Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has urged the Centre to supply shortfall of 1,65,541 tonnes of urea as per the State’s allocation.
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As farmers of north Karnataka have started staging protests and queuing up in front of fertiliser shops seeking supply of adequate quantity of urea fertiliser, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday (July 25, 2025) urged the Centre to supply shortfall of 1,65,541 tonnes of urea as per the State’s allocation.
With the early arrival of monsoon and increase in the area under different crops during the current kharif season, Mr. Siddaramaiah urged the Centre to supply urea as per the State’s allocation in the interest of farmers.
The Centre has allocated 11,17,000 tonnes of urea to Karnataka for kharif 2025, out of which the quantity supplied till date is 5,16,959 tonnes, whereas the State’s requirement of urea from April to July is 6,80,655 tonnes, the chief minister said.
Early monsoon, early sowing activity
In a letter to Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare and Chemicals and Fertilisers J.P. Nadda on July 25, 2025, Mr. Siddaramaiah said the “State has received monsoon early this year and at the same time area coverage under different crops has increased, compared to previous years”.
“Further, some of the fertiliser companies have expressed their inability to supply urea fertiliser as per the allocation by the government of India,” the chief minister.
Mr. Siddaramaiah said “the early release of water in command areas of Tungabhadra, Cauvery and Krishna has resulted in early sowing activity. Area under maize, which is a higher fertiliser-consuming crop, has increased by two lakh hectares and the area under pulses has decreased compared to previous years.”
About 13,000 hectares of pre-kharif areas have been sown again, the CM said.
“On account of these factors, there is a spurt in the demand for urea fertiliser and the shortage is creating unrest among farmers”, he added.
Published – July 25, 2025 03:09 pm IST
