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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