Shimla, June 13 -- The Union Minister for health and family welfare and chemicals and fertilisers, Jagat Prakash Nadda, on Saturday said that the government is taking steps to secure fertiliser imports from regions outside the Strait of Hormuz.

"The ongoing West Asia crisis has affected global supply chains linked to the fertiliser and pharmaceutical sectors, but I assure you that the Government of India has taken adequate measures to ensure that farmers and consumers do not face any hardship," said Nadda while talking to the media in Shimla.

Nadda said the government had adopted a multi-pronged approach to safeguard supplies of medicines, medical devices and fertilisers. "Despite the West Asia crisis, we have ensured that there will be...