Question : REVISION OF UREA PRICES

(a) whether some States are not getting the required quantity of fertilizer due to the pending decision for revising the price of urea and other fertilizers;

(b) if so, the latest details of the demand and supply of the quantity of urea and other fertilizers in each State;

(c) the target of production for urea and other fertilizers in the country; and

(d) the reason for delay in the release of adequate quantity of fertilizers to States?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILISERS

(SHRI SATYA BRATA MOOKHERJEE)

(a), (b) & (d): Urea is the only fertiliser which is under price, distribution and movement control of Government of India and for which allocations are made under Essential Commodities Act (ECA). All other fertilisers are decontrolled and their availability is governed by the market forces of demand and supply. The price revision of urea was last made in February, 2000 and the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of urea is currently Rs.4600/- per tonne. The MRP of Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP), Muriate of Potash (MOP) and complex fertilisers had been determined by the Central Government for current year.

The Government of India monitors the availability of major fertilisers namely urea, DAP and MOP. A Statement indicating the State-wise requirement and availability of these fertilisers for Rabi’2000-2001 are given in Annexure-I. There was no delay in allocation of urea to the State Governments and the demand of each State is being met in full.

(c): The target of production of fertilisers in nutrient terms in the country for the year 2000-2001 is given below:-

(Lakh MTs)
Nutrient Target
Nitrogen (N) 112.14
Phosphate (P) 39.93

 Urea DAP	MOP
Sl. State	Requirement	Avail./	Requriement	Avail./	Requirement Availabt./
No.	Rabi 2000-01	Supply	Rabi 2000-01	Supply Rabi 2000-01 Supply	upto 31.10.2000	upto 31.10.2000	upto 31.10.2000
1 ANDHRA PRADESH	1102.00	378.73	325.00	86.36	120.00	46.46
2 KARNATAKA 390.00	161.96	140.00	41.92	100.00	29.44
3 KERALA 60.00 22.02 5.00 2.82 65.00	21.79
4 TAMIL NADU 515.00	130.92	140.00	61.95	215.00	46.58
5 GUJARAT 625.00 74.65	260.00	57.88 65.00	30.48
6 MADHYA PRADESH 700.00	312.25	360.00 154.63 30.00	13.32
7 MAHARASHTRA 760.00	224.16	230.00	93.14 125.00	32.23
8 RAJASTHAN 650.00	173.47	210.00 106.72 5.00 2.78
9 GOA 1.70 2.02 0.20 0.03 0.40 0.02
10 HARYANA 800.00	274.79	280.00 209.64 7.50 6.23
11 PUNJAB	1110.00	341.53	430.00 248.02 10.00	21.11
12 UTTAR PRADESH	2315.00	730.46	900.00 423.97 90.00	80.02
13 HIMACHALPRADESH 22.00 5.65 0.50 0.00 4.00 2.33
14 JAMMU & KASHMIR 47.81 11.91 29.23 7.13 7.10 1.02
15 DELHI 20.00 1.37 8.00 0.03 0.50 0.00
16 BIHAR 700.00	235.16	200.00	87.94 80.00	55.15
17 ORISSA 140.00	100.22 50.00	19.54 40.00	12.22
18 WEST BENGAL 690.00	169.20	320.00	89.21 225.00	50.14
19 ASSAM 82.00 45.23 34.97	15.05 34.34	16.00
20 MANIPUR 8.50 2.14 1.50 0.00 1.00 0.00
21 MEGHALAYA 2.75 0.43 0.80 0.00 0.25 0.02
22 NAGALAND 0.32 0.00 0.37 0.00 0.03 0.00
23 SIKKIM 0.55 0.20 0.45 0.00 0.10 0.00
24 TRIPURA 9.35 6.94 1.00 0.00 2.57 0.02
25 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 0.38 0.17 0.15 0.00 0.10 0.00
26 MIZORAM 0.50 0.06 0.85 0.00 0.70 0.02
27 Others 11.70 3.93 5.17 1.25 4.45 1.18
Total 10764.56 3409.55 3933.19 1707.21 1233.04 468.53