**Executive Summary**
This document is a response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 996, concerning direct fertilizer subsidy to farmers, to be answered on December 5, 2025. It addresses questions about transferring fertilizer subsidies directly to farmers, preventing black marketing, and the fertilizer supply to Fatehpur district in Uttar Pradesh. The document also provides cumulative statements from April 2025 to November 2025 on actions taken by the State Government to check black marketing, hoarding, quality and diversion.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in Fertilizers:**
* The DBT in Fertilizers is of an 'in kind' nature.
* Subsidized fertilizers are sold to beneficiaries through Aadhaar Authenticated PoS sales at retail points.
* Subsidy is paid to Fertilizer Companies based on Aadhaar-authenticated sales.
* **Prevention of Black Marketing:**
* Fertilizers are declared essential commodities under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, and notified under the Fertilizer Control Order, 1985.
* State Governments are empowered to take action against black marketing per the EC Act.
* Complaints are forwarded to State Governments for action under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, and Fertilizer Control Order, 1985.
* Enforcement measures taken by the States are placed at Annexure-I.
* **Fertilizer Supply to Fatehpur District, Uttar Pradesh:**
* The stock position in Fatehpur District as of 03.12.2025 is enclosed at Annexure-II.
**Impact Analysis**
* **Fertilizer Companies**
* **Impact:** They are impacted by the DBT scheme as they receive subsidies based on sales data.
* **Action Required:** Ensure accurate sales data through Aadhaar-authenticated PoS systems.
* **State Governments**
* **Impact:** They are responsible for preventing black marketing and taking action against offenders.
* **Action Required:** Take appropriate action under the Essential Commodities Act and Fertilizer Control Order based on complaints.
* **Farmers**
* **Impact:** They are impacted by the DBT scheme and are receiving subsidized fertilizers at retail points.
* **Action Required:** Ensure Aadhaar authentication for fertilizer purchases.
Key Entities Referenced
Direct Transfer Fertilizer Subsidy: The main subject of the document, concerning the transfer of fertilizer subsidies directly to farmers.
Essential Commodities Act, 1955: Act under which fertilizers are declared an essential commodity.
Fertilizer Control Order, 1985: Order under which fertilizers are notified as essential commodities.
Department of Fertilizers: The department responsible for addressing complaints related to black-marketing of fertilizers and the implementation of the policy.
Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh: Location for which fertilizer supply data is reported in the document.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CHEMICAL AND FERTILIZERS
DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 996 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 05.12.2025
Direct Transfer Fertilizer Subsidy to Farmers
996: Shri Utkarsh Verma Mathur
Shri Naresh Chandra Uttam Patel:
Will the Minister of CHEMICALS ANS FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:
(a) whether there is any plan of the Government to transfer the subsidy on fertilizers
directly into the farmers accounts;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the steps being taken to prevent black marketing of
fertilizers and the punitive provisions in the regard; and
(c) the total quantum of fertilizers being supplies to Fatehpur district of Uttar Pradesh?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)
(a) : The DBT in Fertilizers is ‘in kind’ nature, under which the sale of subsidized fertilizers
is made to the beneficiary through Aadhaar Authenticated PoS sale at retail point. On the
basis of Aadhaar authenticated sale to the beneficiary, the subsidy is paid to the Fertilizer
Companies.
(b) : Fertilizers are declared an essential commodity under the Essential Commodities Act,
1955 and notified under Fertilizer Control Order, 1985. State Governments are empowered-2-
to take action against persons involved in black-marketing, as per provisions of EC Act.
Any complaints received at Department of Fertilizers level regarding black-marketing of
fertilizers is sent to concerned State Government to take appropriate action under Essential
Commodities Act, 1955 and Fertilizer Control Order, 1985. Accordingly, as per the
information received from the States regarding enforcement measures taken by them
against black-marketing and other malpractices for the period 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025 is
placed at Annexure-I.
(c) The stock position in Fatehpur District of Uttrar Pradesh as on 03.12.2025 is enclosed
at Annexure-II.
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Annexure-I
Annexure referred to in reply to part ( b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 996 for answer on 05.12.2025.
Cumulative Statement from April 25 to November 25 (as on 28.11.2025)
Action taken by the State Government to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc from April 2025 to November 2025 as on date (28.11.2025)
Black Marketing Hoarding Sub Standard Quality Diversion Toatal
Conviction
No. of No. of No. of No. of with Show No. of
No. of Show cause licenses FIR Show cause licenses FIR Show cause licenses FIR Show cause licenses FIR details* cause licenses FIR
States Inspections
notice issued cancelled/su registered notice issued cancelled/su registered notice issued cancelled/su registered notice issued cancelled/su registered notice cancelled/su registered
/raids
spended spended spended spended issued spended
Andhra Pradesh 11181 5 3 9 10 6 3 83 0 0 7 2 3 NIL 105 11 15
Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NIL 0 0 0
Assam 3820 12 4 1 59 0 0 36 0 0 27 0 0 NIL 134 4 1
Bihar 15499 1035 607 77 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NIL 1042 607 77
Chhattisgarh 6172 294 13 4 29 1 0 136 5 0 24 0 0 NIL 483 19 4
Dadar & Nagar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NIL 0 0 0
Delhi 255 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 NIL 3 3 1
Goa 614 544 180 6 10 0 0 32 1 0 16 0 0 NIL 602 181 6
Gujarat 12210 33 3 1 0 0 0 83 2 0 7 3 11 NIL 123 8 12
Haryana 4693 49 5 7 18 18 4 48 10 5 13 5 6 NIL 128 38 22
Himachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NIL 0 0 0
Jammu & Kashmir 3694 142 44 2 31 2 0 55 0 0 8 0 0 NIL 236 46 2
Jharkhand 759 57 20 11 32 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 NIL 92 25 11
Karnataka 7093 365 22 0 243 5 0 221 14 2 84 6 6 NIL 913 47 8
Kerala 1299 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 4 0 3 NIL 52 0 3
Madhya Pradesh 5581 0 0 72 0 0 0 606 44 4 631 160 15 NIL 1237 204 91
Maharashtra 44059 16 0 16 0 0 0 1155 1139 37 1 73 1 NIL 1172 1212 54
Manipur 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 NIL 1 0 0
Meghalaya 579 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NIL 0 0 0
Mizoram 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 NIL 5 0 0
Nagaland 72 14 0 14 0 0 0 101 0 0 2 64 1 NIL 117 64 15
Odisha 7031 4 3 2 0 0 0 47 1 0 1966 107 3 NIL 2017 111 5
Puducherry 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NIL 0 0 0
Punjab 5617 37 1 1 20 0 1 192 65 3 0 0 4 NIL 249 66 9
Rajasthan 11505 589 76 46 45 17 30 451 1 2 15 16 25 NIL 1100 110 103
Tamilnadu 18805 13 0 4 6 8 0 33 25 0 112 17 1 NIL 164 50 5
Telangana 115321 5 9 3 4 2 0 79 0 0 4 0 5 NIL 92 11 8
Tripura 694 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NIL 9 0 0
Uttar Pradesh 29401 2043 2742 165 164 139 8 141 130 12 88 7 12 3 2436 3018 197
Uttarakhand 282 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 0 0 NIL 43 0 0
West Bengal 33777 0 0 0 0 0 0 259 0 0 0 0 0 NIL 259 0 0
Total 340076 5258 3732 442 687 202 46 3811 1437 65 3058 464 96 3 12814 5835 649
* - Details to be submitted- case number, year of FIR and year of filing of case and date of order
Above data has been compiled as reported by states-4-
ANNEXURE-II
Annexure referred to in reply to part ( c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.996 for
answer on 05.12.2025.
Opening Stock in Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh as on 3/12/2025 (in MTs)
S.No Product Warehouse Wholesaler Retailer In Transit In Transit Total
+ (Company (Wholesaler
Rake Point Sale) * Sale)
1 Urea 1477.125 6195.165 10578.921 134.460 435.335 18821.006
2 DAP 1178.750 859.800 3559.935 .000 390.350 5988.835
3 NPKS 381.000 1621.175 4543.570 4.000 204.200 6753.945
4 MOP .000 256.100 453.515 .000 8.900 718.515
5 SSP 6.650 448.500 3363.174 25.000 185.500 4028.824
6 FOM .000 37.250 24.100 10.000 .000 71.350
Total 3043.525 9417.990 22523.215 173.460 1224.285 36382.475