# House panel seeks permanent system to prevent fertiliser shortages 2026-08-07T00:40:43+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A Parliamentary Standing Committee has urged the Union government to create a permanent joint fertiliser command and monitoring cell involving the Departments of Fertilisers and Agriculture, the Railways and State governments. The Hindu reports that the panel cited recurring shortages, farmer protests and distribution disruptions despite assurances of adequate supplies. The committee said responses to supply risks during the West Asia conflict were largely reactive. It called for priority gas allocation, alternate shipping routes, buffer stocks and simulation exercises. It also flagged underperforming urea plants, urged plant-wise reviews of idle diammonium phosphate units and recommended updating the 1973 Fertiliser (Movement Control) Order for the digital systems now used in distribution. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Tags: agriculture, Farmers, fertiliser supply, logistics, Parliament Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/house-panel-seeks-permanent-system-to-prevent-fertiliser-shortages/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/house-panel-seeks-permanent-system-to-prevent-fertiliser-shortages/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.