New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The government’s subsidy payment for fertilisers is likely to go up by around Rs 15,000 crore during the April-June quarter of the current financial year due to the rising costs of imports triggered by the West Asia crisis, source said.Additional Secretary, Department of Fertilisers, Aparna S. Sharma, on Monday, confirmed the rise but did not specify by how much.”The subsidy bill will go up, but by what percentage is something I cannot say.”Despite the cost pressures, …
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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 24 (IANS) India’s fertiliser security remains strong, stable and well-managed, with availability consistently exceeding requirement across all major fertilisers, the government said on Friday, dismissing recent claims of shortages as unfounded.According to the Department of Fertilisers, data from the recently concluded Rabi 2025–26 season, as well as the ongoing financial year, indicate a comfortable and well-buffered supply position across the country.”The Department of Fer…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The government announced on Wednesday that, based on available inventory and scheduled LNG cargo arrivals, the overall gas allocation to fertiliser plants is being further enhanced by 5 per cent to reach approximately 95 per cent of their six-month average consumption, with effect from April 9.The announcement comes in the wake of the ceasefire between the US and Israel, which is expected to open up the Strait of Hormuz for ships stranded in the Persian Gulf to sail thr…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved a proposal of the Department of Fertilisers for fixing the Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) rates for this year’s kharif season (from April 1 to September 30) on Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilisers.The tentative budgetary requirement for the kharif season this year will be approximately Rs 41,533.81 crore. This is approximately Rs 4,317 crore more than the budgetary requirement for…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The Department of Fertilisers exchanging Green Ammonia agreements for 11 projects under the National Green Hydrogen Mission will reduce carbon emissions and ensure long-term energy security and self-reliance, said Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers, JP Nadda on Tuesday.He called the exchange of Green Ammonia Agreements a historic step in India’s journey towards sustainable fertilizer production, adding that the initiative reflects the government’s unwavering…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The government assured the Parliament on Friday that adequate fertiliser stocks are available to meet the requirements of farmers during the ongoing Rabi 2025–26 season and beyond.In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Anupriya Patel said that as of March 23, the country had 53.08 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of urea, 21.80 LMT of DAP, 7.98 LMT of MOP, and 48.38 LMT of NPKS in reserve, ensuring sufficient supply…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The Department of Fertilisers has secured long‑term agreements and memoranda of understanding with resource‑rich nations to ensure a stable supply for domestic production of fertilisers and thus mitigate geopolitical risks, an official statement said on Friday.To boost domestic substitution, the government is encouraging capacity expansion under the Nutrient‑Based Subsidy scheme, Union Minister JP Nadda said in Lok Sabha.The government reiterated its commitment t…