Two new urea plants with 25.4 lakh tn capacity to start production shortly: Govt

New Delhi: The Government on Sunday highlighted that two new urea plants will soon start production with a total annual capacity of 25.4 lakh tonnes, a development that would help the country reduce its import dependence.

India imported more than 100 lakh tonnes of urea during the 2025-26 fiscal year.

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In an official statement, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers highlighted the achievements of the last 12 years of the Modi government in this sector, as part of the overall objective to make India self-reliance and protect farmers from global disruptions.

"Despite severe geopolitical conflicts in West Asia causing skyrocketing prices, acute shortages of natural gas, and heavily delayed shipping lines, the Government has mounted a proactive, war-footing response to ensure seamless fertilizer sufficiency," the Ministry said.

Listing out the achievements, the ministry said that six new mega urea plants have been established since 2014, adding an annual capacity of 76.2 lakh tonnes.

"Two more high-capacity urea plants with a combined annual capacity of 25.4 lakh tonnes are set to commence production shortly," it added.

India's domestic urea production surged from 225 lakh tonnes in 2014-15 to an all-time record high of 314.07 lakh tonnes in 2023-24. In 2024-25, production was 306.67 lakh tonnes.

Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilizer manufacturing reached a historic high of 211.22 lakh tonnes in 2024-25, scaling up significantly from 159.54 lakh tonnes in 2014-15.

Public and private sectors are continuing this momentum by constructing state-of-the-art P&K production plants, it added.

"To address shipping delays around the Strait of Hormuz, the government rapidly explored alternative transit routes and engaged diplomatic channels to source materials directly from global producers," the Ministry said.

The government said there is sufficient availability of Fertilizers for the ongoing Kharif sowing season.

"The Modi government has kept the interests of the farmers paramount by absorbing international inflationary shocks. While geopolitical conflicts have sent global prices soaring, the retail price of fertilisers for Indian farmers has not been raised by a single paisa," the ministry said.

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While the global market price exceeds Rs 4100 per bag, Indian farmers continue to get the 45-kg bag at a heavily subsidised rate of just Rs 266.50.

In case of DAP (di-ammonium phosphate) is sold at Rs 1350 per bag of 50kg as against a global price of Rs 5,000 per 50-kg bag.

"India's fertiliser security remains strong, stable, and well-managed, with availability consistently exceeding requirements across all major fertilisers," the Ministry said.

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