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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4715 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 20.03.2026
Surge in Fertiliser Imports
4715. Shri Subbarayan K:
Will the Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the sales and imports of various fertilizers have surged during
April-January 2025-26 while the Government was aiming to cut Urea and Diammonium
Phosphate (DAP) consumption by introducing nano variants of the fertilizers;
(b) if so, the details of the domestic production of Urea and DAP financial year along with
the import and total sale of the said fertilizers during the year 2025-26 so far; and
(c) the reasons for the surge in the consumption of fertilisers during the said period?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS
(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)
(a) to (c): 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. The
requirement of fertilizers is assessed taking into account the projected gross cropped
area, irrigated area, last three seasons’ consumption pattern and crop wise
recommended dose of fertilizers as per soil Health fertility status etc. On the basis of
requirement projected, Department of Fertilizers allocates adequate quantities of
fertilizers to States by issuing monthly supply plan.
Further, the gap between demand (requirement) and Indigenous production of fertilizers
is met through imports well in advance to ensure adequate and timely availability of
fertilizers in the country.-2-
Accordingly, the information regarding domestic production, imports and sales of Urea
and DAP during April-January 2025-26 and April-January 2024-25 is as under:
Fertilizer Domestic Production Imports Sales
2024-25 2025-26 2024-25 2025-26 2024-25 2025-26
Urea 258.48 251.26 48.70 89.30 345.86 352.61
DAP 34.25 33.71 43.09 60.16 90.31 91.36
However, the Government of India, under the Fertilizer Control Order, 1985, has notified
various Nano Nitrogen fertilizers viz. Nano Urea and Nano DAP.
The sales of Nano Urea and Nano DAP during April-January 2025-26 stands at 182.50
lakh and 144.93 lakh bottles (500 ml equivalent), respectively.
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