Direct Benefit Transfer in Fertilizer Sector
Union Minister of State for Chemicals and
Fertilizers, Shipping, Road Transport &
Highways,
Shri
Mansukh L. Mandaviya, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today, said that the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) being
implemented in fertilizer subsidy payment is slightly different from the normal
DBT being implemented in LPG subsidy. The Minister informed that under the
DBT in fertilizer sector, the subsidy will be released to the fertilizer
companies instead of the beneficiaries, after the sale is made by the retailers
to the beneficiaries.
Shri Mandaviya further
explained that at present direct transfer of subsidy to beneficiaries like in
LPG cannot be introduced in fertilizer sector as the beneficiaries and their
entitlement is not clearly defined. Multiple subsidized products, urea
and 21 grades of Phosphatic & Potassic fertilizers have different subsidy
rates. The subsidy rate in respect of urea varies from company to company due
to different production processes, energy efficiencies of plants, vintage etc. As
the amount of subsidy in some fertilizers, particularly urea is more than
double the MRP, it will be a huge financial burden on the farmers to pay the
MRP and subsidy upfront and receive the subsidy amount subsequently, he added.
The Minister informed that the pilot project to
introduce DBT in Fertilizer Sector has been undertaken in 16 districts as given
below:
Sl.
No.
|
District
|
State
|
1.
|
Una
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
2.
|
Kishanganj
|
Bihar
|
3.
|
Hoshangabad
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
4.
|
Karnal
|
Haryana
|
5.
|
Kurukshetra
|
6.
|
Kannur
|
Kerala
|
7.
|
Nasik
|
Maharashtra
|
8.
|
Raigarh
|
9.
|
Tumkur
|
Karnataka
|
10.
|
Rangareddy
|
Telengana
|
11.
|
Krishna
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
12.
|
West Godavari
|
13.
|
Maldah
|
West Bengal
|
14.
|
South 24 paraganas
|
15.
|
Narmada
|
Gujarat
|
16.
|
Pali
|
Rajasthan
|
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VM-RSU207
(Release ID :158057)
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