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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3651 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 13.03.2026
Shortage of Urea
†3651. SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:
Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that farmers in various States of the country are facing shortage
of urea at present and they are not getting adequate quantity of urea;
(b) if so, the details of total production, import, demand and availability of urea in the
country during the last three years, State-wise and year-wise;
(c) whether the shortfall in urea is due to decline in domestic production, reduction in
imports, failure of supply chain or irregularities in distribution, if so, the main reason
for the said shortage in the country;
(d) whether the Government acknowledges that the concerned departments and
agencies have failed to work at the expected level in ensuring availability of urea, if
so, the details thereof; and
(e) the concrete and prompt steps taken to provide adequate and on-time availability of
urea to the farmers?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS
(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)
(a) to (e) 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.-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) 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 view of above, the availability of Urea has remained adequate across the States during
the last 3 years and in the current year (2025–26, till 09.03.2026). The State-wise
information regarding requirement, availability and sales of Urea during the said period is
placed at Annexure.
However, the year-wise total quantity of Urea production in the country for the period of
last three years 2022-23 to 2024-25 is as below:
Production of Urea from 2023-24 to 2024-25
Qty in LMT
Year Actual Urea Production
2022-23 284.94
2023-24 314.10
2024-25 306.67
Sources: dbtfert.nic.in
Furthermore, the year-wise quantity of Urea imports in the country for the period of last
three years from 2022-23 to 2024-25 is as below:
Import of Urea from 2022-23 to 2024-25
Qty in LMT
Year Urea Imported Quantity
2022-23 75.80
2023-24 70.42
2024-25 56.47
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Annexure
Annexure referred in reply to part (a) to ( e) of Lok Sabha admitted Un-Starred Question No. 3651 to be answered on 13/03/2026
REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF UREA DURING LAST 3 YEARS & ONGOING 2025-26 (TILL 09.03.26)
fig. in LMT
2025-26 (TILL 09.03.26) 2024-25 2023-24 2022-23
S.N State Require Availabili DBT Require Availabili DBT Requirem Availabili DBT Requirem Availabi DBT
o ment ty Sales ment ty Sales ent ty Sales ent lity Sales
1 Andaman and Nicobar 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
Islands
2 Andhra Pradesh 14.84 18.36 16.41 15.90 18.68 15.70 15.73 17.89 14.99 16.65 18.39 15.87
3 Arunachal Pradesh 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
4 Assam 3.17 4.63 4.24 3.28 4.48 4.10 3.46 4.56 3.73 3.85 4.07 3.56
5 Bihar 23.15 26.67 24.29 22.87 27.64 25.60 22.63 27.46 23.24 22.80 24.68 21.96
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 9.94 11.46 9.40 8.90 12.03 10.07 8.40 11.37 8.99 8.74 10.57 8.38
8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01
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 0.25 0.24 0.20 0.23 0.43 0.40 0.00 0.37 0.32 0.20 0.32 0.28
11 Goa 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.02
12 Gujarat 24.10 24.84 22.75 25.60 25.82 24.23 24.71 26.78 24.30 24.00 27.30 24.73
13 Haryana 21.10 25.03 22.44 21.50 25.32 22.65 20.63 24.86 21.77 21.50 23.68 20.46
14 Himachal Pradesh 0.65 0.92 0.75 0.71 0.81 0.65 0.68 0.82 0.68 0.76 0.85 0.74
15 Jammu and kashmir 1.31 2.05 1.46 1.48 2.05 1.36 1.40 2.01 1.45 1.68 1.93 1.60
16 Jharkhand 2.79 3.54 3.04 2.65 4.11 3.73 2.47 3.74 3.04 2.60 3.04 2.56
17 Karnataka 17.91 20.68 17.42 17.25 22.63 19.17 16.10 21.02 15.65 17.20 22.22 18.21
18 Kerala 1.09 1.27 1.07 1.11 1.37 1.15 1.19 1.13 0.96 1.23 1.32 1.12
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 40.24 45.56 41.77 35.38 42.43 38.09 33.46 41.73 34.37 33.00 36.94 32.39
21 Maharashtra 25.73 30.65 25.95 23.73 32.72 26.41 23.74 31.06 23.48 25.29 30.39 24.66
22 Manipur 0.19 0.20 0.19 0.25 0.16 0.14 0.30 0.26 0.25 0.22 0.35 0.31
23 Meghalaya 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.02 0.05 0.04 0.02 0.01 0.00
24 Mizoram 0.07 0.11 0.11 0.08 0.25 0.20 0.07 0.15 0.13 0.09 0.11 0.10
25 Nagaland 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01
26 Odisha 5.92 8.32 6.76 6.05 8.15 6.67 5.46 7.70 5.84 5.84 7.08 5.60
27 Puducherry 0.14 0.14 0.13 0.16 0.16 0.15 0.16 0.15 0.13 0.15 0.18 0.17
28 Punjab 29.21 34.29 30.06 26.50 36.70 32.56 29.48 37.35 30.68 29.25 34.90 29.45
29 Rajasthan 25.31 30.91 27.66 26.20 29.43 26.40 24.28 29.23 25.39 21.50 27.91 25.17
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 10.31 12.23 10.81 10.91 12.61 10.92 10.23 11.86 10.11 9.96 11.38 10.05
32 Telangana 19.06 20.86 20.15 20.20 22.15 20.08 18.94 23.77 19.03 18.39 21.63 18.83
33 Tripura 0.17 0.21 0.15 0.18 0.24 0.17 0.24 0.26 0.14 0.27 0.28 0.19
34 Uttarakhand 1.92 2.39 2.11 2.03 2.60 2.31 1.84 2.67 2.31 2.20 2.38 2.05
35 Uttar Pradesh 78.50 89.32 78.49 77.00 91.72 79.18 76.15 91.83 74.53 77.50 87.39 74.72
36 West Bengal 13.70 17.49 13.72 13.80 19.05 15.77 14.32 17.34 12.20 14.25 16.49 14.05
All India 370.84 432.44 381.59 364.01 443.83 387.92 356.08 437.47 357.81 359.19 415.82 357.26