Government Ensures Record Availability of Fertilizers for Farmers in 2024–25

• Department of Fertilizers (Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers) reports that against an estimated FY 2024-25 requirement of 152.50 crore bags (722.04 LMT), total availability reached 176.79 crore bags (834.64 LMT) — a surplus year.
• Achieved via inter-ministerial coordination (Railways, Ports, States, fertilizer companies) plus subsidy interventions — NBS for P&K, special DAP package, and indigenisation push (Nano Urea/DAP).
• UPSC relevance: agricultural inputs, subsidies, food security, fiscal cost of subsidies, Atmanirbhar Bharat in fertilizers, PM-PRANAM.