Haryana Assembly Session: Government is administratively capable of properly organizing and distributing fertilizers: Shyam Singh Rana. Haryana

The Agriculture Minister responded to the attention raised in the Haryana Assembly.
Chandigarh News (Aaj Samaj) Chandigarh: Haryana Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Shyam Singh Rana while responding to the attention related to DAP said that the state government is administratively capable of making arrangements for all types of fertilizers in the state and their proper distribution according to the needs of farmers. . He said that the Government of India assesses the fertilizer needs on a seasonal and monthly basis, prepares a plan and sends it to the concerned state. The Haryana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department also monitors the requirements, supplies, sales and stocks of urea, DAP and other fertilizers on a daily basis. The Government of India also reviews the supply plan with the State, including fertilizer suppliers, through video conferencing every Tuesday. The Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare said oilseed sowing is almost over and wheat sowing is in full swing.

Phosphate fertilizers are applied/drilled during sowing and urea is generally used as a spray on crops. Last year, DAP sales in Rabi season were 2 lakh 30 thousand metric tonnes and similar sales are expected in the current Rabi season 2024-25. The Government of India has allocated 2 lakh 60 thousand metric tonnes of DAP for the current Rabi 2024-25 season. DAP allocation for October and November 2024 is 2 lakh 25 thousand metric tonnes. The state had a stock of 54,000 metric tonnes at the beginning of this year’s Rabi season and till November 16, 2024, 1 lakh 52 thousand metric tonnes of DAP was received from the Government of India.

2 lakh 6 thousand metric tonnes of DAP fertilizer made available

So far, 2 lakh 6 thousand metric tonnes of DAP fertilizer have been made available to the state, of which 1 lakh 86 thousand metric tonnes have been consumed till November 15, 2024. During the same period last year, 1 lakh 65 thousand metric tons of DAP. It is clear from this that consumption during the same period this year has been higher compared to last year. 21,000 tonnes of DAP are still available in the districts. He said farmers in the state not only depend on DAP but also use NPK and single super phosphate (SSP) fertilizers as per their choice to grow Rabi crops. To ensure complete nutrients to the crop, these fertilizers have also been made available to the farmers of the state.