Parliament Question: Distribution of Urea in Andhra Pradesh

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5600 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 27.03.2026 Distribution of Urea in Andhra Pradesh 5600. Dr. Gumma Thanuja Rani: Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state: (a) the extent of urea supply shortfalls reported during the current fertilizer season, State- wise including Andhra Pradesh; (b) the allocation made by the Government along with the stock position and distribution status of urea in Andhra Pradesh during the last six months; (c) whether complaints/representations have been received from State authorities or farmer organisations regarding shortages, rationing or price-related issues, if so, the details thereof; and (d) the steps taken by the Union Government to ensure timely availability of urea and other fertilizers in the State? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL) (a) to (d) Following steps are taken by the Government every season for ensuring timely and adequate availability of fertilizers in the country, including the State of Andhra Pradesh: (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, Department of Fertilizers (DoF) 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) The State Governments are regularly advised to coordinate with manufacturers and importers for streamlining the supplies through timely placement of indents. (v) Regularly coordinate with the 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, it is submitted that the availability of Urea has remained adequate across the States, including the State of Andhra Pradesh, during the ongoing Rabi 2025- 26 season. The State-wise information regarding requirement, availability and sales of Urea during the said season is placed at Annexure. Further, the mandate of Department of Fertilizers is to ensure adequate availability of fertilizers at the State level. The distribution of fertilizers within the State at district/block level is done by the State Government. Moreover, as per Fertilizer Control Order (FCO)- 1985, State Governments are adequately empowered to take action against persons/companies involved in black-marketing/over-pricing, hoarding, diversion of fertilizers. Accordingly, any complaint received in the Department regarding these issues, through the CPGRAMS portal –an online platform for grievance redressal – is sent to the concerned State Government for necessary action. ******-3- Annexure Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 5600 for answering on 27.03.2026 STATE WISE REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF UREA DURING THE RABI 2025- 26 (Till 22.03.26) fig. in LMT UREA S.No State Requirement Availability DBT Sales 1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 0.00 0.01 0.00 2 Andhra Pradesh 9.07 11.29 9.19 3 Arunachal Pradesh 0.00 0.01 0.00 4 Assam 1.58 2.61 2.09 5 Bihar 13.22 16.66 14.23 6 Chandigarh 0.00 0.00 0.00 7 Chhattisgarh 2.86 4.65 2.38 8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 0.00 0.00 0.00 9 Daman and Diu 0.00 0.00 0.00 10 Delhi 0.15 0.14 0.11 11 Goa 0.01 0.01 0.01 12 Gujarat 13.52 15.53 13.37 13 Haryana 11.37 14.19 11.45 14 Himachal Pradesh 0.32 0.59 0.42 15 Jammu and kashmir 0.62 1.27 0.63 16 Jharkhand 1.16 1.72 1.25 17 Karnataka 7.25 10.12 7.02 18 Kerala 0.60 0.71 0.52 19 Lakshadweep 0.00 0.00 0.00 20 Madhya Pradesh 22.93 28.17 23.89 21 Maharashtra 10.83 15.97 10.91 22 Manipur 0.09 0.09 0.07 23 Meghalaya 0.01 0.01 0.01 24 Mizoram 0.00 0.01 0.01 25 Nagaland 0.01 0.01 0.01 26 Odisha 1.78 3.24 1.75 27 Puducherry 0.08 0.08 0.07 28 Punjab 14.71 18.85 14.77 29 Rajasthan 14.91 20.23 16.62 30 Sikkim 0.00 0.00 0.00 31 Tamil Nadu 6.27 7.42 6.10 32 Telangana 9.94 11.76 10.92 33 Tripura 0.09 0.12 0.07 34 Uttarakhand 0.97 1.29 1.00 35 Uttar Pradesh 39.42 50.45 39.24 36 West Bengal 7.96 11.96 8.31 All India 191.72 249.17 196.42 1. Primary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Requirement 2. Secondary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Sales