Urea Shortage Fears: Jharkhand Minister Urges Centre for Strategy Amidst West Asia Tensions

Ranchi: State agriculture minister and Mandar MLA Shilpi Neha Tirkey on Tuesday demanded that the Centre must immediately formulate a strategy taking states into confidence to ensure uninterrupted supply of urea in the wake of concerns of its shortage due to the ongoing war in West Asia.

However, the Govt of India had already stressed that the Centre is keeping vigil over the situation and the country isn’t facing any scarcity so far.




Speaking at the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA), chaired by union minister of state for defence and Ranchi MP Sanjay Seth, Tirkey said, “The apprehensions of potential fertilizer shortage in the wake of the tensions in West Asia is expected to hit farmers soon. Normally, the availability is often less than the quantity which is being demanded by the state govt from the Centre, which is a matter of concern. I demand that the Centre should formulate a solid strategy immediately before the situation goes out of hand.”

DISHA meet is a platform where all public representatives descend on a common stage from time to time along with district officials for reviewing the implementation of centrally sponsored schemes.

Tirkey also suggested that the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) loans must be disbursed to farmers on time. “Banks should regularly hold special camps to disburse KCC loans to farmers on time, so that agricultural work is not affected, she said.