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House panel seeks permanent system to prevent fertiliser shortages
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
Claims that fertiliser shortages are simply a State failure, or that announcements of adequate stocks guarantee access, both miss the last mile. Farmers need timely bags at local points, not supply figures at national level. The panel’s proposals will matter only if Centre and States publish depot-level availability, delivery delays and plant output during each crop season. Will that data show fewer stockouts when the next peak demand arrives?
Source: thehindu.com
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