India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman informed the Lok Sabha that the country currently has a robust fertilizer stock of 163 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) in the month of April. This represents a 26 percent increase over last year's stock of 128.54 LMT, which she attributed to the Government's visionary planning. The Minister said that adequate stocks are available for the Kharif season and the Government is already making provisions through supplementary demands to ensure effective preparation of the Department of Fertilizers for the upcoming Rabi season.
Addressing the House during the discussion on the second batch of supplementary demands for grants for Budget 2025-2...