Department of Fertilisers
Urea and nutrient-based fertiliser subsidy, paid to manufacturers and importers so fertiliser sells below cost.
₹1,86,631 crore
in 2025–26, 3.76% of all union government spending. Revised estimate, not yet final.
Revenue ₹1,86,612 crore · Capital ₹18.28 crore
What the money actually buys
Paid to fertiliser manufacturers and importers rather than to farmers directly: ₹1,03,320 crore to domestic urea producers, ₹21,000 crore to urea importers, and ₹52,810 crore for phosphatic and potassic fertilisers. The payment covers the gap between what the fertiliser costs to make or import and the controlled price farmers pay for it.
Every year on record
| Year | Amount | Revenue | Capital | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | ₹1,86,631 crore | ₹1,86,612 crore | ₹18.28 crore | Revised estimate |
| 2024–25 | ₹1,81,793 crore | ₹1,81,785 crore | ₹8.06 crore | Actuals |
| 2023–24 | ₹1,88,329 crore | ₹1,88,327 crore | ₹1.62 crore | Actuals |
| 2022–23 | ₹2,51,369 crore | ₹2,51,369 crore | ₹0.00 crore | Actuals |
| 2021–22 | ₹1,53,806 crore | ₹1,53,724 crore | ₹81.56 crore | Actuals |
| 2020–21 | ₹1,28,761 crore | ₹1,27,948 crore | ₹813 crore | Actuals |
Where this sits in the budget
- Counted under Agriculture and rural development, what the money paid for.
- Spent by Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers, who spent it. Official site.
Where these figures come from
- 2025–26 · Statement 3, Demand No. 6, Revised Estimates 2025-26, Total columnExpenditure Profile 2026-27: Statement 3 - Expenditure of Ministries and Departments Ministry of Finance, Government of India
SHA-256 3810c160a4b1f897… - 2024–25 · Statement 3, Demand No. 6, Actuals 2024-25, Total columnExpenditure Profile 2026-27: Statement 3 - Expenditure of Ministries and Departments Ministry of Finance, Government of India
SHA-256 3810c160a4b1f897… - 2023–24 · Statement 3, Demand No. 6, Actuals 2023-24, Total columnExpenditure Profile 2025-26: Statement 3 - Expenditure of Ministries and Departments Ministry of Finance, Government of India
SHA-256 b59057f574f3d09a… - 2022–23 · Statement 3, Demand No. 6, Actuals 2022-23, Total columnExpenditure Profile 2024-25: Statement 3 - Expenditure of Ministries and Departments Ministry of Finance, Government of India
SHA-256 3d9f2fe71485a749… - 2021–22 · Statement 3, Demand No. 6, Actuals 2021-22, Total columnExpenditure Profile 2023-24: Statement 3 - Expenditure of Ministries and Departments Ministry of Finance, Government of India
SHA-256 019cebf6e969c112… - 2020–21 · Statement 3, Demand No. 6, Actuals 2020-21, Total columnExpenditure Profile 2022-23: Statement 3 - Expenditure of Ministries and Departments Ministry of Finance, Government of India
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