Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers DV Sadananda Gowda has said that there is no scarcity of fertilizers across the country during the ongoing kharif season. 

 

He added prepositioning in adequate quantities has been done in consultations with the state governments.

 

The Department of Fertilizers is continuously monitoring the situation and is committed to make adequate supply of urea to meet the demand of farmers during the ongoing kharif season. 

 

Gowda added that the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendara Modi is very particular about ensuring supply of fertilisers in adequate quantity at affordable prices to farmers within requisite time.

 

In a meeting with Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Gowda assured that adequate availability of urea in Madhya Pradesh is being made per the demand. 

 

Chouhan said that though there is no scarcity of urea in the state so far, the consumption of urea has increased due to higher rainfall in this monsoon and commensurate increase in sowing by 47% as compared to corresponding period last year. 

 

Gowda assured that adequate supply of urea will be made available to Madhya Pradesh in the coming days. Till June, the state has received nearly 55,000 MT of additional urea and 19,000 MT has been allocated on July 3, 2020 in addition to the July supply plan. 

 

In Madhya Pradesh, DBT sales of urea has increased by 176% and 167% in the month of May and June respectively as compared to corresponding month last year. However, urea availability position in Madhya Pradesh is comfortable at present and there is a closing stock of 4.63 lakh MT in the state as on July 4, 2020.