1. National Conference on Agriculture for RABI 2016-17

2. AVAILABILITY OF FERTILIZERS DURING KHARIF 2016
(APRIL’16 TO AUGUST’16).
Month wise Average
<Figures in LMT>
Product
Requirement
Availability
Sales
Urea
25.01
41.74
23.65
DAP
8.67
16.60
5.82
MOP
2.92
4.30
1.96
NPK
8.86
16.00
6.02

3. Cumulative Requirement, Availability and Sales during Kharif-16
<Figures in LMT>
Product
Requirement
Availability
Sales
Urea
125.06
135.20
118.23
DAP
43.33
44.61
29.17
MOP
14.60
12.51
9.79
NPK
44.31
42.72
30.31
There was no scarcity of any fertilizers.

4. Requirement Assessed in Zonal Conference for RABI 2016-17.
<Figures in LMT>
UREA
DAP
MOP
NPK
SSP
Total
151.32
52.45
18.40
53.70
33.57
309.44
* Without reserve allocation.

5. Steps taken by DOF to ensure availability of fertilizers during Rabi 2016-17.
All the fertilizers manufacturing companies have been asked to produce at their full capacity and about 120 LMT production expected.
OMIFCO plants producing at full capacity and about 9.60 LMT import expected.
Pending finalisation of Requirement of Urea for Rabi , tender for import has already been floated.

6. Sales of Urea during last five years 2011-12 to 2015-16
(April to March)
Figures in Lakh Metric Tonnes

7. Sales of P&K Fertilizers (DAP,MOP & NPK) during 2011-12 to 2015-16
(April to March)
Figures in Lakh Metric Tonnes

8. Expectation from States.
After introduction of neem coated urea, requirement should go-down.
Extensive awareness campaign amongst farmers needed to explain the benefit of neem coated urea.
Close coordination with suppliers and timely placement of indents with Railways.
Clear pending B1 & B2 forms, so that companies are financially sound to supply fertilizers.
Faster release of fertilizer rakes.
Strengthen enforcement measures to prevent hoarding/ black-marketing/ smuggling/ diversion of subsidized fertilizers.

9. Deteriorating balance in NPK

10. Deteriorating balance in NPK The N-P-K ratio worsened acutely in certain states

11. Suggested Medium term Strategy
Use of optimal dose based on soil health status.
Promotion of Neem-Coated Urea.
Promotion of Micronutrients.
Promotion of Organic Fertilizers, city compost.
Promotion of Water Soluble Fertilizer under NHM.

12. City Compost
The Policy on promotion of City Compost has been notified on The salient features of the policy are as follows:
Market development assistance in the form of fixed amount of Rs per tonne of City Compost for scaling up production and consumption of the product.
Marketing and promotion of city compost through the existing fertilizer companies.
Fertilizer companies and marketing entities to co-market City Compost with chemical fertilizers through their dealers’ network.
State level Steering Committee to meet regularly.

13. State Year Smugling Black Marketing Diverson
State wise record of Cases of Smuggling, Black Marketing and Diversion of Urea for Industrial Use
State
Year
Smugling
Black Marketing
Diverson
Andhra Pradesh
NIL
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Gujarat 2
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnatka
Kerala, 3
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra

14. 2015-16 Total 5 State Year Smugling Black Marketing Diverson
State wise record of Cases of Smuggling, Black Marketing and Diversion of Urea for Industrial Use
State
Year
Smugling
Black Marketing
Diverson
Manipur
Orissa
Pondicherry
NIL
Punjab
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
Uttrakhand
West Bengal
Telangana
Nagaland
Delhi 8
Daman & Diu
Goa
Andaman and Nicobar
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Total 5

15. Cumulative Data States Total Rakes Detain < 15 hr 15 to 24 Hr
State-wise Unloading of Railway Rake Detention for the month of April, 2016 to August, 2016
(Detention more than 10 hours)
Cumulative Data
States
Total Rakes
Detain
< 15 hr
15 to 24 Hr
>24 hr
Max Detention
ANDHRA PRADESH
452
219
214 19
57.20
KARNATAKA
409
196
188 25
42.00
KERALA 17 7 10
24.00
TAMIL NADU 85 34 48 3
45.00
GUJARAT
184
114 63
34.10
MADHYA PRADESH
325
156
140 29
61.30
CHATTISH GARH
207 87 90 30
56.40
MAHARASHTRA
587
306
254 27
50.00
RAJASTHAN
213
110 82 21
54.00

17. Thank you