New Delhi, March 28 -- Union chemicals and fertilisers minister JP Nadda on Friday said India has adequate reserves to provide fertilisers to farmers and there is no need to panic. Replying to a supplementary question in the Lok Sabha by Congress MP Manish Tewari, Nadda said he has spoken to state agriculture ministers on Thursday and informed them about availability of fertilisers. Separately, in a written response to a question by SP member Anand Bhadauria in the lower House, Union minister of state for health and family welfare Anupriya Patel shared data on the fertiliser stocks in the country. "Before the commencement of each cropping season, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW), in consultation with all the state governments, assesses the state-wise & month-wise requirement of fertilizers," Patel said in the written response. As of 23 March, the remaining stock of urea for the ongoing rabi season stands at 53.08 lakh metric tonnes (LMT), with 21.80 LMT of DAP, 7.98 LMT of MOP, and 48.38 LMT of NPK, the minister said. Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had said on Tuesday that the government expects "comfortable fertiliser stocks" during the upcoming kharif or summer-sown season. Ishita bahl...