Parliament Question: Shortage of Fertilizers in Uttar Pradesh

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1118 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 24.07.2026 Shortage of Fertilizers in Uttar Pradesh 1118 Shri Anand Bhadauria: Will the Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is aware of the widespread acute shortage of fertilizers, particularly Urea, DAP, and NPK, being faced by farmers across the country; (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons for such acute shortage, State- wise and fertilizer-wise; (c) the quantum of fertilizers available to meet the demands thereof during the kharif season, State-wise and fertilizer-wise; and (d) the measures taken by the Government to address the distress of farmers who are unable to get timely and adequate supplies of fertilizers, leading to delayed sowing and potential yield losses across the country, State-wise particularly in Uttar Pradesh? ANSWER THE MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA) (a) to (d) Following measures are taken by the Government every season for ensuring adequate and timely availability of fertilizers to the farmers 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.-2- 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. 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. Regular Weekly Video Conference is conducted jointly by DA&FW and D/o Fertilizers with State Agriculture Officials and corrective actions are taken to dispatch fertilizers as indicated by the State Governments. v. The distribution of fertilizers within the State at district/ block level is done by the concerned State Government. In view of above, the availability of all the fertilizers viz. Urea, DAP, MOP and NPKS, has remained adequate across the States, including the State of Uttar Pradesh, during the ongoing Kharif 2026 season. The information regarding requirement, availability, sales and closing stock of these fertilizers in the States during the period 01.04.2026 to 21.07.2026 is placed at Annexure. Further, State government of Uttar Pradesh has informed that no shortage of fertilizers has been observed in the State during the ongoing Kharif season and adequate quantities of all major fertilizers are being supplied continuously to farmers across the State. *******-3- Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 1118 for answering on 24.07.2026 ANNEXURE STATE WISE REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF FERTILIZERS DURING THE ONGOING KHARIF 2026 (FROM 01.04.2026 TO 21.07.2026) fig. in LMT UREA DAP MOP NPKS Closing Closing Closing Closing S.No State Requirem Availability DBT Sales Stock as Requirement Availability DBT Sales Stock as Requirement Availability DBT Sales Stock as Requirement Availability DBT Sales Stock as ent 21.o 07n . 26 21.o 07n . 26 21.o 07n . 26 21.o 07n . 26 1 Andaman and Nicobar 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Islands 2 Andhra Pradesh 3.38 6.45 2.56 3.88 0.70 1.58 0.76 0.82 0.36 0.71 0.30 0.41 1.91 6.48 2.53 3.96 3 Arunachal Pradesh 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.00 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 1.28 2.13 1.60 0.54 0.19 0.41 0.24 0.17 0.14 0.42 0.19 0.23 0.13 0.28 0.09 0.19 5 Bihar 4.20 7.66 3.07 4.59 1.47 2.26 0.83 1.42 0.77 0.80 0.12 0.69 1.76 3.22 0.67 2.55 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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 7 Chhattisgarh 5.67 7.33 4.93 2.40 2.42 1.97 1.36 0.61 0.61 0.82 0.50 0.32 1.93 2.29 1.54 0.76 8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10 Delhi 0.02 0.09 0.08 0.01 0.00 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 11 Goa 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.00 12 Gujarat 5.79 8.21 5.42 2.79 2.47 2.21 1.56 0.65 0.29 0.41 0.20 0.21 3.34 4.19 2.23 1.96 13 Haryana 6.05 9.52 7.31 2.21 1.25 1.61 1.17 0.44 0.39 0.38 0.13 0.25 0.30 0.42 0.16 0.26 14 Himachal Pradesh 0.16 0.39 0.25 0.14 0.01 0.03 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.09 0.09 0.06 0.03 15 Jammu and kashmir 0.58 1.15 0.76 0.39 0.17 0.29 0.19 0.10 0.08 0.15 0.10 0.04 0.01 0.06 0.02 0.04 16 Jharkhand 1.37 2.08 0.96 1.12 0.42 0.38 0.22 0.16 0.04 0.06 0.01 0.05 0.52 0.59 0.25 0.34 17 Karnataka 6.19 8.48 4.51 3.98 2.65 3.11 2.27 0.83 1.27 1.59 0.76 0.84 7.26 12.10 6.76 5.35 18 Kerala 0.31 0.64 0.39 0.26 0.06 0.18 0.09 0.09 0.21 0.43 0.28 0.15 0.49 0.57 0.32 0.25 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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 20 Madhya Pradesh 9.84 14.42 8.97 5.45 3.01 3.13 2.13 1.00 0.77 0.58 0.27 0.31 4.26 6.69 3.54 3.16 21 Maharashtra 9.73 14.08 8.63 5.45 3.30 3.61 2.55 1.06 0.82 1.80 0.83 0.96 11.20 21.23 11.49 9.73 22 Manipur 0.10 0.18 0.11 0.07 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.01 23 Meghalaya 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 24 Mizoram 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 25 Nagaland 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 26 Odisha 2.73 4.17 1.67 2.49 1.22 1.53 0.80 0.73 0.55 0.76 0.21 0.55 1.68 2.12 0.81 1.32 27 Puducherry 0.04 0.05 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.05 0.03 0.02 28 Punjab 11.69 15.01 11.77 3.24 1.50 2.33 1.31 1.02 0.57 0.64 0.21 0.43 0.48 0.50 0.18 0.32 29 Rajasthan 5.93 10.61 6.73 3.87 2.85 2.60 1.85 0.75 0.04 0.14 0.04 0.10 0.67 1.38 0.65 0.73 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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 31 Tamil Nadu 2.57 4.49 2.89 1.60 0.75 1.02 0.56 0.46 0.58 0.70 0.40 0.31 2.59 3.80 1.97 1.83 32 Telangana 7.02 7.51 3.93 3.58 1.97 1.71 1.43 0.28 0.54 0.53 0.13 0.40 6.85 7.46 4.02 3.44 33 Tripura 0.05 0.13 0.05 0.08 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.01 0.02 34 Uttarakhand 0.68 0.95 0.69 0.25 0.14 0.30 0.14 0.15 0.04 0.05 0.01 0.05 0.11 0.04 0.02 0.02 35 Uttar Pradesh 23.38 33.66 17.36 16.30 4.92 8.63 3.45 5.17 1.42 1.37 0.23 1.14 1.95 6.26 1.28 4.98 36 West Bengal 3.26 7.30 3.26 4.04 0.79 1.33 0.55 0.79 0.76 1.51 0.39 1.12 1.97 5.67 1.75 3.92 All India 112.09 166.78 97.98 68.79 32.35 40.29 23.52 16.77 10.29 13.91 5.32 8.61 49.58 85.56 40.39 45.17 1. Primary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Requirement 2. Secondary Indicator of comfortable availability: Availability > Sales