New Delhi, Jun 10 (PTI) The Centre on Wednesday said there is adequate supply of fertilisers in Punjab for the ongoing kharif season..
The Union Fertiliser Ministry said that surplus and healthy supply-chain pipeline has been maintained for Punjab. The ministry has ensured an availability of 10.71 lakh tonnes against the total requirement of 14.50 lakh tonnes for the Kharif 2026 season and a calculated pro-rata requirement of 9.0 lakh tonnes up to June 9.
Out of this supplied volume, actual sales of urea in the state stood at 6.25 lakh tonne, leaving a substantial closing stock of 4.46 lakh tonne immediately available on the ground, the ministry said in a statement.
Furthermore, an additional quantity of 0.39 lakh tonne of urea is currently in
transit to Punjab.
Ground-level verification from state government records indicates that paddy transplantation is yet to fully commence in the state, making the current stocks sufficient to comfortably meet emerging field requirements.
In Amritsar district specifically, the total availability so far has been at 64,720 tonne. As on date, a robust stock of 32,956 tonne of urea remains available in the district alone.
The current strong stock position is a direct result of aggressive pre-positioning strategies executed by the ministry ahead of the Kharif season.
During January-March, the Centre has supplied 6.08 lakh tonne of urea against a combined urea requirement of 3.50 lakh tonne — representing an additional 2.58 lakh tonne to meet peak month requirements.
Between March and June 9, urea sales in the state recorded a massive increase, standing at 7.86 lakh tonne compared to 7.10 lakh tonne in the year-ago period.
This follows the Rabi 2025–26 season, where Punjab’s total urea requirement was 15 lakh tonne against which the ministry ensured availability of 19.43 lakh tonne.
“While these heavy off-takes may have impacted the state government’s available buffer, the Central Government has successfully stabilised the pipeline through continuous replenishment,” the ministry added.
Despite prevailing external headwinds, the fertiliser ministry has insulated Indian agriculture from international shocks through proactive domestic policy interventions. PTI LUX LUX MR
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