Fertiliser hoarding, black marketing to be curbed in rabi crop season in Rajasthan

The Fertiliser Distribution Regulatory Task Force in Rajasthan on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) gave direction for ensuring timely distribution of full quantity of fertilisers allocated by the Centre during the upcoming rabi crop season. Farmers in the State will get uninterrupted supply of fertilisers in accordance with their demand.

An effective action will also be taken to curb irregularities such as hoarding, black marketing, forced tagging and illegal storage of fertilisers. As many as 744 fertiliser inspectors have been deployed across the State to oversee the task.

Chief Secretary V. Srinivas, who presided over a meeting of the task force here, said the interests of farmers would be safeguarded by ensuring “smooth and transparent” distribution of diammonium phosphate (DAP) and urea. “There will be no shortage of fertilisers during the critical rabi sowing period,” Mr. Srinivas said.

Principal Agriculture Secretary Manju Rajpal said the committees appointed under the ‘Dharti Mata Bachao’ campaign were holding regular meetings to monitor the availability of fertilisers. At present, the State holds the stocks of 3.73 lakh metric tonnes of urea, 1.04 lakh metric tonnes of DAP, 95,000 metric tonnes of nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium, and 2.09 lakh metric tonnes of single superphosphate.

The Centre allocates fertilisers to the States on a month-wise and company-wise basis. The Agriculture Department has devised district-wise plans based on the allocations received by the State government and the actual demand from the districts.