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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1942 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 10.03.2026
Revision in The Nutrient-Based Subsidy (NBS) rates for Rabi 2025–26
1942 # Shri Brij Lal:
Shri Narhari Amin:
Shri Subhash Barala:
Dr. Parmar Jashvantsinh Salamsinh:
Shri Lahar Singh Siroya:
Shri Mithlesh Kumar:
Shri Shambhu Sharan Patel:
Smt. Darshana Singh:
Will the Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers be pleased to state:
(a) the State-wise availability and retail prices of DAP (Di-ammonium Phosphate), NPK
(Nitrogen-Phosphorus-Potassium) fertilizers and Muriate of Potash (MOP);
(b) the measures taken to ensure adequate supply and retail price stability of DAP, NPK
and MOP during the Rabi season (2025-26);
(c) the extent to which the additional fertilizer grades, such as 10:26:26 and 12:32:16 have
been incorporated under the revised NBS framework; and
(d) whether the Ministry has assessed the contribution of the revised NBS rates in
promoting balanced nutrient application and reducing excessive use of urea?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS
(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)
(a) & (b) Following steps are taken by the Government every season for ensuring
timely and adequate availability of all fertilizers in the country:
(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, D/o Fertilizers 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) Regular coordination meetings are held with 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 this regard, the availability of P&K fertilizers i.e. DAP, MOP and NPKS has
remained adequate across the States during the ongoing Rabi 2025-26 season. The
State-wise information regarding requirement, availability and sales of these fertilizers
during the ongoing Rabi 2025-26 season is placed at Annexure.
Further, the Government has implemented Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Scheme
w.e.f. 01.04.2010 for Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) Fertilizers. Under NBS policy, MRP
of P&K fertilizers are decontrolled and companies are free to fix MRP as per their business
dynamics at a reasonable level. The subsidy is provided to manufacturer/ importer on
notified P&K fertilizers on its PoS sale during the season, depending on their nutrient
content to ensure availability of fertilizers to farmers. The average MRP (in Rs. Per 50 Kg
bag) of DAP is Rs. 1350, NPK 10-26-26 is Rs. 1814.82, NPK 12-32-16 is Rs. 1711.87,
NPK 20-20-0-13 is Rs. 1414.57 & MOP is Rs. 1710.54 in 2025-26 (till February 2026).
To make DAP, which is a key fertilizer, available at affordable price of Rs. 1350 per
50 kg bag, special provisions like Rs. 3500 per MT to cover ‘Other Costs’ which includes
costs incurred from factory gate to farm gate, advantage / disadvantage due to increase /
decrease in international prices, provision for GST component included in the MRP and
provision for reasonable return @ 4% of net MRP (MRP-GST) have been extended to
both imported and domestic DAP and imported TSP over and above NBS subsidy for
Rabi 2025-26 season to keep the prices of fertilizers stable.
(c) & (d) P&K fertilizer grades such as 10:26:26 and 12:32:16 are covered under the
Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Scheme and subsidy on these grades is provided based
on their nutrient content of Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P) and Potash (K) as per the notified
NBS rates. The NBS framework facilitates the availability of various P&K fertilizer grades,
thereby providing farmers with options to apply nutrients in balanced proportions based
on crop and soil requirements. These grades are some of the prominent P&K grades and
continues to receive subsidy as per NBS rates revised annually or bi-annually.
*******ANNEXURE
Annexure referred in reply to parts (a& b) of Rajya Sabha Un-starred Question No. 1942 to be answering on 10/03/2026
STATE WISE REQUIREMENT, RECEIPTS, AVAILABILITY & SALES POSITION FOR RABI 2025-26 (TILL 05/03/26)
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S.No State From 01/10/25 01/10/25 to From 01/10/25 01/10/25 to From 01/10/25 01/10/25 to
RABI 2025- to RABI 2025- to RABI 2025- to
to 05/03/26 to 05/03/26 to 05/03/26
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05/03/26 05/03/26 05/03/26
1 Andaman and Nicobar 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
2 Andhra Pradesh 2.20 2.13 3.62 2.78 1.00 0.88 1.29 0.84 9.50 8.92 11.90 8.51
3 Arunachal Pradesh 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Assam 0.28 0.25 0.65 0.41 0.36 0.33 0.44 0.20 0.35 0.32 0.32 0.19
5 Bihar 3.90 3.77 5.82 4.43 1.50 1.46 1.73 1.34 3.50 3.44 5.44 3.43
6 Chandigarh 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Chhattisgarh 1.00 0.98 1.96 0.98 0.50 0.46 0.60 0.11 0.60 0.56 1.80 0.31
8 Dadra and Nagar 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
9 Daman and Diu 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Delhi 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.00
11 Goa 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
12 Gujarat 2.90 2.69 3.28 2.63 0.64 0.60 0.73 0.51 4.50 4.25 5.32 3.50
13 Haryana 2.70 2.66 3.32 2.51 0.30 0.26 0.34 0.13 1.20 1.12 0.52 0.24
14 Himachal Pradesh 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.02 0.04 0.04 0.02 0.01 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.15
15 Jammu and kashmir 0.24 0.20 0.37 0.18 0.13 0.09 0.17 0.04 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.00
16 Jharkhand 0.25 0.25 0.59 0.43 0.02 0.02 0.04 0.02 0.30 0.27 0.44 0.22
17 Karnataka 1.98 1.76 3.69 2.01 0.97 0.85 1.55 0.81 7.20 6.27 12.30 6.52
18 Kerala 0.08 0.07 0.17 0.09 0.50 0.44 0.53 0.35 0.61 0.55 0.83 0.56
19 Lakshadweep 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
20 Madhya Pradesh 7.50 7.29 7.41 5.78 1.00 0.92 1.02 0.55 11.50 11.08 8.07 4.96
21 Maharashtra 2.60 2.34 4.41 2.32 1.50 1.32 1.60 0.82 12.00 10.89 20.86 9.56
22 Manipur 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.05 0.04 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00
23 Meghalaya 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
24 Mizoram 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0025 Nagaland 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00
26 Odisha 0.75 0.67 1.33 0.62 0.25 0.22 0.48 0.15 0.90 0.77 1.53 0.60
27 Puducherry 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.05 0.04 0.06 0.04
28 Punjab 4.50 4.42 5.68 4.01 0.60 0.52 0.67 0.27 1.50 1.46 0.99 0.60
29 Rajasthan 3.33 3.29 4.46 3.64 0.10 0.09 0.15 0.09 1.50 1.47 1.77 1.14
30 Sikkim 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
31 Tamil Nadu 1.55 1.43 2.06 1.44 1.80 1.64 1.33 0.96 5.14 4.69 6.34 4.32
32 Telangana 1.45 1.37 2.45 1.95 0.65 0.57 0.90 0.46 7.00 6.16 8.50 5.46
33 Tripura 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.02
34 Uttarakhand 0.15 0.12 0.41 0.23 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.02 0.20 0.18 0.12 0.08
35 Uttar Pradesh 14.00 13.79 17.07 11.66 1.50 1.37 2.12 1.19 7.50 7.29 10.67 6.11
36 West Bengal 1.99 1.83 3.01 2.10 2.20 2.01 2.34 1.30 7.00 6.42 10.26 6.36
ALL INDIA 53.43 51.38 71.89 50.28 15.69 14.18 18.17 10.18 82.38 76.48 108.39 62.90
Source: Ifms dashboard
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