Government of India, Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

Assembly Type: Lok Sabha
Date	Question Title	Session Type	Assembly Type	Status
10-Mar-2015	Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state: (a) Whether the Government has been implementing Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Scheme; (b) If so, the salient features of the Scheme; (c) The benefits likely to accrue to the farmers under the Scheme; (d) Whether the Government also propose to promote sustainable agriculture and avoid using chemical fertilizers indiscriminately; (e) If so, the details thereof; and (f) The steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to promote sustainable agriculture?	Budget Session	Lok Sabha	UnStarred
10-Mar-2015	Will the Minister of CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS be pleased to state: (a) whether shortage of urea has affected farmers during the current rabi crop season; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether 50% of farmers get only two bags of urea against the requirement of three bags per acre for wheat cultivation and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto; (d) whether lack of timely import of urea and cut in import of urea are the main reasons for shortage of urea during the said season; and (e) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto and the remedial steps/ action being taken by the Government in this regard and also to stop illegal export of urea from the country?	Budget Session	Lok Sabha	UnStarred
10-Mar-2015	Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has revived its plan to set up a fertilizer plants in Iran with an investment worth of crore rupees and also asked the Persian Gulf Nation to offer long term gas contract for manufacturing the soil nutrient; (b) if so, the details thereof and the response of the Iranian Government; (c) the names of companies nominated by the Government for the proposed urea joint venture plant; (d) the time by which the fertilizer plants are likely be set up and made operationalized; and (e) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?	Budget Session	Lok Sabha	UnStarred
03-Mar-2015	Will the Minister of CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS be pleased to state: (a) the reasons for the declining sale of fertilizers; (b) whether rising consumption of urea is the reason for declining consumption of other fertilizers (c) if so, whether the Government is considering a revision of prices of urea or undertaking any other efforts to reduce the over-consumption of urea and the imbalanced use of soil nutrients : (d) if so, the details thereof; and (e) the maximum retail price of urea and other fertilizers being sold in the country, fertilizer/State and UT-wise?	Budget Session	Lok Sabha	UnStarred
03-Mar-2015	Will the Minister of CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS be pleased to state: (a) whether the prices of fertilizers are on the rise in the country in the recent past and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor and the steps taken to control/reduce the prices of fertilizers during each of the last three years and the current year, fertilizer and State/UT-wise; (b) the impact of rise in prices on farmers and the existing mechanism put in place to monitor the control, movement of prices of fertilizers in the country; (c) whether the Government proposes to reduce/waive off the subsidy given on fertilizers and if so, the reasons therefor, fertilizer-wise; (d) the details of complaints received/cases reported regarding black marketing of fertilizes in the country along with the actions/steps taken to check/stop the said menace and to provide fertilizers to farmers at subsidized rates during the said period, State/UT-wise; and (e) whether the Government proposes to deregulate urea and remove import duty thereon, if so, the reasons therefor and extent to which prices of urea are likely to be affected as a result thereof?	Budget Session	Lok Sabha	UnStarred
03-Mar-2015	Will the Minister of CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS be pleased to state: (a) whether there is an increase in import of fertilizers in the country and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; (b) the policy formulated by the Government on import of fertilizers in the country and the quantum and value of fertilizers imported along with the names of importing companies and the countries from which these fertilizers were imported during each of the last three years and the current year, fertilizer-wise; (c) the mechanism to check the quality of fertilizers which are being imported and the steps taken/being taken by the Government to reduce the dependency on import of fertilizers and to check irregularities in import of fertilizers; (d) whether the domestic fertilizer producing companies are not in a position to produce sufficient fertilizers as per required quantity and quality; (e) if so, the reasons therefor and remedial measures taken in this regard; and (f) whether the Government has formulated the Fertilizer Control Order (FCO) 1995 and if so, the salient features thereof?	Budget Session	Lok Sabha	UnStarred
03-Mar-2015	Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government proposes to encourage production and availability of fortified and coated urea in the country; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the Government also proposes to remove the cap and restrictions to produce neem coated urea in the country, and if so, the details thereof and notification issued in this regard; (d) whether the use of neem coated urea is proven to increase yields and lower input cost to farmers as per any authentic and scientific study; and (e) if so, the details thereof?	Budget Session	Lok Sabha	UnStarred
03-Mar-2015	Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state: (a) whether the production of urea and other fertilizers by fertilizer producing companies including private sector companies has declined; (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor indicating the quantum of urea and other fertilizers produced during each of the last three years and the current year, company –wise ; (c) whether all the units of the fertilizer companies have achieved the target set for production of fertilizer in the country; (d) if so, the details thereof company-wise and if not, the reasons therefor during the said period along with the steps taken/being taken to achieve the target set for the purpose: and (e) whether the Government proposes to distribute fertilizers to all the States as per requirement and if so, the details thereof ?	Budget Session	Lok Sabha	UnStarred
03-Mar-2015	Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state: (a) whether India has signed Memorandum of Understanding recently with a number of countries for sourcing raw materials for fertilizes; and (b) if so, the details thereof and the other steps proposed to be taken by the Government to boost production of urea and other chemical fertilizers in the country?	Budget Session	Lok Sabha	UnStarred
24-Feb-2015	Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state: (a) the subsidy on various fertilizers provided during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT and fertilizers wise; (b) whether the poor and marginal farmers are unable to reap the benefit of the fertilizer subsidy; (c) If so, the reaction of the Government thereon; (d) whether the Government proposes to provide fertilizer subsidy directly to farmers through their bank account on the lines of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme; and (e) if so, the details thereof including the present status of the proposal and the number of farmers likely to be benefited under the scheme?	Budget Session	Lok Sabha	Starred

Assembly Type: Rajya Sabha
Date	Question Title	Session Type	Assembly Type	Status
27-Feb-2015	Will the Minister of CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS be pleased to state: (a) the statistics on urea imported from China; (b) whether, in the light of reports received from Tamil Nadu regarding poor quality of urea imported from China, Government is undertaking any quality checks on imported fertilizers, if so, the details thereof; and (c) whether Government is undertaking measures to boost home production of urea, if so, the details thereof?	Budget Session	Rajya Sabha	UnStarred
27-Feb-2015	Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has cleared financial package for Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd. (FACT), if so, the details thereof; and (a) if not, the reasons for not sanctioning the revival package submitted by the Board of Directors?	Budget Session	Rajya Sabha	UnStarred
27-Feb-2015	Will the Minister of CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS be pleased to state: (a) the details of availability of urea as against its requirement separately in Rabi and Kharif seasons during the last two years and the current year; (b) whether Government has received reports of inadequate and late availability of urea in various States at the beginning of Rabi season 2014- 2015; and (c) if so, the reasons therefor and the steps being taken to ensure timely availability of urea to farmers in future?	Budget Session	Rajya Sabha	UnStarred
27-Feb-2015	Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state: (a) whether Central Government has issued instructions to State Governments to import DAP and other fertilizers directly; (b) if so, whether Central Government proposes to provide sufficient funds to the States for this purpose, if so, the details thereof; (c) whether State Governments are facing problem in import of phosphatic fertilizers in time and if so, the details thereof along with the steps being taken in this regard; and (d) whether Central Government proposes to provide adequate quantity of DAP and other phosphatic fertilizers to States, and if so, the details thereof?	Budget Session	Rajya Sabha	UnStarred
27-Feb-2015	Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has taken any decision to deregulate urea, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; (b) whether Government has studied the likely impact on the price of urea, if deregulate, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and (c) the steps taken by Government to ensure easy availability of urea at affordable price to farmers?	Budget Session	Rajya Sabha	UnStarred
27-Feb-2015	Will the Minister of CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is not able to supply different types of fertilizers to the States commensurate with their demands due to which farmers have to purchase fertilizers at higher prices; (b) the gap between the demand of the States and supply by the Centre; (c) the rate of imported fertilizers along with the cost of fertilizers produced in the country; and (d) the step taken to prevent the black marketing of fertilizers in the country?	Budget Session	Rajya Sabha	UnStarred
27-Feb-2015	Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state: (a) the updated status of steps taken by Government to boost production of urea domestically along with results achieved during the last three years and so far; (b) the urea production targets set by Government for 2015-16 and next two years; (c) by when Government intends to notify the New Investment Policy-2008 for urea sector with necessary amendments to address the concerns of urea manufacturers; and (d) whether Government is aware that urea manufacturers are facing acute problems due to non-release of subsidy in time, if so, the steps taken by Government in this regard?	Budget Session	Rajya Sabha	UnStarred
27-Feb-2015	Will the Minister of CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS be pleased to state: (a) the quantum of fertilizers earmarked for Andhra Pradesh for 2014-15; (b) the quantum of fertilizers released to Andhra Pradesh till January, 2015; (c) the gap, if any, between earmarked and released quantity; and (d) the reasons, if any, for the deficient supply of fertilizers?	Budget Session	Rajya Sabha	UnStarred
27-Feb-2015	Will the Minister of CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS be pleased to state: (a) whether agriculture and agri-production in the country is affected by price rise of fertilizers, if so, the details thereof; and (b) whether Government has taken any steps to control the prices of fertilizers and ensure their availability, if so, the details thereof?	Budget Session	Rajya Sabha	UnStarred
27-Feb-2015	Will the Minister of CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS be pleased to state: (a) whether there is an acute shortage of urea in Haryana and Punjab and it is being sold on priority to influential farmers; (b) whether private dealers force farmers to buy miscellaneous products along with urea; (c) whether Government has conducted any study to ascertain the quantum of urea required to the farmers of Haryana and Punjab, and if so, the details thereof; and (d) the steps taken to make available requisite quantity of urea to farmers of Haryana and Punjab?	Budget Session	Rajya Sabha	UnStarred