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3w ago

Uttar Pradesh Intensifies Crackdown on Fertilizer Black Marketing

Surya Pratap Shahi launched surprise checks after removing over 23,000 inactive licenses to ensure fertilizer sales adhere to official price lists.

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Agriculture minister Surya Pratap Shahi said farmers would get urea, DAP, and NPK fertilisers strictly at notified retail prices. (HT File)
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Overview

  • Uttar Pradesh holds 25.74 lakh metric tonnes of urea, DAP, NPK, potash and SSP across all 75 districts to guarantee sufficient supplies for farmers.
  • Inspections in Lucknow and Sitapur on June 22–23 led to shop sealings, license cancellations, FIR registrations and the suspension of Sitapur’s district agriculture officer for failing to conduct inspections.
  • Retailers must now issue proper receipts, display rate lists prominently and sell fertilizers strictly against farmers’ land records to prevent overpricing.
  • District magistrates, senior police and agriculture officers have been tasked with overseeing distribution and enforcing sales via POS machines linked to farmers’ land records.
  • The government plans to promote balanced fertilizer use based on scientific recommendations to protect soil fertility alongside its intensified enforcement measures.