kharif season

Gondia, Apr 11 Nearly 50,000 farmers are awaiting the purchase of their paddy crop by the government at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) in the Gondia district, following the completion of procurement for the Kharif season on March 31, an official said on Saturday. A total of 1,32,614 farmers had...

Today, the government approved subsidy rates for phosphate and potassium fertilizers for the 2026 Kharif season. Speaking to the media in New Delhi, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the estimated budgetary requirement for the 2026 Kharif season would be...

New Delhi, April 8 The government on Wednesday approved a 12 per cent increase in subsidies for phosphate and potash (P&K) fertilizers for the Kharif 2026 season to ₹41,534 crore, in order to protect farmers from rising global prices amid the conflict in West Asia.The subsidy for P&K...

New Delhi, April 8 – The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved on Wednesday a proposal from the Department of Fertilizers to fix the Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) rates for the kharif season (from April 1 to September 30) for phosphatic and potassic (P&K) fertilizers...

New Delhi, April 8 The government approved a subsidy of ₹41,534 crore for phosphatic and potassium (P&K) fertilizers for the upcoming 2025-26 kharif season, up by 12 per cent from the previous year.A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister...

Raipur, April 7 Chhattisgarh Agriculture Minister Ramvichar Netam warned on Tuesday that those involved in black marketing and hoarding of chemical fertilizers in the state will face strict legal action, including imprisonment.Addressing a review meeting of his department at the Indira Gandhi...

Mumbai, April 1 Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Dattatraya Bharane on Wednesday directed officials to ensure that adequate stocks of urea and DAP (Di-Ammonium Phosphate) fertilizers are maintained during April and May ahead of the Kharif season.Chairing a review meeting here, the minister...

New Delhi, April 1 – The government stated on Wednesday that it has adequate seed stocks available for the upcoming Kharif season, despite the West Asia crisis that has disrupted global supply chains.Additional Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Maninder Kaur Dwivedi...

New Delhi, April 1 The Centre on Wednesday asserted that the country has an adequate supply of seeds and agro-chemicals for the upcoming Kharif season, and asked states to check hoarding, black marketing, smuggling, and diversion of fertilizers for non-farm usage.Addressing an...

Bhubaneswar, March 31 – The opposition Congress claimed on Tuesday that it had exposed a massive scam in the paddy procurement system in Odisha during the Kharif season, which was allegedly costing farmers their fair earnings due to collusion between millers, government officials, and the state...

New Delhi, March 30 Union Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister J P Nadda said on Monday that India has enough fertilizer stocks to meet domestic demand and urged farmers not to panic amid the ongoing crisis in West Asia."Not only this crisis, India has faced several challenges. We have...

New Delhi, March 30 The escalating conflict in West Asia has led to a sharp 60 per cent surge in the prices of natural gas, a key feedstock for fertilizer plants, which is expected to increase the government's subsidy burden.With the conflict disrupting energy supply lines, the supply of...

The government today assured that despite the conflict in West Asia, the country has sufficient fertilizer stocks. Addressing an inter-ministerial briefing on recent developments in West Asia in New Delhi, Additional Secretary of the Department of Fertilizers, Aparna Sharma, informed that the...

New Delhi, March 27 Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister J P Nadda said on Friday that India has adequate reserves to provide fertilizers to farmers and there is no need to panic.Responding to a supplementary question in the Lok Sabha on what steps the government is taking to ensure availability...

Mumbai, March 25 – Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday directed the formation of a high-level committee of secretaries to address the recurring onion crisis in Maharashtra.The committee, comprising Additional Chief Secretaries of the Agriculture and Finance Departments and the...

New Delhi, March 22 The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) reviewed the situation arising from the conflict in West Asia on Sunday, and a detailed assessment was made on the availability of essential needs for the common people, including food, energy, and fuel security, according to an...

New Delhi, March 20 – Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Friday that the Centre has conducted a detailed review of the agricultural situation across the country, particularly in view of crop damage caused by unseasonal rains and hailstorms in several states.Speaking to...

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, reviewed the agricultural situation across the country with senior officials in New Delhi today. The meeting followed a discussion on the crops damaged due to untimely rain and hailstorms in several states. In a social...

External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that India currently has more than adequate fertilizer stocks, particularly in light of the upcoming Kharif season this year. He made this statement during an inter-ministerial media briefing in New Delhi this evening. He noted that...

New Delhi, March 14 The government said on Saturday that there is no shortage of fertilizers in the country in light of the West Asia conflict, asserting that current stocks of urea and other crop nutrients remain "more than adequate".External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said...