Parliament Question: Availability of Fertilizers in Haryana

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 976 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 24.07.2026 Availability of Fertilizers in Haryana

976. Shri Deepender Singh Hooda:

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

(a) the details of the requirement, allocation, supply and utilisation of DAP and Urea in Haryana during the last ten years, district-wise and year-wise;

(b) whether the Government considers that the quantity supplied to meet the requirements of farmers in Haryana is sufficient, if so, the details thereof;

(c) if not, the reasons for shorter supply and the corrective measures taken to ensure timely and adequate supply of DAP and Urea to farmers in the State;

(d) the details of imports of DAP and Urea during the last ten years, including the quantity imported from each country, country-wise and year-wise; and

(e) the steps taken by the Government to increase indigenous production of DAP and Urea so as to reduce dependence on imports? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a) to (c) Following steps are taken by the Government every season for ensuring timely and adequate supply of fertilizers in the country, including the State of Haryana: 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.-2- 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. Regular Weekly Video Conference is conducted jointly by DA&FW and D/o Fertilizers with State Agriculture Officials and corrective actions are taken to dispatch fertilizers as indicated by the State Governments.

Further, the distribution of fertilizers within the State at district level is done by the State Government. Accordingly, as per the information received from the State Government of Haryana, the information regarding requirement, receipt and sales of Urea and DAP in the districts of Haryana during the last 10 years is placed at Annexure-A.

Moreover, the availability of Urea and DAP has remained adequate in the State of Haryana during the ongoing Kharif 2026 season as shown under:

HARYANA AVAILABILITY OF FERTILIZERS DURING THE ONGOING KHARIF 2026 (FROM

01.04.26 TO 21.07.26) fig. in LMT Closing Stock S.No PRODUCT Requirement Availability DBT Sales as on 21.07.26 1 UREA

6.05 9.52 7.31 2.21 2 DAP

1.25 1.61 1.17 0.44 3 MOP

0.39 0.38 0.13 0.25 4 NPKS

0.30 0.42 0.16 0.26

1. Primary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Requirement

2. Secondary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Sales

(d) The details regarding the imports of Urea and DAP for the last 10 years, including the current financial year up to June, along with the country-wise details, are placed at Annexure-B.

(e) The Government implemented the Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Scheme for Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilizers with effect from 1st April 2010. Under the Scheme, P&K fertilizers are covered under the Open General License (OGL), allowing companies to import or manufacture these fertilizers based on their business requirements and market dynamics.

To reduce dependence on imported phosphatic fertilizers and promote self-reliance, the Government has undertaken several measures to encourage domestic production.

The Guidelines dated 18th January 2024 on the reasonableness of Maximum Retail Price (MRP) provide for reasonable profit margins of 8-10% for importers/manufacturers and 12% for integrated manufacturers. Based on requests-3- received, new manufacturing units and expansions in the production capacity of existing units have been recognized and taken on record under the NBS Scheme.

Additionally, the number of P&K fertilizer grades covered under the Scheme has increased from 22 in 2021 to 28 at present. To promote the use of Single Super Phosphate (SSP), an indigenously manufactured fertilizer, freight subsidy has been

provided since the Kharif season of 2022, thereby encouraging the application of phosphatic (P) nutrients to the soil. Furthermore, the nutrient-wise subsidy rates under the NBS Scheme are revised on a biannual basis to ensure the adequate availability of fertilizers under the Scheme.

With regard to Urea, the Government had announced New Investment Policy (NIP) – 2012 on 2nd January, 2013 and its amendment on 7th October, 2014 to facilitate fresh investment in the urea sector and to make India self-sufficient in the urea sector. Total 6 new urea units have been set up under NIP-2012 which includes 4 urea units set up through Joint Venture Companies (JVC) of nominated PSUs and 2 urea units set up by the private companies. The units set up through JVC are Ramagundam urea unit of Ramagundam Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd (RFCL) in Telangana and 3 urea units namely Gorakhpur, Sindri and Barauni of Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited

(HURL) in Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar, respectively. The units set up by private companies are Panagarh urea unit of Matix Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd.

(Matix) in West Bengal; and Gadepan-III urea unit of Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd. (CFCL) in Rajasthan. Each of these units has installed capacity of 12.7 Lakh Metric Tonne per annum (LMTPA). These units are highly energy efficient as they are based on latest technology. Therefore, these units have together added urea production capacity of 76.2 LMTPA, thereby total indigenous urea production capacity (Reassessed Capacity, RAC) has increased from 207.54 LMTPA during 2014-15 to

269.42 LMTPA during 2026-27. Further, an exclusive policy for the revival of Talcher unit of FCIL through JVC of nominated PSUs namely Talcher Fertilizers Limited (TFL) by setting up a new Greenfield Urea plant of 12.7 LMTPA at coal gasification route has also been approved. Further, setting up of a new Brownfield Ammonia-Urea Complex named as Assam Valley Fertilizer and Chemical Company Ltd. (AVFCCL) with an annual capacity of 12.7 Lakh Metric Tonne of Urea through Joint Venture within the existing premises of Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited (BVFCL), Assam has been approved. These two projects are under execution phase.

Also, the Government had notified the New Urea Policy (NUP) – 2015 on 25th May, 2015 for the existing 25 gas-based urea units with one of the objectives of maximizing indigenous urea production beyond RAC. The NUP-2015 has led to additional production of urea by 20-25 LMT as compared to the production during 2014-15 annually.

Above steps together have facilitated increase of Urea production from level of 225 LMT per annum during 2014-15 to a record Urea Production at 314.07 LMT during 2023-24. During 2025-26, 293.30 LMT of Urea was produced in the country.-4- In addition to this, on 15.07.2026, CCEA approved National Investment Policy for Urea-2026 for Aatmanirbhar Bharat (NIPU-2026) for making fresh investments in Urea Sector.

Besides, as informed by the State Government of Haryana, State Agriculture Department has promoted the judicious and balanced use of fertilizers. The Department has also undertaken several statewide awareness initiatives, including Special Awareness Campaigns, Khet Bachao Abhiyan, and Dharti Mata Bachao Abhiyan. Through these campaigns, farmers have been sensitized for balanced nutrient application, soil health management, and the efficient use of chemical fertilizers, thereby encouraging sustainable agricultural practices across the State.

*******-5- Annexure-A referred to in reply to the parts (a to c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 976 for answering on 24.07.2026 District-season-Wise Sales & Availability as per (IFMS Portal) 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 Product State District Group Requirement Availability Sales Requirement Availability Sales Requirement Availability Sales Requirement Availability Sales Requirement Availability Sales 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 5 6 4 5 6 4 5 6 4 5 6 Urea Haryana Ambala 48459 61986 60666 59020 78348 76274 67406 79478 78895 75557 80140 77874 66788 84505 83824 Bhiwani 74238 94182 89621 85854 107177 102710 100714 116613 113532 105415 124096 119833 83013 113833 106877 Faridabad 7088 9134 8937 8124 12675 12574 11204 13076 12915 10137 12047 11827 8435 12186 11710 Fatehabad 90091 135652 115132 116374 154574 145258 147809 161776 155980 127872 146134 141900 136774 167896 163298 Gurgaon 14004 15771 14684 17785 20033 18617 16463 18674 18589 16449 17509 17423 14966 17417 16719 Hisar 84570 165929 133244 85874 158894 145153 120192 150508 145812 106405 152861 148214 109332 155152 149159 Jhajjar 27843 42317 39778 29658 43029 41450 39672 46118 45433 39433 48398 47109 37232 44121 44018 Jind 103676 152133 137179 127043 179203 173104 143425 176218 171047 132283 171050 161328 147063 193422 184779 Kaithal 90085 135256 122282 112229 162596 150257 126305 159422 155239 133560 153480 149127 129636 169489 159971 Karnal 124974 187635 158108 131320 217328 199054 167140 207722 194716 154565 183263 171962 162816 194951 190042 Kurukshetra 94259 127653 108522 111729 147595 133717 140267 154863 144503 119501 134281 128406 133016 148664 146781 Mahendragarh 51225 56252 54919 47952 53554 51152 51407 55544 55544 52777 57835 57809 40884 47068 45447 Mewat 31315 34825 33228 33569 36122 35742 31486 33223 33072 34188 36291 35661 24791 29548 27634 Palwal 94228 117015 110857 79174 100079 98037 91993 107411 102859 73172 87733 85383 57431 71282 67969 Panchkula 8090 9275 9106 9716 11657 11607 10244 12183 12183 12457 13386 12871 10072 13407 13328 Panipat 56048 74282 72228 67085 94024 87463 73264 89040 86675 74126 81451 78950 72132 81044 77440 Rewari 49797 57085 50832 56162 56477 53379 56783 56690 56468 60436 59674 56431 52378 51580 50378 Rohtak 41615 64572 56485 51602 68657 64386 60958 79202 76216 57934 75355 73672 60781 73737 71906 Sirsa 142166 210275 183315 170591 221029 205789 193449 230922 223887 188494 219249 207230 192619 231158 225889 Sonipat 89495 117492 111167 94860 128978 121784 115283 138988 133126 103351 122349 117929 107325 126903 123514 Yamunanagar 93704 128711 122582 109736 137451 134578 124720 145734 141521 115874 130725 129432 122256 137124 133601 Total 1416966 1997433 1792871 1605458 2189477 2062082 1890185 2233404 2158213 1793985 2107306 2030373 1769737 2164487 2094284 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Product State District Group Requirement Availability Sales Requirement Availability Sales Requirement Availability Sales Requirement Availability Sales Requirement Availability Sales 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 5 6 4 5 6 4 5 6 4 5 6 Urea Haryana Ambala 69076 85183 85183 77621 82736 77873 88408 97350 87368 79223 89807 62655 82331 99362 97073 Bhiwani 87011 111092 105781 91225 110168 103767 70480 83532 82990 71165 78356 44502 64257 77558 74519 Ch.Dadri 0 0 0 1044 1104 790 20982 23447 22714 23890 26237 17796 25073 30015 28400 Faridabad 10031 13027 12766 11954 14587 13885 12587 13507 14091 14226 15656 9459 14918 17276 15228 Fatehabad 134400 166468 165156 146332 165965 150922 152256 173889 173664 144858 176957 108889 146570 182384 184019 Gurgaon 15317 17485 17485 17216 18475 18033 17954 18996 19473 20532 22164 14825 21356 24194 24292 Hisar 125685 146734 146546 128199 148600 142735 123311 149181 152335 139054 157038 94035 129675 168092 166001 Jhajjar 35240 43732 41880 40686 44627 45160 41341 45784 43516 48071 54426 32383 41713 55441 53505 Jind 145569 176240 173039 153658 181543 158801 165482 177511 180415 163986 189756 110318 156902 199643 189875 Kaithal 147478 167304 164244 149460 175318 154378 163114 186264 186763 164163 187266 107437 149493 185964 178518 Karnal 163344 192373 186722 174251 198432 182243 177869 198907 202635 180985 202506 131380 171826 205323 205538 Kurukshetra 138024 156539 154742 135411 146528 140431 139726 148887 148773 126424 134963 92679 136466 152791 150045 Mahendragarh 41064 47097 47097 52893 55931 52151 50480 53575 52259 54768 59543 34716 51677 61039 58115 Mewat 28055 32467 31531 30150 34660 33829 27124 28506 31168 30796 33798 22703 34162 37402 38329 Palwal 57583 66571 65428 66332 76407 71304 67395 70001 69585 70405 76161 49250 70711 76363 76417 Panchkula 10190 13341 13341 11035 13034 13924 13365 15211 16541 14056 15740 10934 11356 14666 15809 Panipat 72289 80484 78692 78215 85953 79962 82561 90946 86053 81882 88315 59330 88996 103070 95329 Rewari 41240 47363 47309 64534 67136 58208 55879 59162 58665 64099 68647 43506 69259 78339 71110 Rohtak 68933 81844 76711 82975 92438 85820 82234 95457 90508 87923 99663 60356 86795 119612 104602 Sirsa 186000 224433 218626 178385 210631 200298 184401 210727 211337 189946 223537 141370 181621 233309 236820 Sonipat 105411 123498 123496 121263 131857 123968 129939 140302 139083 121524 139236 79382 119660 142972 130915 Yamunanagar 129461 163721 160125 94929 106892 125018 87760 114460 100952 134240 155316 78861 94935 125576 125115 Total 1811400 2156997 2115900 1907767 2163021 2033500 1954649 2195603 2170892 2026216 2295087 1406766 1949751 2390392 2319574H-11017/1/2026-Shipping I/13723/2026 -6- Annexure-B referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 976 for answering on 24.07.2026 Country Wise Import of Urea and DAP for the last 10 Years 2016-17 to 2026-27 (Till June -26) <Figures in Lakh MT) 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 (Till 2016-17 Countr 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 June-26) y Name Urea Urea Urea Urea Urea Urea DAP Urea DAP Urea DAP UREA DAP UREA DAP DAP Urea DAP DAP DAP DAP DAP - - - 3.07 0.35

0.45 3.03 1.48 0.44 1.72 Algeria - - 2.17 0.26 2.45 0.45

0.39 - - 1.51 1.82 Australia - 1.07 0.52 3.80 - -

1.77 0.94 1.17

0.78 1.68 3.56 2.14 2.28 Bahrain 1.19 - - 2.40 - - Brunei

1.51 - -

0.09

0.47 - - - Canada - - - -

12.80 12.17 18.65 22.28 0.99 8.47 China 8.2 21.76 7.46 18.94 14.30 31.01 24.25 19.47 29.75 11.44 25.91 18.15 21.59 5.11 0.29 0.55

2.63 0.92 0.18 0.47 0.44

2.25 3.82 7.02 11.55 7.43 Egypt - 0.84 0.68 1.93 0.44 6.09 0.61

0.09 - 0.16 Estonia - - - -

1.02 1.51 2.08 1.52 7.69 1.41 0.33 Finland - - 5.45 0.99 -

1.98 0.44

2.00 Georgia - 1.24 2.11 -

1.34 2.16 0.97

0.33 6.12 6.59 2.33 Indonesia - - 6.14 - -

14.56 13.11 - Iran 20.36 - - - - 0.44 Israel - - - -

1.65 1.74 2.39

1.08 - - - Jordan 2.27 3.20 3.02 2.19 2.07 1.72 - 0.62

2.19 0.41 - Kuwait 1.14 -

0.52 1.15 1.06 Latvia - - - -

0.47 Libya - 0.42 - -

1.39 2.83

0.31 1.69 Nigeria - 4.48 2.44 -

1.59 1.42 1.91

0.91 0.88 1.75 Malaysia - ff- 3.50 0.60 -H-11017/1/2026-Shipping I/13723/2026 - MEXICO 0.61 - -

17.47 11.13 10.74 Morocco 1.62 0.54 6.47 - 1.08 - 14.51 - 11.60 17.56 - 1.50

19.60 19.53 26.13

22.91 25.68 27.59 21.46 15.88 Oman 25.13 - - 16.98 2.57 - - Pakistan 0.96 -

5.02 1.70 3.70

1.96 2.83 0.93 3.87 Qatar 0.42 - - 8.42 0.81 -

6.26 9.24 15.73 3.41 9.23 2.69 Russia 1.11 1.6 0.52 1.45 1.98 1.18 1.44 1.48 0.94 2.84 2.80 1.96 15.97 7.55 4.20 - Saudi- 11.9 2.69 1.98 1.95 4.92

4.61 21.22 2.36 16.29 5.38 19.05 Arabia 0.70 13.18 22.02 22.08 16.18 18.59 5.27 24.63 1.08 2.63 Senegal 0.06 - - KSo ou rt eh a - - - - - - 0.1 5 - - Turkey 0.37 - 0.41 0.36 -

0.85 - TUNISIA 0.44 - -

4.16 5.08 3.25

0.52 3.97 6.72 8.22 7.95 UAE 1.33 0.31 - - 3.04 - -

1.84 4.24 10.39 5.89 Ukraine 0.54 - -

0.49 1.28 0.31 USA 5.03 5.48 2.14 - 0.50 - 0.45 - - 0.40 - 0.60

1.31 0.17

0.43 0.96 1.73 Vietnam - - 2.99 1.09 - Grand 74.81 91.23 98.28 91.36 75.80 65.83 70.42 55.67 56.47 45.69 103.50 61.94 25.08 7.11

54.81 43.85 59.75 42.17 66.02 48.70 48.82 54.62

Total: