Government Enhances Gas Supplies: Urea Production up by 23%

• Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers (Dept. of Fertilizers) announced a multi-pronged push combining domestic urea output hikes and diversified imports ahead of Kharif 2026.
• The lever: an additional 7.31 MMSCMD (Million Metric Standard Cubic Metres per Day) of natural gas allocated to fertilizer plants via EPMC (Empowered Pool Management Committee) bidding, translating directly into ~23% higher urea production.
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