Rashtriya Chemicals Fertilizers (RCF), a PSU under Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India has registered an increase of 35.5 percent in NPK fertilizers SUPHALA sale in the month of April 2020 as compared to April 2019.
Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister DV Sadananda Gowda said, "Different fertiliser PSUs under his ministry are working hard to assist Indian farmers overcoming difficulties of lockdown announced to curb COVID-19 pandemic."
Gowda added that besides the department of Fertilisers, he himself is in touch with his counterparts in agriculture ministries/other departments at centre and in states/UTs to facilitate production, transit and distribution of the required fertilisers during the sowing season.
In a tweet, SC Mudgerikar, CMD, RCF said, "During this difficult times of COVID-19 pandemic, RCF ensured continuous supply of fertilizers to the farmers with the help of the agriculture department of Maharashtra."
For the safety of farmers, fertilizers are being delivered at the farm boundary. Apart from this RCF’s Trombay unit has set a new milestone in energy efficiency of 6.178 MKcal/MT.
RCF, a Mini Ratna, is a leading producer of fertilizers and chemicals in the country. It manufactures urea, complex fertilizers, bio-fertilizers, micro-nutrients, water soluble fertilizers, soil conditioners and a wide range of industrial chemicals. The company is a household name in rural India with brands Ujjwala (urea) and Suphala (complex fertilizers) which carry high brand equity.
Besides fertilizer products, RCF also produces a large number of industrial chemicals that are important for the manufacture of dyes, solvents, leather, pharmaceuticals and a host of other industrial products.
