The Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers (2022-23) present this Forty-Fourth Report (Seventeenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Fertilizer Subsidy Policy and Pricing matters including need to continue Urea Subsidy Scheme’ pertaining to the Department of Fertilizers , Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. Growth of agriculture sector is the focus of the Government to ensure food security. Urea fertilizers have played a significant role in increasing food production in the country thereby making the country self-reliant in food grain production. It provides a very vital input for the growth of Indian agriculture and in the attainment of the goal of self-sufficiency in food grains. The objective of Government’s policy is to maximize indigenous production of urea based on utilization of indigenous feedstock to reach self-sufficiency levels. For sustained agricultural growth, it is imperative that urea is made available to farmers at affordable prices.
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