BLUEPRINT READY! Government prepares action plan to make India Aatmanirbhar in Rock Phosphate; currently 90% dependence on imports

The government is ready with an action plan to make India Aatmanirbhar in Rock Phosphate, the key raw material of DAP and NPK Fertlisers, a government release said.

Rock Phosphate is the key raw material for DAP and NPK fertilisers and India is 90 per cent dependent on imports. Volatility in international prices affects domestic prices of fertilisers and hinders the progress and development of the agriculture sector in the country.

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This will not only improve the availability of phosphatic fertilisers (DAP and NPK) but will also reduce the dependence on imports by making India Aatmnirbhar in fertilisers, this release claimed.

Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers chaired a meeting with officials of Department of Fertilisers and stakeholders of Fertilisers industries today.

“I am glad that Department of Fertilisers is ready with an Action Plan to make India Aatmanirbhar in Rock Phosphate, the key raw material of DAP and NPK Fertlisers. By following the clarion call of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is surely marching towards achieving Aatmanirabharta in fertilisers in the time to come,” Mandaviya said.

An Action Plan was chalked out for making India Aatmanirbhar in fertiliser production through indigenous resources.

Mandaviya directed to commercially exploit and ramp up the production in the existing 30 lakh MT of Phosphorite deposits which are available in Rajasthan, central part of peninsular India, Hirapur (MP), Lalitpur (UP), Mussoorie syncline, Cuddapah basin (AP).

Discussion and planning with Department of Mining and Geological Survey of India is going on to expedite the exploration in the potential potassic ore resources in Rajasthan’s Satipura, Bharusari & Lakhasar and Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka.

All the departments are working jointly to start the mining of potential reserves as soon as possible, this release said. The action plan included the steps to minimize the import dependency of costly raw material imported from abroad and make it accessible and affordable to farmers, it further said.