New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- Trinamool Congress MP Kirti Azad has written to Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, stating that reports from several states are indicating towards a shortfall in supply of fertilisers, and drew his attention to a written reply in the Lok Sabha in December last year that denied any shortage.
In a letter dated February 11, Azad quoted a written reply given in the Lok Sabha by Chemical and Fertilizer Minister JP Nadda regarding the shortage of Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertiliser during the ongoing Rabi season 2024-25.
The ministry in its reply, claimed that against a pro-rata requirement of 35.52 LMT from October 1, 2024, to December 3, 2024, a total of 38.27 LMT of DAP had been ma...