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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS
DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 352 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 03.02.2026
Production and import of Urea
352. Dr. BHIM SINGH:
Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:
(a) the details of domestically produced and imported urea in its ordinary and neem/sulfur
coated forms in the country, year-wise; and
(b) the schemes being implemented by Government to achieve self-reliance in the urea
sector?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS
(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)
(a): The details of the year wise domestically produced urea and imported urea in the country
during the last three years from 2022-23 to 2024-25 are as under:
Year wise Domestic Production of Urea and Imported Urea in the country
(Figures in LMT)
Domestic Production of
Year Imported Urea
Urea
2022-23 284.94 75.80
2023-24 314.09 70.42
2024-25 306.67 56.47-2-
(b) : 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) at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, Sindri in Jharkhand and Barauni in
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.
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 through coal gasification route has also been approved. Recently, the Union
Cabinet has approved the proposal for setting up of a new Brownfield Ammonia-Urea Complex
of 12.7 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) annual capacity of Urea Production named Assam Valley
Fertilizers and Chemicals Company Limited (AVFCCL) at Namrup, Assam. Both are under
execution.
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