Subsidy granted to Fertilizer Industry
(Billion Rs.)
Year |
Imported Urea |
Subsidy on RLNG |
Cash Subsidy on Domestic Urea |
Other P & K Fertilizer |
Total Budgeted Subsidy |
Subsidy in the form of Tax relief |
2004-05 |
3.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.7 |
0 |
2005-06 |
8.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8.0 |
0 |
2006-07 |
3.4 |
0 |
0 |
13.7 |
17.1 |
0 |
2007-08 |
3.1 |
0 |
0 |
17.4 |
20.5 |
0 |
2008-09 |
14.3 |
0 |
0 |
26.5 |
40.8 |
0 |
2009-10 |
19.4 |
0 |
0 |
0.50 |
19.9 |
0 |
2010-11 |
9.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9.2 |
0 |
2011-12 |
50.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50.5 |
0 |
2012-13 |
12.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12.7 |
0 |
2013-14 |
11.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11.0 |
0 |
2014-15 |
4.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.1 |
0 |
2015-16* |
0.3 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
20.3 |
0 |
2016-17** |
0 |
0 |
19.90 |
17.6 |
37.5 |
23.8 |
2017-18** |
0 |
0 |
11.70 |
0 |
11.7 |
36.6 |
2018-19 |
2.7 |
9.2 |
0 |
0 |
2.7 |
59.4 |
2019-20 |
2.4 |
7.3 |
0 |
0 |
2.4 |
55.0 |
2020-21 |
0 |
8.1 |
0 |
0 |
8.1 |
75 |
2021-22 |
8.7 |
36 |
0 |
0 |
44.7 |
107 |
Source: National Fertilizer
Development Centre.
* Budget allocation for
phosphate and potash
**Data regarding phosphate and
potash subsidy for 2016-17 and 2017-18 show subsidy claims
submitted by fertilizer
companies and not actual disbursement.