Government Ensures Adequate and Timely Availability of Fertilizers Across All - 24th July 2026 - Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers : Department of Fertilizers - Gazette Notification PDF

Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers : Department of Fertilizers Government Ensures Adequate and Timely Availability of Fertilizers Across All States During Kharif 2026 Government Extends Special Financial Support to Maintain DAP Price at ₹1,350 per 50 kg Bag for Kharif 2026 प्रव तथ: 24 JUL 2026 3:16PM by PIB Delhi The Government of India has reiterated that it has put in place a robust mechanism to ensure the timely and adequate availability of fertilizers across the country during every cropping season. Through advance planning, continuous monitoring, and coordinated action with State Governments, adequate availability of all major fertilizers viz. Urea, DAP, MOP and NPKS—has been maintained across the States during the ongoing Kharif 2026 season. To ensure seamless fertilizer availability, the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW), in consultation with State Governments, assesses State-wise and month-wise fertilizer requirements before every cropping season. Based on these projections, the Department of Fertilizers allocates fertilizer supplies through monthly supply plans and continuously monitors availability. The movement of subsidized fertilizers is tracked through the Integrated Fertilizer Management System (iFMS), while regular weekly review meetings with State Agriculture officials help address emerging supply issues. Distribution within States is managed by the respective State Governments. The information regarding requirement, availability, sales and closing stock of these fertilizers in the States during the period 01.04.2026 to 21.07.2026 is detailed below:- STATE WISE REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALE Fig. in LMT UREA DAP S.No State Requirement Availability DBT Closing Requirement Availab Sales Stock as on 21.07.26 1 Andaman and 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Nicobar Islands2 Andhra Pradesh 3.38 6.45 2.56 3.88 0.70 1.58 3 Arunachal Pradesh 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 4 Assam 1.28 2.13 1.60 0.54 0.19 0.41 5 Bihar 4.20 7.66 3.07 4.59 1.47 2.26 6 Chandigarh 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 7 Chhattisgarh 5.67 7.33 4.93 2.40 2.42 1.97 8 Dadra and Nagar 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Haveli 9 Daman and Diu 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10 Delhi 0.02 0.09 0.08 0.01 0.00 0.03 11 Goa 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 12 Gujarat 5.79 8.21 5.42 2.79 2.47 2.21 13 Haryana 6.05 9.52 7.31 2.21 1.25 1.61 14 Himachal Pradesh 0.16 0.39 0.25 0.14 0.01 0.03 15 Jammu and kashmir 0.58 1.15 0.76 0.39 0.17 0.29 16 Jharkhand 1.37 2.08 0.96 1.12 0.42 0.38 17 Karnataka 6.19 8.48 4.51 3.98 2.65 3.11 18 Kerala 0.31 0.64 0.39 0.26 0.06 0.18 19 Lakshadweep 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 20 Madhya Pradesh 9.84 14.42 8.97 5.45 3.01 3.13 21 Maharashtra 9.73 14.08 8.63 5.45 3.30 3.61 22 Manipur 0.10 0.18 0.11 0.07 0.02 0.02 23 Meghalaya 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.01 24 Mizoram 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.0025 Nagaland 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 26 Odisha 2.73 4.17 1.67 2.49 1.22 1.53 27 Puducherry 0.04 0.05 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.01 28 Punjab 11.69 15.01 11.77 3.24 1.50 2.33 29 Rajasthan 5.93 10.61 6.73 3.87 2.85 2.60 30 Sikkim 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 31 Tamil Nadu 2.57 4.49 2.89 1.60 0.75 1.02 32 Telangana 7.02 7.51 3.93 3.58 1.97 1.71 33 Tripura 0.05 0.13 0.05 0.08 0.01 0.02 34 Uttarakhand 0.68 0.95 0.69 0.25 0.14 0.30 35 Uttar Pradesh 23.38 33.66 17.36 16.30 4.92 8.63 36 West Bengal 3.26 7.30 3.26 4.04 0.79 1.33 All India 112.09 166.78 97.98 68.79 32.35 40.29 1. Primary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Requirement 2. Secondary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Sales Further, The Government has implemented Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Scheme w.e.f. 01.04.2010 for Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) Fertilizers. Under NBS policy, MRP of P&K fertilizers are decontrolled and companies are free to fix MRP as per their business dynamics at a reasonable level. The NBS subsidy is provided to manufacturer / importer on notified P&K fertilizers on its PoS sale during the season, depending on their nutrient content to ensure availability of fertilizers to farmers. The volatility in international prices of key fertilizers and raw materials is considered while fixing NBS rates for P&K fertilizers so that fertilizers remain affordable to the farmers. To make DAP which is a key fertilizer, available at affordable price of Rs. 1350 per 50 kg bag, special provisions like Rs. 3500 per MT to cover ‘Other Costs’ which includes costs incurred from factory gate to farm gate, advantage / disadvantage due to increase / decrease in international prices, provision for GST component included in the MRP and provision for reasonable return @ 4% of net MRP (MRP-GST) have been extended to both imported and domestic DAP and imported TSP over and above NBS subsidy for Kharif 2026 season to keep the prices of fertilizers stable. Government promotes balanced use of fertilizer through Soil Health & Fertility scheme. The scheme is being implemented since 2014-15 to provide Soil Health Cards (SHCs) for all farm holdings, to promote balanced and integrated nutrient management for improving productivity and soil fertility.Soil samples are processed as per standard procedures and analysed for parameters such as pH, Electrical Conductivity, Organic Carbon, available Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sulphur, and micronutrients (Zinc, Copper, Iron, Manganese & Boron). Since 2014-15, 26.09 crore Soil Health Cards have been generated/ distributed as on date across the country. In addition to state soil labs above, 1020 school mini soil labs are also established in the country under school soil health programme. Under the scheme, Rs. 2153.29 Crore fund has been released so far since inception. 93781 farmer’s trainings, 6.80 lakh demonstrations, 7425 farmer’s melas/ campaigns on soil health card recommendations have been organized across the country. 1351166 ha area also covered under Promotion & Distribution of Micronutrients in the scheme. National Productivity Council (NPC), New Delhi carried out a study 'Soil Testing Infrastructure for Faster Delivery of SHC in India' in 2017 in 76 districts of 19 States including Madhya Pradesh covering 170 soil testing labs and 1700 farmers. As a result of application of fertilizer and micronutrients as per SHC recommendations, there has been a decrease of use of chemical fertilizer application in the range of 8-10% was found. Overall 5-6% increase in the yield of crops was reported, due to application of fertilizer and micronutrients as per SHC. An impact study of Soil Health & Fertility Scheme (November 2017) was conducted by National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad. As per report, about 62.8% of the farmers use fertilizers according to the recommendations on the SHC. The cost per acre reduced by 4 to 10 % due to low fertilizer use. Crop yields increased for majority of the crops, although moderately. Overall, paddy farmers reduced use of urea by 9%, Diammonium Phosphate (DAP)/Single Super Phosphate by 7%, but increased use of Potassium by 20%. There was substantial decline in fertilizer use especially urea and DAP in paddy and cotton resulted in decreased cost of cultivation per unit area. Further, NITI Aayog has conducted a study on the Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Scheme. The evaluation notes that the Scheme has several conceptual strengths, including the promotion of balanced fertilization through nutrient-linked subsidies, expansion of coverage to 28 fertilizer grades, and comparatively lower subsidy requirements than urea. The study also highlights that there is scope for further strengthening the effectiveness of the Scheme by addressing aspects such as the inclusion of urea within the NBS framework, further streamlining operational processes, reducing import dependence, improving affordability for small and marginal farmers. This information was provided by Hon’ble Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, , in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today. *** Neeraj Kumar Bhatt/Shatrughna Prasad cmc.fertilizers[at]gmail[dot]com(रलीज़ आईडी: 2288824) आगंतुक पटल : 991 इस वज्ञ को इन भाषाओ ंम पढ़: Tamil , Urdu , Marathi , ही , Gujarati