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Date: 2026-02-10 Category: Not Applicable State: Union Government Country: India

Parliament Question: Urea Distribution by KRIBHCO and IFFCO to Cooperatives

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**Executive Summary** This document is a response to an unstarred question in Lok Sabha (No. 1622) regarding urea distribution by KRIBHCO and IFFCO to cooperative societies. The question was scheduled to be answered on February 10th, 2025. It addresses the mechanism for urea allocation, the quantity supplied to Rajasthan, measures to ensure availability, and efforts to strengthen the distribution network. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Urea Allocation and Distribution** * State-wise allocation of urea is made by the Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India. * Intra-State distribution is governed by the fertilizer distribution policy of the respective State Governments. * The Department of Fertilizers allocates urea to states monthly. * The Department of Agriculture of the respective State Government then issues distribution instructions. * **Urea Supply to Rajasthan** * District-wise details of urea supplied by KRIBHCO and IFFCO to Rajasthan over the last three years is in an annexure. * Fertilizer distribution within the State is managed by the respective State Government. * **Measures for Availability** * The Government assesses state-wise and month-wise fertilizer requirements via the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, in consultation with State Governments. * The Department of Fertilizers allocates quantities based on these requirements, issuing monthly supply plans. * The movement of major subsidized fertilizers is monitored nationally via the Integrated Fertilizer Management System (iFMS). * Weekly video conferences are held between the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, the Department of Fertilizers, and State Agriculture Officials. Corrective action is taken to dispatch fertilizers as indicated by the State Governments. * **Strengthening the Distribution Network** * Fertilizer retail outlets, including Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS), are being transformed into Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samriddhi Kendras (PMKSKs). * All subsidized fertilizers (Urea, DAP, NPK, and MOP) are supplied under the brand "Bharat" with a unified logo, under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janurvarak Pariyojna (PMBJP). * The Integrated Fertilizers Monitoring System (iFMS) is used to monitor the flow of subsidized fertilizers. * Cooperative Education Conferences and Empowerment Campaigns are conducted to improve the operational efficiency of the distribution network. **Impact Analysis** * **Central Government (Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare)** * **Impact:** Responsible for the state-wise allocation of urea, monitoring its movement, assessing requirements, and coordinating with state governments to ensure timely availability. * **Action Required:** Assess fertilizer requirements, allocate urea, monitor movement via iFMS, and conduct weekly video conferences. * **State Governments (Department of Agriculture)** * **Impact:** Responsible for intra-State distribution of urea, following the State's fertilizer policy. * **Action Required:** Issue distribution instructions, ensure implementation of the fertilizer policy, and coordinate with central government. * **Cooperative Societies, Dealers, and Retailers** * **Impact:** Involved in the intra-State distribution of urea. * **Action Required:** Follow the instructions from the State Government's Department of Agriculture. * **Farmers (especially small, marginal, and those in aspirational/underserved districts)** * **Impact:** Affected by the availability and accessibility of urea for agriculture. * **Action Required:** Utilize the cooperative distribution network and PMKSKs for access to fertilizers. * **KRIBHCO and IFFCO** * **Impact:** Key players in supplying urea to cooperative societies. * **Action Required:** Distribute urea to cooperatives based on the state government's instructions.

Key Entities Referenced

Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers: The ministry responsible for allocating urea to states through its Department of Fertilizers. KRIBHCO: One of the cooperative societies involved in the distribution of urea to cooperatives. IFFCO: One of the cooperative societies involved in the distribution of urea to cooperatives. Department of Fertilizers: A department that allocates urea quantities to States and issues monthly supply plans. Rajasthan: A specific state mentioned for distribution quantities.
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1622 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10th FEBRUARY, 2025 Urea Distribution by KRIBHCO and IFFCO to Cooperatives 1622. Shri Dushyant Singh: Will the Minister of COOPERATION (सहकारिता मंत्री) be pleased to state: (a) the present mechanism for allocation and supply of urea to cooperative societies through KRIBHCO and IFFCO, including the criteria used for distribution across States and districts; (b) the total quantity of urea supplied by KRIBHCO and IFFCO to Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS), cooperative marketing societies and other cooperative institutions during the last three years, State and district-wise for the State of Rajasthan; (c) the steps taken by the Government to ensure timely, adequate and uninterrupted availability of urea to farmers particularly those in aspirational and underserved districts such as Jhalawar–Baran, especially during peak sowing periods; and (d) the measures being taken to strengthen the cooperative distribution network to ensure easy access to urea for small and marginal farmers? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION सहकारिता मंत्री (SHRI AMIT SHAH) (a) State-wise allocation of urea is made by the Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India. The intra-State distribution of urea to cooperative societies, dealers and retailers is carried out in accordance with the fertilizer distribution policy of the respective State Government. Urea is allocated to the State on a monthly basis by the Department of Fertilizers. Upon receipt of the monthly allocation, the Department of Agriculture of respective State Government issues necessary instructions for onward distribution within the State. (b) The district wise details of the total quantity of urea supplied by KRIBHCO and IFFCO to the State of Rajasthan during the last three years, is placed at Annexure. The distribution of fertilizers within the State is done by the respective State Government. (c) Following measures are taken by the Government every season for ensuring timely and adequate availability of fertilizers across the States, including in aspirational and underserved districts such as Jhalawar–Baran: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. 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. (d) The Government is implementing several structural, digital, and financial measures to strengthen the cooperative distribution network and ensure that small and marginal farmers have easy access to urea: i) Fertilizer retail outlets, including PACS, are being transformed into Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samriddhi Kendras (PMKSKs) to function as one-stop centres for fertilizers, seeds, pesticides, soil testing and advisory services; over 38,000 PACS are functioning as PMKSKs. ii) To streamline distribution and eliminate brand confusion, all subsidized fertilizers (Urea, DAP, NPK, and MOP) are now supplied under a single brand name, "Bharat," and a unified logo under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janurvarak Pariyojna (PMBJP). iii) Monitoring the flow of subsidized fertilizers through the Integrated Fertilizers Monitoring System (iFMS). iv) Cooperative Education Conferences and Empowerment Campaigns to enhance the operational efficiency of the network at the grassroots level. *****ANNEXURE (in MT) IFFCO Year Wise Urea Supply 2025-26 (till 31-01- S.NO. DISTRICT 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2026) 1 Ajmer 21,835 18,102 18,730 17,255 2 Alwar 17,118 15,412 15,677 25,492 3 Banswara 18,227 17,752 17,208 14,308 4 Baran 15,599 13,906 26,172 24,802 5 Barmer 10,361 11,553 11,995 12,718 6 Bharatpur 10,086 10,611 11,811 15,913 7 Bhilwara 22,210 21,035 30,265 30,357 8 Bikaner 33,094 35,596 39,046 22,705 9 Bundi 21,324 18,897 23,746 23,269 10 Chittorgarh 19,285 17,859 21,290 24,878 11 Churu 13,521 12,413 15,039 9,440 12 Dausa 7,354 5,138 8,281 7,259 13 Dhaulpur 4,847 4,987 8,383 7,001 14 Dungarpur 2,221 2,033 2,233 2,070 15 Ganganagar 36,612 39,711 33,480 28,388 16 Hanumangarh 24,585 21,084 19,683 25,230 17 Jaipur 24,543 19,522 19,839 25,817 18 Jaisalmer 6,154 7,175 5,014 5,227 19 Jalor 8,917 10,010 6,969 11,093 20 Jhalawar 11,062 9,816 13,600 15,878 21 Jhunjhunu 5,689 6,357 7,347 7,407 22 Jodhpur 14,851 17,522 21,330 19,108 23 Karauli 8,114 5,647 3,795 10,376 24 Kota 21,031 17,129 22,709 26,585 25 Nagaur 20,096 18,887 24,465 28,035 26 Pali 11,379 13,433 13,950 11,711 27 Pratapgarh 8,241 8,488 9,986 7,366 28 Rajsamand 5,151 6,019 6,379 6,770 29 Sawai Madhopur 13,547 9,106 14,047 13,735 30 Sikar 10,666 7,151 10,503 11,297 31 Sirohi 10,625 14,336 9,326 9,956 32 Tonk 13,687 8,395 8,912 14,187 33 Udaipur 8,923 6,376 5,992 7,646 Grand Total 4,80,956 4,51,459 5,07,200 5,23,278(in MT) KRIBHCO Year Wise Urea Supply to RAJASTHAN Year District 2025-26 2023-24 2024-25 UPto 31 January Ajmer 1,183.590 2,116.035 2,873.700 Alwar 2,635.740 7,740.315 6,348.780 Banswara 1,088.955 1,114.650 198.000 Baran 3,440.520 2,585.250 972.000 Barmer 5,923.035 5,918.985 2,618.865 Bharatpur 2,900.340 1,322.235 129.600 Bhilwara 13,019.400 10,965.555 3,808.350 Bikaner 8,112.420 7,856.460 7,813.035 Bundi 9,120.465 9,036.135 5,168.250 Chittorgarh 9,060.750 6,958.395 4,680.450 Churu 5,433.930 3,852.405 3,623.085 Dausa 524.700 547.650 1,172.700 Dungarpur 801.450 803.025 114.075 Ganganagar 8,340.930 6,226.380 9,255.510 Hanumangarh 22,560.300 14,538.060 9,911.745 Jaipur 13,171.185 10,179.990 7,667.775 Jaisalmer 2,838.330 5,202.315 1,676.475 Jalore 2,886.570 3,841.695 3,755.970 Jhalawar 1,706.940 1,441.800 936.900 Jhunjhunu 1,081.350 472.950 374.850 Jodhpur 12,861.495 9,642.600 6,887.205 Karauli 66.375 - - KBSK-Suratgarh 1,487.700 1,365.570 1,996.155 Kota 9,342.270 9,002.835 6,599.070 Nagaur 6,883.830 7,633.710 6,035.940 Pali 455.850 1,992.150 1,994.850 Pratapgarh 1,386.000 1,968.525 868.050 Rajsamand 2,281.815 1,789.065 278.865 Sawai Madhopur 422.550 132.750 - Sikar 1,406.115 2,172.600 1,512.900 Sirohi 367.650 2,848.725 1,918.350 Tonk 962.550 2,538.495 1,595.115 Udaipur 5,372.145 4,090.455 252.900 Grand Total 1,59,127.245 1,47,897.765 1,03,039.515

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