National Fertilizers Ltd (NFL), a PSU under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has registered a 71 percent growth in fertilizer sales in the month of April 2020. 

 

Despite the stringent restrictions in the country due to COVID-19 lockdown, the company recorded fertilizer sales of 3.62 lakh MT in April' 20 compared to 2.12 lakh MT in the same period last year.

 

During COVID-19 lockdown, the company had to face a lot of logistics hurdles but despite that it has left no stone unturned to make fertilizers available to farmers during this crucial period. 

 

Manoj Mishra, CMD, NFL appreciated the efforts of the marketing team for achieving this highest-ever growth in sales in the month of April 2020.

 

NFL produces urea at its five plants located at Nangal and Bathinda in Punjab, Panipat in Haryana and two plants at Vijaipur in Madhya Pradesh. The company has a production capacity of 35.68 lakh MT of urea but despite that the company has recorded the highest ever sale of 57 lakh MT in 2019-20, continuously for the fifth time in a row. 

 

Apart from this to support the efforts of the government to fight COVID-19, NFL employees have contributed one day’s salary of Rs. 88 lakh towards the PM CARES Fund but have also contributed an amount of Rs. 63.94 lakhs under CSR towards PM Cares Fund so in toto the company has contributed a total of Rs. 1.52 crore towards PM Cares Fund.