Fertiliser subsidy bill set to overshoot budget estimate of Rs 1.71 lakh cr amid West Asia crisisIndia's fertiliser subsidy bill for fiscal 2026-27 is set to surpass its budget. Rising costs of imported urea and other fertilisers are dr...
04 May, 2026, 05.08 PM IST
Govt floats mega fertiliser tender, seeks 85 MT of nutrient imports to bolster reserves ahead of main planting seasonIndia has floated a global tender to import 50 million tonnes of NPK fertilisers and 35 million tonnes of ammonium sulphate to strengthen n...
28 Apr, 2026, 12.09 PM IST
Cabinet clears Rs 41,534 crore fertiliser subsidy for kharif 2026The Union cabinet has approved nutrient-based subsidy rates for phosphatic and potassic fertilisers for the upcoming kharif 2026 season. An...
09 Apr, 2026, 01.00 AM IST
Union Cabinet approves NPK fertiliser subsidy for Rabi season; inclusion of Jamrani Dam Multipurpose Project acceptedThe Union Cabinet has approved the Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) rates for NPK fertiliser for the Rabi season. The subsidy is expected to co...
25 Oct, 2023, 08.10 PM IST
Cabinet clears fertiliser subsidy for Kharif seasonThe Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a subsidy of Rs 1.08 lakh crore for fertiliser for the Kharif season 2023-24. This will benefit abo...
17 May, 2023, 06.13 PM IST
Cabinet approves Rs 28,655 cr net subsidy on P&K fertilisers for rabi season to benefit farmers; extra subsidy on DAPThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) ra...
12 Oct, 2021, 11.55 PM IST
Budget must stimulate agriculture sector to help fertilizer players: IcraThe next budget needs to have several policy measures to give a stimulus to the agricultural sector such as on irrigation, crop insurance a...
18 Jan, 2018, 06.24 PM IST
Government to limit subsidy if private companies do not slash DAP, MoP ratesKumar said the Centre has taken up the matter with state governments to monitor and ensure farmers get the benefit of lower price of P&K fe...
02 Aug, 2016, 03.18 PM IST
Search, seize to ensure fertiliser sale at new rates: CentreOn an average, the domestic demand of DAP is 100 lakh tonnes, MoP 25 lakh tonnes and NPK fertiliser 90 lakh tonnes.
29 Jul, 2016, 03.50 PM IST
Cut in P&K fertilisers subsidy to hit producer's profit: Ind-RaThe reduction in subsidy rates of phosphatic and potassic fertilisers would adversely hit the profitability of manufacturing companies.
30 Mar, 2016, 06.50 PM IST
Reduction in fertilizer subsidy rates to impact producer’s profitability: India RatingsFurther, elevated inventory levels of the NPK also limit the ability of the NPK producers to increase the prices significantly.
30 Mar, 2016, 03.34 PM IST
Government to check unbalanced use of fertilisersGovernment is looking to check the unbalanced use of fertilisers as it is deteriorating soil health and at the same time impacting agricult...
21 Jul, 2015, 06.21 PM IST
Government not to hike urea price, subsidy to continueHe also said a comprehensive fertiliser policy was also on the cards which will take a balanced view of the production and distribution asp...
12 Dec, 2014, 08.11 PM IST
Government to save Rs 700 crore per year in subsidy from stopping gas to Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals CorpGovt will save Rs 700 cr annually in subsidy by supplying natural gas snapped from DFPCL to state-owned National Fertilizers for manufactur...
09 Jun, 2014, 12.18 AM IST
Budget 2013 may not address urea decontrol: A Vellayan, Murugappa GroupThe government did not go into NBS on urea and stop after doing NBS in phosphatics, says A Vellayan, Murugappa Group.
21 Feb, 2013, 03.39 PM IST
Fertiliser manufacturers seek hike in urea pricesFertiliser makers want the govt to increase urea prices in a phased manner over next two years for improving balanced use of fertilsers.
21 Sep, 2012, 04.47 PM IST
- Fertiliser subsidy bill to stay high at Rs 70000 crore
Revised estimates of fertiliser subsidy for 2009-10 are likely to be almost as high as in 2008-09 , at around Rs 70,000 crore, excluding sp...
17 Feb, 2010, 04.29 AM IST