Bengaluru, June 13 (IANS) Strongly rejecting allegations by Karnataka’s ruling Congress leaders that farmers are facing a fertiliser shortage, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi on Saturday asserted that there was more than adequate stock of Urea, DAP and NPK fertilisers available in the state for the ongoing Kharif‑2026 season. In a strongly worded statement, the Union Minister said the Karnataka Congress government’s claims were misleading and …
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Chandigarh, June 11 (IANS) Punjab BJP President Kewal Singh Dhillon has written a letter to Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers J.P. Nadda, urging him to ensure an uninterrupted and timely supply of DAP and urea during the paddy sowing season in the state. In the letter, Dhillon mentioned that the issue was discussed in detail during his meeting with the Union Minister on June 6. With the paddy sowing season now fully underway across Punjab, he requested that the supply of these crucial…
Bhopal, June 11 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Thursday urged Chief Minister Mohan Yadav to order a high-level inquiry into alleged irregularities in the sale and distribution of fertilisers in the state.In a statement, Singh alleged that farmers in several districts are being sold fertilisers such as DAP, SSP, and other complex fertilisers at prices higher than the printed Maximum Retail Price (MRP).He claimed that complaints received from farmers and farmer organisations sug…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The overall stock position of fertilisers in the country to meet the requirement of farmers in the current kharif season is comfortable despite the supply chain disruptions due to the West Asia conflict, according to an update provided by the Ministry of Fertilisers on Monday.”For Kharif 2026, the fertiliser requirement has been reassessed at 383.9 lakh metric tonnes (LMT). Against this, the stock, as on today, is around 197.56 LMT, which is more than 51 per cent of the …
Jaipur, May 16 (IANS) In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to conserve petrol and diesel, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Saturday travelled in an electric bus from Jaipur to Thikariya village in Bagru, where he participated in the ‘Gram Vikas Chaupal’ programme and interacted directly with villagers. The Chief Minister departed from the CM residence in Jaipur along with a team of senior administrative officials, including Police Commissioner Sachin Mittal, Manju…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) India’s fertiliser security remains strong and stable with the government having scaled up domestic production and imports to ensure availability consistently exceeds requirements of farmers across all major categories amid the Middle East crisis, a top official of the Department of Fertilisers said on Monday.The country currently holds a comfortable stock of 199.65 LMT, covering more than 51 per cent of the seasonal demand, which is a sharp increase from the usual buffe…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) India’s fertiliser stocks remain substantially higher than the requirement in states reflecting the strong opening position for the ongoing kharif season, the Department of Fertilisers said on Monday.The availability of urea is at 62.28 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) on May 3, as against a requirement of 2.66 LMT, while DAP’s availability is 20.32 LMT against 0.85 LMT requirement, MOP availability is 7.60 LMT against 0.22 LMT requirement, NPK availability is 49.71 LMT against…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) India’s fertiliser security for farmers remains strong, stable, and well-managed, with availability consistently exceeding requirement across all major fertilisers, according to an official update issued on Thursday.For Kharif 2026, the fertiliser requirement has been assessed by the Agriculture Ministry at 390.54 lakh metric tonnes (LMT). Against this, around 193.38 LMT is available as of Thursday, which works out to 50 per cent, significantly higher than the usual le…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) There is no change in the retail prices of major fertilisers in India despite a sharp rise in global prices as the government is committed to shielding farmers from global price volatility while ensuring affordability and accessibility, the Ministry of Fertilisers announced on Monday.Despite a sharp rise in global fertiliser prices — where international prices of urea have exceeded Rs 4,000 per bag — the government continues to supply urea to farmers at a highly subs…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Union Minister J.P. Nadda on Friday dismissed Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s remarks on fertiliser shortage as “politically motivated”, asserting that there is no crisis and that farmers are being misled.Taking to X, the Union Minister wrote, “The Leader of Opposition (Rajya Sabha) Mallikarjun Kharge’s statement on fertiliser shortage is a politically motivated attempt to mislead farmers and manufacture panic where none exists”.”It is unfortunate that th…