Parliament Question: Strengthening the Supply of Fertilizers

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *192 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 31.07.2026 Strengthening the Supply of Fertilizers *192. Shri Zia Ur Rehman:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has made any assessment regarding the impact of fluctuations in fertilizer availability during peak sowing seasons;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether any mechanism has been developed to ensure uninterrupted supply of fertilizers to farmers; and

(d) if so, the details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the table of the House. *******-2- STATEMENT REFERRED TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *192 FOR

31.07.2026 REGARDING “STRENGTHENING THE SUPPLY OF FERTILIZERS” TABLED BY SHRI ZIA UR REHMAN.

(a) to (d) Following steps are taken by the Government every season for ensuring

timely and adequate availability of 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. On the basis of requirement projected by DA&FW, Department of Fertilizers (DoF) allocates adequate quantities of fertilizers to States by issuing monthly supply plan and continuously monitors the availability.

(ii) 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).

(iii) The gap between demand (requirement) and production for Urea & other fertilizers is met through imports. The import for the season is also finalized well in advance to ensure timely availability.

(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 is done with the 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/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/UTs in the Rabi 2025-26 season and during the ongoing Kharif 2026 season. The information regarding requirement, availability, sales and closing stock of these fertilizers in the States/UTs during Rabi 2025-26 season is placed at Annexure A whereas the said information for Kharif 2026 season, i.e. from 01.04.2026 to 26.07.2026, is placed at Annexure B.

*******-3- Annexure-A STATE WISE REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY, SALES & CLOSING STOCK OF FERTILIZERS DURING THE RABI 2025-26 fig. in LMT UREA DAP MOP NPKS S.No State Closing Closing Closing Closing Require- Availab- DBT Stock as Require- Availab- DBT Sales Stock as Require- Availab- DBT Sales Stock as Require- Availab- DBT Sales Stock as on on on on ment ility Sales 31.03.26 ment ility 31.03.26 ment ility 31.03.26 ment ility 31.03.26 1 Andaman and Nicobar 0.00 0.01 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 Islands 2 Andhra Pradesh 9.38 11.71 9.56 2.16 2.20 3.78 2.89 0.89 1.00 1.35 0.96 0.40 9.50 12.61 9.14 3.47 3 Arunachal Pradesh 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 0.00 4 Assam 1.65 2.79 2.26 0.52 0.28 0.68 0.45 0.23 0.36 0.51 0.28 0.23 0.35 0.36 0.21 0.15 5 Bihar 13.50 17.37 14.59 2.78 3.90 6.13 4.66 1.47 1.50 1.83 1.40 0.44 3.50 5.69 3.58 2.11 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 2.88 5.17 2.56 2.62 1.00 2.16 1.11 1.05 0.50 0.64 0.14 0.51 0.60 2.15 0.38 1.77 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 0.15 0.15 0.11 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 11 Goa 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 12 Gujarat 13.90 15.91 13.94 1.96 2.90 3.41 2.91 0.50 0.64 0.77 0.56 0.22 4.50 5.83 3.93 1.90 13 Haryana 11.60 14.77 11.88 2.89 2.70 3.35 2.70 0.64 0.30 0.38 0.14 0.23 1.20 0.52 0.25 0.27 14 Himachal Pradesh 0.33 0.59 0.44 0.15 0.01 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.26 0.26 0.17 0.09 15 Jammu and kashmir 0.68 1.33 0.69 0.65 0.24 0.41 0.22 0.18 0.13 0.24 0.09 0.15 0.02 0.04 0.01 0.04 16 Jharkhand 1.20 1.81 1.30 0.51 0.25 0.67 0.47 0.20 0.02 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.30 0.51 0.25 0.26 17 Karnataka 7.60 10.48 7.78 2.70 1.98 4.19 2.49 1.70 0.97 1.76 0.98 0.78 7.20 13.52 7.67 5.85 18 Kerala 0.62 0.71 0.55 0.16 0.08 0.20 0.11 0.09 0.50 0.60 0.40 0.20 0.61 0.95 0.61 0.34 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 23.00 28.90 24.17 4.74 7.50 7.62 6.00 1.61 1.00 1.02 0.58 0.44 11.50 8.63 5.09 3.54 21 Maharashtra 11.25 16.65 11.55 5.09 2.60 4.96 2.71 2.25 1.50 1.78 0.96 0.82 12.00 23.14 10.84 12.31 22 Manipur 0.09 0.12 0.07 0.05 0.01 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.05 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 23 Meghalaya 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 24 Mizoram 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 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 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 26 Odisha 1.90 3.65 1.96 1.68 0.75 1.46 0.82 0.64 0.25 0.57 0.21 0.36 0.90 1.63 0.81 0.82 27 Puducherry 0.08 0.08 0.07 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.05 0.08 0.05 0.03 28 Punjab 15.00 19.43 15.45 3.97 4.50 5.77 4.30 1.47 0.60 0.70 0.29 0.41 1.50 1.01 0.63 0.38 29 Rajasthan 15.00 20.73 16.85 3.89 3.33 4.57 3.76 0.81 0.10 0.15 0.10 0.06 1.50 1.85 1.17 0.68 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 6.50 7.74 6.37 1.37 1.55 2.16 1.60 0.57 1.80 1.39 1.06 0.32 5.14 7.17 4.82 2.35 32 Telangana 10.40 12.01 11.15 0.86 1.45 2.55 2.00 0.54 0.65 0.93 0.60 0.34 7.00 9.47 5.78 3.71 33 Tripura 0.10 0.15 0.08 0.07 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.02 34 Uttarakhand 1.01 1.34 1.06 0.28 0.15 0.44 0.26 0.18 0.05 0.06 0.02 0.04 0.20 0.12 0.08 0.04 35 Uttar Pradesh 40.00 51.51 40.14 11.37 14.00 17.60 12.55 5.05 1.50 2.25 1.26 0.99 7.50 11.16 6.37 4.80 36 West Bengal 8.20 12.43 8.76 3.67 1.99 3.19 2.37 0.83 2.20 2.54 1.53 1.01 7.00 10.66 7.01 3.65 All India 196.06 257.59 203.39 54.22 53.43 75.41 54.47 20.93 15.69 19.63 11.62 8.01 82.38 17.43 68.88 48.59Annexure- B STATE WISE REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY, SALES & CLOSING STOCK OF FERTILIZERS DURING THE ONGOING KHARIF 2026 (FROM 01.04.26 TO 26.07.26) fig. in LMT UREA DAP MOP NPKS Closing Closing Closing Closing S.No State Require- Availab- DBT Stock as Requirem Availab- DBT Sales Stock as Require- Availab- DBT Sales Stock as Require- Availab- DBT Sales Stock as on on on on ment ility Sales 19.07.26 ent ility 19.07.26 ment ility 19.07.26 ment ility 19.07.26 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 3.64 6.64 2.80 3.84 0.78 1.73 0.84 0.89 0.39 0.73 0.32 0.42 2.10 6.65 2.70 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 1.32 2.12 1.71 0.41 0.20 0.41 0.27 0.14 0.14 0.43 0.20 0.22 0.14 0.28 0.11 0.18 5 Bihar 4.62 8.15 3.56 4.60 1.59 2.29 0.92 1.37 0.84 0.83 0.13 0.70 1.88 3.28 0.75 2.53 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 5.88 7.48 5.20 2.28 2.49 1.98 1.45 0.53 0.63 0.82 0.52 0.30 2.00 2.30 1.61 0.70 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 6.20 8.55 5.93 2.62 2.54 2.28 1.64 0.65 0.31 0.41 0.21 0.20 3.42 4.26 2.35 1.91 13 Haryana 6.38 9.89 7.77 2.13 1.30 1.63 1.20 0.44 0.42 0.38 0.14 0.24 0.33 0.43 0.16 0.27 14 Himachal Pradesh 0.17 0.42 0.28 0.15 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.09 0.09 0.06 0.03 15 Jammu and kashmir 0.60 1.15 0.78 0.36 0.18 0.29 0.19 0.10 0.08 0.15 0.11 0.04 0.01 0.06 0.02 0.04 16 Jharkhand 1.44 2.15 1.09 1.06 0.43 0.41 0.25 0.16 0.04 0.06 0.01 0.05 0.53 0.60 0.28 0.31 17 Karnataka 6.58 8.93 4.85 4.08 2.76 3.27 2.38 0.89 1.33 1.60 0.80 0.81 7.61 12.42 7.13 5.30 18 Kerala 0.32 0.66 0.41 0.25 0.07 0.18 0.10 0.08 0.22 0.44 0.30 0.15 0.52 0.59 0.34 0.26 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 10.42 14.99 9.65 5.34 3.34 3.37 2.30 1.07 0.78 0.61 0.28 0.33 4.38 6.78 3.67 3.12 21 Maharashtra 10.32 14.56 9.35 5.21 3.47 3.70 2.69 1.01 0.88 1.83 0.89 0.94 11.96 21.74 12.19 9.55 22 Manipur 0.11 0.18 0.12 0.06 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01 23 Meghalaya 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 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 0.02 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 2.97 4.29 1.93 2.36 1.33 1.60 0.91 0.70 0.59 0.79 0.24 0.55 1.82 2.28 0.94 1.34 27 Puducherry 0.04 0.06 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 12.10 15.47 12.29 3.18 1.55 2.45 1.37 1.08 0.58 0.64 0.22 0.42 0.49 0.50 0.19 0.31 29 Rajasthan 6.42 10.97 7.65 3.32 3.07 2.66 1.99 0.66 0.05 0.14 0.05 0.09 0.74 1.39 0.67 0.72 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 2.72 4.66 3.01 1.65 0.80 1.10 0.59 0.51 0.61 0.72 0.41 0.31 2.72 3.86 2.04 1.82 32 Telangana 7.26 7.88 4.27 3.61 2.04 1.93 1.62 0.31 0.57 0.54 0.15 0.39 7.18 7.68 4.49 3.18 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 0.71 0.96 0.74 0.22 0.15 0.30 0.15 0.15 0.04 0.05 0.01 0.05 0.12 0.04 0.02 0.02 35 Uttar Pradesh 25.04 35.11 19.97 15.14 5.29 8.80 3.88 4.93 1.51 1.38 0.24 1.13 2.09 6.42 1.41 5.02 36 West Bengal 3.45 7.48 3.48 4.00 0.83 1.38 0.60 0.79 0.81 1.52 0.41 1.11 2.13 5.76 1.91 3.86 All India 118.81 173.06 107.07 66.01 34.28 41.90 25.40 16.50 10.86 14.14 5.65 8.51 52.34 87.57 43.09 44.48