Repurposing fertilizer subsidies in India: An economywide modelling analysis
Between 1980 and 2023-pushed by green revolution technology and fertilizer subsidy policy-fertilizer consumption in India increased from 31.95 kg/ha to 136.05 kg/ha {FAI 2024). The fiscal burden of fertilizer subsidies in India has surged dramatically, increasing from INR 505 crores in 1980/1981 to...
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| author | Devi, Asha Praveen, K. V. Sharma, Kriti Pal, Barun Deb Singh, Alka Barman, Subrata Reddy, K. R. Hanji, Shreya Rao, Ch. Srinivasa |
| author_browse | Barman, Subrata Devi, Asha Hanji, Shreya Pal, Barun Deb Praveen, K. V. Rao, Ch. Srinivasa Reddy, K. R. Sharma, Kriti Singh, Alka |
| author_facet | Devi, Asha Praveen, K. V. Sharma, Kriti Pal, Barun Deb Singh, Alka Barman, Subrata Reddy, K. R. Hanji, Shreya Rao, Ch. Srinivasa |
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| description | Between 1980 and 2023-pushed by green revolution technology and fertilizer subsidy policy-fertilizer consumption in India increased from 31.95 kg/ha to 136.05 kg/ha {FAI 2024). The fiscal burden of fertilizer subsidies in India has surged dramatically, increasing from INR 505 crores in 1980/1981 to INR 2,25,220 crores in 2022/2023 ( ibid). As of 2022/2023, the budgetary allocation for fertilizer subsidy was 1.02 percent of India's gross value added (GVA). Fertilizer subsidies have led to greater price increases for phosphorus and potassium fertilizers than for urea, making urea the preferred choice among farmers. This consequent overreliance on urea has created significant imbalances in soil nutrient composition, and subsidized urea is also often diverted to other industries undermining its intended benefit for the agricultural sector. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1740982025-04-23T12:07:01Z Repurposing fertilizer subsidies in India: An economywide modelling analysis Devi, Asha Praveen, K. V. Sharma, Kriti Pal, Barun Deb Singh, Alka Barman, Subrata Reddy, K. R. Hanji, Shreya Rao, Ch. Srinivasa economics fertilizers subsidies urea Between 1980 and 2023-pushed by green revolution technology and fertilizer subsidy policy-fertilizer consumption in India increased from 31.95 kg/ha to 136.05 kg/ha {FAI 2024). The fiscal burden of fertilizer subsidies in India has surged dramatically, increasing from INR 505 crores in 1980/1981 to INR 2,25,220 crores in 2022/2023 ( ibid). As of 2022/2023, the budgetary allocation for fertilizer subsidy was 1.02 percent of India's gross value added (GVA). Fertilizer subsidies have led to greater price increases for phosphorus and potassium fertilizers than for urea, making urea the preferred choice among farmers. This consequent overreliance on urea has created significant imbalances in soil nutrient composition, and subsidized urea is also often diverted to other industries undermining its intended benefit for the agricultural sector. 2025-03 2025-04-09T12:59:15Z 2025-04-09T12:59:15Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174098 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174071 https://www.iari.res.in/files/Divisions/Economics/Policy_brief_rice_export_04042025.pdf Open Access Indian Council of Agricultural Research Devi, Asha; Praveen, K. V.; Sharma, Kriti; Pal, Barun Deb; Singh, Alka; Barman, Subrata; et al. 2025. Repurposing fertilizer subsidies in India: An economywide modelling analysis. ICAR-IARI Policy Brief. New Delhi, India: Indian Council of Agricultural Research. https://www.iari.res.in/files/Divisions/Economics/Policy_brief_fertilizer_subsidy_04042025.pdf |
| spellingShingle | economics fertilizers subsidies urea Devi, Asha Praveen, K. V. Sharma, Kriti Pal, Barun Deb Singh, Alka Barman, Subrata Reddy, K. R. Hanji, Shreya Rao, Ch. Srinivasa Repurposing fertilizer subsidies in India: An economywide modelling analysis |
| title | Repurposing fertilizer subsidies in India: An economywide modelling analysis |
| title_full | Repurposing fertilizer subsidies in India: An economywide modelling analysis |
| title_fullStr | Repurposing fertilizer subsidies in India: An economywide modelling analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Repurposing fertilizer subsidies in India: An economywide modelling analysis |
| title_short | Repurposing fertilizer subsidies in India: An economywide modelling analysis |
| title_sort | repurposing fertilizer subsidies in india an economywide modelling analysis |
| topic | economics fertilizers subsidies urea |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174098 |
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