availabi lity                                                                                                                    | DBT Sales                                                                                                                        |
| 1                                                                                                                                | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                                      | 0.00 0.01                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             |
| 2 Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                 | 14.84                                                                                                                            | 18.36                                                                                                                            | 16.41                                                                                                                            | 15.90                                                                                                                            | 18.68                                                                                                                            | 15.70                                                                                                                            | 15.73                                                                                                                            | 17.89                                                                                                                            | 14.99                                                                                                                            | 16.65                                                                                                                            | 18.39                                                                                                                            | 15.87                                                                                                                            |
| 3 Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                              | 0.01                                                                                                                             | 0.02                                                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                                                             |
| 4 Assam                                                                                                                          | 3.17                                                                                                                             | 4.63                                                                                                                             | 4.24                                                                                                                             | 3.28                                                                                                                             | 4.48                                                                                                                             | 4.10                                                                                                                             | 3.46                                                                                                                             | 4.56                                                                                                                             | 3.73                                                                                                                             | 3.85                                                                                                                             | 4.07                                                                                                                             | 3.56                                                                                                                             |
| 5 Bihar                                                                                                                          | 23.15                                                                                                                            | 26.67                                                                                                                            | 24.29                                                                                                                            | 22.87                                                                                                                            | 27.64                                                                                                                            | 25.60                                                                                                                            | 22.63                                                                                                                            | 27.46                                                                                                                            | 23.24                                                                                                                            | 22.80                                                                                                                            | 24.68                                                                                                                            | 21.96                                                                                                                            |
| 6 Chandigarh                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             |
| 7 Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                   | 9.94                                                                                                                             | 11.46                                                                                                                            | 9.40                                                                                                                             | 8.90                                                                                                                             | 12.03                                                                                                                            | 10.07                                                                                                                            | 8.40                                                                                                                             | 11.37                                                                                                                            | 8.99                                                                                                                             | 8.74                                                                                                                             | 10.57                                                                                                                            | 8.38                                                                                                                             |
| 8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                                                             |
| 9 Daman and Diu                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             |
| 10 Delhi                                                                                                                         | 0.25                                                                                                                             | 0.24                                                                                                                             | 0.20                                                                                                                             | 0.23                                                                                                                             | 0.43                                                                                                                             | 0.40                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.37                                                                                                                             | 0.32                                                                                                                             | 0.20                                                                                                                             | 0.32                                                                                                                             | 0.28                                                                                                                             |
| 11 Goa                                                                                                                           | 0.02                                                                                                                             | 0.02                                                                                                                             | 0.02                                                                                                                             | 0.02                                                                                                                             | 0.02                                                                                                                             | 0.02                                                                                                                             | 0.03                                                                                                                             | 0.02                                                                                                                             | 0.02                                                                                                                             | 0.03                                                                                                                             | 0.02                                                                                                                             | 0.02                                                                                                                             |
| 12 Gujarat                                                                                                                       | 24.10                                                                                                                            | 24.84                                                                                                                            | 22.75                                                                                                                            | 25.60                                                                                                                            | 25.82                                                                                                                            | 24.23                                                                                                                            | 24.71                                                                                                                            | 26.78                                                                                                                            | 24.30                                                                                                                            | 24.00                                                                                                                            | 27.30                                                                                                                            | 24.73                                                                                                                            |
| 13 Haryana                                                                                                                       | 21.10                                                                                                                            | 25.03                                                                                                                            | 22.44                                                                                                                            | 21.50                                                                                                                            | 25.32                                                                                                                            | 22.65                                                                                                                            | 20.63                                                                                                                            | 24.86                                                                                                                            | 21.77                                                                                                                            | 21.50                                                                                                                            | 23.68                                                                                                                            | 20.46                                                                                                                            |
| 14 Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                              | 0.65                                                                                                                             | 0.92                                                                                                                             | 0.75                                                                                                                             | 0.71                                                                                                                             | 0.81                                                                                                                             | 0.65                                                                                                                             | 0.68                                                                                                                             | 0.82                                                                                                                             | 0.68                                                                                                                             | 0.76                                                                                                                             | 0.85                                                                                                                             | 0.74                                                                                                                             |
| 15 Jammu and kashmir                                                                                                             | 1.31                                                                                                                             | 2.05                                                                                                                             | 1.46                                                                                                                             | 1.48                                                                                                                             | 2.05                                                                                                                             | 1.36                                                                                                                             | 1.40                                                                                                                             | 2.01                                                                                                                             | 1.45                                                                                                                             | 1.68                                                                                                                             | 1.93                                                                                                                             | 1.60                                                                                                                             |
| 16 Jharkhand                                                                                                                     | 2.79                                                                                                                             | 3.54                                                                                                                             | 3.04                                                                                                                             | 2.65                                                                                                                             | 4.11                                                                                                                             | 3.73                                                                                                                             | 2.47                                                                                                                             | 3.74                                                                                                                             | 3.04                                                                                                                             | 2.60                                                                                                                             | 3.04                                                                                                                             | 2.56                                                                                                                             |
| 17 Karnataka                                                                                                                     | 17.91                                                                                                                            | 20.68                                                                                                                            | 17.42                                                                                                                            | 17.25                                                                                                                            | 22.63                                                                                                                            | 19.17                                                                                                                            | 16.10                                                                                                                            | 21.02                                                                                                                            | 15.65                                                                                                                            | 17.20                                                                                                                            | 22.22                                                                                                                            | 18.21                                                                                                                            |
| 18 Kerala                                                                                                                        | 1.09                                                                                                                             | 1.27                                                                                                                             | 1.07                                                                                                                             | 1.11                                                                                                                             | 1.37                                                                                                                             | 1.15                                                                                                                             | 1.19                                                                                                                             | 1.13                                                                                                                             | 0.96                                                                                                                             | 1.23                                                                                                                             | 1.32                                                                                                                             | 1.12                                                                                                                             |
| 19 Lakshadweep                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             |
| 20 Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                | 40.24                                                                                                                            | 45.56                                                                                                                            | 41.77                                                                                                                            | 35.38                                                                                                                            | 42.43                                                                                                                            | 38.09                                                                                                                            | 33.46                                                                                                                            | 41.73                                                                                                                            | 34.37                                                                                                                            | 33.00                                                                                                                            | 36.94                                                                                                                            | 32.39                                                                                                                            |
| 21 Maharashtra                                                                                                                   | 25.73                                                                                                                            | 30.65                                                                                                                            | 25.95                                                                                                                            | 23.73                                                                                                                            | 32.72                                                                                                                            | 26.41                                                                                                                            | 23.74                                                                                                                            | 31.06                                                                                                                            | 23.48                                                                                                                            | 25.29                                                                                                                            | 30.39                                                                                                                            | 24.66                                                                                                                            |
| 22 Manipur                                                                                                                       | 0.19                                                                                                                             | 0.20                                                                                                                             | 0.19                                                                                                                             | 0.25                                                                                                                             | 0.16                                                                                                                             | 0.14                                                                                                                             | 0.30                                                                                                                             | 0.26                                                                                                                             | 0.25                                                                                                                             | 0.22                                                                                                                             | 0.35                                                                                                                             | 0.31                                                                                                                             |
| 23 Meghalaya                                                                                                                     | 0.03                                                                                                                             | 0.03                                                                                                                             | 0.03                                                                                                                             | 0.04                                                                                                                             | 0.04                                                                                                                             | 0.04                                                                                                                             | 0.02                                                                                                                             | 0.05                                                                                                                             | 0.04                                                                                                                             | 0.02                                                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             |
| 24 Mizoram                                                                                                                       | 0.07                                                                                                                             | 0.11                                                                                                                             | 0.11                                                                                                                             | 0.08                                                                                                                             | 0.25                                                                                                                             | 0.20                                                                                                                             | 0.07                                                                                                                             | 0.15                                                                                                                             | 0.13                                                                                                                             | 0.09                                                                                                                             | 0.11                                                                                                                             | 0.10                                                                                                                             |
| 25 Nagaland                                                                                                                      | 0.01                                                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                                                             |
| 26 Odisha                                                                                                                        | 5.92                                                                                                                             | 8.32                                                                                                                             | 6.76                                                                                                                             | 6.05                                                                                                                             | 8.15                                                                                                                             | 6.67                                                                                                                             | 5.46                                                                                                                             | 7.70                                                                                                                             | 5.84                                                                                                                             | 5.84                                                                                                                             | 7.08                                                                                                                             | 5.60                                                                                                                             |
| 27 Puducherry                                                                                                                    | 0.14                                                                                                                             | 0.14                                                                                                                             | 0.13                                                                                                                             | 0.16                                                                                                                             | 0.16                                                                                                                             | 0.15                                                                                                                             | 0.16                                                                                                                             | 0.15                                                                                                                             | 0.13                                                                                                                             | 0.15                                                                                                                             | 0.18                                                                                                                             | 0.17                                                                                                                             |
| 28 Punjab                                                                                                                        | 29.21                                                                                                                            | 34.29                                                                                                                            | 30.06                                                                                                                            | 26.50                                                                                                                            | 36.70                                                                                                                            | 32.56                                                                                                                            | 29.48                                                                                                                            | 37.35                                                                                                                            | 30.68                                                                                                                            | 29.25                                                                                                                            | 34.90                                                                                                                            | 29.45                                                                                                                            |
| 29 Rajasthan                                                                                                                     | 25.31                                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 30.91 27.66                                                                                                                      | 26.20                                                                                                                            | 29.43                                                                                                                            | 26.40                                                                                                                            | 24.28                                                                                                                            | 29.23                                                                                                                            | 25.39                                                                                                                            | 21.50                                                                                                                            | 27.91                                                                                                                            | 25.17                                                                                                                            |
| 30 Sikkim                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                                             |
| 31 Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                    | 10.31                                                                                                                            | 12.23                                                                                                                            | 10.81                                                                                                                            | 10.91                                                                                                                            | 12.61                                                                                                                            | 10.92                                                                                                                            | 10.23                                                                                                                            | 11.86                                                                                                                            | 10.11                                                                                                                            | 9.96                                                                                                                             | 11.38                                                                                                                            | 10.05                                                                                                                            |
| 32 Telangana                                                                                                                     | 19.06                                                                                                                            | 20.86                                                                                                                            | 20.15                                                                                                                            | 20.20                                                                                                                            | 22.15                                                                                                                            | 20.08                                                                                                                            | 18.94                                                                                                                            | 23.77                                                                                                                            | 19.03                                                                                                                            | 18.39                                                                                                                            | 21.63                                                                                                                            | 18.83                                                                                                                            |
| 33 Tripura                                                                                                                       | 0.17                                                                                                                             | 0.21                                                                                                                             | 0.15                                                                                                                             | 0.18                                                                                                                             | 0.24                                                                                                                             | 0.17                                                                                                                             | 0.24                                                                                                                             | 0.26                                                                                                                             | 0.14                                                                                                                             | 0.27                                                                                                                             | 0.28                                                                                                                             | 0.19                                                                                                                             |
| 34 Uttarakhand                                                                                                                   | 1.92                                                                                                                             | 2.39                                                                                                                             | 2.11                                                                                                                             | 2.03                                                                                                                             | 2.60                                                                                                                             | 2.31                                                                                                                             | 1.84                                                                                                                             | 2.67                                                                                                                             | 2.31                                                                                                                             | 2.20                                                                                                                             | 2.38                                                                                                                             | 2.05                                                                                                                             |
| 35 Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                 | 78.50                                                                                                                            | 89.32                                                                                                                            | 78.49                                                                                                                            | 77.00                                                                                                                            | 91.72                                                                                                                            | 79.18                                                                                                                            | 76.15                                                                                                                            | 91.83                                                                                                                            | 74.53                                                                                                                            | 77.50                                                                                                                            | 87.39                                                                                                                            | 74.72                                                                                                                            |
| 36 West Bengal All India                                                                                                         | 13.70 370.84                                                                                                                     | 432.44                                                                                                                           | 17.49 381.59                                                                                                                     | 13.72 364.01                                                                                                                     | 13.80 19.05 443.83                                                                                                               | 15.77 387.92                                                                                                                     | 14.32 356.08                                                                                                                     | 17.34 437.47                                                                                                                     | 12.20 357.81                                                                                                                     | 14.25 359.19                                                                                                                     | 16.49 415.82                                                                                                                     | 14.05 357.26                                                                                                                     |