Parliament Question: Patterns of Fertilizer Consumption and Yield Outcomes

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1255 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 06.02.2026 Patterns of Fertilizer Consumption and Yield Outcomes 1255: SMT. SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

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

(a) whether the Government has examined the data indicating wide variation in fertilizer consumption growth and instability, including high consumption in Bargarh, Balasore and Bhadrak and high instability in Kandhamal and Jharsuguda districts of Odisha alongside persistently lower rice yields than the national average, if so, the details thereof, district-wise;

(b) whether the Government maintains the data on fertilizer consumption per hectare, growth rates and volatility and if so, the details thereof, district-wise;

(c) whether such data is used to tailor fertilizer allocation, subsidy delivery and supply-chain planning, if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether non-significant growth in fertilizer use in districts such as Kendrapara and Jharsuguda has been linked to constraints like irrigation gaps, soil problems or access to credit and inputs, if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the steps taken to align fertilizer policy with balanced nutrient management and productivity goals in low-yield, high-dependence agrarian regions such as Odisha? ANSWER THE MINISTER FOR CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA

(a) to (c) The availability of fertilizers viz. Urea, DAP, MOP & NPKS has remained adequate in the State of Odisha during the ongoing Rabi 2025-26 season. The information regarding requirement, availability, sales and closing stock of these fertilizers in the State of Odisha during the ongoing Rabi 2025-26 season is as under:-2- FERTILIZER POSITION FOR RABI 2025-26 (TILL 02/02/26) FIG. IN LMT Pro rata Cumulative Seasonal Availability Closing Requirement DBT Sales S. Requirement From Stock as Product From From No. for RABI 01/10/25 to on 01/10/25 to 01/10/25 to 2025-26 02/02/26 02/02/26 02/02/26 02/02/26 1 UREA 1.90 1.06 2.20 0.88 1.32 2 DAP 0.75 0.48 1.14 0.38 0.76 3 MOP 0.25 0.15 0.35 0.09 0.26 4 NPKS 0.90 0.52 1.32 0.35 0.96 However, the distribution of fertilizers within the State at district level is done by the concerned State government.

Accordingly, the State Agriculture Department of Odisha has informed that it has examined the data on fertilizer consumption growth and has observed that districts like Balasore, Bargarh and Bhadrak are having predominantly paddy growing areas in both Kharif and Rabi season. Farmers of these districts apply recommended dose of fertilizers to get more yield. But Jharsuguda is an industrial area where farmers are not applying higher dose of chemical fertilizers. Similarly, Kandhamal is predominantly a hilly region and farmers generally depend on organic source of cultivation and less dependent on chemical fertilizers. A comparative statement of cropping area, paddy yield & fertilizer consumption for the year 2024-25 is given below:

Sr. No. District Gross-cropped Fertilizer Paddy Yield Area (ha) Consumption (in Kg/ha) (in Kg/ha) 1 Balasore 318480 139.60 5143 2 Bargarh 513190 144.05 5344 3 Bhadrak 191830 143.31 4504 4 Jharsuguda 90090 71.22 2624 5 Kandhmal 177570 15.05 2780 6 Kendrapada 240060 37.48 3848 Besides, the district wise paddy area, yield and fertilizer consumption for the year 2024- 25 is placed at Annexure. The fertilizer consumption data of all districts are being used for fertilizer allocation and supply chain planning in both Kharif and Rabi seasons every year.

(d) As informed by the State, Jharsuguda has lack of irrigation facilities and the soil status is medium and farmers use less fertilizers. Kendrapada has irrigation facilities and the soil type is coastal alluvial having high fertility status and farmers apply recommended dosage of fertilizers based on the soil fertility status. Further, adequate availability of fertilizers is being supplied to both the districts as per their requirements.

(e) The Government of India is promoting the judicious and balanced use of fertilizers through the Soil Health & Fertility Scheme, which has been under implementation since 2014–15. The core objective of the scheme is to provide Soil Health Cards (SHCs) to all farm holdings in the country in order to promote balanced and integrated nutrient management (INM) for improving soil fertility, crop productivity, and sustainability of agriculture.-3- Under the scheme, soil samples are collected and analysed as per standard scientific procedures for key soil health parameters including pH, Electrical Conductivity, Organic Carbon, available Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sulphur, and important micronutrients such as Zinc, Copper, Iron, Manganese and Boron.

Diagnostic soil health assessment of farmers' fields is undertaken periodically, and Soil Health Cards are issued at least once in three years, providing crop-wise and soil- specific fertilizer recommendations. Since 2014-15, a total of 25.77 crore Soil Health Cards have been generated and distributed across the country. To support timely soil testing and faster delivery of SHCs, a strong soil testing infrastructure has been created, comprising 8302 Soil Testing Laboratories, including 1082 Static, 163 Mobile, 6376 Mini, and 681 Village Level Soil Testing Labs. In addition, 1020 school mini soil laboratories have been established under the School Soil Health Programme, to build awareness among students and rural communities. Since inception, Rs 1970 crore has been released under the scheme. Large-scale capacity building has also been undertaken through 93,781 farmers' trainings, 6.80 lakh field demonstrations, and 7425 farmers' melas and awareness campaigns on SHC-based recommendations.

Under Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Scheme for Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilizers, an additional subsidy of Rs. 500/MT and Rs. 300/MT is being provided for fortification of any notified P&K fertilizers with Zinc & Boron micro-nutrient respectively to promote balanced nutrient management.

Further, as per information received from the State Government of Odisha, the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment have taken several steps for balance use of fertilizers for enhancing the crop production side by side maintaining the soil health, as below:

I. Soil sample testing from farmers’ field is being analysed and soil health cards are being distributed with fertilizer recommendation for different crops.

II. Nigrani Samitis have been constituted at Gram Pachayat level for creating awareness among farmers for judicious use of chemical fertilizers.

III. Demonstration of Green manuring under State sector scheme of PIPP-Green Manuring IV. Introduction of Balabhadra Jaibik chasa mission promoting organic farming V. Distribution of bio-inputs under different schemes such as Comprehensive Rice Fallow Management, NFSM Oilseeds etc.

*******-4- ANNEXURE Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No1255 for answering on 06.02.2026 District wise Paddy area, yield and nutrient consumption in Odisha for the year 2024-25 Sl.No District Paddy Area ('000Ha) Yield (Kg/Ha) Production ('000MT) Nutrient Consumption (kg/Ha) 1 Angul 120.09 3621 434.88 26.5 2 Balasore 232.79 5143 1197.2 139.6 3 Bargarh 351.2 5344 1876.94 144.05 4 Bhadrak 146.08 4504 658.01 143.31 Bolangir 185.09 5194 961.32 72.29 6 Boudh 62.92 1385 87.15 40.36 7 Cuttack 108.15 5315 574.86 64.16 8 Deogarh 39.12 3043 119.03 67.65 9 Dhenkanal 92.51 3156 291.94 34.3 10 Gajapati 41.15 3857 158.71 49.1 11 Ganjam 285.9 5431 1552.59 55.63 12 Jagatsinghpur 80.48 4806 386.75 49.48 13 Jajpur 135.21 4012 542.45 67.87 14 Jharsuguda 39.89 2624 104.68 71.22 15 Kalahandi 254.71 5322 1355.45 80.89 16 Kandhamal 43.79 2780 121.73 15.05 17 Kendrapara 122.31 3848 470.71 37.48 18 Keonjhar 156.68 3287 515 49.39 19 Khordha 92.94 5364 498.54 61.85 20 Koraput 131.51 4270 561.59 87.79 21 Malkangiri 119.42 3211 383.5 50.98 22 Mayurbhanj 311.09 3275 1018.78 60.47 23 Nabarangpur 126.52 4756 601.79 250.12 24 Nayagarh 89.16 2776 247.52 61.25 25 Nuapada 115.64 2987 345.37 44.47 26 Puri 123.87 3477 430.74 118.96 27 Rayagada 54.02 5106 275.85 65.75 28 Sambalpur 130.2 5613 730.81 157.24 29 Subarnapur 145.52 5577 811.61 85.33 30 Sundargarh 186.18 3554 661.74 37.14 TOTAL 4124.14 4359 17977.24 78.21