CM Stalin asks Union Minister to ensure fertiliser supply

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday (October 28, 2025) wrote to Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers J.P. Nadda, urging him to ensure the supply of an adequate quantity of fertilisers proposed by the State for the Samba (early Rabi) season.

In his letter, the Chief Minister said that due to the concerted efforts of the State government, such as announcing and implementing the Kuruvai (Kharif) special package for paddy cultivators at an outlay of ₹215 crore and timely opening of the dams for irrigation, the State could increase the paddy production to record levels.

As the northeast monsoon in Tamil Nadu has started on October 16 and due to the availability of water in all major reservoirs, there is great enthusiasm among the farmers to cultivate maximum area under paddy during Samba season, and concomitantly, the demand for fertilizers, especially Urea, is likely to increase in the month of November, he said.

It is expected that the Samba paddy area will increase, in addition to the cultivation of other crops like maize, blackgram, greengram, groundnut, and sugarcane, Mr. Stalin said.

As of now, the Department of Fertilizers of the Government of India has allocated 6.5 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of Urea, 1.5 LMT of DAP, 1.8 LMT of MOP and 5.14 LMT of NPK Complex fertilizers against the requirement of 6.94 LMT of Urea, 1.93 LMT of DAP, 1.88 LMT of MOP and 5.15 LMT of NPK Complex fertilizers proposed by the State, he said.

He urged the Union Minister to ensure that the proposal of the State is duly considered and supplied on time by fertiliser companies to meet the requirements. He also thanked the Union Minister for ensuring adequate availability of fertilisers to Tamil Nadu for Kharif season.