(a) the quantity of fertilizers imported during each of the last three years and the increase
of import each year during the said period;
(b) whether the Government have tested the imported fertilizers; and
(c) if so, the date-wise details and the result thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS( SHRI S.B. MOOKHERJEE )
(a): Urea is the only fertilizer which is under statutory price and movement control and
whose imports are made on Government account to bridge the gap between the requirement
and indigenous availability. The other major fertilizers namely DAP and MOP have been
decontrolled since 24.08.1992. With the decanalisation of DAP w.e.f. 17.9.1992 and MOP
w.e.f. 17.6.1993, the import of these fertilizers is being made on private trade account. The
details of import of these fertilizers and its increase since 1998-99 onwards are as under:
Year Urea Increase DAP Increase MOP Increase (LMT) over last year (LMT) over last year (LMT) over last year (%) (%) (%)Besides the above, fertilizer companies have also been permitted to import urea for their captive consumption.
1998-1999 5.56 - 21.05 44.18 25.70 35.26 1999-2000 5.33 - 32.68 55.25 28.98 12.76 2000-01 Nil - 8.60 - 25.68 -
(Number of ships) Year Inspection Deviation on account of particle size/moisture content 1998-1999 201 8 1999-2000 269 4 2000-2001 158 1