<p>Fertiliser subsidy arrears at the end of 2013-14 are estimated at Rs 30,000 crore, the same as the previous year's level.<br /><br />The outstanding at the end of 2012-13 was about Rs 30,000 crore, including Rs 22,000 crore carried over from 2011-12.</p>.<p><br />"About Rs 30,000 crore arrears of fertiliser subsidy till financial year 2013-14 will be carried over to the current fiscal," a source said.</p>.<p><br />Sources said subsidy arrears at the end of 2013-14 were at the previous year's level mainly due to a 12 per cent decline in urea imports to 7.08 million tonnes (MT) in 2013-14. In 2012-13, the country had imported 8.04 MT of the soil nutrient.</p>.<p><br />As the fertiliser industry was facing a cash crunch in 2013-14, the government had made available special banking arrangements (SBA)-- Rs 5,500 crore twice and Rs 9,000 crore.<br /><br />After making payments till July in the last fiscal, the government exhausted urea subsidy allocated for the entire fiscal. </p>
<p>Fertiliser subsidy arrears at the end of 2013-14 are estimated at Rs 30,000 crore, the same as the previous year's level.<br /><br />The outstanding at the end of 2012-13 was about Rs 30,000 crore, including Rs 22,000 crore carried over from 2011-12.</p>.<p><br />"About Rs 30,000 crore arrears of fertiliser subsidy till financial year 2013-14 will be carried over to the current fiscal," a source said.</p>.<p><br />Sources said subsidy arrears at the end of 2013-14 were at the previous year's level mainly due to a 12 per cent decline in urea imports to 7.08 million tonnes (MT) in 2013-14. In 2012-13, the country had imported 8.04 MT of the soil nutrient.</p>.<p><br />As the fertiliser industry was facing a cash crunch in 2013-14, the government had made available special banking arrangements (SBA)-- Rs 5,500 crore twice and Rs 9,000 crore.<br /><br />After making payments till July in the last fiscal, the government exhausted urea subsidy allocated for the entire fiscal. </p>