NEW DELHI: The govt will run a pilot project to link the demand for subsidised fertiliser from farmers to the dimensions of their farmland so as to stop diversion, minister J P Nadda knowledgeable Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The transfer is critical given the excessive use in farming of chemical vitamins, which can be affecting soil well being.Replying to a supplementary query by BJP MP Kiran Chaudhry, Nadda stated, “We are taking a pilot project where we are trying to see that the land area you (farmers) have and the fertiliser you want to have or are asking for have a link. This has to be taken care of. We are providing subsidised fertiliser to farmers. He (farmer) has the capacity to use 10 bags, but he is taking 50 bags. This has to be taken into consideration to prevent diversion and pilferage.”At current, farmers should purchase as many luggage of subsidised fertiliser as they need.The minister stated makes an attempt are being made to create an impression that there’s a scarcity of fertiliser, whereas the govt. has equipped enough portions to all states on time. He added that it’s well-known that fertiliser is being diverted and sellers are hoarding it.On the crackdown on black advertising and marketing, diversion and substandard merchandise, Nadda stated that previously seven months, 5,371 licences of fertiliser companies have been cancelled and 649 FIRs have been registered.Separately, the Fertiliser Association of India (FAI), the apex physique of the fertiliser trade, stated that the import of soil vitamins—notably urea—is estimated to leap 41 per cent to 22.3 million tonnes (MT) in 2025–26 due to a surge in home demand following good monsoon rains. It stated India had imported 14.4 MT of fertiliser throughout April–Oct, up practically 69 per cent from 8.6 MT a yr earlier.Data present that India imported 136.6 per cent extra urea as home manufacturing dropped 4 per centbetween April and Oct in contrast to the identical interval final yr. Imports of diammonium phosphate (DAP), the second-most-used fertiliser within the nation, rose 69.1 per cent whereas manufacturing fell 7.4 per cent in April–Oct 2025 in contrast to the identical interval in 2024.
