Fertilizer Ministry seeks more than Rs 25,000 crore for urea subsidy bills
The Fertilizer Ministry has sought more than Rs 25,000 crore from the Finance Ministry for making subsidy payments to domestic urea manufacturers, as it is facing liquidity crunch.
Nov 15, 2015, 11:32 AM IST
New energy norms for urea plants may save Rs 800 cr in subsidy
The government has issued revised energy norms under the new urea policy for existing 25 gas-based urea plants in the country, a move that is expected to save about Rs 800 crore in fertiliser subsidy.
Oct 25, 2015, 12:13 PM IST
Cabinet clears new urea policy, to cut subsidy by Rs 4,800 crore
The government on Wednesday approved a new urea policy aiming to increase domestic production by 2 million tonnes and reduce its subsidy bill by over Rs 4,800 crore annually, but decided not to raise retail prices.
May 13, 2015, 13:25 PM IST
Cabinet approves new urea policy
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved new urea policy and fixed subsidy rate of phosphatic and potassic (P&K) fertilisers for 2015.
May 13, 2015, 11:51 AM IST
Union Budget 2014: Govt to formulate new urea policy
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Budget 2014-15 Thursday announced that a new policy for urea will be formulated.
Jul 10, 2014, 15:17 PM IST
