Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Dr Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurates FAI Annual Seminar at New Delhi

New Delhi: Union Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya has said that the central government has brought various reforms and ensured that fertilizers are made available at affordable prices to farmers. He said this while inaugurating the Fertiliser Association of India Annual Seminar 2022 in New Delhi on Wednesday. Dr Mandaviya said, one of the important components for ensuring food security is



fertilizers.

The Minister said, the world today faces severe challenges in the rising costs and availability of fertilizers. Dr Mandaviya said, the government has increased the amount of fertilizer subsidy from 10 Billion US dollars for the pre-pandemic year 2019-20 to almost 27 Billion US dollars in the current year. By 2025, India will become self-sufficient in urea, he added.