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Date: 2025-07-25 Category: Not Applicable State: Union Government Country: India

Parliament Question: Shortage of Fertilizers in Uttar Pradesh

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Executive Summary: This document presents the Indian government's response to a question in Lok Sabha regarding fertilizer shortages in Uttar Pradesh. It details the assessment and allocation process for fertilizers, confirms adequate availability of NPKS fertilizers in Uttar Pradesh for the Kharif 2025 season, and specifies the approved quantities of DAP and NPK fertilizers for the state. The document includes a company-wise supply plan of fertilizers from April 2024 to July 2025. Key Points / Main Content: * **Fertilizer Assessment and Allocation:** * The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DAFW) assesses state-wise, month-wise fertilizer requirements. * The Department of Fertilizers allocates adequate fertilizer quantities to states based on DAFW's assessments, issuing monthly supply plans. * Fertilizer companies supply gradewise NPKS fertilizers as per State Governments' requests. * **Fertilizer Availability in Uttar Pradesh:** * NPKS fertilizer availability in Uttar Pradesh was adequate during the ongoing Kharif 2025 season. * From April 1, 2025, to July 21, 2025, 449,000 Metric Tons of NPKS was available against a prorated requirement of 228,000 Metric Tons. * Uttar Pradesh currently holds a closing stock of 276,000 Metric Tons of NPKS. * **Fertilizer Approvals for Uttar Pradesh:** * The Union Government approved 1,000,000 Metric Tons of DAP and 500,000 Metric Tons of NPK fertilizers for Uttar Pradesh for the Kharif 2025 season. * **Company-Wise Supply Plan:** * The document includes a company and product-wise supply plan for Urea, DAP, MOP, and NPKS fertilizers from April 2024 to July 2025, detailed in Annexure. Impact Analysis: * **Farmers in Uttar Pradesh:** * Impact: Ensures adequate fertilizer supply, addressing concerns about potential shortages and supporting agricultural production. * Action Required: To coordinate with state agriculture departments and local distributors to access the allocated fertilizers. * **State Government of Uttar Pradesh:** * Impact: Provides clarity on approved fertilizer quantities and the supply plan, enabling better planning and distribution. * Action Required: To continue coordinating with fertilizer companies for gradewise NPKS fertilizer supply and ensure efficient distribution to meet farmers' needs. * **Fertilizer Companies:** * Impact: Provides a supply plan for fertilizer distribution to Uttar Pradesh. * Action Required: Adhere to the company product-wise supply plan from April 2024 to July 2025. * **Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DAFW):** * Impact: In charge of state-wise, month-wise fertilizer requirement assessments. * Action Required: Continue to provide the overall requirement of NPKS fertilizers to Do Fertilizers. * **Department of Fertilizers (Do Fertilizers):** * Impact: Responsible for allocating fertilizer quantities to States based on DAFW's assessments by issuing monthly supply plans. * Action Required: To fulfill the requirement of fertilizers in the States as per assessment done by DAFW.

Key Entities Referenced

Uttar Pradesh: State in India facing fertilizer shortage issues according to the question raised in Lok Sabha. NPK 102626: A specific formula of NPK fertilizer, shortage of which is causing problems for farmers in Uttar Pradesh. DAP: Diammonium Phosphate fertilizer, the quantum of which was approved by the Union Government. NPK: Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium fertilizer, the quantum of which was approved by the Union Government. Union Government: The central government of India, which approves the quantum of DAP and NPK fertilizers. Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare DAFW: Department that assesses the State-wise month-wise requirement of fertilizers. Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where the question regarding fertilizer shortage was raised. Kharif 2025: The ongoing Kharif cropping season in 2025, during which the availability of NPKS fertilizers in Uttar Pradesh was assessed.
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1022 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 25.07.2025 Shortage of Fertilizers in Uttar Pradesh 1022: SHRI CHANDAN CHAUHAN: Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is aware of the fact that farmers are facing many problems due to shortage of fertilizer NPK 10-26-26 formula in Uttar Pradesh and if so, the details thereof; (b) the quantum of DAP and NPK fertilizers in metric tonnes approved by the Union Government against the demand made by the State to ensure adequate supply of fertilizers in the State; and (c) the quantity of fertilizers in metric tonne allocated to various companies by the Union Government during the period from April 2024 till date? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL) (a) Before the commencement of each cropping season, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) assesses the State-wise & month-wise requirement of fertilizers. To fulfill this requirement of fertilizers in the States as per assessment done by DA&FW, D/o Fertilizers allocates adequate quantities of fertilizers to States by issuing monthly supply plans. Further, DA&FW provides the overall requirement of NPKS fertilizers to D/o Fertilizers. However, grade-wise supply of NPKS fertilizers is done by the fertilizer companies as per the request of the State Governments. The availability of NPKS fertilizers in the State of Uttar Pradesh has remained adequate during the ongoing Kharif 2025 season. From 01.04.2025 to 21.07.2025, 4,49, 000 Metric Tons of NPKS has been made available in the State against the pro-rata requirement of 2,28,000 Metric Tons and the State currently holds closing stock of 2,76,000 Metric Tons of NPKS. (b) 10,00,000 Metric Tons of DAP and 5,00,000 Metric Tons of NPK fertilizers have been approved by the Union Government for the State of Uttar Pradesh for the ongoing Kharif 2025 season. (c) The company & product wise supply plan of fertilizers i.e. Urea, DAP, MOP and NPKS from April 2024 to till dated i.e. July 2025 is placed at Annexure. *******Annexure Annexure referred to in reply to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 1022 for answering on 25.07.2025 UTTAR PRADESH COMPANY & PRODUCT WISE SUPPLY PLAN FROM APRIL 2024 TO JULY 2025 ( Fig. in LMT ) GRAND COMPANY Urea DAP MOP NPKS TOTAL Adheeshaa Phosphat 600 600 CFCL Gadepan-I 582,889 582,889 CFCL Gadepan-II 23,656 23,656 CFCL Gadepan-III 61,008 61,008 CFCL Import 124,896 54,385 153,200 332,481 CIL Import 439,950 169,640 - 16,000 625,590 CIL Kakinada 1,953 121,849 123,802 CIL Vizag 65,519 65,519 CIL-Nimrani 10,441 10,441 CIL-Udaipur 3,500 3,500 GNFC Bharuch 59,350 20,400 79,750 Green Star Import 2,700 2,700 GSFC Baroda 28,030 26,933 54,963 GSFC Import 36,800 65,794 2,355 - 104,949 GSFC Sikka 28,732 128,108 156,840 Hindalco Import 27,902 8,100 36,002 HURL- BARAUNI 283,005 283,005 HURL- GORAKHPUR 844,517 844,517 HURL- SINDRI 105,147 105,147 HURL-Import 75,939 10,400 86,339 IFFCO Aonla-I 1,368,762 1,368,762 IFFCO Aonla-II 106,350 106,350 IFFCO Import 706,000 706,000 IFFCO Kandla 434,193 347,517 781,710 IFFCO Paradeep 558,879 177,871 736,751 IFFCO Phulpur-I 969,849 969,849 IFFCO Phulpur-II 108,446 108,446 Indianphosphate 2,150 2,150 Indorama Import 92,349 42,108 5,630 140,086 Indorama India 8,512 75,451 83,963 IPL 608,050 486,457 166,301 318,761 1,579,569 IRC(Earlier Grasim) 775,616 775,616 JAK-Import 7,750 7,750 KanpurFert 490,300 490,300 KFL 763,382 763,382 KPL-IND 42,661 42,661 KRIBHCO Hazira 351,586 351,586 KRIBHCO Import 55,000 297,682 126,246 478,929 KSHAKTI BHARUCH 1,300 1,300 MahadhanSTL Import - 2,200 12,600 14,800 MahadhanSTL Taloja 64,929 64,929 Matix 416,791 416,791 Matix-IMP 8,200 5,100 13,300 MBAPL-II NPK IND 33,586 33,586 MOSAIC 62,320 62,320 Narmada Bio Import 13,300 - 15,600 28,900 NFL Bhatinda 2,650 2,650 NFL Import 91,000 268,611 359,611 NFL Panipat 133,151 133,151 NFL Vijaipur-I 421,536 421,536 NFL Vijaipur-II 84,554 84,554 OPIL Import 2,750 2,750 Patel Phoschem - 4,100 4,100 PPL -Goa - 85,624 85,624 PPL Import 35,171 620 35,791PPL Paradeep 165,854 184,213 350,067 RamaPhos-Udaipur 100 100 RCF Import 410,761 7,974 89,636 508,371 RCF Thal 186,179 186,179 RCF Trombay 40,524 83,186 123,709 RCF Trombay SCU 1,981 1,981 SFC Kota 63,250 63,250 SGFL-Import 27,731 27,731 Yara 846,796 846,796 Zuari Import 106,499 10,875 117,374 Grand Total 11,069,404 3,368,023 379,619 2,251,760 17,068,806

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