Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has intensified efforts to ensure adequate and timely supply of fertilisers for the Kharif 2025 season on the instruction of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi.
According to official data, there is a sufficient quantity of fertiliser available in the state. However, the department is requesting the farmers not to be scared by any misleading information showing artificial shortage of fertilisers in the state.
With a crop plan covering 58.50 lakh hectares (34.94 lakh hectares for paddy and 23.56 lakh hectares for non-paddy crops), the state has secured ample fertiliser stocks to meet farmers’ needs.
Deputy Chief Minister and Agriculture Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo is personally overseeing the supply chain, ensuring farmers face no shortages.
As of April 1, 2025, Odisha had 2.94 lakh metric tonnes of fertilisers, including urea, DAP, MOP, SSP, and NP/NPK/NPKS, ready in various districts. By August 30, the state received 8.10 lakh metric tonnes, bringing the total availability to 11.04 lakh metric tonnes. Of this, 8.46 lakh metric tonnes have been sold to farmers, surpassing last year’s sales of 7.03 lakh metric tonnes for the same period. Currently, 2.56 lakh metric tonnes remain in stock, with an additional 11,692 metric tonnes of urea in transit, set to reach Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) and Large Area Multi-Purpose Cooperative Societies (LAMPCS) within days.
The state’s Department of Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment, in coordination with the Government of India, planned for 10 lakh metric tonnes of fertilisers, with 9.55 lakh metric tonnes allocated by the Union Government. The Odisha State Cooperative Marketing Federation (MARKFED) has been directed to ensure seamless distribution to PACS, LAMPCS, and retail dealers. Manufacturers have been instructed to maintain steady supplies to avoid disruptions.
To protect farmers from exploitation, the state has cracked down on the black market and fake fertilisers. Enforcement teams, comprising agriculture, revenue, and police officials, have inspected 4,546 retail outlets, issued show-cause notices to 1,202 retailers, and suspended or cancelled licenses of 62 dealers for violations under the Fertiliser Control Order, 1985. Stop-sale notices were issued in 30 cases, and stock was seized from six dealers. The government has also directed IFFCO to stop bundling nano-fertilisers with other inputs, allowing farmers to choose freely.
Principal Secretary of the department Arabinda Kumar Padhee maintains constant communication with the Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers to ensure efficient supply chain management.
The state has urged farmers to disregard rumours of shortages, assuring them of sufficient fertiliser availability at regulated prices.
