Government Intensifies Crackdown on Fertilizer Hoarding and Black Marketing; Over 6,900 Licenses Cancelled to Safeguard Farmers' Interests

India, March 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

REQUIREMENT, AVAILABILITY & SALES OF FERTILIZERS DURING THE RABI 2025-26 (Till 18.03.26)

fig. in LMT

S. No.

PRODUCT

ALL INDIA

Requirement

Availability

DBT Sales

1

UREA

191.72

249.17

196.42

2

DAP

52.72

74.55

52.74

3

MOP

15.17

18.98

11.03

4

NPKS

80.34

114.66

66.35

The Government of India has undertaken strict enforcement measures to curb hoarding, diversion, and black marketing of fertilizers. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today, Smt. Anupriya S. Patel, Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, informed that fertilizers are declared as essential commodities under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and notified under the Fe...