Fertiliser Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said in Parliament on Friday that there is no shortage of urea in any state of the country.
The Centre has made available 388.10 lakh tonne of urea till February of 2020-21 fiscal, against the requirement of 337.95 lakh tonne for the same period. Out of which, 330.06 lakh tonne of urea has been sold till February this fiscal, Gowda said in his written reply to Rajya Sabha.
The Centre allocates a sufficient quantity of fertilisers after assessment of the requirement from the states before the commencement of each cropping season.
The minister said the movement of all subsidised fertilisers are being monitored throughout the country by an online web-based monitoring system called 'Integrated Fertiliser Monitory System (iFMS).
Urea prices are fixed by the government and its maximum retail price is Rs 242 per bag of 45 kg. In the case of P&K fertilisers, the prices are fixed by the private companies.
Published 19 March 2021, 16:24 IST