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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CHEMICAL AND FERTILIZERS
DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 346 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 03.02.2026
Fertilizer PoS System and Leakages
346: Dr. Syed Naseer Hussain
Will the Minister of CHEMICALS ANS FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:
(a) The number of fertilizer retail outlets covered under the Point of Sale (PoS) system and
Aadhaar-linked sales, as of 31st December 2025;
(b) Whether any audits or studies in the last two years have been found persistent
diversion or black-marketing of subsidized fertilizers despite PoS and DBT and if so,
the estimated quantum and States involved: and
(c) The steps taken to plug such leakages and their measured impact on subsidy
efficiency?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF CHEMICAL AND FERTILIZERS
(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)
(a) There are a total of 248918 (Two Lakh Forty Eight Thousand Nine Hundred and
Eighteen Rupees only) retailers across the nation covered under the Point of Sale (PoS)
system and Aadhaar-linked sales, as of 31st December 2025. The State wise break up
is placed at Annexure-I.
(b) & (c) Fertilizers are declared as an essential commodity under the Essential
Commodities Act, 1955 and notified under Fertilizer Control Order, 1985. State
Governments are empowered to take action against persons involved in black-marketing/
overpricing, as per provisions of EC Act. Any complaints received at Department of
Fertilizers level regarding black marketing/over-pricing of fertilizers is sent to concerned
State Government to take appropriate action under Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and
Fertilizer Control Order, 1985. The Sate wise report of steps taken by respective States
during 2024-25 and 2025-26 is enclosed at Annexure-II.
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ANNEXURE – I
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Rajya Sabha Unstarred
Question No 346 for answering on 03.02.2026
State Wise Retailers Count Registered on iFMS till 31.12.2026
Sr.
State Retailer's Count
No
1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 48
2 Andhra Pradesh 10494
3 Arunachal Pradesh 5
4 Assam 4989
5 Bihar 28501
6 Chhattisgarh 3612
7 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 1
8 Delhi 44
9 Goa 26
10 Gujarat 8035
11 Haryana 7316
12 Himachal Pradesh 1207
13 Jammu and kashmir 2167
14 Jharkhand 3520
15 Karnataka 9974
16 Kerala 2355
17 Madhya Pradesh 10788
18 Maharashtra 24556
19 Manipur 25
20 Meghalaya 38
21 Mizoram 7
22 Nagaland 3
23 Odisha 4515
24 Puducherry 60
25 Punjab 7972
26 Rajasthan 13000
27 Tamil Nadu 11693
28 Telangana 9959
29 Tripura 462
30 Uttarakhand 950
31 Uttar Pradesh 62919
32 West Bengal 19677
Total 248918-3-
Annexure- II
Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) & (c ) of Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question no. 346 for answering on 03.02.2026
Cumulative Statement from April 25 to January 26 (as on 09.01.2026)
Action taken by the State Government to check black marketing, hoarding, quality check, diversion etc during the Kharif season from April 2025 to January 2026 as on date (09.01.2026)
Black Marketing Hoarding Sub Standard Quality Diversion Total
No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of Convicti Sho No. of
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Andhra Pradesh 18853 70 7 9 178 10 19 328 0 0 19 4 12 NIL 595 21 40
Arunachal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NIL 0 0 0
Pradesh
Assam 4511 12 6 1 59 0 0 40 1 0 27 0 0 NIL 138 7 1
Bihar 21800 1212 739 111 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NIL 1221 739 111
Chhattisgarh 6577 294 13 4 29 1 0 145 5 0 24 0 0 NIL 492 19 4
Dadar & Nagar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NIL 0 0 0
Delhi 315 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 NIL 3 3 1
Goa 618 544 180 6 10 0 0 32 1 0 16 0 0 NIL 602 181 6
Gujarat 14513 34 3 1 3 0 0 115 2 0 8 3 11 NIL 160 8 12
Haryana 4787 64 13 10 24 20 5 51 10 6 13 5 6 NIL 152 48 27
Himachal 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NIL 0 0 0
Pradesh
Jammu & 4297 143 44 2 32 3 0 62 2 0 8 0 0 NIL 245 49 2
Kashmir
Jharkhand 759 57 20 11 32 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 NIL 92 25 11
Karnataka 8254 368 25 1 243 5 0 244 14 2 86 6 8 NIL 941 50 11
Kerala 1470 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 4 0 4 NIL 54 0 4
Madhya Pradesh 5930 0 0 88 0 0 0 680 44 4 682 160 15 NIL 1362 204 107
Maharashtra 46492 16 0 16 0 0 0 1484 1262 43 1 73 2 NIL 1501 1335 61
Manipur 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 NIL 1 0 0
Meghalaya 645 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NIL 0 0 0
Mizoram 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 NIL 5 0 0
Nagaland 76 14 0 14 0 0 0 101 0 0 2 64 1 NIL 117 64 15
Odisha 7506 4 3 2 0 0 0 55 1 1 2058 110 4 NIL 2117 114 7
Puducherry 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NIL 0 0 0
Punjab 6186 37 1 1 20 0 1 259 85 3 0 0 5 NIL 316 86 10Rajasthan 11780 651 118 46 74 40 32 494 1 2 27 22 27 NIL 1246 181 107
Tamilnadu 20727 14 0 4 6 8 0 33 25 0 112 17 1 NIL 165 50 5
Telangana 127929 5 9 3 4 2 0 110 0 0 4 0 5 NIL 123 11 8
Tripura 748 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NIL 9 0 0
Uttar Pradesh 35986 2302 2885 178 164 139 10 161 147 14 88 7 14 3 2715 3178 216
Uttarakhand 398 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 0 0 NIL 43 0 0
West Bengal 45080 0 0 0 0 0 0 277 0 0 0 0 0 NIL 277 0 0
Total 396337 5842 4066 509 894 232 67 4728 1600 75 3228 475 115 3 14692 6373 766
* - 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