Government of India, through fertilizer companies, is actively engaging with DAP producing nations to procure additional supplies of DAP

Government of India, through fertilizer companies, is actively engaging with DAP producing nations to procure additional supplies of DAP

The requirement of DAP in the country for the ongoing Rabi 2024-25 season, as per the assessment by the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, is 52.05 LMT. Against the pro-rata requirement, for the period 01.10.2024 to 03.12.2024, of 35.52 LMT, 38.27 LMT of DAP has been made available across the States. Further, the sales of DAP during the said period is 29.22 LMT and the States are having closing stock of 9.05 LMT of DAP. 

The following steps are taken by the Government every season for ensuring timely and adequate supply of fertilizers in the country:

Government of India (GOI), through fertilizer companies, is actively engaging with DAP producing nations to procure additional supplies of DAP. Accordingly, opportunities for increasing the procurement of DAP have been explored in countries including Morocco, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Moreover, Government of India (GOI) has implemented Nutrient Based Subsidy Policy w.e.f. 01.04.2010 for Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) Fertilizers, under which subsidy is provided on notified P&K fertilizers, which includes Single Super Phosphate (SSP) also. Besides, GOI has notified Nano DAP under the Fertilizer Control Order (FCO) – 1985.

The Government of India has laid down reasonable guidelines for P&K fertilizers which ensure that P&K fertilizers are available at reasonable prices to farmers. Accordingly, all farmers are being supplied fertilizers at the subsidized rates.

This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Smt Anupriya Patel in Lok Sabha in a written reply to a question today.

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