Question : PRICES AND DISTRIBUTION OF FERTILIZERS



(a) the fertilizers under the price distribution and movement control at the Central Government;

(b) the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of these fertilizers; and

(c) the names of decontrolled fertilizers and chemicals with their MRP?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI S. B. MOOKHERJEE)

(a) & (b): Urea is the only fertilizer which is at present statutorily covered under price, distribution and movement control. Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of urea statutorily notified at present is Rs. 4600 per tonne exclusive of the Central Sales Tax, the State Sales Tax and other local taxes wherever levied.

(c): Since the chemicals are decontrolled, the Government does not fix their prices. The MRPs of decontrolled phoshatic and potassic fertilizers, covered under the Concession Scheme, are indicated by the Union Government. The MRPs of Single Super Phosphates are indicated by the respective State Governments. Indicative MRPs of the decontrolled phoshatic and potassic fertilizers at present are as follows:


Name of the fertilizers	Indicative MRPs	(Rs. per tonne)
Di-Ammonium Phosphate(DAP) 8900
Muriate of Potash (MOP) 4255
Complexes
10:26:26 7880 12:32:16 7960 14:28:14 7820 14:35:14 8100 15:15:15 6620 16:20:0 6740 17:17:17 7680 19:19:19 7840 20:20:0 6880 23:23:0 7540 28:28:0 8520