(a) whether chemical fertilizers are imported by the Government institutions;
(b) if so, the mechanism in place to administer and supervise the import contracts;
(c) whether the Government has given import permission to certain private institutions also;
(d) if so, the reasons therefor alongwith the names of the said institutions; and
(e) The institution wise quantity of fertilizers imported by the said institutions during each of the last three years and current year?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI SRIKANT KUMAR JENA)
(a) & (b) Urea is the only fertilizer under statutory price control and it is imported
for direct agriculture use on Government account through State Trading
Enterprises (STEs) i.e. MMTC, STC and IPL to bridge the gap between
assessed demand and indigenous availability. Government is also importing
approximately 2 million MTs urea through IFFCO & KRIBHCO from Oman India
Fertiliser Company (OMIFCO) under Long Term Urea Off Take Agreement
(UOTA) between GOI & OMIFCO. The details of urea imported on Government
account during last three years and current year up to 31st October 2010 are as
under: -
(Qty. In lakh MT)
Year IPL MMTC STC OMIFCO TOTAL
2007-08 22.61 27.76 18.91 69.28 2008-09 18.09 11.58 7.94 19.06 56.67 2009-10 14.39 10.27 6.82 20.62 52.10 2010-11(upto 31.10.10) 15.18 1.74 7.12 12.42 36.46
(Quantity in Lakh MT) Sl Supplier`s 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11@ No. Phosp- MOP# Phosp- MOP# Phosp- MOP# Phosp- MOP# hatic hatic hatic hatic Ferti- Ferti- Ferti- Ferti- lizers$ lizers$ lizers$ lizers$
1 Chambal Fertilizers 0.34 2.26 0.57 1.36 0.75 3.22 0.94 & Chemicals Ltd.
2 Coromandal Intern- 3.80 1.19 4.13 1.15 4.06 ational Limited
3 Tungbhadra Fertilizers 0.39 0.43 & Chemicals Ltd.
4 Deepak Fertilizers & 0.63 0.80 4.49 0.60 Petrochemicals Ltd.
5 Fertilizers & Chemicals 0.74 0.50 Travancore Ltd.
6 Gujarat Narmada 0.83 0.18 Valley Fertilizers Company Ltd.
7 Gujarat State 0.15 0.78 Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited
8 Indian Potash Limited 23.95 17.08 30.78 28.33 29.55 24.29 31.59 16.21
9 Indian Farmers Fertilizers Cooperative Ltd. 2.50 6.87 21.62 4.04 15.88 5.93 11.53 6.53
10 Krishak Bharati Cooperative Ltd. 1.15 0.90 3.88
11 Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd. 1.03 0.66 0.52 1.73 0.57 2.07 0.88
12 MMTC Ltd. 0.82 0.28
13 MOSAIC India (P) Limited 1.60 3.37 5.05 4.48
14 Nagarjuna Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited 1.73 1.23
15 National Fertilizers Limited 0.61 0.50
16 Paradip Phosphate Limited 1.79 0.47 2.77 1.13 1.58 1.60 1.51
17 Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd. 0.27 2.38 1.31 5.89 2.97 5.24 1.02 1.60
18 Shriram Fertilizers & Chemicals 0.95 0.38
19 Tata Chemicals Limited 0.14 3.28 1.61 4.47 0.67 3.12 2.56 2.74
20 Zuari Industries Limited 0.01 5.32 2.66 4.74 2.20 4.65 4.77 4.95
TOTAL 28.47 44.32 66.32 56.72 61.69 52.87 71.76 42.63