(a) whether the Government proposes to withdraw the nutrient based subsidy on fertilizers;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the private sector industries are contemplating to increase the prices of fertilizers; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI SRIKANT KUMAR JENA)
(a) & (b) No, Madam.
(c) & (d) The Government has introduced Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Policy in respect of Phosphatic
& Potassic fertilizers w.e.f. 1.4.2010. However, the Government has decided that under the Nutrient
Based Subsidy for 2010-11, subsidy for the nutrients `N`, `P`, `K` & `S` will be fixed in such a
manner that the farm gate prices of non-urea fertilizers are as far as possible, near the current
prices so that the farmers are not adversely affected.