New Delhi: Centre is making all out efforts to ensure that the fertilizers are readily made available to the farmers without any problem giving strict instructions to all the manufacturers and importers to ensure that farmers do not face any problem under any condition.
Briefing reporters in New Delhi yesterday, Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister Ananth Kumar said, government has made more than adequate quantity of fertilizers available for the present Rabi Season. He said, the availability of urea in the country as on 1st of this month was 34.24 Lakh tonne, as against the requirement of 32.76 Lakh tonne.
Mr Kumar said, all the Chief Secretaries of the States and Commissioners of Agriculture have been directed to ensure that the farmers do not face any kind of difficulty in getting fertilizers.
He said, they have also been directed to ensure that all the Cooperative Societies, retailers and wholesalers provide fertilizers to farmers through all modes of payments like on Credit as well as Credit Card, Debit Card and Cheque.