Raipur , 08 February 2022. Due to non-supply of chemical fertilizers as per demand by the central government to the state of Chhattisgarh for the current Rabi season, farmers in the state are facing problems regarding chemical fertilizers. A total of 7 lakh 50 thousand metric tonnes of chemical fertilizers have been demanded from the Government of India for the current Rabi season , but in today’s situation, the state of Chhattisgarh has got only 3 lakh 20 thousand metric tonnes of fertilizers.
It is worth noting that the Central Government has also cut the demand quota of chemical fertilizers of Chhattisgarh by 45 percent. Against 7 lakh 50 thousand metric tonnes, the Center has given approval to supply only 4 lakh 11 thousand metric tonnes of fertilizers. Due to which the situation of shortage of chemical fertilizers has been created in the state. Despite this, on the basis of availability of chemical fertilizers, fertilizers are being made available to the farmers of the state from the societies.
According to the information received from the Chhattisgarh State Marketing Association, the state of Chhattisgarh has so far received 1,17,522 metric tonnes of urea , which is only 34 percent of the state’s demand . Similarly, the state of Chhattisgarh has got only 28 percent of the demand , potash 53 percent , NPK complex 43 percent.
It is worth mentioning here that this year in the state of Chhattisgarh, the target of sowing of various crops has been fixed in 18 lakh 50 thousand hectares in the Rabi season. So far 15 lakh 76 thousand hectares have been sown. A demand for 7.50 lakh metric tonnes of chemical fertilizers was sent to the Government of India by the Government of Chhattisgarh , in which urea 3.50 lakh metric tonnes , DAP 2 lakh metric tonnes , potash 50 thousand metric tonnes , NPK complex 75 thousand metric tonnes and super phosphate (ash) 75 .thousand metric tons. Against which 4,11,000 metric tonnes have been approved by the Government of India , which is 55 percent of the demand of the state of Chhattisgarh . This is much less than the demand of the state.
The state has received only 93,214 metric tonnes of chemical fertilizers in the cooperative sector for the current Rabi season , which is 39 percent less than 1,52,027 metric tonnes received in the corresponding period of last year . Chhattisgarh has got only 31,500 metric tonnes of urea , which is 15 percent less than last year . DAP has been received at 19,434 MT , which is 68 percent less than last year . This year only 4,191 MT of potash has been received , which is 74 as compared to 15,847 MT last year.percentage is low. Similarly, there is less supply of NPK as compared to last year.
