Saturday 29 February 2020

The usage of Urea in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana during the last five years and the current year, year- wise, State-wise and Kharif and Rabi season-wise

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO:2547
ANSWERED ON: 09.07.2019
Usage of Urea
Jayadev Galla
Will the Minister of


CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERSbe pleased to state:-

(a) the usage of Urea in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana during the last five years and the current year, year- wise, State-wise and Kharif and Rabi season-wise ;

(b) the details of companies that are supplying urea to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana;

(c) whether it has come to the notice of the Government that both the States are going to face severe urea crisis in the coming crop season due to stopping of urea production by some companies in the above States; and

(d) if so, the manner in which the Ministry is going to provide assistance to the States?


ANSWER
MINISTER OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

(D.V. SADANANDA GOWDA)

(a): Sir, the sales figures of Urea in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana during the last five years and the current year, year-wise and State-wise is as below:-

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Last 5 years sales during 2014-15 to 2018-19 and current year 2019-20 (upto June’19)

Year Andhra Pradesh Telangana
2014-15 18.06 12.36
2015-16 15.47 12.56
2016-17 14.38 15.49
2017-18 14.09 14.02
2018-19 13.66 13.75
2019-20 (upto June’19) 1.31 1.48
Source:FMS/ iFMS.

The sales figures of Urea in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Kharif and Rabi season-wise is as below:

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Sales of Urea
Season-wise Andhra Pradesh Telangana
Kharif 2017 6.30 7.81
Rabi 2017-18 7.79 6.21
Kharif 2018 6.82 7.33
Rabi 2018-19 6.84 6.43
Source:iFMS. (Season-wise data is available from 2017-18 onwards)

(b): The companies that are supplying urea to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are GSFC (Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd.) - Baroda Plant, KRIBHCO (Krishak Bharati Co-operative Ltd.) – Hazira Plant, MCFL (Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd.) – Mangalore Plant, MFL (Madras Fertilizers Ltd.) – Chennai Plant, NFCL (Nagarjuna Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd.) – Kakinada Plant, NFL (National Fertilizers Limited) – Vijaypur Plant, RCF (Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd.) – Thal & Trombay, SPIC (Southern Petrochemical Industries Corp. Ltd.) - Tuticorin, ZACL (Zuari Agro Chemicals) - Goa, IPL (Indian Potash Limited) and CIL (Coromandel International Limited).

These two States also get Urea supplies from the following ports (companies): New Mangalore (IPL), Jaigarh (NBCL), Tuticorin (IPL), Karaikal (IFFCO), Chennai (IPL), Kakinada (IFFCO), Krishnapatnam (CIL), PICT/Paradip (NFL), Gopalpur (IPL), Gangavaram (IPL), Kamrajar/Ennore (IFFCO), Dhamra (IPL) and Vizag (NFL).

(c) & (d): No, sir.


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